1976 Chevrolet C/K - wip

Christian W
All right. Chassis and engine is done. Starting to prepare the body for painting.

Villiers de Vos
Very nice work on the chassis.

Kyle DeHart
Nice. 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.

Jv
I'm in a truck I have been looking at but haven't got yet

Jv
I was in Canada many moons ago and was driving a black on like that loved it

Dominik Weitzer
nice!

Christian W
Thank 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.

Dominik Weitzer
well well. waiting for the color :-D

István Szücs
Cool, I just wanna my popcorn!

Jv
I like that kit and it's also well priced
Sorry to say I haven't got it yet

Christian W
You're welcome and thank you, mates 🙂

Looking forward to get it paint the next two days. It depends on the temperature around here.

Nigel Chapman
Can't bet a square body!

István Szücs
I love the color!

Christian W
Thank you, sirs 🙂
I like inconspicuous colors.

Kyle DeHart
I love the color too

Dominik Weitzer
nice!

Christian W
Thanks, 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.

Martin Oostrom
If 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!

Christian W
Today it was just wet sanding. After that, I'd paint it again and hopefully the base color is smooth.

Christian W
New Chrome, the grey interior and the grille is done.

Waiting for better weather to paint the body again after wet sanding.

Villiers de Vos
The chrome came out very nice.

Christian W
Thanks! 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.

István Szücs
Good to see some progress, the croming is perfect. Do you use Alclad stuffs?

Christian W
No, 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.

Dominik Weitzer
in my opionion, the chrome looks good.
you can make a picture from the stuff you use 😉

István Szücs
Christian, 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

Christian W
I'll check that, thank you!

And I'll take a picture of the bottle 🙂

Christian W
Added the picture of the bottle for Chrom I painted

Bozzer
Christian, 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 👍

Christian W
Thank you! 🙂

Christian W
Today the weather was good enough to spray the final layer of base coat to the body.

Kyle DeHart
Looking spiffy Christian

Christian W
Yesterday I sprayed the clear coat. Pretty nice I think.

István Szücs
Yes, it's sooo shiny!

Kyle DeHart
Super nice Christian!

Christian W
Thank you very much, Mates 🙂

Dominik Weitzer
Well done, looks good.

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.

Jv
Very shiny

Kyle DeHart
A lovely color

MS K
Nice body color and glossiness. amazing chrome effect.

Christian W
Thank you very much. This "thing" looks fabulous. My brothers skills for a shiny gloss finish is incredible.

Christian W
It'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!

Kyle DeHart
Lovely