Chuck Most Posted July 6, 2015 Author Posted July 6, 2015 '71 is getting close... it's a set of mirrors and some bed clutter away from being finished.
thatz4u Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 Chuck, the metal termite missed the front bumper, nice work on the ol' Effie.
AzTom Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 Thanks Chuck, I will try both on a piece of chrome sprue and see what looks best. Both of my trucks were used when I had them so the flat may be best. Your truck looks like some of them we see out here still on the job sites.
Custom Mike Posted July 12, 2015 Posted July 12, 2015 Nice looking work truck, that weathering is dead-on! After reading all the complaining about this kit, all I see are beautifully built versions of it. so what gives? I trust your opinion Chuck, it it a good kit?
gatorincebu Posted July 13, 2015 Posted July 13, 2015 Chuck, Real nice build and a great job on the weathering! Be Well Gator
Chuck Most Posted July 14, 2015 Author Posted July 14, 2015 Nice looking work truck, that weathering is dead-on! After reading all the complaining about this kit, all I see are beautifully built versions of it. so what gives? I trust your opinion Chuck, it it a good kit? Like every other kit I've ever built, it has it's hiccups. Every now and then you might get one with a bent hood. Good kit? Nope. I'd call it great despite that. Some people just aren't happy if they don't have anything to complain about, I guess.
Chuck Most Posted July 14, 2015 Author Posted July 14, 2015 Oh... since the Mustang that coughed up it's air cleaner housing, valve covers, and wheels had optional Tasca Ford markings, I thought "Why not?"
Darbo Posted July 14, 2015 Posted July 14, 2015 Now that's a nice truck! Cant wait to see it finished.
SteveG Posted July 14, 2015 Posted July 14, 2015 Oh... since the Mustang that coughed up it's air cleaner housing, valve covers, and wheels had optional Tasca Ford markings, I thought "Why not?" Great work so far Chuck ..... I can't wait to see it finished. -Steve
hjracing Posted July 15, 2015 Posted July 15, 2015 Great work so far Chuck ..... I can't wait to see it finished. -Steve X2!
Chuck Most Posted July 18, 2015 Author Posted July 18, 2015 Sorry for the lack of recent updates... I had to pause and take a dump.
Ron Hamilton Posted July 19, 2015 Posted July 19, 2015 Wow, You are covering angles no one but the Ford product planners thought of. Great work Chuck!!!
mikemodeler Posted July 20, 2015 Posted July 20, 2015 I am digging that dump Chuck, your imagination with these kits is really to my liking! Keep them coming, I can't wait for the tow truck version , cuz I know you have one in ya!
66belair Posted July 20, 2015 Posted July 20, 2015 This is a nice build! Thanks for the info on swapping engines and what not as I'm planning on getting a few of these next week end at the Louisville show.
SCI-FI Posted July 20, 2015 Posted July 20, 2015 Sorry for the lack of recent updates... I had to pause and take a dump. I laughed entirely too long at this comment.
Chuck Most Posted July 20, 2015 Author Posted July 20, 2015 Looks like the dump truck sidelined me. I had the idea of an old county or city DPW truck painted orange, but repainted green by a subsequent owner. As the years wore on, much of the green wore off, and here we are today...
Chuck Most Posted July 21, 2015 Author Posted July 21, 2015 Started foiling on the '69- needs some touch up here and there. I still need to foil the windshield trim. The cab and bed are now permanently joined with the chassis. And since the '71 dump truck has elbowed its way into the WIP thread... the engine bay is pretty much dialed in on that one.
Chuck Most Posted August 10, 2015 Author Posted August 10, 2015 And then there's this... Yes, that's the Trailer Trash Kustomz Cummins 5.9 12-valve diesel, and yes, that will be the ride height...
slusher Posted August 10, 2015 Posted August 10, 2015 I like the 69 truck Chuck. The 71 is in the weeds...
thatz4u Posted August 11, 2015 Posted August 11, 2015 And then there's this... how did you lower it?, looks good so far!! Yes, that's the Trailer Trash Kustomz Cummins 5.9 12-valve diesel, and yes, that will be the ride height...
Custom Mike Posted August 12, 2015 Posted August 12, 2015 OK, this new one is the best so far...MORE!!!!!!!
Chuck Most Posted August 12, 2015 Author Posted August 12, 2015 Front end on that one is a Mustang II setup from a Beatnik Bandit II with modified spindles, and a just-short-of-unrealistically large step notch in the rear to give it the "aired out" look. The '69 kit coughed up the Type 4 hubcaps. The kit wheels had the "paddles" trimmed off to fit into the SATCO BFG wide whites.
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