Roanoke Railhouse Beer GMC General

[BK9300]

Sorry to hear - very frustrating when “do overs” are needed.  

[Jürgen M.]

Do overs are part of it unfortunately but I'm sure you've got the right ideas to make it work out!

Looking good so far! Really nice Job! I'm anxious to see it finished!

[Gary Chastain]

Finally after getting an acceptable paint finish on the air deflector, got a little assembly done. 

[BK9300]

As always, your final paint is turning out great!

[Jürgen M.]

Oh yes, that paint finish looks better than the original! 

[Gary Chastain]

Decided to fill the hole where the GMC logo goes on the grill, as they are almost always broke or damaged. I have a nice GMC decal from a pickup kit that fits there nicely. So stripped all the chrome from around the grill , reworked everything and used Revell Chrome spray. Turned out so well that I am stripping the headlights and bumper to clean all the molding marks off. 

[Biggu]

4 hours ago, Gary Chastain said:

Decided to fill the hole where the GMC logo goes on the grill, as they are almost always broke or damaged. I have a nice GMC decal from a pickup kit that fits there nicely. So stripped all the chrome from around the grill , reworked everything and used Revell Chrome spray. Turned out so well that I am stripping the headlights and bumper to clean all the molding marks off. 

Don’t you just love it when a plan MORE than comes together ?! That bumper looks great!!

[Gary Chastain]

Rechromed grill , bumper and head lights have worked out well. 
Mock-up to get the battery boxes and fuel tanks placed. May slide the battery box back a bit, aligned with the door better and may eliminate the second set off steps that come in the kit, we will see. 

[Biggu]

Re chroming turned out really nice , Gary. I like the sounds of your adjustments and I agree about the second set of steps, in this configuration they may be surplus to requirements. Nice clean good looking build. Like this a lot. 
 

Jeff

[BK9300]

Gary, I agree with Jeff about the re-chroming - looks great!  Did you need to do much prep work to the grill surround?  Its finish looks very smooth.

[Gary Chastain]

38 minutes ago, Biggu said:

Re chroming turned out really nice , Gary. I like the sounds of your adjustments and I agree about the second set of steps, in this configuration they may be surplus to requirements. Nice clean good looking build. Like this a lot. 
 

Jeff

Thanks Jeff, might work in some more chrome into the build. We will see as this build is really “off the cuff”, keep changing things. 

[Gary Chastain]

8 minutes ago, BK9300 said:

Gary, I agree with Jeff about the re-chroming - looks great!  Did you need to do much prep work to the grill surround?  Its finish looks very smooth.

The attachment points to the runner always bugs me on chrome parts. By dechroming the parts, it allowed me to remove those bad areas, blend them in and I also filled the hole in the top grill front where the GMC logo attaches. Everyone of these GMC kits have broken or damaged GMC logo. I will be using a decal instead. Painting the Revell chrome is really no different than painting, just give extra attention to dust, as it really shows up on chrome. 

[BK9300]

1 minute ago, Gary Chastain said:

The attachment points to the runner always bugs me on chrome parts. By dechroming the parts, it allowed me to remove those bad areas, blend them in and I also filled the hole in the top grill front where the GMC logo attaches. Everyone of these GMC kits have broken or damaged GMC logo. I will be using a decal instead. Painting the Revell chrome is really no different than painting, just give extra attention to dust, as it really shows up on chrome. 

Thanks, Gary - I have some on order to try and your results are encouraging.

[Gary Chastain]

26 minutes ago, BK9300 said:

Gary, I agree with Jeff about the re-chroming - looks great!  Did you need to do much prep work to the grill surround?  Its finish looks very smooth.

Strip the old chrome off, repair or blend in, the part where it attached to the runner. Primer, then wet sand, wash. Just make sure you got all the dust off, as it really shows up. 

[Jürgen M.]

What a great build! Clean and perfect paint job!

The re-chroming is a great idea and the Revell chrome spray is pretty good. It has to cure a long time though but it's worth waiting!

Will you put a clear coat on the chromed parts as well?

