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Post by The Mad Modeller on Apr 2, 2009 18:34:31 GMT -5
Now I know why he bought the respirator. Dont breathe the fumes John.
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Post by Nacho Z on Apr 2, 2009 21:32:14 GMT -5
All right everyone, I'm calling it done. My friends birthday is in two hours. In about 7 hours he will have this. It is by no means a contest winner. If you have bad eye sight, it is a 3 footer. If you have 20/20, it is a 6 footer ;D. Due to time constraints I cut some corners. And the old adage "haste makes waste" applys. Overall it is not too good of a kit. Lots of flash and sink marks and ejector pin marks in bad spots. The attachment points are very thick and located in terrible spots. (Look back at the picture of the grill.) AMT could drop the price of kits by saving on all the plastic that is flash. Shoot, they could almost pop another kit with all the flash I cut off this thing  . Well, here we go....let me know what you think. Hopefully I have not drove this thread over the limit with too many posts. I'll let you know tommorow how he reacts. I hope he likes it!      |
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Post by The Mad Modeller on Apr 2, 2009 22:19:46 GMT -5
Looks good John. I'm sure he will like it.
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Post by Gary Kulchock on Apr 2, 2009 22:39:20 GMT -5
Looks great John. How about a photo of the birthday boy and his new "Nacho-built" Chevy Cheyenne? For all the work you put in this build, I'm sure he'll be pleased. I know I would.
By the way, my first real car (not the Gremlin) was a Mach I Mustang and my birthdays in December...... Buddy! ;D
I Exalt you on your commitment of time, and such beautiful work, for a buddy.
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Post by willysurvive on Apr 3, 2009 2:07:47 GMT -5
That turned out great John. I'm sure he'll love it. I know I would. For it being such a bad kit you did a really awesome job bud. BMF looks really good too. BTW that hood is especially nice.  |
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Post by Nacho Z on Apr 3, 2009 5:31:29 GMT -5
The verdict is in......he likes it! We sat in my office and he told me all sorts of stories about his dad and this pickup, including the time he fell out of the passenger door......seatbelt what?!?  Unfortunately the seats were wrong. They did not have the white inserts. He thinks they were blue  . (Now he remembers ) Thanks for all of the nice comments on this build. I'm sure most of us are in the same boat when it comes to sharing our hobby with others. Your wife tries to act excited that you added the bracket for the alternator so it doesn't just hang there. Your buddies at work just smile and nod. So thanks again for letting me be part of this great board and thanks for looking and commenting on this build. |
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Post by roadhawg on Apr 11, 2009 17:50:21 GMT -5
Fantastic job, and great story to go with it. This has got me wanting to find one of these kits so I can build the truck I used to have!
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Post by 67impala427 on Apr 12, 2009 22:13:05 GMT -5
Nice build Nacho. I'm glad your friend liked it. You are right. AMT really did cut corners with this particular kit. Lot's of flash and really thick molding. I had to remove quite a bit of material on mine to make the grill fit properly. Did you? I had a whale of a time making the cab and the bed line up as the chassis was warped. It seems you overcame all of these issues in great fashion even with the limited amount of time you had to finish it. AMT should use your build for the box art and trash the pics that they have.
Alex
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Post by Nacho Z on Apr 13, 2009 4:35:43 GMT -5
Thanks for the kind words Alex. You nailed it on the head. I actually took off work early the day before I was giving him the model. I thought "just in case I run into final assembly / fit issues". Boy was I glad I did. Absolutely!...I had to do A LOT of work to get the grill to fit. Lots of filing and carving. I allmost broke out the dremel. Got one side to fit fairly well and the other side just o.k. The box broke on me three times. Finally used epoxy to hold it all together. My chassis was twisted too. A straight on shot from the back will reveal this. Again epoxy to the rescue.
Not wanting to start a war, but man, once you build a kit from a company such as Tamiya, it is hard to want to crack into an older domestic kit due to the flash, sink marks, poor chrome, etc. Again, not wanting to start a war...save that for Scale Auto for Model Cars... ;D
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Post by fireguy14 on Apr 13, 2009 6:45:02 GMT -5
Great job John, it turned out super!
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Post by 67impala427 on Apr 14, 2009 22:36:37 GMT -5
Not wanting to start a war, but man, once you build a kit from a company such as Tamiya, it is hard to want to crack into an older domestic kit due to the flash, sink marks, poor chrome, etc. Again, not wanting to start a war...save that for Scale Auto for Model Cars... ;D I know what you mean but who else makes such cool American rides like the American companies. There's a few out there but not many. I usually don't worry that much because I heavily customize anyway. One way to conquer the sink holes is to use Bondo glazing putty. It sets quickly and sands easily and because its red it's easy to see when you are trying to get things just right. The newer domestic kits are better but you are right, the imports are sweet as far as the flash, sink holes, etc. are concerned. Alex. |
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Post by KenDog on Nov 4, 2009 8:52:17 GMT -5
One VERY SWEEEEEEET BUILD!!!!!!!....................... Reminds me of the one my Moms boyfriend had when I was a kid....................... KenDog
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Post by 68chevy on Nov 9, 2010 13:22:51 GMT -5
nice dash look good
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Unfortunately the seats were wrong. They did not have the white inserts. He thinks they were blue 
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