trucker Posted July 18, 2016 this is my latest creation finished about four months ago. it's funny how things take shape as I started out wanting to do a simple build. I wanted to do a day cab work truck just for fun. as I went online to look at battery box , fuel tank placement , I came across the customs. so much for the simple day cab work truck ! this is what turned out , my first custom ! the monogram snap aerodyne kit is the basis . the only thing left of that are the cab , hood , engine , and the front frame section from the cab forward. I started out with the hood cutting off the headlight mounts and filling them in . I used pete headlight brackets and 32 ford headlights. the rear frame is from a revell Germany kw 900 long nose kit . the eight bag rear suspension from that same kit was also used . I lowered it quite a bit so cutting the eight bags down was very tedious and took a lot of patience . the front axle was mounted on top of the springs . all the other parts came from the parts box except the front bumper and exhaust stacks which came from rhino on ebay . . I drilled out the lugs on the front wheels and made the spike lugnut covers using round toothpick ends painted silver . the paint is rustoleum almond gloss and colonial red from spray cans . it took about four months to complete and I had a blast doing it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casey Posted July 18, 2016 Very cool. With the scallops, it has kind of a 50s vibe to me. Lots to love on this one, but I especially like what you did with the visor, mirrors and headlights. --Casey Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cornbinder Posted July 19, 2016 Very cool. Tastefully done and not over the top. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trucker Posted July 24, 2016 On 7/18/2016 at 10:41 AM, Casey said: Very cool. With the scallops, it has kind of a 50s vibe to me. Lots to love on this one, but I especially like what you did with the visor, mirrors and headlights. --Casey On 7/18/2016 at 9:39 PM, Cornbinder said: Very cool. Tastefully done and not over the top. thanks ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trucker Posted August 29, 2016 23 hours ago, b-lever said: Awesome thanks ! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites