checkmate Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 I've kicked off building one of these, I always wanted one of the original issues but never seemed to win one when they popped up on ebay and was stoked when they reissued this kit even if it's missing the green windows. I'm planning on building it basically standard out of box with maybe a few little mods. The chassis went together really well, nice and square after I removed all the mould lines. I painted it Duplicolour Magma red. I started assembling the engine and the diffs, making slow progress. I managed to get the cab and bonnet painted in Duplicolour Imperial blue. It's been going together well just a little slow with other projects on the go as well. Sorry about the iphone quality pics, I'll get some better shots over the next few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petetrucker07 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Man, this is gonna look good in those colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopar - D Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 I agree nice colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatorincebu Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 (edited) Good start on a classic kit! I like your color choice. Is this going to be an Aussie style rig? or American? Everyone complains about the AMT kits and the mold lines and other things. But with a little care and forethought. You can build a really good model. IMO getting a true chassis starts with removing mold lines and care squaring up of the cross members. The molding techniques back in the day. Did not really allow true 90 Degree square corners. So some care is needed to acomlish that. Be Well Gator Edited June 6, 2015 by gatorincebu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbill Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 colors are going to look great together, will be watching this come together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truck parts Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Great start.and love the colors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonj238 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Love the color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRaymo Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Looks good so far. I started a 359 Cali hauler a while back with almost the same color scheme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gilkeson Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 good to see a bunch of builds on this kit. looks great so far. ;-)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anarximis Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Iam doing something like that but the cab will be black but its go a red frame the only real problem ive found with this kit is it does not have hood hindges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olskoolrodder Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 I picked one of these up just today at Hobby Lobby,can't wait to watch your build (may be a while before I can get on mine),looks great so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennyg Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Looks very tidy. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandit1 Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Nice cant wait to see what SCHEME your going for! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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