AMT '72 Chevy C10

[T-Ray]

So, this is the project that I ran away from the Volkswagen Jolly to build. Anyways, yet another Ollies kit and this one I'm building box stock. Due to the fact that I didn't post my progress (up until this point), I'll just post the progress with labeled days. (That may or may not be truly accurate) 

Day 1: 
I had to glue a shim into the chassis to allow the front axle bit to fit in

Here's the engine assembled. You can also see where I drilled holes for plug wires, even if I decided not to install them. 

Looking at the body, you can tell how rough the molding was on it. 

I'm not sure if this is technically short-shot but it's not really noticeable enough for me to care to fix it. 

Day 2: 
Threw some grey primer onto the body to see how rough the molding lines really were 

Day 3: 
Painted the engine and the various parts under the hood

Day 4: 
I put down a coat of white paint... but the red plastic creeped through. I bought a can of shellac so I know what to do after stripping all the body parts. 

 

 

Day 5: 
Chassis painted as well as the exhaust pipes 

Interior and Dash painted (although I'm not done with them) 


I think they look pretty terrible right now but so is painting with a brush (for me). They definitely need to be cleaned up 

Edited November 27, 2023 by T-Ray
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[T-Ray]

No, I did not give up on this build, I HAVE been working on it. The body is pretty much done, only needing the chrome done. I know that the paint isn't perfect but considering that this is only a slump-buster, I think it looks pretty good. I decided on a two-tone yellow/white paint scheme. 

[Keef]

I bought one of these at Ollie’s also. Yours is looking great so far!! Love the color combo!!

[T-Ray]

Alright! This project is done! Anyway, here's what happened... 
The dashboard fell into a container I was using to hold brake fluid for stripping, so I had to repaint that... which was honestly a good thing. 

Here's the interior assembled, yes. I'm aware that the steering wheel is broken, I accidentally glued it too far out and when I removed it to reinsert it properly, it broke. 
Gate painted... a little sloppier than I would have liked but it's the best I could do 

The engine bay, some things are missing but I couldn't be bothered with getting the heater box to fit, especially since I realized that it didn't have a peg or anything to fit into on the firewall until after I had painted the body. 

Lastly, some shots of it completed

Overall, I think it came out nice enough to display but it isn't as neat as I would have ideally liked. Granted, the trim that I chose to do on it required a lot of hand painting and that is not really my forte.