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Post by chuckinredneck on Sept 25, 2006 20:07:06 GMT -5
I was waiting for some stuff to come in that I had ordered to finish the Plum-Crazy build and I started work on this 55 Cameo pick up. The idea for this model was thought up a while back at a cruise night went I saw this 68 Camaro, with its hood closed it looked pretty nice but under the hood it looked like the loser in a junkyard war. This is my first attempt at weathering of any kind so please bear with me if some of my experiments don't work out quite right. In this first picture I wasn't happy with the way the RustAl kit was working.  After a bit of trial and error I think I came up with some thing that will work    Chuck J |
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Post by The Mad Modeller on Sept 25, 2006 20:21:54 GMT -5
Looks good Chuck. Nice job on the weathering.
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Post by 67impala427 on Sept 25, 2006 22:25:19 GMT -5
Nice progress. Can't wait to see this one.
Alex.
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Post by mrshelby on Sept 25, 2006 23:55:26 GMT -5
To me this look's good,although i'm not a specialist on wheatering
i'm sure it will come out just right.Keep us posted.
Chris
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Post by chuckinredneck on Sept 28, 2006 20:37:43 GMT -5
I've been getting a little bit of time here and there to work on my models. My order came in with the stuff I needed to finish the Plum Crazy Funny Car, but I'm a bit hooked on building this truck right now. I've got the engine and chassis about set, I think everything looks about right as far as the weathering and grime go. The wheel backs still need to be detailed. I was thinking of building the truck like a lot of 2 wheel drive pick-ups I saw in Florida with large mud and sand tires on the back.  I remembered seeing an article about making seats look old using toilet paper but I couldn't find it so I thought I would give it a try. At first I tried just white gluing the paper on the seat but that didn't work. When I use craft flock for a carpet I use a 50/50 mixture of white glue and water. I found that using this mixture dabbed on the paper with a paint brush works great.  After the glue dried I painted the seat to make a couple of rips in the seat I picked at the toilet paper with a hobby Knife which left the color of the plastic underneath, I felt it looked like foam rubber so I left it as is. I used pastels to fade the seat. Chuck J  |
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Post by The Mad Modeller on Sept 28, 2006 22:02:47 GMT -5
Great stuff Chuck. Thats looking real good. Cool tip on seat.
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Post by mrshelby on Sept 29, 2006 12:17:37 GMT -5
Chuck, your truck is looking good to me. Good details and thank you for the tip.
Chris
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Post by chuckinredneck on Oct 3, 2006 6:53:57 GMT -5
Got to work on the Cameo and I was able the get the pick up bed put together which was much harder to do than the stepside, I'm not real sure I like the way the tailgate is on this model it just don't look right. I'll have to find some pictures of a real one to compare it to. I took some time to open up the grill with a dremel tool and that will look so much better when the kit is done. The link is a picture of the grill before I opened it. i81.photobucket.com/albums/j206/chuckinredneck/55%20Cameo/55chevycameo015a.jpg I thought I was done with the engine but I decided to add a dipstick and the throttle linkage with a new return spring on it. The picture isn't the greatest but if you look closely you'll see the old rusty and broken return spring left on the manifold. Chuck J  |
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Post by mrshelby on Oct 3, 2006 11:28:57 GMT -5
Chuck, your Beater is coming out very well, your details and weathering are very good so far. Keep us posted.
Chris
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Post by ronr on Oct 3, 2006 17:34:53 GMT -5
Chuck, The Cameo is realy taking shape. The weathering is looking good. Keep us posted.
RonR
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Post by The Mad Modeller on Oct 3, 2006 19:27:04 GMT -5
It is looking way cool Chuck. Keep up the great work.
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Post by chuckinredneck on Oct 9, 2006 6:45:57 GMT -5
I keep on working on the Cameo when ever I get some free time. My plan was to paint it a simple red but a friend of mine say he thinks I should clear over the primer and leave it gray with red/black interior. I'm thinking I might try that and just do some red highlights on the body.  I thought I had messed up the bed's floor but in the end I think it came out looking alright. I think it looks like it has hauled it's share of greasy car parts. I painted up the interior and then I removed paint where I felt arms would have been setting for years. I still have detailing and fading to do on it.  This last picture is just a better picture of the engine detail I had mentioned earlier. Here you can see the broken return spring.  Chuck J |
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Post by chuckinredneck on Oct 12, 2006 5:21:47 GMT -5
Here is the finished interior, other than decideing what junk to have floating around in side the cab.   Chuck J |
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Post by The Mad Modeller on Oct 12, 2006 17:45:49 GMT -5
Looking good Chuck. Keep us updated.
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Post by chuckinredneck on Oct 18, 2006 4:40:47 GMT -5
Bobby this build should be in the truck section work in progress. If you want and can do it, go ahead and move it. If you don't I'll just finish it here and I'll be more careful in the future.
Chuck J
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Post by chuckinredneck on Oct 20, 2006 5:44:34 GMT -5
I finally made up my mind on the wheels and tires for the truck I used 3 five spoke rims and a beat up stock rim. I wore out the tires on the dremalwhich caused 2 tires to fly away I found one but the other hasn't been found yet.  I tried making rust spots by painting on some red oxide primer and then spotting on some baking powder paste. After painting the body color over it all and it dried I chipped the paint on the paste and set the body in water to desolve the paste. It worked pretty good and I know how to do it better next time. Sorry the pictures aren't that good.   I went to install the glass for the windshield and it's not even close to fitting the openingso I'm tring to make it bigger with Crystal Clear Chuck J |
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Post by The Mad Modeller on Oct 20, 2006 19:26:00 GMT -5
Great work Chuck. No prob on it being in this section. When you finish it up just post it in the truck section.
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Post by 67impala427 on Oct 22, 2006 22:50:19 GMT -5
Nice going Chuck. Are you leaving it in primer? Reminds me of my 1:1 '68 Chevy in the 1:1 section.
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Post by chuckinredneck on Oct 23, 2006 5:07:06 GMT -5
Thanks Bobby I'll do that. 67Impala427 I cleared over the primer and then worked at dulling the clear to make the paint look old. When I post the finished pictures you'll be able see how it came out. I made up some exhaust pipes out of aluminum tubing because I just couldn't make the kit exhaust look right. After I got the parts made for the exhaust I dropped the pieces into some etching solution(Scale Auto Aug). For the mufflers I used a set from a 32 Ford Vicky and rusted one through.  After this picture was taking I made up a coat hanger that holds up the tailpipe on the passenger's side, I didn't bother taking a picture of it because I figured it would never show in the picture. I'll make this my last post until I do the finished pictures as I'm at the point where all I've got to do is put it all together. Chuck J |
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rodburner
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Post by rodburner on Oct 23, 2006 8:40:52 GMT -5
NICE WORK! the exhaust detail is sweet!
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Post by modeltech on Oct 23, 2006 10:51:49 GMT -5
SWEET, SWEET, SWEET!! I LOVE THE HOLES IN THE EXHAUST AND ALL THE DETAIL WORK YOU HAVE PUT INTO THIS KIT!! AWESOME!!!
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Post by chuckinredneck on Oct 23, 2006 21:52:19 GMT -5
see trucks 2wd it's done
Chuck J
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