CarlR Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 I'm not a truck kinda guy but the look of this pickup really appealed to me - perhaps it's the art deco influence on its styling. I don't have the painting skills to duplicate a worn, torn and abused example of this truck so I went the slightly easier route of creating a restored stock version. The kit was a pleasure to build but I did run into a couple of areas that required some extra thought and attention. The attachment of the spare tire was flimsy at best and I had to modify some parts to get a more secure fit. The locations where the rear fenders attach to the truck bed do not have any positive locating/attachment points so some careful trial fitting was required. Once I had determined where the fenders would mate to the box I glued some small pieces of plastic on the box to correctly locate the fenders during final assembly. The floor of the bed is the supplied kit decal which required numerous applications of Solvaset to get it to conform properly. I lucked out in getting a (close enough for me) paint match on the stakes on the side. The whitewalls were surplus decals from the Revell 32 Ford kit. Again, Solvaset was required to get the decals to conform to the tire contours. This kit was a pleasant diversion from what I usually build but I may stray from the norm yet again - I just found out that there is a kit of the 1937 ford pickup! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Foxx Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 This is a beautiful build , great colours , so nice to see one built this way . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Ed Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Â Â Carl I'd say the result was worth the effort. Well Done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne swayze Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Very nice! I love the two tone colours you chose. Great looking model! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Joy Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Nicely done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaronw Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Nice job, the '41-47 Chevy is one of my favorite pickup trucks. One tricky bit with this kit is there is a piece of the grill that should be body color between the upper horizontal bars and the lower vertical bars. Not a big deal on a restored truck though as it is not uncommon to see this piece chromed on many 1-1 restorations as well.You can see the bit I'm referring to in this photohttp://s.hswstatic.com/gif/1941-chevrolet-series-ak-pickup-2.jpg The '37 Ford is also a nice kit, if you had fun with this one and are looking for another truck I think you would be happy with that one as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yura1961 Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 That build is beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMBENNA Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 wow fantastic build , looks awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Excellent looking model. Great paint and color choice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Great rendition of one pf the nicest trucks ever built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert Rollins Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Very very nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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