66 Suburban/Deserter bash

[Chuckyg1]

After seeing a few cool builds, and reading even more about it on the forum, I decided to try my hand at this. First off, it really is a simple bash, with the focus on the front end. Remove the Deserter inner fender wells, material from the suburban fan shroud/radiator support, trim the 'burbans inner fenders to match the donor frame and your good. Some tweaking after that is all I needed. My intent in was to simply mate the frame to the body & be pretty much with it. As you see from the pix, that didn't happen. After performing the above, my first thought was, I need a roof rack, so I scratched one. Then I needed a load for it. I found some stuff in the parts box. The crate was scratched using coffee & pop sticks. The green "tarp" is a piece of an old BBQ cover with the backing removed. That led to scratching a ladder so the load could be reached. The light bar is the deserter's roll bar cut to t fit. A simple straight pin was used for the roof antenna. The Deserter brush bar/winch was detailed & added. The differential covers were cut off & replaced with matching chrome pieces from the parts box. My wife was throwing out an old cosmetics bag, Part of it is now the head liner. The interior received a fire extinguisher, the Jimmys CB radio & a length of rope. The side steps? We're made from an old rear bumper and ring resizers. I added out side mirrors from the möbius service. Finally, the decals are from the original release of Revell's '64 Impala. She's far from perfect, but I think this was me of my better projects. I had a blast building it. Comment, critiques, etc. are welcome. 

[cheyenne93]

Great looking Suburban. ??!!!

[avidinha]

Nice job!

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

[David G.]

Looks great!

Love the load, "Ready for the weekend!"

David G.

[mikemodeler]

I have a couple of these planned- one like yours and another as a stock Civil Defense unit. Nice job, great details!

[Mattilacken]

Beautifull suburban! I digg the style!

[thatz4u]

Nice one, tons of fun with styrene....

[Tom Geiger]

Very cool! It’s just got it! Everything from the stance to the two tone to the top rack go together perfectly!

[PappyD340]

Looks great, well done!

[djmcguire]

The interior looks great, especially the pattern and sheen of the seats, and a well-done and very realistic load on the roof.

[Kromolly]

Looks great, very nice job.  I have one in my WIP collection that I plan to build as a replica of a '66 GMC Suburban 4x4 my dad's friend owned in the 70's.  I thought it was awesome back then.  Well, I still kinda do.

Edited April 14, 2021 by Kromolly

[Spottedlaurel]

Very nicely done, the accessories look really good!

[ewetwo]

Very cool.

[slusher]

Outstanding build!  Really like you build.....

[Goose1957]

Great looking rig. Looks just right for a weekend in the mountains. I thought about doing one of these conversions too someday. I'm glad you proved it could be done. Really cool build.

Jeff 

[BIGTRUCK]

Nicely done, thinking outside the box builds are always the best.

[NOBLNG]

Now that’s a super nice 4x4! Well done. Makes me want to get one of these kits.? How did you do the Upholstery on the seats?

Edited April 18, 2021 by NOBLNG

[Chuckyg1]

Thanks all for your interest and responses. Greg, the upholstery pattern is a decal included with the suburban kit. Make life a little easier.

Thanks.

[bisc63]

Nice conversion! Looks the part!

[BeakDoc]

Awesome!!