gwolf Posted May 27, 2014 Posted May 27, 2014 I bought this for a few bucks at a thrift store recently, no box or instructions, just the parts in a large ziploc bag. Been working on it for the last few weeks and finally finished it this weekend. I stayed up til 4:30 in the morning Saturday night, listening to the nuts on Coast to Coast AM on the radio and working on the kit and had a blast. Nothing like "me" time. It isn't perfect, but it's done. One of my favorite shows is Fast 'N Loud and I especially enjoy when they take an older vehicle and redo the brakes, interior and electric, drop in a new crate engine and tires, then seal the rusty paint to keep the patina. I used the salt technique I learned from this forum. While the salt was drying on the primer, the salt got wet during a humid night and it didn't come out exactly as planned, but I can live with it. For a skill level 2, there were a lot of parts in this detailed kit. I love the look of body color steelies and chrome center hubs, but I thought I'd do something different. Initially I was going to use a different wheel / tire combo, but the Revell kit has the "pop on" type of wheels and I simply had no replacement for them. Since this is a work truck and nothing fancy, I dechromed the bumpers using Eazy Off oven cleaner and painted them flat white (first time dechroming for me). I used a drug store watercolor set to add rust and fill in the grill. Had I to do it over again, I would have painted the engine a different color and painted the engine bay flat black. There are imperfections (the side badge slipped after gluing it, among other things) and there are a few pieces I omitted (side view mirrors, among others) but I think I'm relatively happy with the outcome. Next build will probably be my take on the Rat Roaster.
slusher Posted May 27, 2014 Posted May 27, 2014 Real nice work Greg. Super nice build. That quiet time while everyone is sleeping is good build time..
gwolf Posted May 27, 2014 Author Posted May 27, 2014 Real nice work Greg. Super nice build. That quiet time while everyone is sleeping is good build time.. Thanks Carl! I have to have that quiet time or I'd go nuts. There are some mistakes in the build (glued windshield in, then realized I forgot to paint the rubber seal around it black), but I learned from it. I'd definitely make this kit again in the future.
DeeCee Posted May 28, 2014 Posted May 28, 2014 Very nice looking build Greg, coool weathering, not to much, just enough.
Guest Posted July 23, 2014 Posted July 23, 2014 Pretty cool truck! You need to locate the separate roof piece and add it on though. Here's a photo of a real '65 that shows the roof pretty well.
bpletcher55 Posted July 23, 2014 Posted July 23, 2014 is it just me or is the roof missing ? other then that it.s a fine model ,i like the very work a day look to it ,
Guest Posted July 23, 2014 Posted July 23, 2014 Nice. Roof is missing and engine should be Chevy engine orange.
gwolf Posted July 28, 2014 Author Posted July 28, 2014 Nice. Roof is missing and engine should be Chevy engine orange. Thanks. Maybe I wanted it that way. Anything else I did wrong?
biggreenponcho Posted July 28, 2014 Posted July 28, 2014 Thanks. Maybe I wanted it that way. Anything else I did wrong? Great reply! Nice build by the way, I love those old Chevy pickups.
gwolf Posted July 28, 2014 Author Posted July 28, 2014 Great reply! Nice build by the way, I love those old Chevy pickups. Thanks Doug! I love 'em too. I'm just recently getting into older pickups. I took a '64 Dodge D100 out for a spin recently. Took about half a block to get it fully stopped with those old brakes.
bpletcher55 Posted July 28, 2014 Posted July 28, 2014 GREG ,I did not mean to bash you or your model ,I like it ! I just commented that it looked like the roof was not there ,I,m a big fan of old chevy trucks ,
Dominik Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 Very nice looking build Greg, coool weathering, not to much, just enough. x2 - like the weathering most
gwolf Posted July 29, 2014 Author Posted July 29, 2014 GREG ,I did not mean to bash you or your model ,I like it ! I just commented that it looked like the roof was not there ,I,m a big fan of old chevy trucks , I know, wasn't directed to you at all.
Prince Ital Mike Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 Very nice, I like that subtle weathering!!!
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