Anyone built the plastic model?
Revell Monogram has a 2in1 65 Chevy short bed step, I haven't built models in years but I am going to buy this one and build it. Has anybody built this one? It should pass the time when I'm inside too lazy to work on the real thing out in the garage!!!
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Yes, I have.... well sort of.... well, half a model anyway!
http://pic90.picturetrail.com/VOL225.../247359491.jpg http://pic90.picturetrail.com/VOL225.../247359492.jpg http://pic90.picturetrail.com/VOL225.../247359494.jpg http://pic90.picturetrail.com/VOL225.../247359496.jpg http://pic90.picturetrail.com/VOL225.../247367147.jpg http://pic90.picturetrail.com/VOL225.../247367150.jpg http://pic90.picturetrail.com/VOL225.../247368044.jpg I had it mounted on a plaque and then gave it out as an award in the 2007 RNS truck meet: http://pic90.picturetrail.com/VOL225.../251562734.jpg If you look closely - there's an old alternator & beer cans in the back! |
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That's so cool
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I've built several 60-63 stepsides with parts from that kit and the AMT 1960 kit, along with some resin parts from Modelhaus.
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This is from '01.......
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Way cool, fellows. Thanks for sharing. I have several plastic model kits, but I decided to keep them, instead of building them. My two year old son will build them, when he gets old enough.
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Heres one I did about two yrs ago.
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Wow, $20 bucks for a 1:25 scale plastic model! I got sticker shock! I can remeber when model kits were a few bucks... damn I am old. :chevy:
Where is the best place to buy these from a pricing perspective? Thanks. |
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Where can I find the early cab and fleetside bed?
I built a copy of my 71 when I had it. |
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I've seen a 1960 chevy fleetside on ebay. Lakeroadster, I'm only 18 but I've been building these long enough to remember when all of the models were $7.99 per kit....
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I used to buy AMT 1/25th 3 in 1 kits for $1.49, glue was 10 cents. Yeah, I'm THAT old! I have one of those Revell kits packed away somewhere I never built. I'll have to dig it out and then see if anybody makes a resin small window cab and long fleetside bed so I can be lazy when I build a model of mine.
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When I starting building models TG & Y was still in business!. Back in 1983 I turned my hobby into a small business by offering custom scale modeling service and I've been at it ever since. The hobby hass expended so much with dozens of aftermarket add ons and such that it's almost possible to do anything.
Over the years we've built everything from prototype's to restoration of damaged antique ship models (MY true love) . Some of the more famous models we done were, a 1/8th scale of Mercedes Benx 540K Roadster which had over 2,000 parts and although the engine nevered fired, you could still crank it by hand. all internal engine parts moved just like the real one. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...r_Mercedes.jpg made by Pocher Model Company And we were selected to do the prototype model for the Vietnam Verterans Memorial "Three Fighting Men" (That was sone serious work) and were even selected to be cover of Fine Scale Modeler Magazine Jan. 1989. (worth more than money). Over the years we've built dozens of car and truck models, what we do is either personally take the pictures of all componets or have them taken, and simple copy every spect of the real car as much as posssible. We them wire them up for lights, engine harness etc. I'd never though that the business would bring me to some of th places we've worked, (movie set locations in US and canada). We lost the original shop and a ton of photo's from KATRINA but have restarted everything from scratch at our new home in Lacombe, La. The link below had the pictures if interested. |
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I built my first replica 60 GMC several years before the AMT 60 Chevy kit came along. I used a Modelhaus resin replica of an original 1960 GMC promo model cab, grille and hood, along with the Revell stepside bed and part of the cab. At one time Modelhaus offered the complete resin long bed truck kit, but I don’t see it listed anymore in their catalog. For a small back window, I used the large back window glass that came in the kit mounted from the inside, and then cut a hole in it and mounted a 1950 Chevy pick up truck back window in the hole, from the outside, with the mounting flange painted to look like the cab. It makes a pretty realistic small back window cab. http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/757/dsc0034a.jpg For the long bed, I think ebay is the probably the best bet for finding an original long bed fleetside. NOS early truck kits can cost up to $250, but there are often poorly built or incomplete trucks listed that might provide a long fleetside bed for little money. |
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I used to buy kits from Hobby Heaven, but the owner closed up and went to a new name Spotlight Hobbies, which I’ve read just sells through ebay - http://www.spotlighthobbies.com/. I also found some desired items at Model Roundup – http://www.modelroundup.com/. Of course when I went on unemployment my hobby budget was reset to zero, so I haven’t been buying anything recently. |
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Oh dopey me.... when I saw the diaorama I thought, man those look just like Marks' Hot Rod GMC SWB SS. Never made the connection that Mark was actual the author of the post!
Awesome work Mark, you are a man of many talents. |
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Thanks for the long bed tips. There's a mint '66 C10 long bed dealer promo on there now for $200. Out of my price range for a model, that's a good chunk of what I gave for my '66. Of course the promo is finished and mine has "some assembly required". |
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Do those GMC grills come in a model kit. I see the Chevy truck kit but not the GMC. Where do you get the GMC parts?
