IceMan Collections Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 (edited) So here's the 2nd one f these I'm building at the same time. I will be getting a lot of ideas and inspiration from this here. Although it won't be an exact copy, I like a lot of what I see.Mold lines have been sanded. An unlikely place to start but first I removed the louvers and the V8 emblems at the tip of the hood. Edited September 21, 2015 by iceman-555
bpletcher55 Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 very good start ! and that is a beauty of a truck to get inspiration from ,
wayne swayze Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 The real truck is a real beauty for sure! I'm sure you'll do a fine job on yours! I like "smooth", so getting rid of the louvers is a great idea.
IceMan Collections Posted March 22, 2015 Author Posted March 22, 2015 Thanks guys. Afte the previous post I joined the fenders with the cab to test the doors and hood. It looks like the hood was going to end up with a gap between it and the cab so I took some styrene and will close that gap.
wayne swayze Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 This is an ancient mould from Monogram, so there's bound to be fitment issues. Looks like you have the problem solved with the back of the hood/cowl. I have one of these on a side pile that I was fitting '53 Corvette headlights.
IceMan Collections Posted September 12, 2015 Author Posted September 12, 2015 Finally found some paint for this one. It had been sitting in primer since March. I did the green farm one and the anniversary hot rod using a 40s cab. All body parts are in gold and drying. I should be able to lay some gloss tomorrow.
gatorincebu Posted September 15, 2015 Posted September 15, 2015 I like your inspiration truck. And you gold paint looks good. Be Well Gator
freakshow12 Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 Awesome!! I'm building the same truck. Based on the same truck!!
IceMan Collections Posted September 21, 2015 Author Posted September 21, 2015 Thanks for following along guys. This one has been moving slow due to other project but tonight I made progress. Here's a quick mock up. Currently working on the chassis. I'm curious to see yours too, Fred. This is not the easiest kit to work with.
IceMan Collections Posted September 21, 2015 Author Posted September 21, 2015 Shoot! I just noticed the ring around the wheels is gold in the pic. Might have to look into changing it. No wonder it looked off to me.
IceMan Collections Posted September 23, 2015 Author Posted September 23, 2015 (edited) Thanks Carl. So many fitting issue with this one. More than the others I've built. Not happy but calling it done before it gets free air travel to a destination across the room. Will post more pics when the weather cooperates. Edited September 23, 2015 by iceman-555
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted September 23, 2015 Posted September 23, 2015 I like it!!! Had fit trouble myself with models and the real thing!! Nice Work!!
BIGTRUCK Posted September 23, 2015 Posted September 23, 2015 Thanks for following along guys. This one has been moving slow due to other project but tonight I made progress. Here's a quick mock up. Currently working on the chassis. I'm curious to see yours too, Fred. This is not the easiest kit to work with. The wheels to me looked great like they are, the entire concept looks great no matter what you decide, A+ on execution..
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