My First Kitbash

[Dieselhead]

So this is my first kitbash. It's a monogram Mack R tanker and a Revell Mack CF600 fire truck. Both are level 1 snaptite kits, but I thought they had potential.

I chopped the frames down, and I'm in the process of gluing everything together. Going for a brush/service truck type look. Still unsure of what it's gonna be sprayed in.

I welcome all feedback and thoughts.

 

Edited November 13, 2016 by Dieselhead

[Dieselhead]

Even though I got no bites and this is a double post, thought I'd update the thread with current pictures. 
The frame is painted in Rustoleum OD green and the bodies are in Model Masters Blue Angel blue. All the chrome parts have been washed in Vallejo brown wash to dull them down.

Shot of the underside showing off the green paint, note the styrene rod between the R model transmission and the CF600 transmission

Here's how she looks upright, you can see the 2 styrene rods on the inner edge of the fenders joining the two frames, as well as my horrible decal work.

Shot of just the fire truck body, I clipped off the ladder mounts and omitted some parts as well as cut the bottom of the body at an angle and cut roughly 1/4" off the front end

and a shot of the whole thing together. That ugly black piece where the air cleaner should be is a patch for the hood hole since I didn't have the air cleaner part (the R model kit was pre-opened and somewhat assembled)

She's still not done yet, it needs more weathering and fine detailing plus some coats of gloss clear. It didn't come out perfectly as I wanted it to, but I overall like it.

[gatorincebu]

 Interesting build. Looks like your kit bashing and body work is going well.

 

 

 

 Be Well

  Gator

[cowboy rich]

I like it! Looks really good from where I'm sitting, nice kit bashing!

[Jim B]

Interesting.  Can't say as I've ever seen a pumper with a sleeper before.

[maxwell48098]

Good minds think alike.  Here's one I did way back in 1983.

 

[Dieselhead]

Good minds think alike.  Here's one I did way back in 1983.

That's very nice man. I wasn't really going for a fire truck on this build when I started, it was supposed to be more of a service truck but it got closer to a fire truck the further into the build I got.