Fat Brian Posted July 2, 2018 Posted July 2, 2018 This is my entry in the Ultimate Weekend Warrior group build. The vehicle had to be a daily driver with offroad capabilities. I started with a GMC plow truck that had been robbed of its plow and bed. I built a flatbed out of diamond plate and Evergreen pieces. I added a rollbar, a bed mounted fuel tank, a tool box, and a welder with a lead rack. I used the gun rack from the camo truck. I also robbed the engine from an early 2000's NASCAR kit. The wheels are from the Fall Guy kit, I also used the fan blower motor from that kit and added the AC evaporator and master cylinder.
mikemodeler Posted July 2, 2018 Posted July 2, 2018 That sure came out nice Brian, lots of nice details that you scratchbuilt really make this thing look great!
Fat Brian Posted July 2, 2018 Author Posted July 2, 2018 12 hours ago, mikemodeler said: That sure came out nice Brian, lots of nice details that you scratchbuilt really make this thing look great! Thanks Mike, I'm certainly glad it's done.
espo Posted July 3, 2018 Posted July 3, 2018 That is a great looking work truck. I have seen guys with rigs around here that do welding in remote locals, job sights, Farms, Big Rigs stuck out on the highway that need something welded to get rolling again. Very realistic detailing on the tools and wires and clamps. I like the way you designed the Flat Bed.
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted July 8, 2018 Posted July 8, 2018 Very cool build!! My brother used to have a 77 Blazer painted the exact same colors.
Modelbuilder Mark Posted July 16, 2018 Posted July 16, 2018 Really cool project. Now take it out and dirty it up! :-)
RAMBENNA Posted August 7, 2018 Posted August 7, 2018 Brian, this is super nice, fabulous job every where, just a great build
FredRPG Posted August 9, 2018 Posted August 9, 2018 Outstanding build, but I don't fully understand it. As a work truck it makes perfect sense and your attention to detail really brings it alive. It's just for a weekend warrior I don't get why you would want a welding rig instead of room for camping, fishing gear, canoe, etc. Not knocking it by any means, more looking for an education not an explanation, if that makes sense. However you slice it, it's an impressive job, I'm gonna have to go check out the rest of your build posts. Thanks for sharing it. f.
Fat Brian Posted August 10, 2018 Author Posted August 10, 2018 On 8/8/2018 at 10:05 PM, FredRPG said: Outstanding build, but I don't fully understand it. As a work truck it makes perfect sense and your attention to detail really brings it alive. It's just for a weekend warrior I don't get why you would want a welding rig instead of room for camping, fishing gear, canoe, etc. Not knocking it by any means, more looking for an education not an explanation, if that makes sense. However you slice it, it's an impressive job, I'm gonna have to go check out the rest of your build posts. Thanks for sharing it. f. I guess I wanted everything I would need to get myself back home if anything broke or I had to recover the truck. I'm not really outdoorsy do I didn't really think of camping gear or things like that. It makes sense now that you mention it.
FredRPG Posted August 11, 2018 Posted August 11, 2018 I see what you were going for Brian. With a rig like that, guaranteed you'd be a popular guy at a hill climb, mud bog or any other kind of "come break your truck" kind of event. f.
TarheelRick Posted August 11, 2018 Posted August 11, 2018 Really tough looking truck, especially like the bed. The only thing I see missing is painting that beautiful welder blue and putting a Miller decal on it - I used Miller welders during my stint in the USAF and really loved them.
Fat Brian Posted August 11, 2018 Author Posted August 11, 2018 9 hours ago, TarheelRick said: Really tough looking truck, especially like the bed. The only thing I see missing is painting that beautiful welder blue and putting a Miller decal on it - I used Miller welders during my stint in the USAF and really loved them. I was originally going to paint it blue for a bit of color because the body was going to be gray primer before I went with red oxide and white. Once I went a different way with the body I used gray for the welder since it looks more like a Lincoln unit.
Fat Brian Posted August 11, 2018 Author Posted August 11, 2018 8 hours ago, Day 2 Muscle said: Nice use of the pliers Cool build. Robert Thanks, I should have put a little spring in there so they look more like clamps but they're so small I'd probably have to use a light bulb filament.
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