Ottopv Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 So I am onto model no 5 in my long career this one is a revell Chevy fleetside bought because there cheap and I don’t have the skills to do justice to anything expensive and there are some seriously silly prices for models ,so I’ve assembled the cab and so far just test fitting parts and painting various assemblies I’ll post when that stage is done for those that have seen my 1st 4 attempts thankfully no decals this time round 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Nice, I love these things and did the Stepside a while back. Some fitment issues with the bonnet that you might want to look at first, it looks like the same moulding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottopv Posted July 4, 2020 Author Share Posted July 4, 2020 @Jeroen yes it’s not a great fit however my skills won’t allow me to improve this at the moment the truck is going to be my 1st attempt at weathering so it won’t be a big issue a couple of dents added to bed then my attempt at rust theres a few few dents in the outside of the bed aswell which you can just make out next an attempt at the salt technique with mixed results I have cleaned the slats up in the bed now need to work out how to paint wood still got work to do on bodywork blending in and removing all the salt going to move onto chassis and engine I would like to have a worn seat any suggestions on a technique for that 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Doesn't look too bad at all, salt technique can get you pretty nice results, like yours here. You could paint your seats in base colour, then drybrush different other colours. Use an old brush for that, make sure almost all the paint is gone from it before you start brushing over the raised detail. If it doesn't suit you, use a wet brush to work the paint. I find this method can give you a good resul without too much effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Cool truck and the weathering on it looks good so far!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottopv Posted July 10, 2020 Author Share Posted July 10, 2020 Bit of rust work to the chassis and weathering the spare Thought I’d have a go a a bit of wiring for the 1st time did not quite work out on the distributor and I had already glued engine into frame so the plug ends are just glued to the block but you can’t see these when the body is on also added battery leads and a lead to starter motor 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codger Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 EVERYBODY makes ignition wire too thick. Real ones are between 5 and 7mm thick. Divide by your scale (25) then look for wire that's 0.24 mm thick - about 3/32". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottopv Posted July 10, 2020 Author Share Posted July 10, 2020 Yes this is 30 gauge about 0.5 mm od but I don’t think I could work with anything smaller I can’t find these bits when I drop them oh and I’ve just bought a reel which will see me out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s.e.charles Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 also, wire gauge & insulation thickness are not the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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