1976 Chevrolet C/K - wip
Long story short. This is it what I'm aming for. Cute ☺️
As usual, I'm starting with gluing together main parts. Chassis (this was already done - out of my spareparts box .D), the engine, the bed of the body and some smaller parts here and there. Sanding some mold lines and that's it. Piece of cake.
Chassis and engine is done.
Started the sun visor. Six parts and not done. Have to overdo the sides.
The sun visor is done
Base coated and wet sanded.
First layer of it's body color. Yes,it's tooooo cold outside for a paintjob.
Changed the bench to white. The dashboard needs a little detailing and then up on it's place.
After a session of wet sanding, the body gets the final layer of paint. Ready for clear coat.
Hardly to see: clear coat is done 🙂
Better angle? 😄
Wetsanding and polishing for the final bodywork
Laying down the parts to get the Chevy on it's wheels
Coming to an end 🙂
There is one last thing to do: this bumper p
Tada!
Comments
26 14 November 2022, 05:08
Christian WAll right. Chassis and engine is done. Starting to prepare the body for painting.
15 November 2022, 22:31
Kyle DeHartNice. I've had this kit in stash since I came back to the hobby in 2017/2018. Never have gotten around to it yet. Perhaps this will give me some inspiration.
16 November 2022, 04:37
JvI was in Canada many moons ago and was driving a black on like that loved it
16 November 2022, 05:58
Christian WThank you for the nice words 🙂
I definitelly can recommend that kit or the Chevy Pick Up on the same base too. Thy fit well enough together and have not that much parts. It's a nice kit to build. When I were asked, to build one, Ididn't take a second for the answer "Sure!"
So: do it. If you'll get or have one: do it.
16 November 2022, 11:02
JvI like that kit and it's also well priced
Sorry to say I haven't got it yet
12 December 2022, 10:17
Christian WYou're welcome and thank you, mates 🙂
Looking forward to get it paint the next two days. It depends on the temperature around here.
12 December 2022, 12:36
Christian WThanks, mates!
This color matches totally to my 1949 Mercury 8 😄
@Benjamin .... The color code for that is WA8066 and called "Dark Charmine". I ordered a rattle can for it. A bid one so I could paint three more of it *lil*
By the way: yesterday it got a second layer of the red. It's sitting in the drying box and waits for clear coat.
21 December 2022, 18:24
Martin OostromIf I had that kit I would want to weather it to smithereens. Not my strong point, weathering, so I never bought it.
Love the red!
26 December 2022, 21:24
Christian WToday it was just wet sanding. After that, I'd paint it again and hopefully the base color is smooth.
16 January 2023, 21:39
Christian WNew Chrome, the grey interior and the grille is done.
Waiting for better weather to paint the body again after wet sanding.
26 January 2023, 22:00
Christian WThanks! I think one bumper need to get another layer. On the left half, it isn't that shiny like the rest. Maybe I spraed a lottle to much on it. We will see.
27 January 2023, 05:34
István SzücsGood to see some progress, the croming is perfect. Do you use Alclad stuffs?
27 January 2023, 07:25
Christian WNo, I didn't use Alclad in this case. I'm a guy, who wants to paint by airbrush "quick and dirty". Alclad doens't fit into my wish of work. It ahs to be painted in more thin layers. I can do it, but I'm not the biggest fan of it.
I used Chrome by ARC. I didn't found that product online in a quick search. The processing is like Alclad only that you can apply almost a covered layer without stains forming (as happens with Alclad). Nevertheless, I spray thinner layers. The parts one after the other in one spraying session in two or three rounds.
27 January 2023, 10:29
Dominik Weitzerin my opionion, the chrome looks good.
you can make a picture from the stuff you use 😉
27 January 2023, 11:58
István SzücsChristian, as I read, the chrome paint of Green Stuff works well, and it doesn't need shiny black base. This is it:
greenstuffworld.com/..29-chrome-paint.html
27 January 2023, 15:55
Christian WI'll check that, thank you!
And I'll take a picture of the bottle 🙂
27 January 2023, 18:32
BozzerChristian, I love MRP paint. Slightly expensive here, but it just grabs to the plastic, and lays down like a virgin on silk! Nice choice, my friend 👍
28 January 2023, 21:40
Christian WToday the weather was good enough to spray the final layer of base coat to the body.
29 January 2023, 19:02
Christian W-> In March, I gave the PickUp into the hands of my brother to finish it. Thank you, brother 🙂
So he gave it another clear coat and a round of polishing. He already put the Chevy on it's wheels. Only a hand full of parts are missing on the body. So cool.
28 April 2023, 04:42
Christian WThank you very much. This "thing" looks fabulous. My brothers skills for a shiny gloss finish is incredible.
7 May 2023, 18:21
Christian WIt's done 🙂 Two pictures for your ongoing interest 😉 from our monthly meeting. As soon as possible this Chevy rolls onto the gallery.
Thank you for your kind words!
7 May 2023, 18:24
Album info
This will be nearly stock. Using the GMC Pickup and the grille of the Chevy Stepside Pickup. Looks like no big deal.
Color Code: WA8066 / Dark Charmine
