Toast Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 (edited) Getting ready for one last Monster Jam at the Metrodome! I started building this Revell snap kit a bit ago but the decals that come with the kit are, well, not decals. The peel-n-stick sheet just wasn't going to cut it. I tried to get a set from the AMT release but it seemed no one had them and the kits go for a little more than what I wanted to spend for a decal sheet. I pretty much gave up but mspeanut from this forum offered me his set. AMT's body must be a little bigger though so the decals had to be adjusted but I think it's turning out really good. I tried to keep it a quick and easy build but there were a few things that needed to be changed. First was the cockpit. The kit has the drivers seat set to the left side of the truck, like a regular vehicle. I moved it to the center and the steering wheel as well. I moved the tach to a position that seemed to make sense with the centered driver's position. I also added some gauges and a switch panel from a Nascar dash for some added details. I cut up the decals a bit and squeezed them in the space that was available. Not too bad. Huge thanks to mspeanut! looking at reference pics online was really fun. They have a bunch of these trucks traveling around to numerous shows at any given time so I just picked colors from each different one that I thought would make an interesting combination. The flames were quite a task but I managed to trim and modify them enough to get them to fit the different body. There were a few gaps that I'm taking care of with a bit of brush paint. First coat of green. The green on the decal is much darker than what's really on the truck so I used a brighter green to fill in the spaces and brighten up the flames as well. I'm getting excited to go to the show next month! Edited November 28, 2013 by Toast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinky Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Nice Ryan, going to follow this one for sure Nice progress so far and awesome job on the decals they are a pain I heard. Have fun at the show!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanesteele240 Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Wow. I love monster trucks and monster jam. I took my kid once and the monster jam people are awesome. They let everybody go on the track, meet the drivers, take pics of the trucks and kick the tires. The roar of the engines can be felt in your chest and the gas fumes smell great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toast Posted December 4, 2013 Author Share Posted December 4, 2013 Had some fun with the wheels. Totally winged it on painting the rim but luck was with me and they turned out great! Since they were nice deep wheels I taped them down and filled them to the rim with water. Shot a few coats of clear purple over the aluminum and kept my fingers crossed. When I pulled that paint film away and wasn't sure what to think, It wasn't the clean edge I hoped for. But after a light pass with some very fine sandpaper the rims looked perfect! Just have to give them a wash and they'll be ready for the big chunks of rubber! Got a good coat of clear on the body too. Hoping to wrap this one up soon. If I get it together solid in time I want to bring it with this weekend. There's a nice space on the roof that would be cool to have Dennis Anderson's autograph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsDano85gt Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 hey toast very cool build! i'm originally spent my first 18 years of life up in minnesota! i fondly remeber the ol HHH Humper Dome! my grandfather took me to the monsterjam one when i was a smaller kid and i remeber us wearing his "earmuffs" from his wood shop out of the basement to muffle the loud motors some! I also live on the east coast for 2 years as well where my wife is from "currituck" county n orth carolina I litereally lived right down the street from the "Diggers Dungeon" the gravedigger shop / garage and home base wow they have a fleet of 18 wheelers i'd imagine that transport the various trucks all over the usa Never got to personally meet dennis anderson tho be lucky you have the HHH dome they fit the "fullsize trucks" in there i now live in south mississippi our coast coliseum seems big from outside but tiny inside! i went to a monster jam here, theres only 6-8 trucks that run and its a tiny course that they can't do much on they use "smaller" trucks for smaller stadiums so enjoy the Hubert H Humphry figured i'd share my "monster" related story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinky Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 The body is awesome, nice how you did the wheels! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toast Posted December 8, 2013 Author Share Posted December 8, 2013 Managed to get her finished in time for the show! I rigged up two battery powered LEDs to light up the headlights. Gotta have bright red lights on the Grave Digger! A quick shot of it before heading to the Monster Jam. I have to tell a little story cause I was really surprised when I got to meet Dennis Anderson. I missed the first line to get his autograph before he took a break. I wandered around for a while checking out all the other trucks but a second line began to form right away so I hopped into it. Two long lines of people waiting to meet him. This guy was signing hundreds of autographs and I figured when I got to him I'd be able to give him the truck, he'd sign it, I'd get a picture with him, and I'd be shuffled along. When I got to him I handed my model across the table and he looked at it quick and said, "Oh that's cool." and we had a picture taken quick. After the pic I handed him my pen but he didn't take it right away. He was checking out the truck, looking at it from all sides saying, "Wow that's neat, you did a really good job." I was totally not expecting him to take that much interest in it and was honestly star struck for a while because of his compliments. Such a cool experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinky Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 That is so cool!! How was the show? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanesteele240 Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Monster jam gets it all correct. The act like they care. That is why i plan to go back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JunkPile Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Great model. Great story. Great tip on wheel painting. Whoever wooda thunk....water mask Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camaromaniak Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 sweet build . and such an awesome story. thanks for sharing.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmcguire Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Nice build...I like the work you did on that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt P Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Great build, but a better story. I really like the LEDs. Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davewilly Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Cool Story and nice looking truck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsDano85gt Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 just found out from my mom that they will be tearing down HHH metrodome! there goes alot of childhood memories!how is it Minnesota sports teams seem to keep getting what they want! vikings were terrible this year and now they will be getting a new stadium for 2016?? woah something seriously wrong there...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Nice truck and great story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TokyoDrift99 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 That's a really cool story, I hope to go to a Monster Jam event some day. Great model! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.R.C. Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 (edited) Very cool story Toast, and nice job on the Digger as well. Edited March 4, 2014 by A.R.C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilrathy10 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 (edited) Outstanding....I don't know how you managed to make it through the crowd without damaging it, though....That's pretty cool....And I never would have thought of filling up the rims with water to get that done....That's an awesome idea....I'll have to try that one out, soon..... Edited March 4, 2014 by kilrathy10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnwildpunk Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 I have been wondering where they are going to hold events like M.J. now that the dome is gone I just walked by it yesterday and the front fascia is gone and all that is left is a couple parts of the sides Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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