LLV “mail truck“

[ridinframe]

While cruising around my local store I came acrossed a hot wheel mail truck and instantly thought, if I put plastic sheet in a cricut machine and cutout the blueprint of a mail truck I could build it… so I found the measurements and scaled them to 1/25 and here I am so far.. there’s LOTS of work to do but it’s kinda going in a cool direction.. not sure if it’s gonna be slammed or maybe turned into a drag car? 

[OldNYJim]

Good start!  It’s gonna be fun adding all those rivets ?

I saw someone on Instagram build one of these from flat sheet too, in case you need some inspiration: https://www.instagram.com/p/B5JW7mSA6Qu/?utm_medium=copy_link

 

[ridinframe]

58 minutes ago, CabDriver said:

Good start!  It’s gonna be fun adding all those rivets ?

I saw someone on Instagram build one of these from flat sheet too, in case you need some inspiration: https://www.instagram.com/p/B5JW7mSA6Qu/?utm_medium=copy_link

 

Thank you sir! I need a little more inspiration 

[Jonathan]

Now this is cool!

 

[Joe Handley]

Those used S-10 chassis under that Grumman bodywork, so at lease a chassis source would be easy to find, just need an Iron Duke to put under the hood!

[Repstock]

Not 1/25, but almost...

[OldNYJim]

The only particularly fiddly part of building one of these from sheet will be those radiused edges where the sides meet - but nothing that some round tube can’t fix!  

[slusher]

interesting project and different..

[ridinframe]

 

On 3/16/2022 at 11:26 PM, CabDriver said:

The only particularly fiddly part of building one of these from sheet will be those radiused edges where the sides meet - but nothing that some round tube can’t fix!  

You’re right! It wasn’t fun and I ended up messing up a couple sheets so I ended up going a different direction.. 

Edited March 18, 2022 by ridinframe

[ridinframe]

Soo the mail truck was.. turning into a lot of work and while looking through mail truck photos one van kept coming up.. a Studebaker  zip van.. so off to the cricut to cut new sheets and this one seems like it’s gonna be more fun then headache to build.. 

[ZTony8]

Grumman LLVs were S-10s underneath- known by GM as a "Z" truck. So maybe start with an S-10 kit for your frame?

[PatW]

Yes, coming along nicely! I've thought of doing this but we don't get any form of your mail trucks to work from in the UK.

[bobthehobbyguy]

Great project.

[ghoodii]

Interesting project....would love a larger step van offering.  What thickness plastic are you using and what setting on the Cricket are you using?  Any issues with the plastic shifting while cutting?

 

[Oldmopars]

If you have a link to the original LLV dimensions and info, I would love to have that. I plan to build one on a S-10 I picked up. I love service type vehicles and this will go good with my Pinto mail car.