Weathered '77 GMC Sierra

[Andria H]

Start on a weathered 2-tone Lime Green/Medium Lime over worn Jade Green vinyl interior, Revell 1/24 scale '77 GMC Sierra K10 shortwide 4x4. A 1980s era fuel injection system to improve the reliability of the OPEC era GM truck V8s is supplied in the kit, and will be used here with appropriate detail and aging/staining. The whole frame will be painted Krylon matte black and weathered with shocks made to look like 4 new items and installed separate, and the engine done up in weathered GM Corporate Blue with oil seepage as needed.

I also took out the superfluous drivers side saddle tank while leaving the leaf spring mount & not affecting the frame. 

The kit was a thrifted find with no rear glass/tailgate and crunchy decals, so I did my own thing with it, used a Pulldozer body for the tailgate and will make my own rear glass from clear scrap plastic sheet.

[Straightliner59]

Nice work! That grille would be a simple one, to sand open, from the back-side. It would greatly improve the overall appearance of the model. Keep it up, you're doing fine!

[TopherMcGinnis]

Looks like every 3rd truck rolling down the road in the late '80s. Looking Good!

[rchaffee]

Cool patina!

[Andria H]

thanks everyone!

 

 Rusty 2-tone lime green/jade green paint over stained/frayed jade green interior with Bondo at the edges is pretty much final, with floor shift for the 4WDiinside, and I'm going to put a 4 on the floor and a CB in there before I button it up for good at the time I put a rear glass in it. 

Grille has been opened up with an X-acto and file and given some damaged bars/slats and detailed GMC logomark. The no-name Monogram tires are aged with more aging to come, the driver's side saddle tank was carefully excised with no damage to the spring perches or frame, and a 1977-81 era GMC tailgate was adapted from a wrecked Pulldozer model kit given that the kit was a thrifted find with no snowplow, no tailgate or glass, and crispy decals and a faded crispy box. (Pulldozer front glass was also used here)

I have yet to install bumpers (1990s era Shelby County Kentucky plates are on front/rear and it will get a "Don't Tread On Me" rear window sticker and a cartoon face sticker next to it, from a Gofer decal sheet. 

And I also installed outer floorpans and a spare tire carriage from a wrecked Revell '64 Chevy stepside pickup, so it looks finished underneath.

My next pickup truck build will be an AMT '82 Dodge Ram D50 in Nightwatch Blue with a 1977 Perris Valley cabover mini-pickup sized camper.

 

[TopherMcGinnis]

I used some Valejo muds, along with real mud and dirt to make SWAMPY look the part. Real easy to do.