1950 Chevrolet 3100 pick up

[popeye]

Finished at last! it's only been around 8-9 months since i opened the box ;D the kit is an AMT "snap kit" very basic and probably aimed at kids, anyway hope ya all like this version of it, lights have come out better this time although for the life of me i cannot get a decent pic with the lights on, it just seems to come out a blinding white, tried all angles! it looks much better in real life, honest! the twin heads have some green tamiya clear on em and the lower lights are orange/amber,
paint is "Pebeo vitrea 160 no 65 (shimmer chlorophll) it's a water base'd transparrent paint for glass and ceramics, it says bake at 325 degrees F better not do that ;D

















The Ducati 996 is a di-cast collectors model (Carl Foggarty 1999)
just thought it'd look nice in the back the "tool lock box" is just made from styreen sheet and covered with this alloy air seal from a can of nestle coffee whitener (always looking for stuff ya can use for modeling first thing i thought of when i first saw it was those mobile lunch trucks that go round the industrial estates, polished stainless backs!! modeling idea or wot!
gentally cut it off with a sharp knife or scalple tho if you pull it off by the tab it'll bend up,
thanks for looking

[BUCKY]

Soooooooo cool!!!!!! This is one of your best efforts, I'm thinkin'!! The tool box is great! A how-to in the tech section would be nice! (hint, hint!) Great work , popeye!!!

[popeye]

Cheer's guys, the tool box is really easy to do, just measure up the sizes you need your box to be and cut it out and stick it together, thats the base, if you want to be a little more detailed you could make the lid open, the covering "foil" you may find on houshold goods or i think evergreen do chequreplate styreen sheet, you could BMF it or paint bright silver, the lip (on mine) to denote the lid is just evergreen strip glued on and painted black, the decals were left over from the large scale chevy belair and a coat of clear gloss brushed over the lot, chrome lock is just a bit of sprue

[monaro]

Nice build it looks great and I like the idea with the foil.
We have plastic disposable plates that can be painted and used as checker plate as well.
To cut the brightness with your headlights cut the exposure time on the camera if you have a manual over ride on it.

[popeye]

Cheer's mate, i'll have to get the "book" out for the camera
dont have a clue, it's a small cannon digital IXUS55

[monaro]

It might not have a manual over ride function.
Perhaps you could hold up some white cardboard in front of the model to reflect some light back and that will highlight the body some more and then dull the light. Is that clear as mud?

[BUCKY]

Here's an oldie, but goodie! Great work with the lights, and the custom front is nicely done, IMHO!

[JCON]

Excellent build!!!