Dragline Posted December 12, 2022 Posted December 12, 2022 Since I am not finished it's a WIP. Chassis is complete and all I did was add plug wires. The decals are iffy but I should be able to pull it off. I just shot the primer so in the AM it gets the white. By afternoon or perhaps late day I may be able to mask and shoot the green. These AMT truck kits are very nice although the instructions can be vague and I am by no means an expert on these trucks. But it went together without a hitch. I have the black GM Service kit and may make a banked dio with a wall to put them both on. Would be nice to have driver figures though. 2
Dragline Posted December 12, 2022 Author Posted December 12, 2022 A couple of chassis shots and some primer. 3
Shark Posted December 13, 2022 Posted December 13, 2022 Love to see the Craftsman Trucks being built. 1
Dragline Posted December 13, 2022 Author Posted December 13, 2022 Thanks.. I find them fascinating little trucks with big power and great stamces. The stance this truck has is oob with no mods and it sits perfectly. It has great attitude. I have a couple more and based on the way this came out Ill be building them soon. I have the white sections shot and once I lay down the green Ill post pics. It should be a bad little mamma jamma.
Dragline Posted December 14, 2022 Author Posted December 14, 2022 Got the green shot last night and took the tape off this afternoon. I am very pleased that the line is sharp and clean. Just a light mist on the spoiler and one on the roof which will buff off once dry. Now it is the iffy decals, but if the ones I have already applied are any indication it should go smooth enough. Not so iffy after all. 1
Dragline Posted December 15, 2022 Author Posted December 15, 2022 Not sure why the Q on the hood has an off white center. It looks fine in person. Perhaps just a 1/2 of a 1/2 shade darker but not terribly noticable. Just the phone camera I spose.
sflam123 Posted December 15, 2022 Posted December 15, 2022 This is looking great. Nice work thus far. Extremely nice paint job too!! 1
Dragline Posted December 15, 2022 Author Posted December 15, 2022 Decals are 85% done with just the red stripe and the headlights and markers left. Buffed off the mist of green that came through and am getting ready to paint the vent surrounds on the grill in silver. Ill mask off the lower front valance and shoot it aluminum which I should have done first. I should be able to do that without causing a calamity. 1
Dragline Posted December 15, 2022 Author Posted December 15, 2022 Grill surrounds painted and all decals for the front applied. All that is left are the red stripes and the lower valance and I will be wrapping this up. It was a fun build and a very convincing result if I do say so. 1
Dragline Posted December 15, 2022 Author Posted December 15, 2022 Got to head out to work at 5 so I have been steady at it all afternoon. Wanted to mock the windshield and set it on the chassis to see how it all looks. I am pleased. 1
Mattilacken Posted December 24, 2022 Posted December 24, 2022 Nice to see the rest of the build! Epic! 1
TooOld Posted January 1, 2023 Posted January 1, 2023 Really like those colors and it looks like the decals went on without a hitch ! I know absolutely nothing about the trucks but this looks like a decent kit , I might give one a try in the future . 1
Mattilacken Posted January 5, 2023 Posted January 5, 2023 On 1/1/2023 at 3:03 PM, TooOld said: Really like those colors and it looks like the decals went on without a hitch ! I know absolutely nothing about the trucks but this looks like a decent kit , I might give one a try in the future . The Monogram kit is really nice. 1
dragcarz Posted January 19, 2023 Posted January 19, 2023 Looks great, you sure don’t see many of these built! Looks like a great kit. 1
MarkJ Posted January 20, 2023 Posted January 20, 2023 Excellent build. Looks like the decals held up very well. Wish Salvinos could make modern truck kits. I would definitely build a couple of those. 1
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