Jetdriver69 Posted May 26, 2019 Since I had almost an entire Revell 378 kit left over from my last project (due to my wife's dachshund puppy eating the left cab door), I decided to make a hot rod based on the front cab clip from the 378 but upscaled to 1/18 scale. The cab was chopped, channeled, lowered, sectioned and lengthened. The body work alone took about 3 months of on and off design and fabrication. The truck is a fantasy hot rod team hauler for the FC Dallas pro soccer team, which a friend is part owner. I used parts off a Muscle Machine 57 Chevy and fabricated everything else from sheet styrene. The paint has a gloss white primer coat with multiple coats of team red and blue. I cleared it 4 times, wet sanding between coats. I plan on mounting the model on a piece of railroad grass with a soccer penalty half circle painted on to the grass and topped with an acrylic cover. Anyway, below is some before and after photos. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
41CHEVY Posted May 26, 2019 That is just cool. Your body work is excellent! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jetdriver69 Posted May 26, 2019 About as much body work as on a real car... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Kerry Posted May 28, 2019 Now that is kool as HECK!!!!!! Kustoms are always Kooooooollllllllllll Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jetdriver69 Posted May 28, 2019 Im in the middle of a 1920's C Cab panel truck that is almost all custom. Just using part of the frame from the 378 Pete and some chrome parts from another 1/18 scale Muscle Machine die cast toy. Although not a big rig, would it be kosher to post in progress pictures? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites