Revell Big Game Country GMC.

[Mike C.]

My finished model.

 

[Mike C.]

I painted this thing in an orange but it just didn't look right so I decided on Testors Extreme Laquer.  Root beer brown metallic. When I was a teen My Dad my Uncle and my cousins would all pile into my dad's 1971 Chevy Caryall [suburban) and would head upstate north of Penn State to go buck hunting. I though it was the coolest thing. That Chevy was that same metallic brown. So it's kind if a tribute. I could never convince my Dad to lift it and put on the massive Ground Hawgs.

 

[happy grumpy]

always fun to build something you can relate to. Most of my builds are inspired by events in my life or movies or history, sometimes just because I like the lines and styling.

Nice color it fits well on this model. I always liked this body style. Keep it up

[Mike C.]

I gotta say, this Paint comes out really nice.  Also seems to cure in no time. I forgot to mention, I got the ground hawgs to line up the correct way (they were directional) but using wheels from that other '84 Gmc pickup kit (I think it's monogram). I actually got a buck that first year. 15 years old. Using my Dad's hand me down Winchester 30. 30 like the one on the rack. ?

[PappyD340]

Looks great Mike!

[Zippi]

Good lookin truck.  Nice job.

[Mike C.]

Thanks Bob. I used a Tamiya clear smoke to tint the rear window but I don't know if I would recommend it. I used regular automotive film with better results before. I was going to put in the gun rack but it looked like I would get glue haze all over the window so I left it out. That 30. 06 needs a scope anyway. I also used the later model mirrors from the other GMC truck.

[Kool Kat]

Looks good, almost bought this kit the other day, may go back and get one.

[Mike C.]

I bought a second kit just for the tires and suspension parts. They went on sale for 40% off at hobby lobby.  I even wound up using the body because the simple green I used to strip the paint wouldn't work. I suspect because it was lemon scented.  It's all they had left. 

[FLHCAHZ]

Nice GMC!  I have that kit and the snow plow GMC in cue.

[Mike C.]

Remember, if you want the Ground Hawgs to line up correctly, you can use the wheels from the AMT 1984 GMC pickup or the MPC Deserter 1984 GMC pickup (still readily available).