Question About Vintage

[Longbox55]

If you look, the fenders are not the same as a pickup. The openings are much larger and are also flared. There's also differences in the grille opening and shape. I should also note, most of my comments are directed at '50s trucks.

On a side note, that cab is available from Modelhaus as a Chevrolet, '64-'66.

[falcongeorge]

If you look, the fenders are not the same as a pickup. The openings are much larger and are also flared. There's also differences in the grille opening and shape. I should also note, most of my comments are directed at '50s trucks.

On a side note, that cab is available from Modelhaus as a Chevrolet, '64-'66.

So I guess you missed the word modify? Thats why some hobby shops sell Milli-Putt and sheet styrene. Not much of it in this day & age mind you. Alot of builders think that if it doesnt come out of a box it cant be done. Honestly, these conversions are SO EASY its not even funny. I have already built a '50 F600, widened & extended the fenders down at the back, dropped the running boards down, made sheet styrene filler panels, so I think I can handle that without buying a resin body, but thanks for the tip, Oh, and the Modelhaus body is for a '64, the truck in the picture is not...

[falcongeorge]

Heres a '41 chevy pu, thats getting the same treatment, still have to extend the trailing edge of the fenders downwards, radius the wheelwells, and make the filler panels to go between the rockers & the running boards. Will also be scratchbuilding a Maple Leaf ('40s Cdn GMC)grill for this one. None of this stuff is particularly difficult, just a matter of getting out of the "buy it" mindset and going to work on it. Is this more the era you were talking about? Really, to me, when you say "vintage" truck model, its taken for granted there is some scratchbuilding involved.

Edited January 25, 2010 by falcongeorge

[Longbox55]

I admit, I misunderstood your original post a bit. Namely the modify part. It's just that I've seen it so many times where a builder, while the intentions were good, simply plopped a 1/2 ton pickup cab on a heavier truck chassis without doing any of the corrections.

[falcongeorge]

I admit, I misunderstood your original post a bit. Namely the modify part. It's just that I've seen it so many times where a builder, while the intentions were good, simply plopped a 1/2 ton pickup cab on a heavier truck chassis without doing any of the corrections.

I hear your there. The mods to convert the early-mid sixties chevys & GMC's are SO simple, I guess I take it for granted that people are on the same wavelength as I am, and there were SO MANY of these tractors pulling that style of car trailer, to me, its a natural. Engine wise, you can plop a 348 in there, or if you want to go crazy, try to scratchbuild the truck v-6. One of these would look so RIGHT pulling that trailer. I guess I dont have to say what I am gonna do for a tractor for my car trailer. The Ford C600 or the Lindbergh Dodge are also EXCELLENT choices, if the conversion seems a little too daunting but honestly, converting one of the AMT or Revell '60-'64 pick-up kits is a GREAT way to get your feet wet in this kind of work, before you tackle that '56 Ford F800 conversion. Start with a simple conversion, then move into something a little more elaborate, it will surprise you how easy this stuff can be.