oldcarfan Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 I unpacked another moving box and found these two trucks. I built them probably 20 years ago and they've been in display boxes since then. The paint jobs were better than anything I've done since. The first is an unpainted eBay glue bomb that I repaired and painted. The chrome was bad so I soaked it in bleach and then painted it with Krylon Dull Aluminum and some clear gloss. The black truck was a ModelHaus resin kit that I cut off the bed on and then used parts from an AMT 53 Ford truck for the frame and bed. For the bed mounted spare I carved a hole into the left rear fender and used aluminum foil to fill the hole. It was painted with Duplicolor primer and Krylon gloss black. The new issue trucks with the separate bed should make a stepside conversion easier and the width and length on the 53 truck bed and frame is perfect for short bed 1960 truck. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Cool Fords. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leafsprings Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 NIce job on these! Like the tutone job on the Styleside and the side spare on the Flareside. I agree, the separate cab and bed on the new issues will make conversions much easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncbuckeye67 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Great looking duo! I love to see the old original issue kits. There's a gentleman in my club that brings a few to every meeting. I always look forward to seeing what he's going to show us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 What Great Build ups! I really like the Fender Mount Spare on the Black truck. Both are great. Good Show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 They look great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Both are nice, well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan Dan Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Both very "straight up" realistic and nicely done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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