1992 GMC Typhoon (Scratch build Revell GMC Syclone)

[SkylineGTR34]

Hello everyone 👋😉

In addition to my Japanese pickups, I'm posting my first American entry, which is about an SUV called the GMC Typhoon. A sports SUV from the early 90s. I've been planning to build this model for a long time and already had a suitable kit on hand: the Revell GMC Syclone, in which the chassis and body are shortened to get as close to the original as possible.

Here's the kit box:

And thats what it should Look like in the end:

More about that later.

 

Best regards 👋😉 

Eugen S.

 

 

[iamsuperdan]

Awesome project!

Looking forward to the updates!

 

[SkylineGTR34]

10 hours ago, iamsuperdan said:

Awesome project!

Looking forward to the updates!

 

Good morning Dan, and welcome to my GMC Typhoon project 👋😉😎 Thank you very much. I'll be posting updates on the conversion project. Stay tuned for what's to come. See you then 👋😉

 

Best regards 👋

Eugen S.

Edited September 5 by SkylineGTR34

[SkylineGTR34]

Good morning everyone 👋😉

 

Please don't be surprised, but I've already built the Syclone in Candy Lime Green with flame decals and gold rims. However, I wasn't entirely satisfied with it in the end, so I took it apart again and sanded off the old paint.

This is what my Syclone looked like before:

Afterwards, it looked like this, with Fujimi wheels for customization:

Primed and painted black:

 More updates later.

 

Best regards 👋 

Eugen S.

 

 

[FUSIONBOY]

I LOVED putting those together at the dealership!!!!  PDI included taking it to the gas station to put in 5 bucks and test drive.

There is also a Marlboro edition out there from a contest they did back in that time frame.

Looking very forward to this build!!!

[Keef]

6 hours ago, FUSIONBOY said:

I LOVED putting those together at the dealership!!!!  PDI included taking it to the gas station to put in 5 bucks and test drive.

There is also a Marlboro edition out there from a contest they did back in that time frame.

Looking very forward to this build!!!

 

[SkylineGTR34]

Good evening to you both, Rick and Keith 👋😉

 

Thank you for joining me on my project, and thanks for the pictures, Keith 😉😎

That's a great toy for the road, it really gave me a lot of power. Oh yes, the Marlboro Syclone also looks very nice in that red with the decals 😍 Revell also included the Marlboro decals so I could build this version. However, I'll have to saw off some of the roof and the pickup cover as well. I recently got a second Syclone kit from the first edition.

 

I also found another version of the Syclone here, which I'm planning to use for my next project:

Best regards 👋 

Eugen S.

[FUSIONBOY]

WOW!!!!! I had not Seen that Version of the Marlboro Truck! the one eye saw was white with red accents and Marlboro covers for the wheel centers. 

[SkylineGTR34]

Good evening everyone 👋😉

 

I recently received four S10 kits, or rather three of them. I bought the fourth Monogram Chevrolet S-10 myself. One of the two Waverider Chevy S-10s was already started by the previous owner but not quite finished, and it doesn't have any paint yet, which is a plus for me. I'll build that one as a Waverider, and I have something else planned for the other Waverider. But that's for the next project.

But now to the current project:
The renovation process begins:

That doesn't quite convince me, so I'll take everything apart and strip the paint:

 

It was a very long process, taking several hours. The fire wall was glued to the cabin:

The rear outer parts of the bed have already been shortened slightly, and the fuel cap has been sawed out:

More progress to follow later. See you then 👋😉

Best regards 👋
Eugen S.

 

[SkylineGTR34]

Hey everyone 👋😉

My next update won't be long in coming. So, I'm continuing with the conversion process of the Syclone/Typhoon. A lot of trimming had to be done at the rear to match the original, and the position of the fuel cap has also changed:

Here you can see how it looks on the original Typhoon:

And how that looks on my model:

So far, it looks like a shortened pickup truck. The roof will be added soon, etc. See you then.

Greetings 👋
Eugen S.

[NOBLNG]

WOW! Awesome amount of custom fabrication you are doing to this! It is really starting to shape up nicely.👍

[Mattilacken]

Sweet! I just love these trucks and suvs, and we used to have two close by that I got to see and hear.

[Can-Con]

I'm definitly following this.

[btw, this one has those fender marker lights because it just came back from spending some time in Japan]

[chryslerjunkandstuff]

On 9/5/2025 at 1:50 PM, FUSIONBOY said:

I LOVED putting those together at the dealership!!!!  PDI included taking it to the gas station to put in 5 bucks and test drive.

There is also a Marlboro edition out there from a contest they did back in that time frame.

Looking very forward to this build!!!

Not to add irrelevant anecdotes to this fellas build thread..

BUT..

I worked at a Chevrolet-Pontiac dealership in the early 2000s, I did the PDIs on ALL of the high performance cars and trucks..

I absolutely LOVED taking the WS6 Trans Ams for the $10 in the tank and test drives, even moreso than the Corvettes!

320 galloping ponies in those things!

 

Now, about OPs GMC Syclone/Typhoon build : off to a good start! This is a great kit, and i plan on doing both a Typhoon and a first year Oldsmobile Bravada conversion based on the GMC kit in the future, I'll be watching this one!

[SkylineGTR34]

Good morning everyone 👋😉

Welcome to my project, Anton, Greg, and Steve, and thank you for following me. 😉 And thank you for the two beautiful photos, Steve, of the Japan-spec Typhoon. 😍😉😎👍👍 By the way, mine will also be fitted with Japanese license plates.

And of course, a warm welcome to you too, Earl. I'll be very excited about your project when you start it. The Oldsmobile Bravada will look completely different again with the grille, wheels, and so on. Okay, the rims look very similar to the Syclone/Typhoon. And it's a four-door.
 

I'll show you new updates later.

See you then.

 

Greetings 👋

Eugen S.

Edited September 18 by SkylineGTR34

[Geno]

Sweet, this is going to be WAY cool. I can't wait to see the final results. 🤑😎💯

[SkylineGTR34]

Good morning everyone 👋😉

Welcome, Gene, to my project 🤝 It'll take a while, but I hope it will. 😉😎

There's more progress on my Typhoon project. Construction of the roof has begun. Made with 0.05mm plastic sheeting. I also had to close a thin gap at the back. That was a fine filing job. It took hours and it hurt my finger a little 😢

So far, it looks like a small van, but the windows will be fixed soon, etc. The interior has also been reinforced. There's still a lot to do.

See you then 😉

 

Greetings 👋

Eugen S.

Edited September 19 by SkylineGTR34

[SkylineGTR34]

Hello everyone 👋😉

 

The Typhoon is moving forward. It now has windows and the B and C pillars. It's already a little closer to the original, but a few adjustments still need to be made.

It's also been given filler. It just needs sanding. More updates to follow later.

Until then.

 

Greetings 👋😉

Eugen S.

 

Edited Wednesday at 10:53 AM by SkylineGTR34

[Mattilacken]

Great progress! Looking good!