Bartster Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 If this is your 1st custom build, you waited way too long, my friend. This is headed in the right direction!
skymnky721 Posted February 9, 2012 Posted February 9, 2012 Wow,,thats going to be nice for sure. good job
Raul_Perez Posted February 9, 2012 Posted February 9, 2012 Wow Raul, nice job! That red one is really sweet! I love what you did with the doors. Did you make those side mirrors too? Thanks, Jay!! The '57 pickup was done in a Corvette theme for the 2007 NNL West 50 year celebration of the '57 Chevy. The mirrors are from the Z06 Corvette that was used for much of the chassis and drivetrain. Here's a link to the post: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8528 I'm not sure why, but some of the pictures don't seem to download anymore... Later,
Wagoneer81 Posted February 9, 2012 Posted February 9, 2012 Looks good so far! I like what you did with the back of the cab and I love the stance. The stance sure makes it look mean!
Eshaver Posted February 9, 2012 Posted February 9, 2012 Hey . looks fine to me . I can see you spared no expenses in doing this job too ! Ed Shaver
northendmetalallstar Posted February 9, 2012 Author Posted February 9, 2012 Thanks, Jay!! The '57 pickup was done in a Corvette theme for the 2007 NNL West 50 year celebration of the '57 Chevy. The mirrors are from the Z06 Corvette that was used for much of the chassis and drivetrain. Here's a link to the post: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8528 I'm not sure why, but some of the pictures don't seem to download anymore... Later, Spectacular Raul! I love that truck! Thanks for the comments everyone. I'm really looking forward to finishing this. I don't have any time during the week to model, what with work and band rehearsals. This weekend I'm going to sand and prime it again in white this time, so that my yellow paint is poppin'! (I hope)... Stay tuned
Raul_Perez Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 Jay, I probably have a couple extra sets of those mirrors. If you're interested, send me a PM with your address. I fixed the broken links in the post of the pics for the 57 pickup. If you're interested in seeing what was originally in the post, here's the link: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8528 Later,
northendmetalallstar Posted February 10, 2012 Author Posted February 10, 2012 Jay, I probably have a couple extra sets of those mirrors. If you're interested, send me a PM with your address. I fixed the broken links in the post of the pics for the 57 pickup. If you're interested in seeing what was originally in the post, here's the link: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8528 Later, That's very kind of you Raul, thank you. They would look great on my truck too i think. I'll PM you my address, maybe i can return the favor someday.
pancake Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 Wow great job! I just started on mine... but I have lots to learn. I need help with the lowering!
northendmetalallstar Posted February 18, 2012 Author Posted February 18, 2012 (edited) I got some more work done to this truck. I wanted to customize the rear bumper. I didn't like the stock bumper, the way more than half of it was supposed to be the body color. So I decided to strip all the chrome parts and try out this fancy Alclad everyone seems to be talking about. I must say I'm pretty impressed with the results. Here are the parts after i sprayed them with Alclad gloss black base. and after... more to come! Edited August 12, 2012 by northendmetalallstar
pancake Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 Thanks for the update. Im building one and dont know how to lower the truck. Noticed u painted the parts on the tree still. Maybe im doing it all wrong lol
northendmetalallstar Posted February 19, 2012 Author Posted February 19, 2012 Thanks for the update. Im building one and dont know how to lower the truck. Noticed u painted the parts on the tree still. Maybe im doing it all wrong lol If you look at the pics at the beginning of this thread you can see mostly how I did it. I am still new to modeling but I gleaned as much info from this forum as I could about lowering and just gave it the old college try. I can try to explain more if you're wondering about something specific. Also its just the shocks and license plates that are still attached to the tree. The other parts were snipped from the tree, sanded and then I glued a piece of sprue to a more inconspicuous spot to have something to hold onto while i airbrushed it.
northendmetalallstar Posted February 28, 2012 Author Posted February 28, 2012 (edited) I got some paint on her... Three coats airbrushed, wet sanded between each one. Now its time for more wet sanding and polishing. Edited August 12, 2012 by northendmetalallstar
Chris guthro Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 the trucks looks great yellow!! im glad u didnt take my suggestion now do u have under the hood pictures?
Raul_Perez Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 Jay, Do you still need those Corvette mirrors for this build? I can send them this weekend. Sorry for the delay in getting them to you (if you do need them). I've been really busy with things going on at work and home... Later,
northendmetalallstar Posted February 29, 2012 Author Posted February 29, 2012 Jay, Do you still need those Corvette mirrors for this build? I can send them this weekend. Sorry for the delay in getting them to you (if you do need them). I've been really busy with things going on at work and home... Later, That's OK Raul, no worries at all. I think i'm going to use the ones that came with it. I'm going to try reversing them and hanging them upside down from the top of the door frame. I do appreciate the offer though, maybe another time. Cheers!
northendmetalallstar Posted February 29, 2012 Author Posted February 29, 2012 the trucks looks great yellow!! im glad u didnt take my suggestion now do u have under the hood pictures? I didn't do anything special under the hood so I didn't think to take any pics of it, lol. I'll take some and post them next update.
Raul_Perez Posted February 29, 2012 Posted February 29, 2012 That's OK Raul, no worries at all. I think i'm going to use the ones that came with it. I'm going to try reversing them and hanging them upside down from the top of the door frame. I do appreciate the offer though, maybe another time. Cheers! OK...let me know if that doesn't work for you. I can usually drop stuff in the mail pretty quickly. The company I work for was recently bought by a company I worked for 15 years ago, so I've been really busy working through my portion of the integration...
b_lever1 Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 yeah the windows dont fit i added a strip to the lower frame good fit now just wish for a camera to share pictures your also doing a wild build on yours
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