Ford F100 service truck

[Chuckyg1]

Hi, hope you're all well. I finished this up on Sunday, wanted to share with you. Paint is Rustoleum almond over plastikote, (by Valspar), white primer. I scratched the utility rack from styrene square. The hooks are solder. The ladder was made from toothpicks & coffee stirrer. The wood load is also stirrers. The tie down loops & "rope" are ship rigging pieces. The rear bumper was swapped with a parts box piece. The decals were quite fragile and a lot of time was spent piecing them together. Other than that, a great kit I had fun assembling. Thanks for looking.

[Tom Geiger]

Very nice work.  Especially your scratch built ladder.  It's to scale and very convincing. Most attempts are oversize and toylike!

 

[AmericanMuscleFan]

Very nice clean job John!  Great touch with all the scratch built elements you've made.  Convincing rendition of good old utility truck.  Well done sir!!!

[NOBLNG]

Nicely done. I like all the scratch built accessories too, very realistic looking!

[Jim B]

Fantastic job.  Your details really add to the build.

[ewetwo]

Really nice build.

 

[espo]

Great looking work truck. As others have mentioned and I agree, the added details that you created including the Rack it's self are what really stand out on this build. I enjoy studying all the little details and the rigging.  

[TarheelRick]

Excellent build, beautiful detail work.

[mustang1989]

THAT.....is tha bee's knees right there. Very nice service truck!!! 

[Nazz]

Very nice indeed!

[slusher]

Looks great!

[Goose1957]

Great looking work truck. The scratchbuilt items are terrific. Very nice job.

Jeff 

[bondo bill]

very sharp

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

[PappyD340]

Extremely nice, well done!

[Dominik]

very nice. well done!

[leafsprings]

Great build, reminds me of  a time when contractors who took pride in their company assigned vehicles, no matter the age of the vehicle. Rack, load and accessories look super realistic. Color looks spot on for the factory "Navajo Beige" for '65.

[martinfan5]

Really cool, nice work.

[Deuces ll]

I love it!.... ??

[youpey]

On 5/5/2020 at 9:56 AM, Chuckyg1 said:

Hi, hope you're all well. I finished this up on Sunday, wanted to share with you. Paint is Rustoleum almond over plastikote, (by Valspar), white primer. I scratched the utility rack from styrene square. The hooks are solder. The ladder was made from toothpicks & coffee stirrer. The wood load is also stirrers. The tie down loops & "rope" are ship rigging pieces. The rear bumper was swapped with a parts box piece. The decals were quite fragile and a lot of time was spent piecing them together. Other than that, a great kit I had fun assembling. Thanks for looking.

I know this is a really old post, but i love this truck and have a question about the paint. 

I once painted with rustoleam enamel and it took days to dry. Did this take a long time to dry. Is this the same paint you used?

https://www.amazon.com/Rust-Oleum-338884-Stops-Advanced-Almond/dp/B07GL9Y4WS/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=rustoleum+almond&qid=1617160871&sprefix=rustoleam+almond&sr=8-1

[Chuckyg1]

Thanks for the compliment, it was a fun build. I used Rustoleum 2X paint. Color & primer in one. Home Depot stocks probably full line. There's a pretty large color palette in gloss, satin & flat, giving lots of options. You're best to use a separate primer first. I had some plastikote primer left for this build. and now used the rustoleum brand to avoid any complications. Following standard protocol, it goes down pretty smooth & dries pretty quick. Dry to the touch in a day or 2. I still give it at least a week before doing any work or heavy handling just to be safe, but that's up to you. When first applied, I've noticed a very fine orange peel effect, but the paint seems to level itself out, so far at least. I only sanded the primer coat to smooth it all out. The top coat was neither wet sanded or clear coated, just buffed. I've used this brand on a couple of kits and haven't had a problem as of yet. I don't use the clears so I can't speak to them. Do your usual surface prep & you shouldn't have any issues. Glad you like the build, thanks again.

[youpey]

1 hour ago, Chuckyg1 said:

Thanks for the compliment, it was a fun build. I used Rustoleum 2X paint. Color & primer in one. Home Depot stocks probably full line. There's a pretty large color palette in gloss, satin & flat, giving lots of options. You're best to use a separate primer first. I had some plastikote primer left for this build. and now used the rustoleum brand to avoid any complications. Following standard protocol, it goes down pretty smooth & dries pretty quick. Dry to the touch in a day or 2. I still give it at least a week before doing any work or heavy handling just to be safe, but that's up to you. When first applied, I've noticed a very fine orange peel effect, but the paint seems to level itself out, so far at least. I only sanded the primer coat to smooth it all out. The top coat was neither wet sanded or clear coated, just buffed. I've used this brand on a couple of kits and haven't had a problem as of yet. I don't use the clears so I can't speak to them. Do your usual surface prep & you shouldn't have any issues. Glad you like the build, thanks again.

 

thank you very much i will try to find this exact one. 

once again, great job on the kit. its really terrific

[ewetwo]

1 minute ago, youpey said:

 

thank you very much i will try to find this exact one. 

once again, great job on the kit. its really terrific

I use these also. But use a really good primer before hand.

[youpey]

5 minutes ago, ewetwo said:

I use these also. But use a really good primer before hand.

is tamiya primer ok?