'64 chevy 2wd to 4wd

[jeffro2]

I stop paying attention, and your back at it.. Its looking good, I see the building and redoing bug has bitten..

[dieseldawg142]

Originally Posted by jeffro2

I stop paying attention, and your back at it.. Its looking good, I see the building and redoing bug has bitten..

just that there's nothing out there that grabs me right now, nobody is making much of anything that interests me, except old kits, enjoy them.
aint doing it cause it's cheaper, over $50 for them axles & swamps & stuff!
might have to do like you, more scratch buildin'
i have been thinking about doing the Deora truck on 44's with an expedition type camper body on it.

anyways, only a few updates, been dicking around with new toy wife got me, Badger 155 airbrush. been redoing the shine on my models with it, lays clear very smooth!
the only model my wife ever built, in 1992, 22 yr old paint & this is how it came out


couldn't help myself, dragged 6 more in, only 89 more to go....



most of these paint jobs are between 10 & 15 yrs old btw

[dieseldawg142]

you know that old saying, make one change, & have ten alterations down the line, this old revell is living up to that.
usually revell kits are pretty decent, but this one is sadly lacking in detail & accuracy everywhere.
the door panels are smooth with nothing on them, not even a window crank, baby smooth floor with no peddles, & a gumby molded in seat.
found this AMT 1/24 tub in the parts box, did i mention the revell is 1/25, not much of a difference usually...
new tub is a bit longer & shorter, some sanding & clearencing the cab


you can see the minor size diff in the dashes, had to rework it & the cowl so the windshield will fit back in. seat is a resin one leftover from my crewcab

had to move the motor mounts, trim the tunnel back back a bit, & clearance the bottom of the tub...


which meant i had to take off more than i wanted to from the tranny, so the t-case would fit in there


did find some nice white, shiny, but not to much, kinda white like how they looked from GM

[dieseldawg142]

another big problem with this thing, the frame flares waaay out behind the cab, almost the same width of the axle. more cutting...thought i was just going to have to make some leaf springs for it & be done.
of course i didn't have the styrene i wanted, so improvised with c-channel & strip styrene for reinforcment


getting it kinda in place


you can see how much the old frame flares out, & it got wider more at the rear! i left those pieces in so i would have something to line up with. with the new rails in, i'll grind out the old ones & join & mold the frame together


kinda get an idea of what i'm going for

[dieseldawg142]

got some paint on the steelies, still have to pick out the hubs & lugs in paint


some wood for the bed floor


a quick look


thanks for looking!

[dieseldawg142]

wouldn't you know it, murphy's law.
spend months looking for a boat to turn into a cartopper for my camper model, & last thursday this literally dropped in my lap. two dinghy's & a boat, but i had to take the other 3 as part of the deal($20!). son has already snagged the other ones anyways


was'nt sure if a raft or the boat should go on the '64


raft....going down the river


...or boat, going fishing!

[dieseldawg142]

too many things on the go, decided to put my energy into finishing the stepper.
if i only knew what a pia this old truck was going to be, i would have dropped it on the floor & stepped on it! should have just kept the body & scratched the rest.
got the interior together. being a mix-mash of parts, nothing fit, even had to make a steering column. 'bout the only part on this truck that has'nt been cut, modified, trimmed, sanded, scratched, was the seat. paint & drop in.



my sunroof hole repair was looking kinda gumby, made a headliner, still need to trim the edge with a bead

[dieseldawg142]

Originally Posted by dieseldawg142

just that there's nothing out there that grabs me right now, nobody is making much of anything that interests me, except old kits, enjoy them.
aint doing it cause it's cheaper, over $50 for them axles & swamps & stuff!
might have to do like you, more scratch buildin'
i have been thinking about doing the Deora truck on 44's with an expedition type camper body on it.

this is something thats been in the back of my head FOR YRS! even though the camino is not finished, with the good hrs lately, i just splurged & spent $75. this from fleabay


and these & some other cool junk from my fav caster (model was $28 w/ship, tires & rims alone were $28.50 wo/ship!). unimog rims on dunlops, they scale out to 44's


comes with a camper shell, good starting point to modify it into a big ol' 4x4 rv!