1978 Dodge D100

[Chuck Most]

MPC kit with a Slant Six from a Lindberg '64 Dodge, rear bumper and mirrors from a Moebius F100, and a spotlight and beacon from the spares pile. Paint is Colorshot Orange Slice.

[espo]

Great looking finishes. Looks like an old state transportation truck with a new life. Like the slant six power idea.  

[thatz4u]

Chuck nice Dodge, were are the door decals from???

[Jim B]

Great looking D100. Very well done. 

[Chuck Most]

3 hours ago, thatz4u said:

Chuck nice Dodge, were are the door decals from???

My printer ?

[stavanzer]

Great Build.

I've driven a truck that was very close to that, slant-6 and all.

[TNT]

Cool builds. Like that color

[XYHARRY]

Nice aged weathering on this one Chuck, not overdone. Well done.

Cheers, 

David. ??

[PappyD340]

Another great looking pickup there Chuck!

[ncbuckeye67]

Very nice! I really like the subtle weathering.

[slusher]

Great build nice  touch an the slant 6..

[ewetwo]

Really nice.

[rv1963]

Great paint color and I really like the lite weathering you did makes it look well used.

[carrucha]

Cool build.  Nice to see a slant 6 in it.  

[ClassicDarts]

Excellent build.

I'm looking at builds of this kit because I think I'm finally going to start on the one I have.

Looks like you added some shims between the chassis plate and bed?

From what I've noticed, if this kit is just built box stock, the lower bodyline on the cab and box never lines up properly.

It's often a little off on 1:1's too, regardless of whether it's a '72, '93 or any year in-between... BUT on real ones, the bed is usually slightly higher than the cab's line. Whereas the kit's box sits a fair bit too low.

Yours looks perfect!

Not a huge detail, but it's the kind of thing that would bother me, even though I stink at builds. (I have good attention to detail, but coupled with crappy dexterity and a lack of patience) haha

 

edit: while I'm on the subject, I might as well mention it; the 2019 reissue includes decals for the grill's turn signals (the clear kind that '77s and '78s until the mid-year change had. Trucks built after Feb. '78 had amber front turn signals)

They're not really necessary, but I've never seen anyone use them for a build. Do they look awful if applied / don't fit properly?

Edited January 15 by ClassicDarts

[Chuck Most]

I stuck some evergreen strip between the bed and chassis to level things out.

I didn't use the lens decals simply because I didn't think they looked great on the backer. Maybe they look okay but the paint over foil trick never fails so I wasn't tempted to try them.

[Radretireddad]

Your build brings back memories of the 6 cylinder 70’s D100 flight line trucks I drove when I was in the Air Force. Great job as always.

[ChrisR]

Looks great.

[WillyBilly]

I love the concept, and the slant 6 for realism is a perfect choice.