Drake69 Posted April 16, 2015 Posted April 16, 2015 My wife wanted a model to display in her office at LAD (Land Area Development) at Virgnia DOT, so I decided to do up the Revell snow plow kit as a worktruck for her... Light bar from the Chevy Rescue kit... Parts bin air cleaner, carb, and proper intake manifold... Coming along pretty quickly.... More to come.
Drake69 Posted April 16, 2015 Author Posted April 16, 2015 I printed off a few of these in my last batch of decals just for this purpose....
Foxer Posted April 16, 2015 Posted April 16, 2015 They use that strip on orange trucks? This is a cool build .. you wife will be all the talk around the coffee machine and over the newspapers .. I did a summer stint at the Connecticut Highway Department during college .
Drake69 Posted April 16, 2015 Author Posted April 16, 2015 They use that strip on orange trucks? This is a cool build .. you wife will be all the talk around the coffee machine and over the newspapers .. I did a summer stint at the Connecticut Highway Department during college . Yup, with a blue borderline. I just borrowed a logo pic to illustrate what it will look like on the side of the truck. Here's one on a white truck...
mikemodeler Posted April 16, 2015 Posted April 16, 2015 That must be the supervisor's truck with those fancy wheels on it! That looks nice, should be a nice display for her desk when you have it done.
Drake69 Posted April 16, 2015 Author Posted April 16, 2015 That must be the supervisor's truck with those fancy wheels on it! That looks nice, should be a nice display for her desk when you have it done. LOL! I know. I had thought about painting them white but I decided to just make them as close to bare metal as I could get so it wouldn't have the chrome glitter to them. I sprayed a combination of Tamiya Bare Metal Silver (AS-12) and Light Gunmetal to get the glare out, then left them without a clearcoat.
Drake69 Posted April 18, 2015 Author Posted April 18, 2015 Next set of pics for today.... Leaving the rollbar white.... Tailgate installed....
slusher Posted April 18, 2015 Posted April 18, 2015 Looking great Allen. What brand and shade of orange did you use??
Drake69 Posted April 18, 2015 Author Posted April 18, 2015 Looking great Allen. What brand and shade of orange did you use?? Thanks! It was all Tamiya Orange. I wanted a safety orange acrylic paint and this was relatively close, although since I started building this I found Krylon Pumpkin which matches that color perfectly. Ohh well, this one's not too shabby, LOL!
slusher Posted April 18, 2015 Posted April 18, 2015 Thanks! It was all Tamiya Orange. I wanted a safety orange acrylic paint and this was relatively close, although since I started building this I found Krylon Pumpkin which matches that color perfectly. Ohh well, this one's not too shabby, LOL! i have been using and more Krylon paints, not for price but because i like them....
mustang1989 Posted April 18, 2015 Posted April 18, 2015 That's Krylon? I wouldn't have guessed! I do like these old trucks.
Drake69 Posted April 18, 2015 Author Posted April 18, 2015 That's Krylon? I wouldn't have guessed! I do like these old trucks. No, no... that's Tamiya Orange I'm using for this build. But Krylon Pumpkin is a match for "safety orange" and what I should have been using in the beginning. I didn't know that beforehand so I ended up having to use Tamiya Orange as my color. Like I said, it's not bad at all, but I'm sure the Krylon paint would have looked much better.
mustang1989 Posted April 18, 2015 Posted April 18, 2015 Oh ok. I apologize for not reading thoroughly. I was gonna say....... Still, it's a good looking build man.
Drake69 Posted April 18, 2015 Author Posted April 18, 2015 Oh ok. I apologize for not reading thoroughly. I was gonna say....... Still, it's a good looking build man. No need for apologies, it's all good!
Mopar - D Posted April 19, 2015 Posted April 19, 2015 Very nice build for your wife are you going to get a case to put it in for her to display it?
Drake69 Posted April 20, 2015 Author Posted April 20, 2015 Very nice build for your wife are you going to get a case to put it in for her to display it? Yup, and probably a case where I can put a background in and something close to asphalt pavement.
slusher Posted April 20, 2015 Posted April 20, 2015 Nice decal work Allen. Your going to get all kind of build request from your wifes coworkers
Drake69 Posted April 20, 2015 Author Posted April 20, 2015 I know, they already found this forum, LOL! Still need the mirrors, letting a few things dry first before putting them on. Almost done....
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