NOBLNG Posted February 29, 2020 Author Posted February 29, 2020 Got the firewall and dash done. I see I need to clean up that trim a bit. The camera reveals stuff my eyes alone can't!
Tom Geiger Posted February 29, 2020 Posted February 29, 2020 1 hour ago, NOBLNG said: I see I need to clean up that trim a bit. The camera reveals stuff my eyes alone can't! Exactly why I take a lot of bench top photos of my builds as I work. It's best to see these things while you can still correct them!
NOBLNG Posted March 1, 2020 Author Posted March 1, 2020 I've got the cab and the box finished. I had no idea the bottom would look so good or I would not have bothered with the decal in the bed.
espo Posted March 1, 2020 Posted March 1, 2020 Nice dark red color for the body. Great job detailing the bed. The underside of the wood bed look very realistic.
NOBLNG Posted March 2, 2020 Author Posted March 2, 2020 Thanks All. Paint is Premier Colonial Red from Canadian Tire, decanted and airbrushed. The Testors gloss clear-coat didn't affect the paint on my test, but did wrinkle it on the cab a bit, but I don't feel like stripping it and starting over. It turns out the hood doesn't fit very well either. I did test fit the cab (it was pushed as far forward as possible) and I made some locating pins for it, but I didn't test fit the hood. If I had, I likely would have had to notch the front fenders a little deeper to get the cab farther forward?
NOBLNG Posted March 9, 2020 Author Posted March 9, 2020 (edited) The cab couldn’t really go any farther forward due to the doors. Anyway, I added 0.156” all around the back of the hood and another 0.20” along the top back edge. A little final sanding and she will be ready for paint. I was thinking of hinging the hood down the center, but it is no easy task so I don’t think I will bother. Edited March 9, 2020 by NOBLNG
NOBLNG Posted April 1, 2020 Author Posted April 1, 2020 (edited) I didn't like the looks of the bed decal compared to my paint job on the bottom,even though it went in very nicely. So I peeled it out and tried the paint technique again. Edited April 1, 2020 by NOBLNG
NOBLNG Posted April 1, 2020 Author Posted April 1, 2020 (edited) Finished now. Much better with the hood lengthened I think. More pics under glass here: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/150758-revell-‘41-chevy-pickup/ Edited January 27, 2023 by NOBLNG
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