1976 Chevrolet C/K - wip
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Long story short. This is it what I'm aming for. Cute ☺️
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As usual, I'm starting with gluing together main parts. Chassis (this was already done - out of my spareparts box .D), the engine, the bed of the body and some smaller parts here and there. Sanding some mold lines and that's it. Piece of cake.
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Chassis and engine is done.
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Started the sun visor. Six parts and not done. Have to overdo the sides.
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The sun visor is done
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Base coated and wet sanded.
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First layer of it's body color. Yes,it's tooooo cold outside for a paintjob.
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Changed the bench to white. The dashboard needs a little detailing and then up on it's place.
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After a session of wet sanding, the body gets the final layer of paint. Ready for clear coat.
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Hardly to see: clear coat is done 🙂
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Better angle? 😄
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Wetsanding and polishing for the final bodywork
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Laying down the parts to get the Chevy on it's wheels
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Coming to an end 🙂
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There is one last thing to do: this bumper p
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Tada!
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Коментари
26 14 November 2022, 05:08
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All right. Chassis and engine is done. Starting to prepare the body for painting.
15 November 2022, 22:31
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Nice. I've had this kit in stash since I came back to the hobby in 2017/2018. Never have gotten around to it yet. Perhaps this will give me some inspiration.
16 November 2022, 04:37
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I was in Canada many moons ago and was driving a black on like that loved it
16 November 2022, 05:58
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Thank you for the nice words 🙂
I definitelly can recommend that kit or the Chevy Pick Up on the same base too. Thy fit well enough together and have not that much parts. It's a nice kit to build. When I were asked, to build one, Ididn't take a second for the answer "Sure!"
So: do it. If you'll get or have one: do it.
16 November 2022, 11:02
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I like that kit and it's also well priced
Sorry to say I haven't got it yet
12 December 2022, 10:17
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You're welcome and thank you, mates 🙂
Looking forward to get it paint the next two days. It depends on the temperature around here.
12 December 2022, 12:36
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Thanks, mates!
This color matches totally to my 1949 Mercury 8 😄
@Benjamin .... The color code for that is WA8066 and called "Dark Charmine". I ordered a rattle can for it. A bid one so I could paint three more of it *lil*
By the way: yesterday it got a second layer of the red. It's sitting in the drying box and waits for clear coat.
21 December 2022, 18:24
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If I had that kit I would want to weather it to smithereens. Not my strong point, weathering, so I never bought it.
Love the red!
26 December 2022, 21:24
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Today it was just wet sanding. After that, I'd paint it again and hopefully the base color is smooth.
16 January 2023, 21:39
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New Chrome, the grey interior and the grille is done.
Waiting for better weather to paint the body again after wet sanding.
26 January 2023, 22:00
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Thanks! I think one bumper need to get another layer. On the left half, it isn't that shiny like the rest. Maybe I spraed a lottle to much on it. We will see.
27 January 2023, 05:34
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Good to see some progress, the croming is perfect. Do you use Alclad stuffs?
27 January 2023, 07:25
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No, I didn't use Alclad in this case. I'm a guy, who wants to paint by airbrush "quick and dirty". Alclad doens't fit into my wish of work. It ahs to be painted in more thin layers. I can do it, but I'm not the biggest fan of it.
I used Chrome by ARC. I didn't found that product online in a quick search. The processing is like Alclad only that you can apply almost a covered layer without stains forming (as happens with Alclad). Nevertheless, I spray thinner layers. The parts one after the other in one spraying session in two or three rounds.
27 January 2023, 10:29
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in my opionion, the chrome looks good.
you can make a picture from the stuff you use 😉
27 January 2023, 11:58
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Christian, as I read, the chrome paint of Green Stuff works well, and it doesn't need shiny black base. This is it:
greenstuffworld.com/..29-chrome-paint.html
27 January 2023, 15:55
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I'll check that, thank you!
And I'll take a picture of the bottle 🙂
27 January 2023, 18:32
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Christian, I love MRP paint. Slightly expensive here, but it just grabs to the plastic, and lays down like a virgin on silk! Nice choice, my friend 👍
28 January 2023, 21:40
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Today the weather was good enough to spray the final layer of base coat to the body.
29 January 2023, 19:02
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-> In March, I gave the PickUp into the hands of my brother to finish it. Thank you, brother 🙂
So he gave it another clear coat and a round of polishing. He already put the Chevy on it's wheels. Only a hand full of parts are missing on the body. So cool.
28 April 2023, 04:42
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Thank you very much. This "thing" looks fabulous. My brothers skills for a shiny gloss finish is incredible.
7 May 2023, 18:21
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It's done 🙂 Two pictures for your ongoing interest 😉 from our monthly meeting. As soon as possible this Chevy rolls onto the gallery.
Thank you for your kind words!
7 May 2023, 18:24
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This will be nearly stock. Using the GMC Pickup and the grille of the Chevy Stepside Pickup. Looks like no big deal.
Color Code: WA8066 / Dark Charmine