Travis T Posted September 8, 2015 Posted September 8, 2015 This is going to be a really slow build and won't be finished anytime soon. I started on it this weekend after receiving two extra cabs from a member here, one of which had the doors partially glued to it. I separated the doors and started reworking them for the extended portion. Then I sawed the kit cab and the extra cab and joined them together temporarily. Then test fitted the new panel. I decided it would be easier to flip the back "door" section from side to side and deal with the rounded off corner at the top as opposed to building a new jamb on the cut end of the door. No firm idea on where it goes from here, but it will probably be a mild 50s style custom when done. I would like some input on what types of glues would work best to bond this thing together, my biggest fear with it is breaking it during the body work phase. I know it probably needs some rocker panels fabricated and installed to make it more one piece. I started thinning the driver's side door post and broke it while cutting the roof. Would it be best to have this cast in resin so it is one piece? I've never done anything this involved before.
Travis T Posted September 8, 2015 Author Posted September 8, 2015 Thanks DRIPTROIT71, It's still VERY rough and will need a lot of work but it's something I always wanted to try. By the way, just noticed where you are from, howdy neighbor!
mustang1989 Posted September 8, 2015 Posted September 8, 2015 You've got my attention! This is from the old 1982 "Street Demons" mold aint it. Just noticing the red body color
Travis T Posted September 8, 2015 Author Posted September 8, 2015 I think it is probably a Street Demons issue spare cab due to the age on the plastic. The white truck is the Roth issue of course. I have a built Street Demons issue from when I was a kid and one of the blue trucks with the yellow and green graphics built also and two of the big back window stock pickups not yet built. One thing I have noticed is that the hood changed over the years. The Street Demon issue has a very thin front lip whereas the Roth truck and the big back window truck both have a thick lip which doesn't look right. That's why I've chosen to use the red hood, that and it fits better but still needs tons of work.
mustang1989 Posted September 8, 2015 Posted September 8, 2015 (edited) I'm using the red hood for the same reason on my build. The white hood just screams model/toy look. lolI will say that the Roth kit has a lot of the trashy molding lines and ejector pin marks cleaned up though. Edited September 8, 2015 by mustang1989
Travis T Posted September 8, 2015 Author Posted September 8, 2015 In looking at the pictures, I have decided to square off the top back corner of the doors as well. I looked at a few real custom extended cab pickups from this era and the rounded corner of the door just looks goofy and out of place on the real ones I saw. The corner was rounded to fit the cab originally but the door will look better I think with all corners square.
gatorincebu Posted October 1, 2015 Posted October 1, 2015 Cool project idea. And a great start on the body mods. Good looking body work. For my scratch building I use Tenax 7R or something similar. I also use plastic to fill gaps and such , as much as possible.I also make a body filler out of plastic. By taking some sprue from the kit and putting it in a bottle with some Tenax . The result is a liquid plastic.And you can control the thickness (flow) by the amount of solvent used. Be Well Gator
Travis T Posted October 2, 2015 Author Posted October 2, 2015 Thanks for the tip Gator, I'll have to pick some of that up. Haven't worked on this in a couple of weeks now, been fiddling around with a few other things. When it comes to models I seem to have A.D.D haha!
Superpeterbilt Posted October 3, 2015 Posted October 3, 2015 The best way to keep all of this from breaking while your working with it is to put thin strips of styrene lapping the joints on the backside. It really strengthens it up. Nice work so far. The cab looks great.
Travis T Posted October 5, 2015 Author Posted October 5, 2015 When I cut down the doors for the back side panels, I did put a strip of styrene on the inside of the joint. For the roof I was going to do a styrene panel for the headliner thinking that would reinforce it.
disabled modeler Posted October 5, 2015 Posted October 5, 2015 Now that is a challenging project with a opening door truck kit....nice work...cant wait to see it when done...
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