Fabrux

Looking great as always, Steve!

There are a few options, the best fitting one being the one-year-only '78 C10 by MPC. The Revell 64-65 C10 kits would also work, but you would need to swap out the trailing arm rear suspension with leaves. The later MPC/AMT C10 kits would be incorrect as they are torsion bar suspension.

I love it! Seeing this kind of fabrication with diecasts really opens my eyes for what is possible to build.

I've been watching Vegas Rat Rods lately and I gotta say, there's just something about Steve's 55 Chevy... And of course the Diamond T.

Now with matching trailer! I still need to come up with a set of license plates from the same province or state for both the truck and trailer. I'll probably end up printing off a set on photo paper. I'm also going to look for some appropriately sized chain to add along with a wiring harness.

Okay, so, I've been having some paint issues on the body but I've gotten it stripped and going to paint again. I decided to paint this truck white, which is actually a difficult colour to paint. Anyway, I'm having some trouble deciding if I should go with the white raised letters or leave them black. Thoughts?

If you're referring to the Goodyear Tracker A/T, you'll have to pull a set from an older issue that still has the raised letters. They are 1:24 scale and most of the 1:25 scale tires you will find don't fit the wheels very well. Your best bet might be to look at vendors that sell parts like Newt's Boneyard or search through eBay.

You would think that with a 1:1 scale plastic model, they could make it not look so much like plastic.

I can always use more of those tires, thanks, Steve! The only completed Dodge 4x4 build I did I used a LRE reissue and added the suspension and transfercase from the Monogram Ramcharger kit.

Wow, a 4x4 pickup! A little outside your usual build style, my friend. In addition to a set of Desert Dogs I can supply you with the proper 4x4 front suspension for a Dodge if you like.

Someone sure put a lot of time and effort into crafting this....masterpiece... http://www.oldparkedcars.com/2015/02/1975-ford-pinto-sedan-delivery-station.html

That would doubly suck if there was a load of concrete in that drum.

I have an inventory of my kits that I keep religiously updated, mostly should I ever need it for insurance purposes. I haven't actually tried to tally up how many "active" projects I have on the go, but I'm fearful it would be more then some stashes!

My guess is those notches are for the side-mounted spare shown on the box art. No idea why they would mold both fenders that way, though.

Thanks for the kind words, all! I've bounced around from three companies since graduating university almost five years ago. In that 57 month period, I've barely worked 44 of them. This new job is sorta outside what I've been doing before now, so I'm excited to take my professional career in a new direction!

While it may not appear like much work at first, I've done a significant amount of filling and sanding. I have filled in the holes for the mirrors... ...mounting holes for the light bar and the seams between the header panel and bedsides... ...around the rear window as well as covered the seat backs... ...closed in the gaping hole in the firewall... ...and filled in the mounting holes on the rear panel beside the tail lights.

As near as I've been able to tell, the only difference between the Datsun, the Courier, and the LUV is the cab, hood, grille, bumper, and wheels. Everything else is the same, even the interior!

I was offered a new job today! Which was great, as I've been unemployed since the end of November. I enjoy the daddy-daughter time with my toddler, but a job pays the bills!

Yeah, the whole front clip of a GMC after 1998 is different than Chevrolet. The only way I can see you being able to build a replica would be if a diecast exists.

That grille looks pretty darn good!

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This is really neat! Great job on the GMC conversion.

Looks like a good start.

Enjoyed building the Desert Rat so much I just had to build another one. This one is going to be a stock 4x4 version. I've carved the stock front bumper from the kit piece, stripped all the incorrect chrome, deepened the proper panel lines and added the missing ones, and started correcting the chassis a bit. I also added a step bumper, which was a factory option. I still need to fill in the holes for the mirrors. I may end up using the kit's mirrors, but they need to be mounted farther forward on the doors. I'm going to cheat a bit on the chassis and attach the spare tire directly to the underside of the bed. This way it won't hang so low like on the Desert Rat. I've also cut out a section of the molded-in exhaust and a crossmember that hang way too low. I also reworked the lower control arm/torsion bar piece to bring it up closer to the front axle and frame. Thanks for looking. Comments encouraged.

She even knows enough to go through the magazine and correctly identify cars from trucks. Smart as a whip, this one! And yes, she has me wrapped around her little finger.