2005 Cadillac Escalade EXT

[Chuck Most]

A while back, I snapped up a few AMT Ertl Rides Magazine Escalades for dirt cheap. Mostly to rob the 4x4 specific parts for other projects. This was one of those. More than enough of it left to do a quick slammer.

The remainder of the kit was used to create a fauxtina'd, bagged, and body dropped street truck. Other than the Michigan plate from Three Inches Under, everything is out of the box. I even used one of the Rides Magazine decal plates up front.

Paint is Tamiya Light Green, sanded through to expose primer and weathered with Vallejo acrylics. I avoided rust on the plastic parts of the truck, though doing this to a real truck would probably be done with a vinyl wrap. I left the bed cover off because Ertl inexplicably did a great job replicating the Avalanche/EXT cargo bed, and eventually I plan to put something back there.

[ChrisR]

Cool!

[XYHARRY]

Nice slammer Chuck. Your weathering on this looks so real. Well done. 

Cheers, 

David. ??

[H.A.K]

Neat.

[espo]

Great looking finish, sort of the "Acid rain look". 

[ncbuckeye67]

Pretty sweet 'patina" look.

[Zippi]

Man...that is down in the weeds.  I'm liking this one.

[Koellefornia Kid]

Nice and low! Looks great!

[slusher]

Great weathered slammed Cadillac!

[Rattlecan Dan]

Very unique build. Nice creativity. Good job.

[stavanzer]

Great Build.

It sits awfully high, though.

Couldn't you lower it a bit?