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TwoFiftyShifter, we have a sub-forum here called "Our Stuff...In Scale" If you want me to move this thread over there, just say the word. I would think you'd get a bunch of responses there.
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http://www.modelhaus.com/index.php?part=1 They don't have the GMC specific parts listed any longer, but if they still have the molds, I'm sure they'd make what you want, since everything is produced as ordered. Lead time is about 6 weeks, and I've never been disappointed with anything I've purchased from them. As I mentioned previously, in the past they produced all the parts needed to build an entire long bed fleetside GMC truck. That's how I produced my first 1960 cab. At the time, the AMT 1960 Chevy truck kit was several years in the future - so I bought all the 1960 parts in resin except for the bed, and used the doors, windshield frame and front end from the 1960 resin kit, and the back of the cab and roof from a Revell 1964 Chevy fleetside kit. I was going to use the 1955 Chevy stepside bed, but about that time Revell released the stepside kit so I used that bed and chassis instead. Perhaps they didn't have enough demand to keep the GMC parts listed, or maybe something happened to the molds. It would be worth talking to them, I don't know of any other supplier for these parts. |
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I started building a 60 and added "mad mudder chevy" frame and tires. Looks cool just have to finish,Only been working on it for two winters now. Thanks for the motivatation Im off to finish it this weekend!
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i need to build one of these
where do i find a short fleet bbw? |
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It doesn't appear the fleetside is currently in production. eBay or a hobby store with old stock might be the best best. Here's one listed on eBay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/1964-Chevrolet-F...30205005r31694 Model Roundup might also have stock, they usually have older kits: http://www.modelroundup.com/ |
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that model roundup has a 60 fleetside and a the 65 stepper listed above
i guess i could combine the two http://www.modelroundup.com/mrcategory1033.htm |
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That can be done, but the bed in the 1960 AMT kit is a little less than 1/8" shorter than the fleetside bed in the Revell kit. The frames are also different. No big deal but it would take a bit of fitting to make work. It would be cheaper if you could just find the 64 fleetside kit.
If you get a 65 stepside kit I'm pretty sure I have at least one spare fleetside bed from the 64 kit I could send you for the cost of shipping it. If interested send me a pm. The Revell 64 fleetside and 65 stepside kits are close to the same kit except for the bed, rear bumper, and I think the fleetside frame has different bumper brackets for the back. |
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Chopping and hacking just like with the real trucks, I like it!!!!
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Would love to build the real truck of this one.
I know it's the wrong year for this thread, but if anyone sees one.... http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/t...0ChevyBaja.jpg |
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im making the 65 short step, did most of it last weekend hopefully finish it this weekend; just gotta finish chassis then put the motor and body on it
i think its gonna be good to experiment with paint schemes on, too bad my trucks a fleetside but whatever i also have one of these '64 remote controlled trucks http://www.hobbytron.com/Licensed196...TRRCTruck.html was really fun when i got it but got but got bored with it after a while, pretty slow |
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Mostly just posting for a bookmark. I've been a long time model kit builder, and have aways enjoyed the hobby. It's gotten me through many down times. Lately I have been collecting a lot of classic truck kits, some off of ebay and some of the repops sold now in hobby stores. I have both the '65 Stepside and '60 Fleetside waiting assembly, and I can't wait to get them started. There are a few links in here I didn't want to loose, so thanks a lot guys for the info.
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Not that this is something most people haven't seen before, but here are my entires.
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I want a long bed! anyone know of a 60-66 model with a long bed?
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The original promotional models and kits from the 60's were long beds. They come up on ebay all the time, but are not inexpensive. Here are a couple of examples, the first one is just a box, but frequently a complete kit can be found in that price range:
http://cgi.ebay.com/SMP-1960-Chevrol...item5ada8be595 http://cgi.ebay.com/1960-CHEVY-APACH...item5d2bb250dc The models produced as kits were made of styrene and normally don't warp. Early promotional models were made of some type of acetate, which can warp badly, so it's hard to find a decent original. Modelhaus made resin replica kits about 10 years ago, but the molds wore out and they dropped them. You might find one on ebay with enough searching. |
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hey Revoh, those are some nice looking trucks you built. I am really digging that El Camino though, that thing is sic.
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Coincidentally I'm building one very similar. It's going to be metallic purple with fender skirts and a white interior and tonneau. Most of what I build represents what I would build in a real car or truck. After a while they get boring because they all have similar attributes. Once in a while it's fun to build something outlandish I find interesting but would likely never own in real life.
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I love the 60's custom style. I'm really starting to want to incorporate some of that into my real life '65 C-10 build.
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Cool Thread.
If I had found it sooner, I wouldn't have started this one: This guy made a replica of his truck: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=480199 http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s...e/DSCN1866.jpg http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s...6/DSCN1409.jpg |
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I made one of my 65 suburban from the fleetside model and a hotwheel.
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...f/IMG_3181.jpg :ito: |
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