JTalmage Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 I'd like to turn my '49 or '50 Chevy truck into a GMC... does something like this exist in the aftermarket resin world? thanks Jesse
glusnifr Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 they are tuff to find ,,i've been trying for years
Casey Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 Shawn Carpenter did some awhile back ...and I don't think anyone has done one since. Keep your eyes peeled on eBay, Jesse.
mikemodeler Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 Wasn't there some copyright issues with the Shawn Carpenter items? I thought GM stepped in and had him stop his production?
impcon Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 Perhaps someone should offer this conversion again - there has to be some legal loophole - there almost always is. Copyright violations result when something is an exact duplicate of an item that has been copyrighted.. I mean, lets face it guys, the Chinese seem to be able to duplicate stuff and get away with it because of some minor technicality. IMHO, the GM bottom feeders ( read that as lawyers ) don't have enough to do and chasing guys like Shawn down is just a cheap shot and at best, a poor attempt to justify their existence. One would think that a corporation would be happy to have the free advertising.
Longbox55 Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 I'll just throw this out there, if you do manage to find one of the conversions, or someone can offer one, the US GMC trucks had a different engine from the Chevrolet. That also meant a different radiator core support and bracing due to the extra length of the GMC engine. To my knowledge, there is no kit or resin source for the GMC engine. There are a few 1/24 die casts that have it, but they are somewhat pricey.
JTalmage Posted January 15, 2015 Author Posted January 15, 2015 I found the Jimmy Inline 6 from a resin caster recently
Foxer Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 I found the Jimmy Inline 6 from a resin caster recently Please don't tell us who or where that would be!
JTalmage Posted January 15, 2015 Author Posted January 15, 2015 Please don't tell us who or where that would be! I forget who it was! I'll find it again this afternoon.
Longbox55 Posted January 16, 2015 Posted January 16, 2015 If you're talking about the one from Early Years Resin, item # GM6, that's a Chevrolet engine, not a GMC. Specifically, it's the one from the AMT '37 Chevy.
plastic trucker Posted January 16, 2015 Posted January 16, 2015 How about the engine out of the Opal Blitz? Isn't that suppose to be a GM motor?
Longbox55 Posted January 16, 2015 Posted January 16, 2015 No. Opel designed their own engines. It's a very common misconception that the Opel trucks were simply US Chevy or GMC trucks with an Opel body on them. Not very much really is the same between them.
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