bandit1 Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Let's See your Squares! Did you finish? if not all raw allowed to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Russell C Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 9 hours ago, shoopdog said: ??????? Square body GM trucks, 1973 to 1987. Me, I got only the totally raw unbuilt kits (mid-lower right in the pic below) from Revell, MPC & Monogram, with the future intent of building a factory stock '76 GMC Jimmy. But first, the decision is which to use as the most accurate platform starting point ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler62990 Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 I'm working on Revell's 77 GMC now. Should be done in a couple of days or so. Once you get rid of that goofy injection system, it's really not a bad little kit, especially for getting out of a slump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avidinha Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Con Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 I have a couple MPC ones finished. The black and silver was built from the '84 GMC reissue. Front suspension on that one is from an AMT Chevy van kit. I made the wheel centers. This one is the original '78 2 wheel drive kit. Lots of cutting and grinding on the chassis to get it this low. Engine is from a Revell '68 Vette. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldmopars Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 My Square body is still a work in progress. I am not happy about the wheels, and plan to replace them with some resin ones or from the Ford F350 Dually kit. I still have a ways to go, but it is going to be a replica of my 1:1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandit1 Posted June 11, 2019 Author Share Posted June 11, 2019 3 hours ago, Can-Con said: I have a couple MPC ones finished. The black and silver was built from the '84 GMC reissue. Front suspension on that one is from an AMT Chevy van kit. I made the wheel centers. Im trying to find inspiration to build my 84 desserter kit and you said you used the chevy van's suspension... How much cutting/grafting did you have to do or is it what i think it is? the actual suspension from the original 2wd truck? and did the suspension come from amts nypd police van kit or is that the same as the one you used??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Con Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 38 minutes ago, bandit1 said: Im trying to find inspiration to build my 84 desserter kit and you said you used the chevy van's suspension... How much cutting/grafting did you have to do or is it what i think it is? the actual suspension from the original 2wd truck? and did the suspension come from amts nypd police van kit or is that the same as the one you used??? The suspension I used was salvaged from an old gluebomb A-Team van but the current police van has the exact same parts. They're almost the same in the 1/1 trucks. Not quite but close enough for under something like this. I was told that the real van A-arms are longer on one side because of the engine offset but the kit parts look the same length to me. It takes a bit of cutting and filling to notch out for the frame but it works. The parts I had were damaged so I made my own uprights so I got to get it as low as I could and keep the thing still looking close to stock and make it poseable. Here's a couple pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmodelbuilder Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Here's one I picked up years ago at a show. Was built using a Ford race car chassis & Boss 429. I will rebuild it with a proper truck frame & big block Chevy engine & it will be low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 this old rat, 84 Jimmy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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