1950 Chevy 3100 Pickup WIP

[Duddly01]

10 hours ago, Steve H said:

Hi Donald! Well… I’m a little late to the party here, but WOW!! Another beautiful build sir. Excellent colour choice and love your lighting. 
 

Cheers, Steve

Thank you!

3 hours ago, Zippi said:

That is turning out to be a nice looking old AD truck Donald.  Great engine detail and the paint is spot on.  

Thank You!

[Duddly01]

1 hour ago, mrm said:

Really cool build. The lights are impressive. I thought about putting light in models many times, but chickened out every time. LOL. I would love to learn how to do it. You should make a tutorial. 

Thank you! It’s actually quite easy to make the wiring harness. The hardest part is finding where to hide the battery. Cars with flip open headlights like corvettes are a pain too. 

[NOBLNG]

Fabulous work Donald!??

[mrm]

2 hours ago, Duddly01 said:

Thank you! It’s actually quite easy to make the wiring harness. The hardest part is finding where to hide the battery. Cars with flip open headlights like corvettes are a pain too. 

I had a crazy idea about that years ago, just never got around to try it. 
 

[Duddly01]

1 hour ago, NOBLNG said:

Fabulous work Donald!??

Thank You!

26 minutes ago, mrm said:

I had a crazy idea about that years ago, just never got around to try it. 
 

It's never too late to try it.

 

[mrm]

3 minutes ago, Duddly01 said:

Thank You!

It's never too late to try it.

 

So where do you get all the tiny bulbs and wires from? I wasn’t kidding, when I said that it would be really cool if you made a little tutorial for people like me that have no idea where to start when it comes to electrical stuff.

[Duddly01]

1 minute ago, mrm said:

So where do you get all the tiny bulbs and wires from? I wasn’t kidding, when I said that it would be really cool if you made a little tutorial for people like me that have no idea where to start when it comes to electrical stuff.

I will think about a more thorough how to when I work on my next car. It is going to be a 1969 Cougar Eliminator, so hidden headlights again.

I get a lot from Evan's Design and from Amazon. The LED lights do seem brighter from Evan's then the amazon versions, but you can get a bunch for cheap. Evan's has a car kit that includes taillights and headlights that I have used that works nicely in many cases.

Classic (Pre-68) cars really only require 2 taillights, 2 headlights and 1 gauge light so a single 2032-coin battery. Newer cars need more for the side markers. I have tried fiber optics to varied success. You need a battery holder, switch some wire and lights, shrink tubing and solder. The 2 battery holder I use from Amazon also comes with the switch built in.

[Duddly01]

A little more detailing today. Added the bumpers, step plate photo-etch, photo-etch wipers and door handles. I picked a charm bracelet chain from hobby lobby to make the tailgate chain.

 

Edited August 6, 2024 by Duddly01

[slusher]

Your truck looks outstanding!

[Zippi]

That's looking really sharp there Donald.  That's going to be a fine looking model.  

[SpikeSchumacher]

Excellent work Donald! ??

[Duddly01]

9 hours ago, slusher said:

Your truck looks outstanding!

Thank You!

5 hours ago, Zippi said:

That's looking really sharp there Donald.  That's going to be a fine looking model.  

Thank You!

4 hours ago, SpikeSchumacher said:

Excellent work Donald! ??

Thank You!

[Duddly01]

I went ahead and created the tailgate chains this morning. I think the charm bracelet chain works pretty well.

[Duddly01]

I am getting really close on this build. Added the hubcaps and license plates. The truck is now named Suzie Q. My wife goes by Suzie and this was the build she most wanted done and to her specifications.

I didn’t like the mold lines and sprue issues with the rear view mirror so I stripped, smoothed the bar, pinned and rechromed.

my son has a Sinclair vintage gas pump globe in his room as a light so the signs for the bed slats are of that image. I have some bass wood to make the bed side slats.

just a few more things and final polish and coating. It has gotten covered in finger prints and dust during the process.

[Zippi]

Great job on the mirror and the signs.

[Duddly01]

11 minutes ago, Zippi said:

Great job on the mirror and the signs.

Thanks Zippi. btw, I get the Molotow refills from Amazon. I have seen them as low as $25 for a 30ml bottle. A lot more than you can get out of several pens. Just food for thought.

[Duddly01]

Wow, was just looking on my Computer screen. I am usually on an iPad. The dust and finger prints really show up blown up this big. ?

[Duddly01]

Started creating the bass wood bed slats and added the side mirror. My wife is going to pick out a stain at Lowe’s she might like for the slats.  

[Zippi]

Well Donald, with those headlights shinning bright you can clearly see the end of the tunnel. Looking good.

[Duddly01]

20 minutes ago, Zippi said:

Well Donald, with those headlights shinning bright you can clearly see the end of the tunnel. Looking good.

Thanks, it is getting close. Need to start ordering the paint and supplies for the next build. 
Hint:

[Duddly01]

I got the bed slats stained and cleared. Just need to final polish and then I will take some pictures for under glass. 

[SpikeSchumacher]

Beautiful build!

[DJMar]

Looks amazing!

I didn't notice this until just now, but did you use photo-etch for the hood side emblems?

[Duddly01]

2 hours ago, SpikeSchumacher said:

Beautiful build!

Thank you!

11 minutes ago, DJMar said:

Looks amazing!

I didn't notice this until just now, but did you use photo-etch for the hood side emblems?

Yes, yes I did.

 

[Duddly01]

I started taking underglass pictures and found a bunch of issues to fix. One being the hood emblem on the passenger side full of polish or something. This is when I alway see things to fix. This is what it looks like in the sun btw.