Rust bucket ´66 Chevy C10 with dump bed

[Andy Oldenburg]

After building a few shiny stock and custom cars, I was longing to try something real dirty again. So, car wise 😂. This Revell pickup was at hand and I am not the first to build one with a rough patina body. Thinking about how to give it my own spin I came up with a dump bed. I knew this would not be a simple chore, but I had ideas about the engineering and in the end it all worked out fine. For some details you might want to check the WIP thread I had during the building process.

The paint job was a lot of fun. Not having to worry about dust or messy spots. But the work does add up. On this body I started with a grey primer, then a rust colored layer, the top coat in off-white plus the blue stripe (all Molotow rattle cans). After several stages of sanding and salt treatment, I then built up the detailed rust effects with different AK rust, smudge and weathering colors, applied with a rough sponge. Makes about 12 steps.

Just about everything on this build is box kit. I did add many details though on the interior and engine and bay. The lifting mechanics of the bed and carved and cut from styrene rods and sheet, plus a few brass rods of different diameter. I opened the doors and the bed door and made the hinges from 1mm brass rods. The closed cabin doors are held in place with super magnets hidden in the door panel and the bench. For the bed I was happy to find a scale matching checker plate in aluminum. 

Building the interior was fun too. I had this idea of the imagined owner, probably a gardener, still driving dad´s or grandpa´s old truck. Still running, but over the top due to hard work and nobody caring about the looks. The bench is wrecked, the holes covered with an old blanket. Extra details all over the dash, including a big coffee thermos mug. of course, the interior is a mess too, including an old pizza box.

The engine received a decent amount of detailing. Lines, cables, hoses, and the pulley wheels are all connected with a rubber belt. Everything adequately smudged and rusted. 

The undercarriage has some extra detailing with the lifting mechanics and the cables for the parking brakes. The kit shocks for the front and back were replaced with home made absorbers (styrene tubes and brass rods), and I wrapped real looking springs from 1mm aluminum wire.

I hope you like the finished build. Thanks for all the cool reactions during the WIP process and thanks for giving this post your attention!

If you would like to see the pickup in "action", I would be pleased if you watched the video:

https://youtu.be/40tImz2U_do

 

 

[TonyK]

Wow, that's a lot of work! The finished model is excellent. So much to look at and appreciate.