? about the 1972 GMC pickup

[LOBBS]

My basic question would be what differences, if any, are there between the 1990 re-issue and the original 1976 release. It appears that the wheels were updated in the 1990 re-issue but were any of the custom options dropped? Mainly, I'm concerned with the custom grille and front roll pan. The original issue doesn't seem to pop up very often but the '90 kit comes around all the time so if I can get away with the newer kit I'd be happy.

A stepside '67-'72 GM pickup has been on the must-do list for years but I've got the itch to get it done yesterday. I blame it on the Hot Wheels '69 Chevy Custom pickup I picked up a couple of weeks ago.

TIA

Edited September 12, 2008 by LOBBS

[Aaronw]

I don't have the older GMC or Chevy pickup kits, but the '72 Chevrolet kit re-issued a couple years ago included some custom parts, a custom grill and wheels at least, don't remember what else. There was also a custom "Rides" version of the kit, but I never got that so don't know what it added / removed from the kit.

[RodBurNeR]

thanks Mark for the compliment!

yep, both are the same....not much difference other than instead of slotted mags, you get some billet style deep dish rims with low profile wide tires.

the custom grille remains the same with the two center headlights. i have had these and built them over the years, they are great kits!

the other saught after custom grille with NO headlights only came in the 1969 issue of the '69 fleetside and won't fit the GMC in case you wondered. i also had the '69.

72 stepside 70s issue

http://public.fotki.com/drasticplasticsmcc...tepside-pickup/

69 fleetside

http://public.fotki.com/drasticplasticsmcc...969-chevy-flee/

72 fleetside recent issue

http://public.fotki.com/drasticplasticsmcc...72_chevy_truck/

72 fleetside early 90s issue

http://public.fotki.com/drasticplasticsmcc...2-cheyenne-fle/

people ask me why have so many copies of the same kits....now ya know.....they didn't ALL come with the same exact parts.

[LOBBS]

Thanks all, this is exactly the information I was looking for! I made a run on an original '76 issue that ended on Ebay tonight. Things must have gotten crazy while I was at work because it ended at $56 + shipping. I've seen the '90 re-issue all over the web for much more reasonable prices but was hesitant to pull the trigger if it didn't have the custom parts I was looking for.

I blame all this on this little booger

The GMC stepside gets me insanely close right out of the box to do this in 1/25th scale. I'd have to do something about the grille, splice two together to fill in the headlamps or maybe even try photoetching one. I'm thinking the wheels from the Revell Caddy Escalade would look at home and have similiar proportions to the Hot Wheels. I just realized that the underhood goodies (heater core, master cylinder, etc.) aren't present in the GMC, at least according to the instructions sheets on Bob Black's site. I'll have to track down some parts out of a '72 Chevy Fleetside. I'm still debating on (leaning towards) going with a newer frame out of the Revell '99 Silverado or the AMT '90 Silverado Stepside to update the promo-style chassis and an updated motor/tranny.

Thanks again for all your help.

[LOBBS]

Sounds like a great project Kyle. I have a soft spot for those GMCs , we had a burgundy '69/'70 longbox stepside when I was a kid.

If you'r gonna attack the chassis swap you might be intrested to know [ you may alreadyknow this ] that the underhood area is completely wrong on all of those kits. They made the inner fenders of those kits in the same style as the earlier trucks but the 1/1s went to the regular rounded inner fenders in '67, like the '70's and newer trucks. I've personally never bothered to change them though.

Thanks for the head-up Steve. Somehow, I've never picked up one of the '67-'72 GM pickup kits so I'm grossly unfamiliar with their strengths and weaknesses.

[Dave McFly]

there is also a nice little 1/25 scale diecast model of a 72 chevrolet pick up. It is from Dazed and Confused I see em at wal mart along with the Tommy Boy GTX convertible and the Bandit's Trans Am.

[rollinoldskoo]

oh and u gotta pick up a revell 64/65 chevy truck.... the chassis will make a world of a difference....

[LOBBS]

oh and u gotta pick up a revell 64/65 chevy truck.... the chassis will make a world of a difference....

That's exactly the kind of luck I'm having getting this project off the ground. I just traded my Revell '64 Chevy to Crazy Ed so he could use it for one of his Chaparall teams. Oh well, at least the '64 is relatively easy to find still.

[Nate]

Definitely get the 64 Chevy chassis, particularly the California Wheels issue, it has the cool torque thrusts and the lowered front suspension. Here's my in progress one with the 64 chassis and the newer bed. The front roll pan is from the 72 Chevy kit. I plan to do a similar one with the original stepside bed also.

P.S. Watch the fit of the hood, its seems to require a little work to fit just right.

Edited September 17, 2008 by Nate

[LOBBS]

Definitely get the 64 Chevy chassis, particularly the California Wheels issue, it has the cool torque thrusts and the lowered front suspension. Here's my in progress one with the 64 chassis and the newer bed. The front roll pan is from the 72 Chevy kit. I plan to do a similar one with the original stepside bed also.

P.S. Watch the fit of the hood, its seems to require a little work to fit just right.

Yep, I've got a '64 Chevy California Wheels on the must get list again. It was just dumb luck that I happened to trade mine away a couple of days before I knew it'd be of use on this project. If I can't come across a '72 GMC, I'm going with the AMT '72 Chevy, Revell '64 chassis and AMT '90 Stepside bed much like what you've got mocked up.

Thanks for the tip on the hood, from what I've read this old kit can be a bear to work with.