JTalmage Posted January 3, 2017 Posted January 3, 2017 I finally finished this thing last night. It was a long time coming. I started this build back in late 2014 (I had to go back and check the picture dates!) and had brought it back out of the box a couple different times but had no patience and no inspiration to complete it. I finally busted it back out of box and made myself start on it again. I became re-inspired when I found some old decals from the Lindberg '34 Ford Truck kit. The truck was green, the decals were green... it spoke to me. So I decided it needed to be a retired and abandoned service station truck, a rediscovered barn find if you will. So I built it as if it had been rediscovered and the tires had been aired up and rolled out of the barn ready to be restored or preserved. I studied several pictures of base model 3100 Chevy's and where they got rusty, and then added my own twists to create a truck that looked like it had a busy life before being put out to pasture. My vision for this truck was one of a vehicle that was used for roadside service on the long dry stretches of the southwestern highways of New Mexico. So it had a fuel tank fitted into the bed to supply fuel to travelers who had ran out of gas before making it to the next fueling station. I also put a toolbox in the bed in case of roadside repairs are needed, along with a spare wheel and tire in case a traveler had a flat. I added the Sinclair decals on the doors and on the auxiliary fuel tank in the bed. And added the "Tires and Tubes" decals to the front fenders. I weathered this thing pretty heavily I think, but it turned out really well. I had also added heater hoses, throttle cable, wiring on the firewall, and a M.A.D. distributor. Along with a fuel line and throttle return spring. I washed the engine, transmission and rear axle with black to simulate oil leaks, and used weathering powders throughout the whole truck. The only thing I am still going to do with this truck is hit it with some flat clear to preserve the weathering I did to it. Whenever the weather clears up and warms up. Truck was painted in many layers of paint. A red/brown base, red oxide primer, white primer, then green. Before the white and green I applied my sophisticated finishes rust solution then applied rubber cement over those areas. Painted the truck then used tape to pull the rubber cement off. Then rusted the truck and touched it up here and there to perfect the look. Also if you notice, I hinged the toolbox with brass tube and rod. Hope you enjoy. Let me know what you think. This last picture was taken before I washed the trans and rear end. For some reason that picture did not take. But here's the bottom anyway. 1
Intmd8r Posted January 3, 2017 Posted January 3, 2017 Cool truck - checks all the right boxes with me!
espo Posted January 3, 2017 Posted January 3, 2017 Looks like it has sat out behind the building for a very long time. Perfect.
wayne swayze Posted January 3, 2017 Posted January 3, 2017 Very well done! I like your back story as well. Any thoughts of a diorama?
JTalmage Posted January 3, 2017 Author Posted January 3, 2017 Very well done! I like your back story as well. Any thoughts of a diorama? Considered it. Even went into researching old Sinclair stations. But, I have no room to keep a diorama so that's about as far as it went.
mustang1989 Posted January 3, 2017 Posted January 3, 2017 First off that looks astonishing!! Amazing detail and weathering!! Secondly, I'm right there with you in the display space dilemma.
Flynlo Posted January 5, 2017 Posted January 5, 2017 Great job and some awesome weathering skills ???Family of a childhood friend had one just like it except a long bed (it was even an ex Sinclair truck)! After years on a hog farm and 3 teenage boys...yours is in better shape?
redneckrigger Posted January 5, 2017 Posted January 5, 2017 Your weathering is beyond belief! I have never been able to do anything CLOSE to that, and Lord knows I've tried! How about a tutorial on that?!
JTalmage Posted January 5, 2017 Author Posted January 5, 2017 Thanks, it's just Sophisticated Finishes rust solution, see my build thread and you'll see how I planned it out. I basically painted the truck like 4 different colors and before the last 2 colors I drybrushed the rust paint base on then put rubber cement on the spots I wanted rust, then applied the activating solution, let it dry for a day, then go back and do the same thing a few more times to perfect it. Also I used Tamiya weathering powders too. It helps when you study the real thing on the internet too. Gives you a good idea of where it should go.
D. Battista Posted January 8, 2017 Posted January 8, 2017 Excellent! Love the dented up bed.Thats what I thought ... Great job..!
lghtngyello03 Posted January 8, 2017 Posted January 8, 2017 Awesome Build!!! Your weathering skills are amazing!
kilrathy10 Posted January 10, 2017 Posted January 10, 2017 Now, that's an old, rusty truck.....Does it still run?
RAMBENNA Posted January 22, 2017 Posted January 22, 2017 wow awesome weathering, very real looking, great job
gatorincebu Posted January 24, 2017 Posted January 24, 2017 Simply fantastic. Great job on the weathering. Be Well Gator
JTalmage Posted January 25, 2017 Author Posted January 25, 2017 Thanks everyone. I really appreciate it. Soon as the weather clears up I'll get some outdoor shots of it.
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