Stoltz23

Great Job! Did you make or buy the visor?

Bill, Your the man that's exactly what I was looking for. Thanks a bunch

I'm in the process of building a replica of a 1:1 SUV that I used to have. I'm new to the adult modeling scene but think I have a clear path for all of the changes and modifications needed to match the 1:1 version except for the headlights. That one has me stumped. Below are some photos of the real headlights. I plan to remove the oval shapes in an existing headlight that I have filled with filler from and older version model of the 1:1. But I cannot figure out how to make a clear lense to go over the headlight once its completed. Has anyone used a clear filler type material that would work to smooth over the unit once its complete? Is there a way to re-chrome a part? Possibly with chrome paint?

looks nice. Some day i'd like to do one of these or better yet if someone makes a JK then i can make one to match our 1:1. Are your tires on correctly? I can't tell something looks a bit off with the directonals.

I believe that both of the lindberg ZR2 (chevy and GMC) kits came with BFG Baja tires but as said earlier they are 1/20th. The only other that comes to mind are the BFgoodrich tires from the Xmods trucks, they have a very simiar wheel to whats on the Bug in your original post also

I'm not aware of any cabs that are a standard 3 window. Maybe there is a COE cab that can be modified? I have a 1:1 1948 GMC 3/4 ton standard cab (3 window) that i'm planning on doing a scale model of at some point. I have a few of the new AMT Texaco trucks that i'm going to use for my build. Also i'm pretty sure there are some major differneces in GMC grills. The 47-48 GMC grills are 3 bar and 49+ are 4 bar. and at some point towards the end of the advance desing error they went to the very large chrome grill

Aaron, Awsome truck, at this time i dotn have any questions. I was just trying to find the photos of it. Thanks Phil

Jeffs396 thats not it but that is a very nice build!!!! Mikemodeler thats the one. i searcehd AaronW on google and forest service truck and found him on another site. Here is the truck i was looking for. Guess it was a 1960 not a 64.

When I first joined this site I remember seeing photos of a 64ish chevy truck that was 4x4 green, had utility boxes on what I think was a long bed. It was setup as a park ranger type truck I believe. I have searched off and on for the past few months and cannot find the thread or any photos of this truck any longer. It was before the pickup, van, SUVs, Light commercial was split into under glass and WIP forums. Does any one know where those photos are at? I'm prepairing to start a simlar build and wanted some motivation.

Nice build. I have always liked the bravada bumpers on these trucks. I'll be following this one closely as the interior and grille that your working on is the next step in a build that i have had on the back burner. I had a 04 Blazer ZR2 that I put a full Envoy front end on that i am trying to recreate in a model.

I have been coresponding with Ron at RMR and he has sent me the info that I was looking for along with a photo. Looks like the kit comes with quite a few items and not just the cab. He also has 2 choices of bed configuration. I believe that the bed is the same and appear to be long beds. For a few more $$$ you can get dually fenders. I'm getting ready to order this kit with one of each bed. Will post photos when I do for anyone else interested. I'd stil like to see some photos of finished products if anyone has purchased this kit.

I'm planning my next project and would like to get more info and hopefully some photos of RMR's Chevy Crew Cabs. They offer 2 a 73-79 and a 75. Has anyone purchased one of these kits? If so please post or PM some photos and yout opinions of the kit, etc.

It is 1:25 and appears to be from Mad Mudder. Thanks for your help guys. Now does anyone have one?

We have this piece that came with a kit. However we do not know what kit. I thought about posting this in the trivia section but since we want to purchase a second I figured I would start here first. I think it is from an older kit. Its a 2 piece derby type style header. Does anyone know what kit this part is from or better yet have one they want to sell. Thanks in advance

looks great, I have one similar that I am almost done with. I'm not a big Ford guy but these bronco's sure look nice. 1:1 and in model form.

wraith, Thanks for the help on the tires. I alctually found the off road tire spreadsheet to be extremely helpful also. I'll check my local doller stores to see what is available. I was not able to see a photo of the military truck they cam from. Do you know what it was, jeep, truck, etc? Also were they chain doller stores? If so which ones?

Thanks for all the positive coments, this is really my first attempt at getting this level of detail, the suff i did as a kid was all either unpainted or painted one color with just the decals that came with the kit. I'm very happy with the outcome so far. As for the 1:1 dakota yes it had a 3" body lift and I cranked the torsion bars about another 1.5" and had an additional leaf spring in the rear. As for the model the trouble i'm having is with tires. trying to find an aggressive set that are slightly larger than the ones that came with the kit has been hard. Most tires on ebay do not list the sizes ID or OD. And I want to stick with the wheels that came with the kit, althought they are the 15" verson and my 1:1 dakota had the 16" version they look very similar and are the closest I am going to find.

New member, first time poster here. My name is Phil and this is really the first model I have built since I was a youngster. I have been collecting models, diecasts, etc for years with the hope that some day I would have the time to get back into models. Well my girlfriends youngest son is into models and we got him a bunch of model related tools for christmas. So i figured it would be a good excuse for me to get some of my kits going. Most of the models that I plan to build are based on real life vehicles that my family or I have owned. So here is my stab at a early 80's bronco that my mom had when I was young. This is built from the Monogram 1/24th kit. I shaved the spare tire brackets from the back and moved the spare to the inside like my moms bronco had. That is about all the modifications that I had to do. I have some detail painting to do yet and am waiting on a resin snow plow kit to arrive so that I can add the snow plow cylinder and frame to the front. I was able to get the ford logo painted silver on the back and the bronco emblem on the sides to come out nicely however I am having issues getting the right detail brush to do the bronco on the sides and the Ford on the hood. If anyone has any recomendations on brushes please let me know. here are some photos of the real truck, thought i'm sure its long gone by now And here is what I have so far Here is a sneak peak of what is next once the Bronco is done, I'll contine making an ext cab dodge dakota into a standard cab to match on I had a few years back