My take on a 99 Silverado.

[fantacmet]

So this is one I've been wanting to do for awhile. I got lucky finding the kit. The old bash fishing version. I've been wanting to do this in an almost burn orange with a black top. I grabbed the Testors One Coat Fiery Orange for the bottom, and Customer Laquer black for the top. These are the wheels I'm using. The height I'm showing here is what I WANT it to be, but so far haven't beenable to figure how to get the front end that low. I've shaved the door handles, but I'mkeeping the emblems. BMF on top of the primer and then after the top coat I will be removing the top coat from the tops of the BMF to make the emblems stand out. I gotta dig up what I have the chassis around here and then post pics of it.

[addicted2modeling]

that primer looks good bro! Which brand did you used?

[Guest]

To lower the front, cut the mounting stubs off and move them up where you want them and glue them back on. Think dropped spindles. Revell has a custom version of this truck that sets pretty low out of the box.

[fantacmet]

The primer is Tamiya.

Every time I do the drop spindle thing I get the wounded leg issue. Even using a pair of calipers to set it up.

[addicted2modeling]

Tamiya sure have a very good primer. Did you have to sand the primed cab as well? If you did, what grit of sandpaper did you used?

[slusher]

Looks good...

[fantacmet]

No sanding whatsoever.

[fantacmet]

Here's the orange color I chose. I LOVE this color. I'm debating to go black for the top, or go pickup a can of gunmetal, or metallic black.

[addicted2modeling]

That is one smooth paint job! What brand of paint was that if you don't mind me asking? Cuz I used Dupli Color scratch filler primer on my Silverado model kit plus Duplicolor Victory Red it comes out dull..

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=93874

[fantacmet]

That's 2 coats of Tamiya, right out of the can, and then 1 mist coata, followed by a wet coat about 2 minutes later followed by a second wet coat about 2-3 hours later of Testors One Coat Fiery Orange Lacquer. No sanding at all except for the body before the primer. I actually used the polishing kit up to about the 6000 grit mark.

[fantacmet]

Here we go, update, 1 mist and 1 wet coat of Testors customer laquer right out of the can.

The emblems are going to br chrome, there is foil underneath that paint. I'm thinking of foiling the side trim. I don't want to do it in black, but it seems like I should do something with it. Opinions?

Edited September 27, 2014 by fantacmet

[addicted2modeling]

What kind of masking tape did you use to separate from the top and bottom?

[fantacmet]

I use Frog Tape for Delicate Surface. VERY low adhesion(I can put it 1 hour old acrylic and it's ok), but as you can see the paintblock technology they talk about on the package works.

Few more shots here. I put BMF under the paint then sanded it off on the emblems to get the chrome emblems.

This is also as low as I have been able to get it up front. Lowering the rear is easy as pie, but trying to figure how to ge the front even lower, but I don't want to drag the suspension arms on the ground either.

Edited September 28, 2014 by fantacmet

[kilrathy10]

Great job on this one....I like the paint job.....Great job, so far....

[bad0210]

I would leave the side trim painted. it looks better that way. there is one small strip of chrome that runs across the top of it on the 1:1. that might look good.

[addicted2modeling]

I would leave the side trim painted. it looks better that way. there is one small strip of chrome that runs across the top of it on the 1:1. that might look good.

the 1:1 scale 99 Silverado does have it but its really hard to apply it for sure on the model kit.

[lghtngyello03]

What wheels are these and where do you get them? They look awesome!

Edited January 26, 2015 by lghtngyello03