Bill Newcomer Following. I have been contemplating a kit bash to make a GMC pick up.
12 April, 03:37
Tim Hofstetter That grille is a good find, but it appears to be from the 1:24 Monogram / Revell Ramcharger, so it may be too big for the 1:25 AMT or MPC pickup. 8(
I ran into more trouble with the Chevy / GMC thing. The truck I'm trying to copy in a model is 4WD, and the Chevy pickup model's 2WD front axle support area is pretty dense so although I could scavenge the whole drivetrain from the Jimmy, I'd pretty much be forced to also scavenge its frame, too, after lengthening it for the longbed pickup... and the undersides of the cab and bed may then not work out unless I emulate any detail in the Jimmy's floor on the Chevy's floor. I may still get it done, but it's far from trivial.
My Jeep project is looking much simpler: I own a IRL '74 Jeep CJ5 Renegade with the 304; it's equipped with a snowplow. I bought the 1:25 Golden Hawk CJ5, but it ships with the 4-cylinder engine so I dug up a V8 from the 1:25 Honcho pickup to tuck under the hood, then I'm adding the snowplow from a 1:24 GMC pickup. It won't be exactly right but it'll be so close that nobody but me will be the wiser.
Does Scalemates have a Facebook presence? I hate to keep stealing Ken's thread here to talk about my projects. 😎
Lochsa River Checking out a cool dragster.....inside a car body....
17 March, 01:15
Bill Newcomer How has it been going together? I built the Heavy Hugger version back in the 70's.
23 March, 05:15
Kenneth Gifford It's gone together perfectly. The biggest complaint is the sprue connections on the chrome parts, I think I could say that about any auto kit though.
Bozzer I was thinking about converting mine, back into a school bus? Can't be too hard, right?
25 February, 23:04
Kenneth Gifford Just chop the hood off and lower it back to normal height I would guess. The kit is almost as old as me so I think it will go on the collectable shelf.
26 February, 11:51
Bozzer I was thinking similar mate. Creating the interior, should be interesting. I'll do my research on that. Basically, I'll be building a bus, based on the shell. Everything will be scratchbuilt.
Bozzer Kenneth, I'd proceed with caution, on the tractor unit.
This is the old Lindberg kit, and the chassis is plagued with issues!
Basically, the front and rear suspension, are located in the wrong place.
My honest, and friendly advice is, to research the tractor unit, and seek as much information, as you can?
I got this dodge, for my wife, to build as her first semi.
Thankfully, she still talks to me! It took me 4000 miles and a lot of creeping, to realise that she wasn't an idiot, and it's truly a tricky kit!
People mention that the door hinges are a problem, but I wouldn't even touch any paint, until you can assure yourself, that the chassis is correct 100% 👍
Bozzer I love the look of these. Nice choice Kenneth 👍
6 January, 23:27
Kenneth Gifford Found it at a flea market for 10$ a couple bits started but complete minus 1 upper sleeper window. I think I can make it work. My brother, who is much more versed in model trucks than I am, says this is art's worst attempt at a truck kit ever. He says nothing lines up and lots of warp issues. I'll find out if I ever build it I guess.
7 January, 18:01
Bozzer From what I've witnessed, it's a much better kit than the Revell T-600. That kit is just a mash up of other Revell kits. I've seen the AMT version built, and it looks good. Obviously, as with all AMT stuff, there's issues. I have both versions of this, and I hope to get around to doing at least one of them, next year. I'm sure that you'll do this one justice, mate 👍
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