Blazer Crew Chief

[slusher]

Great looking interior and roll cage Greg!

[NOBLNG]

19 hours ago, slusher said:

Great looking interior and roll cage Greg!

Thanks Carl! ?

[NOBLNG]

The lift gate is a bit warped on this one so I am adding a layer of .030” styrene. If I can’t get it to sit nice and hinge half decently I will just glue it in place. I’ve got the body painted with AK Colors RC016 Ochre and one coat of Mr. Hobby clear. I will paint and foil the trim before another coat of clear. Thanks for looking and have a safe and Happy New Year!?

 

 

 

Edited December 31, 2022 by NOBLNG

[Steve H]

Hi Greg, great to see this one back on your bench. Excellent details all round. That colour is very period correct looking, was that close to a factory colour?

[NOBLNG]

1 hour ago, Steve H said:

Hi Greg, great to see this one back on your bench. Excellent details all round. That colour is very period correct looking, was that close to a factory colour?

Thanks Steve. Seeing yours back on the bench got me motivated again.? They did have a yellow that was slightly lighter and brighter. I had a good buddy that had one.

[BuilderX]

this is a sweet build keep it going love what your adding!

[Oldriginal86]

My brothers 1972 K10 was that ochre color. Close to a factory color for sure.

[NOBLNG]

I got all the foiling done and another coat of clear on it. The kit tailgate hinges are pretty chintzy so I added metal pins and drilled into the tail light buckets…the lights will hide them. There is no trim around the tail lights so I made some with the BMF. When this coat of clear is good and dry, I will paint the black stripes on the side trim and tailgate. Under a brighter light it looks closer to the factory colour.?

Edited January 2, 2023 by NOBLNG

[slusher]

Beautiful paint and foil Greg, color looks just like my brothers 72 Chevy pick up..

[kelson]

Very nice and clean so far!.

[BuilderX]

Wow you guys and your K5 Blazers! This looks awesome  with all the up grades your doing especially installing a Big Block in it! Nice work Greg!

[NOBLNG]

On 1/3/2023 at 10:02 AM, slusher said:

Beautiful paint and foil Greg, color looks just like my brothers 72 Chevy pick up..

 

On 1/3/2023 at 4:04 PM, kelson said:

Very nice and clean so far!.

 

On 1/3/2023 at 8:24 PM, BuilderX said:

Wow you guys and your K5 Blazers! This looks awesome  with all the up grades your doing especially installing a Big Block in it! Nice work Greg!

Thanks Guys! That Big Block is a tight fit!? I should have lowered the alternator a bit to get it away from the radiator inlet.  I had to put a 90 degree fitting on the rad hose, but that’s typical of me, not enough preliminary mock-up work.?

[NOBLNG]

I made a cheap set of shock absorbers for it and got the interior installed and body mounted on the frame. I got some of the detailing done, and still a bit more to do. I have to scratch build some side mirrors yet and I see I forgot the center rear view mirror.? That’s all for now.

 

Edited January 6, 2023 by NOBLNG

[NOBLNG]

And I wound up glueing the hatch shut.?

 

 

Edited January 6, 2023 by NOBLNG

[KWT]

Looking good, Greg... gonna be a great finished piece.

[Zippi]

That's a good looking model right there Greg.  

[slusher]

Beautiful Blazer!

[Steve H]

Looks awesome Greg! Beautiful work in the engine compartment, the details really add a lot. Sorry to hear about the having to glue the roof, was it too warped to cooperate? Those tires are all business… I just had a forehead slap moment ??‍♂️, I totally forgot to install rad hoses on my Blazer! ?? That’s what I get for rushing the end…

Looks like it will be under glass soon.

[cobraman]

Sweet looking Blazer.

[Dave72]

Great looking build! All of your add-ons and scratch building look fantastic. Best I’ve seen this kit built yet! 

[dino246gt]

Looks fantastic! Mobius pickups have multiple sets of mirrors, I have extras if you want some?

Also Revell Land Rover 109 kit has extra sets.

Let me know and I'll bring some or we can meet up anytime??

Dennis

 

 

[NOBLNG]

On 1/5/2023 at 6:42 PM, KWT said:

Looking good, Greg... gonna be a great finished piece.

 

On 1/5/2023 at 7:50 PM, Zippi said:

That's a good looking model right there Greg.  

 

On 1/6/2023 at 7:40 AM, slusher said:

Beautiful Blazer!

 

On 1/6/2023 at 12:30 PM, cobraman said:

Sweet looking Blazer.

 

15 hours ago, Dave72 said:

Great looking build! All of your add-ons and scratch building look fantastic. Best I’ve seen this kit built yet! 

Thanks Guys! This is a good kit to practice my scratch building skills on.?

[NOBLNG]

On 1/6/2023 at 12:16 PM, Steve H said:

Looks awesome Greg! Beautiful work in the engine compartment, the details really add a lot. Sorry to hear about the having to glue the roof, was it too warped to cooperate? Those tires are all business… I just had a forehead slap moment ??‍♂️, I totally forgot to install rad hoses on my Blazer! ?? That’s what I get for rushing the end…

Looks like it will be under glass soon.

Thanks Steve! It is just the rear hatch that I glued since it still had a bit of a twist in it. The roof will still be removable I hope.

[NOBLNG]

2 hours ago, dino246gt said:

Looks fantastic! Mobius pickups have multiple sets of mirrors, I have extras if you want some?

Also Revell Land Rover 109 kit has extra sets.

Let me know and I'll bring some or we can meet up anytime??

Dennis

 

 

Thanks for the offer Dennis. I just looked and my Mobius F100 kit has a set I could have used…..but I had already committed myself to building these.

[Mike C.]

I like what you did with the mirrors Greg. ?