1965 Chevy Stepside Pickup

[Ryanlat22]

I originally bought this kit to use the torque thrust wheels on a previous 70 Chevelle build and decided to build the truck since I had it. The color that I used is Testors Root Beer Brown and it has Testors Wet Look clear coat over it. The wheels and tires are from a 70 Roadrunner, they look a little big because the Roadrunner is 1/24 and the truck is 1/25. I used wires that I pulled out of an Ethernet cord for the plug wires and the chrome trim is just standard aluminum kitchen foil. I took a break in the middle of the build which resulted in me losing several parts like the gas cap and upper radiator hose. I am not quite sure how the rear window became cracked, but when I pulled it out to continue working, it was.

As you can see, there is plenty of room for improvement and I would definitely like to hear your critiques and tips so I can improve. Also, let me know if you have any questions or want pictures of different views.

Thanks for looking!

[StevenGuthmiller]

Bigger pictures Ryan, bigger pictures! From what I can tell, it looks very nice. But the pics are too small to really see anything. Steve

[slusher]

I agree with Steve they are way to small...

[PappyD340]

Bigger pictures Ryan, bigger pictures! From what I can tell, it looks very nice. But the pics are too small to really see anything. Steve

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[Ryanlat22]

Sorry, I couldn't figure out how to post them the right way. Try these...

[Danno]

The larger pictures help, Ryan. Looks like a good build, but those plug wires are way too big ~ they look like garden hoses in scale.

The wire you used would be right for heater hoses.

Keep up the clean work.

[Ryanlat22]

Thanks Danno, I know the wires are out of scale but unfortunately I am on a very tight budget and have to use whatever I can find around the house. When I found a spare Ethernet cord laying around, I couldn't pass it up and it is the best thing I had.

Does anybody know of a cheap/easy way to get closer to scale wire in several colors in reasonable amounts?

There are several other things that I know I could do that would make it more detailed or scale but just don't have the materials, so I am trying to work on my personal ability.

[rctruk]

Nice looking truck. It's great that you work with what you have and in your comfort zone. Modeling is (at least for me) a great hobby and I do it to have FUN. Great job.

[StevenGuthmiller]

Looks better with the bigger pics Ryan! If you're looking for some colored wire, a good candidate is telephone wire. If you can round up a few feet of that, inside you'll find several different colors of thin wire that's almost the perfect scale for plug wires & battery cables. Depending on the type you find, there should be some good useable colors in there. Unfortunately, some times there are a lot of undesirable colors also. Steve

[slusher]

Very sharp looking build. Very nice color and wheels..

[TFchronos]

Very nicely done!