This kit is a build of my first ride that I have been working on for a while now . I started with the AMT Boonie Boss kit . It is a long wheel base , my 1/1 was a short base. I havent got my nerve up to cut the bed yet . I did open the drivers door to show off the inside . I used evergreen strips for the bodymolding between the red and white . I'm also going to add lights . I had started the paint and didnt quite get it right. So I striped it and now I'm getting it ready for another shot . While I was at basic training I had her re-pained and really fixd her up . Sadly I parted ways with her after having her for about 2 years. So the only refference I have is about 15 pics and some good memories .


The way she looked after paint .

Well I made the cut , it wasn't too bad and everything lined back up nicely . I still have a little bit of body work on the right rear pannel . Hopefully tomorrow I'll be painting . Thanks again , Toad.

Very cool Carlton.

It's going to look good. Carefull with those lights, as they may melt the plastic. I'd recommend using LED's rather than normal lightbulbs

This looks quite good. Love to see you taking a kit and making it your own.

The bed and cab don't look to be on a parallel line in the last photo. The trim line isn't level, is that just because its a test fit?

Lookin' really good otherwise.

Thanks guys , I'm really working on getting this one as close to " right " as possible .The last body shot is just a test fit the bed and cab arent glued yet . I am using grain of wheat blubs for the lights , it will have a dome light and brake lights as well . They dont get too hot and I only turn them on when taking pics . I shot the white today and I'll have to go back and touch up a few spots before doing the red .I might have to make a trip to the shop and get some paint . The red on the 1/1 was a home brew color , so it is hard to match up .I haven't seen the guy that did the paint in years . I'm working on the dome light and the pipes for now . Later on , Toad .

Looks like it is coming along nicely. What technique did you use to make the trim strip along the wheel wells and lower body? I know that the kit doesn't have them, and need to replicate the same moulding on my AMT 1979 Bronco as my 1:1 scale '79 Bronco had the XLT package too.

Looking forward to seeing more pics.

Dave (first post in 9 months, it's good to be back!)

"What technique did you use to make the trim strip along the wheel wells and lower body? "

I used Evergreen strip thats about 1mm wide . I start it at one end and I soften it up at the turns with a bit of glue The trim strip around the wheel wells is there on my kit . I would say the best and riskiest way to add it would be to scribe it with a X-acto . I picked up a rattle can of Atum Maple Metalic for the red paint . I'll try and get that sprayed this weekend. Later , Toad .

Thanks for the technique info. Looking forward to seeing more.

Dave

I laid down the first fresh coat of white this past week end . I still have a few spots to touchup . I had a bit of a near miss disaster . My @#%$ !!!!! cat knocked off the front grill , the tail gate and the inside of the front door some time this week . I found them in the garbage can . Maybe I can get the red painted sometime next week , later Toad.

I laid down the first fresh coat of white this past week end . I still have a few spots to touchup . I had a bit of a near miss disaster . My @#%$ !!!!! cat knocked off the front grill , the tail gate and the inside of the front door some time this week . I found them in the garbage can . Maybe I can get the red painted sometime next week , later Toad.

I shot the white yesterday ,it's a little thick in some spots . I can live with it , its on to the red now . I added some detail paint to the inside , I have a light wired for the dome light as well . I also got the lights put in the grill and added the light covers . The 1/1 truck had purple dots in the brake lights , so I ran a small blub for those also . She is starting to come together , thanks for looking Toad .

Quite a project going there!..I get a kick out of seeing folks replicate a vehicle they've owned or been familiar with

I air brushed the red yesterday with Duplicolor Autumn Maple Metalic . I pop a hole in the top of the can and pour it into a spare bottle . I just dont have a lot of luck with a rattle can . I messed up a couple of spots , so doom on me . I'll see what I can mess up toady , later on Toad.










another 1/1 pic of her

The rims got here and I dry fitted them to see how they looked . To me the tires are too thin and the rim diameter is a bit big . If I can hunt up a set of fatter tires it might look better . Then again I might just go back with the solid rims. I took a few pics of the routing of the wires and the cut out in the base for the 9 volt battery for the lights . The next hurdle for this build will be scratching the louvers on the back window . More later , Toad .

Well I think I have a way to fix the rim problem . I can make a mold of the solid chrome rim and go with resin tires / rims from there . Or I have a set of NASCAR tires that might fit the big rims with a bit of work . I'm picking at the louvers , just getting the look right . For the mirror frames I'm bending a couple of left over PE frets . More to follow , Toad .