NOBLNG Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Wow, this is coming together nicely. Great scratch building skills on the bumper and roof rack.👍 That is a neat idea on getting the snorkel contoured to fit the body shape too….I’ll have to remember that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMPALA SS 427 Posted December 18, 2021 Author Share Posted December 18, 2021 Been a busy month so I haven't worked on it much but heres a little update on the hilux, i've finished the side steps and started on the canopy. Unfortunatly there has been a big delay on the tyres as postage to Australia has been restricted. I have attached the rims with some tyres from my partsbox. They are 31 inch A/T, they do look small but will do for now until i can get the correct ones. Im looking forward to finishing this to start on the next one which will have a lot of modifying and scratch building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkychiken Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Looking amazing, the paint finish on the body is great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMPALA SS 427 Posted March 24, 2022 Author Share Posted March 24, 2022 Been a while since i worked on this. I lost interest as i still cant get the correct tyres due to postage restrictions to Australia. I have modified flares by filing the edge down to a flat surface instead of a point. I think it's close enough. Made the snorkel and almost finished the canopy. Needs paint and windows. Really need the scale 33 inch tyres as the 31's on it dont look right. It's just mocked up hence the gap. Hope to finish this soon and get back to some unfinished builds from 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 Looks awesome… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMPALA SS 427 Posted April 11, 2022 Author Share Posted April 11, 2022 Tyres arrived today, got them mounted and put spacers on the back of the wheels to bring them out more to match the real thing. Canopy is painted, just needs windows made. Few more bits to make and details to add. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BERT100 Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 That looks great. Your scratch building payed off big time and yer right the tires look so much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Looks very good! Great work on that top! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dino246gt Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Very nice! A lot of cool scratch building, I like all that. COOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMPALA SS 427 Posted May 8, 2022 Author Share Posted May 8, 2022 Thanks for the comments 🙂 Getting the last of the scratch building completed: Rear bar and brush rails done. Rear bar needs silver accent and a few recovery hooks. Hoping to wrap this one up soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 Nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMPALA SS 427 Posted May 15, 2022 Author Share Posted May 15, 2022 (edited) Thanks for the comments. The hilux is pretty much done asside from making up some decals for it and the little canopy rack. I made the awning without reference pics so it ended up a bit bigger, i may leave it as is or remove it and make it thinner. Anyway here are pics of the real thing and the almost finished model: Edited May 15, 2022 by IMPALA SS 427 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Great Work on you replica! Looks perfect! Som Nice background and it will show even better how close it is to the 1:1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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