Revell 66 Chevy Fleetside pickup

[STU111]

G’day everyone, I’ve been on the forum for a little while now and I thought I’d have a go at a WIP. The weather is getting warmer here in Australia so I’m getting into the shed to start modelling again and I thought I’d build this one. The plan is a mild custom, lowered, nice paint and wheels. The kind of truck I’d like to drive in 1/1, (if l had the money!)l thought this would be the colourAnd I’d use these Pegasus wheels Hopefully work and other commitments won’t get in the way too much and l can build this in a reasonable timeframe. Thanks for looking. 
Cheers, Stuart.

[Zippi]

That'll make a nice project and I'm diggin those Pegasus wheels.  That TS-92 Metallic Orange should look pretty kewl.  

[STU111]

21 hours ago, Zippi said:

That'll make a nice project and I'm diggin those Pegasus wheels.  That TS-92 Metallic Orange should look pretty kewl.  

Thanks Bob. Yes, just a mildly customised truck, and I’m interested to see how that metallic orange turns out.

[STU111]

Got a start today. Because I’m going to sit it down low and with the width of my chosen wheels, I’m going to have to tub the tray. The necessary cuts seem to have gone well, just a little bit of clean up.I had some styrene sheet on hand so l had a bash at making the tubs. Only problem l had was the curved sections had to be heated over steam to make them more pliable, but l was still pushing the limits bending them around this much, but I’ve glued them together and trussed them up with tape and I’ll leave them overnight. Should be okay.

cheers, Stuart.??

[STU111]

Pretty happy with the way the wheel tubs turned out. I plan to spray the body when the weather conditions allow.

[NOBLNG]

Nice work on the tubs Stuart. I imagine the ‘65 was based on the same tooling as the ‘66 and I had trouble getting the floorpan to sit up tight to the firewall. Also the windshield doesn’t have nice locating points. Just a heads up.?

[STU111]

18 minutes ago, NOBLNG said:

Nice work on the tubs Stuart. I imagine the ‘65 was based on the same tooling as the ‘66 and I had trouble getting the floorpan to sit up tight to the firewall. Also the windshield doesn’t have nice locating points. Just a heads up.?

Cheers Greg, thanks for that. Will do a test fit before committing to glue. ??

[Zippi]

The wheel tubs look pretty nice there Stuart.  Coming along nicely.

[STU111]

Weather was nice today, got some paint on. Happy with the colour, should look nice cleared and polished up. Time for a mock up.

[BK9300]

In my opinion, this year of Chevy pickups are the best looking ever made and you've got a great looking one on your bench - nice work!

[STU111]

I’ve reworked the kit rear suspension to get it as low as possible without slicing into the chassis Drilled into the front spindles and put some styrene rod into them to get it down at the front.This is the resulting stance. Should be good.

[STU111]

On 9/14/2024 at 3:53 AM, BK9300 said:

In my opinion, this year of Chevy pickups are the best looking ever made and you've got a great looking one on your bench - nice work!

Thanks Brian, I’m a big fan of US pickups of this era.??

[TopherMcGinnis]

Oh Yeah. I dig these trucks. I've built a few. I named this one Pearly Gates.

[slusher]

Nice wheels and great color, Stuart!

[STU111]

10 hours ago, TopherMcGinnis said:

Oh Yeah. I dig these trucks. I've built a few. I named this one Pearly Gates.

G’day Topher, the suicide doors and forward opening hood on Pearly Gates are an interesting touch. ??

[STU111]

5 hours ago, slusher said:

Nice wheels and great color, Stuart!

Thanks Carl, colours a little darker than I expected but I’m really happy with it.

[STU111]

Got the interior painted and finished. I scratch built a floor shift, curved for a bench seat.l also added a custom steering wheel from the parts box. Colours are a combination of Tamiya ts-3 and as-22. 

[STU111]

Using the engine in the kit, but I’ve dressed it up with a pancake style air cleaner and black valve covers to make it look less stock. Also, I thought I’d have a go at a pre wired distributor for this project, I’ve seen some nice wired engines on the forum and it does seem to make an engine bay stand out. Couldn’t find anything here locally, so I got a bunch of Protech ones from the US, ( you guys have all the cool aftermarket stuff! ) l found it reasonably easy to fit and I’m happy with the results, so I’m going to use them for future builds, especially on Hemi’s and Fords as the dizzy is rather prominent on those engines. Thanks for looking and any feedback welcome. ??

[espo]

Like how you ran your plug wires. They may be hard to see in the finished engine room, but the OEM style of running the plug wires looks better than laying them cross the exhaust manifolds.

[STU111]

17 hours ago, espo said:

Like how you ran your plug wires. They may be hard to see in the finished engine room, but the OEM style of running the plug wires looks better than laying them cross the exhaust manifolds.

Thanks David. I guess it stems from my earlier modelling in military aviation, where I’d thoroughly research the subject for as much accuracy as possible.  I looked at a lot of images of small block Chevy engines to make sure it looks realistic on my truck.

 

[STU111]

With big wheels, you’ve got to put something behind them in regards to brakes. I fully intended to scratch build some rotors and calipers from kit wheel backs but stumbled across these Pegasus ready to go items on a recent internet search, so unfortunately laziness took over and here they are painted and glued in place.

[Zippi]

Those rotors and calipers are looking pretty good there Stuart.  This build is looking pretty good.  

[STU111]

17 hours ago, Zippi said:

Those rotors and calipers are looking pretty good there Stuart.  This build is looking pretty good.  

Thanks Bob, I’ve got most everything painted, it’s just assembling it all. Also wrestling with the idea of drilling a tiny hole into the cab and putting a piece of thin wire to represent a radio antenna. 

[slusher]

Great work on your interior and engine!   Those wheels ? should look awesome also!

[STU111]

21 hours ago, slusher said:

Great work on your interior and engine!   Those wheels ? should look awesome also!

Cheers Carl, I’m really enjoying this one. It’s turning out how l envisioned it.??