By the way, I wanted to tell you that my 352 Pete is going to be a beer truck too but a totally different one! Didn't want you to think I'm a copy cat!

I just liked the idea! 

[Gary Chastain]

6 hours ago, Jürgen M. said:

What a great build! Clean and perfect paint job!

The re-chroming is a great idea and the Revell chrome spray is pretty good. It has to cure a long time though but it's worth waiting!

Will you put a clear coat on the chromed parts as well?

By the way, I wanted to tell you that my 352 Pete is going to be a beer truck too but a totally different one! Didn't want you to think I'm a copy cat!

I just liked the idea! 

JM, yes it does dry slow, i usually don’t touch for about three days. What I like is the chrome doesn’t fingerprint when working with the parts. I am still learning about using the Revell chrome paint , as of now I am not clearing over it. 
I am not that guy, don’t see you doing any copy cat. You can post anything on my post and I am not getting upset, we are just having fun. Besides, be interested in what you build, might wanna copy you ???, I have several COE cabs and would like to build an old beer truck, maybe a flat bed with a stack of beer kegs or something. 

[Jürgen M.]

Hi Gary,

that sounds great! I would be proud to be copied by you! ? 

An old beer truck sounds like a nice nostalgic build! Great idea!

I chromed several parts for my Pete. They look pretty good but still I'll put a clear coat on!

Hope this is not seen as a hijack? 

[Gary Chastain]

1 hour ago, Jürgen M. said:

Hi Gary,

that sounds great! I would be proud to be copied by you! ? 

An old beer truck sounds like a nice nostalgic build! Great idea!

I chromed several parts for my Pete. They look pretty good but still I'll put a clear coat on!

Hope this is not seen as a hijack? 

Wow, those look good, nope not a hijack, good example. Not tried to spray a set of wheels with Revell yet, but coming soon. 

[Jürgen M.]

The uneven surfaces come from the fact that all parts are printed and then painted with multiple layers and sanded in between! The sanding may have caused some roughness which you only see when the chrome is on. I'll try to improve that process!

Keep going with that build! It's awesome!

[Gary Chastain]

Well I am going off the deep end of this build. Decided I didn’t like the two truck bodies I have. I am going to attempt a Morgan truck body. I have built many flat beds and drop deck trailer from scratch but this will be a first for a scratch built Morgan box van. Their website is good info, found the Archer rivets ( I think “O scale is close to 1:25 scale) and the red and white safety strip. Just picked up the Evergreen flat stock to build with. 

[Biggu]

Gary, when I read the first 8 words of your last post , I thought oh no, the guys in white coveralls are out side of your house with a jacket that has VERY long sleeves !! Are ready to take you away …. ????????, but as I read onI knew you were safe …. For now ……..  love the idea of the ‘change’ of direction , you had my attention before but now I have moved to the front row ……. this sounds very interesting.  Looking forward to the next instalment…..

Jeff 

 

[Gary Chastain]

11 minutes ago, Biggu said:

Gary, when I read the first 8 words of your last post , I thought oh no, the guys in white coveralls are out side of your house with a jacket that has VERY long sleeves !! Are ready to take you away …. ????????, but as I read onI knew you were safe …. For now ……..  love the idea of the ‘change’ of direction , you had my attention before but now I have moved to the front row ……. this sounds very interesting.  Looking forward to the next instalment…..

Jeff 

 

Haha haha, me too. The tool and die maker in me, took over. Not the first time I have totally lost it, but kinda excited to take on the challenge or I will have a really big piece of junk on the shelf. Going to make a fixture and try to split some round tubing for the 1/4 round corners. Rear doors are still undecided, barn doors or overhead door. Also just added a Dremel scroll saw to my workbench. Rivets will be here on the 18th. 

[Gary Chastain]

Morgan website is really good info

Edited October 11, 2024 by Gary Chastain
Forgot a couple words

[BK9300]

Very interesting turn for your project - looking forward to future updates!

[Gary Chastain]

Getting started on fabrication of Morgan box. Built a fixture to divide a .500 tube into 4 radius parts for the front corners and roof. next to cut side/ front panels and roof panel.