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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.

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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.

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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.

 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 .

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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.

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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.

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