Intmd8r Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 Awesome work - very realistic. I've seen so many 1:1 GMC trucks of this vintage look like this, I was starting to think they came from the factory that way. Love it
Foxer Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 5 quarts of oil, please ... to go. Looks true to form .. VERY nice!
wrecker388 Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 Very realistic! Both my Grandpa's 74 Chevy & 86 Chevy have the exact same rust pattern.
Earl Marischal Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 Would a vehicle in this state be legal on the road in the US? It certainly wouldn't be in the UK! Nice modelling by the way. steve
zaina Posted February 20, 2015 Author Posted February 20, 2015 Would a vehicle in this state be legal on the road in the US? It certainly wouldn't be in the UK! Nice modelling by the way. steve Absolutely legal in the states. See trucks like this every day here in Nebraska.
thatz4u Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 looks like the owner drove it from the Michigan/Ohio/Indiana area......
Drake69 Posted February 21, 2015 Posted February 21, 2015 (edited) Prerequisite rusty tow chain tossed into a corner of a rusted out truck bed. Awesomely ugly... and I LIKE IT. EDIT: Just remembered, my dad had one of these for a few years. He bought it as a dump-run trash hauler and storage box transporter for $1000, and except for the white roof (ours was all black), it was SPOT ON to your model, right down to the bleeping rust holes in the rear fender. Dad named that thing "Henry" because it was old, big, bad, and was seriously ticked off 99% of the time. I think it was appropriately named. Edited February 21, 2015 by Drake69
Intmd8r Posted February 21, 2015 Posted February 21, 2015 Would a vehicle in this state be legal on the road in the US? It certainly wouldn't be in the UK! Nice modelling by the way. steve Some places in the US are pretty relaxed about this sort of thing. Where I live in Canada, this would be a cop magnet. You would be pulled over ever 5 min for a road side safety inspection
DeeCee Posted February 21, 2015 Posted February 21, 2015 That is a nicely weathered P O S. Great job.
wrecker388 Posted February 21, 2015 Posted February 21, 2015 Would a vehicle in this state be legal on the road in the US? It certainly wouldn't be in the UK! Nice modelling by the way. steve Heck yes! I see trucks around here that you can look through one bedside and see out the other. This old truck is pretty "rust free" by Ohio standards on these trucks.
Atmobil Posted February 21, 2015 Posted February 21, 2015 Really nice one with all the wheatering. Where did you get the wheels/rims? Here in Norway a truck like that would possibly be legal as long as the chassis/frame is not to badly rusted and that everything like lights, brakes and steering work and that the engine and gearbox does not leak much oil or the exhaust is not full of holes. Some inspectors might not like the rusted out wheelarches but if you put some duct tape over it it will be ok because they are only worried about sharp edges. I have a friend that has a Toyota Hilux was in a similar state to this a few years ago (he has fixed it up a bit since) and that was fully legal and everything worked.
wayne swayze Posted February 21, 2015 Posted February 21, 2015 Very convincing rust....love the fenders! Engine bay is nicely grimed up too. Well done!
Guest Posted February 21, 2015 Posted February 21, 2015 Great weathering on that old truck Andy! Looks like a lot of the old trucks that run around here.
FullPowerGarage Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 Really nice one with all the wheatering. Where did you get the wheels/rims? Here in Norway a truck like that would possibly be legal as long as the chassis/frame is not to badly rusted and that everything like lights, brakes and steering work and that the engine and gearbox does not leak much oil or the exhaust is not full of holes. Some inspectors might not like the rusted out wheelarches but if you put some duct tape over it it will be ok because they are only worried about sharp edges. I have a friend that has a Toyota Hilux was in a similar state to this a few years ago (he has fixed it up a bit since) and that was fully legal and everything worked. Belgium's that way too, if it's older than 25 years, you can put it on oldtimer plates and insurance is dirtcheap than, a V8 registered like a normal car isn't payable here.. but we do have American cars running here
bogger44 Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 Trucks like this are a common site up here in Wisconsin too, they love to cake the roads in salt. Your weathering looks spot on, very well done.
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