Chuck Most Posted June 25, 2017 Posted June 25, 2017 This is the new Revell kit- if you're familiar with the '64, '65, and/or '66 C10 pickups, let's just say you'll be in familiar territory. I only encountered two problems with the project, and both were entirely my fault... you'll see the first but not the second. The first was, while I found and fixed the mold seams on the body at the cowl, I missed the ones on the rear pillars until after I'd painted the body... I saw the driver's side one as I was applying the dry transfer lettering. I'll know better next time. Maybe. The second was that I misplaced some of the engine parts during detailing. So, I'll be raiding some replacements from a '65 kit I have laying around, or possibly transplant the straight six from an AMT '60 Chevy pickup. My only real gripe is that low-hanging spare, but I think if you cut out the crossmember it attaches to and modified things a bit so it would tuck up just a little higher into the chassis, that wouldn't be a problem. And yes, the wheel for the spare is still a five-lug piece. Other than some dechroming, blacking out the whitewall inserts, and adding the dry transfer lettering, it's box stock. A 9-passenger Suburban would have been better suited for a mini school bus, but add a third seat and simulate the "slider" posts on the rearmost quarter windows and it would be a fairly easy conversion.
Luc Janssens Posted June 25, 2017 Posted June 25, 2017 This is the new Revell kit- if you're familiar with the '64, '65, and/or '66 C10 pickups, let's just say you'll be in familiar territory. I only encountered two problems with the project, and both were entirely my fault... you'll see the first but not the second. The first was, while I found and fixed the mold seams on the body at the cowl, I missed the ones on the rear pillars until after I'd painted the body... I saw the driver's side one as I was applying the dry transfer lettering. I'll know better next time. Maybe. The second was that I misplaced some of the engine parts during detailing. So, I'll be raiding some replacements from a '65 kit I have laying around, or possibly transplant the straight six from an AMT '60 Chevy pickup. My only real gripe is that low-hanging spare, but I think if you cut out the crossmember it attaches to and modified things a bit so it would tuck up just a little higher into the chassis, that wouldn't be a problem. And yes, the wheel for the spare is still a five-lug piece. Other than some dechroming, blacking out the whitewall inserts, and adding the dry transfer lettering, it's box stock. A 9-passenger Suburban would have been better suited for a mini school bus, but add a third seat and simulate the "slider" posts on the rearmost quarter windows and it would be a fairly easy conversion. Looks great Chuck! Wonder if the US Border Patrol used these back in the day...
thatz4u Posted June 25, 2017 Posted June 25, 2017 and another rides the bus....must be for a one room schoolhouse....'skool bus, I like it
espo Posted June 26, 2017 Posted June 26, 2017 Very nice and I like the Michigan style lower rockers weathering. Just a thought on the 5 lug wheels. There are a lot of '57 Chevy Black Widows out there that lost there 6 lug wheels.
Chuck Most Posted June 26, 2017 Author Posted June 26, 2017 Very nice and I like the Michigan style lower rockers weathering. Just a thought on the 5 lug wheels. There are a lot of '57 Chevy Black Widows out there that lost there 6 lug wheels. Like this? 1966 Chevrolet C10 by Chuck Most, on Flickr
DumpyDan Posted June 26, 2017 Posted June 26, 2017 Oh so cool can't wait to get my hands on one. Very nice build
espo Posted June 27, 2017 Posted June 27, 2017 Like this? 1966 Chevrolet C10 by Chuck Most, on Flickr This reminds me of so many vehicles that I saw growing up in the 'burbs of Chicago. I would visit an uncle who lived in Detroit and it was even worse there. After spending most of my life in different parts of California I can really appreciate just how hard it is to keep a vehicle nice in the "Rust Belt".
mikemodeler Posted June 28, 2017 Posted June 28, 2017 Nice job Chuck! I haven't even seen this kit around here and yet some of you are posting completed builds already!
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