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i wish the paint on my stepper was half as nice....:lol:
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the tailpipe & y pipe are scratched, the muffler & rest of pipe are molded to the floor.....
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couple more...
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last few....
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rained pretty much all day today....
'bout 90% there, more fillin' & sanding....
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got some rough spare parts kickin' around
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dont like the sneaky pete nose, this mid '70's clip will go on it...got some hood work to repair (was in 4 pieces, can only find 3....)
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mite even try to crunch a crew out of this junk....
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hoping to snag a wrecker body off fleabay if the bidding dont get stupid, make a companion to the '72....

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It's all looking great. The crew is going to be interesting to watch. We actually got some sprinkles of rain last night.

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thanks Dale!
really been on a crew kick last couple of weeks...
was seriously going to convert the '77 dually to a crew, but.....revell in all there wisdom did the '77 in 1/24 scale....not really close, lots of cuttin', stretchin'....nope
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got a email yesterday, now i know where my black stepper i bought is-back at the senders in FLA.....screwed up the address.....
and been trying to wrangle Ron at RMR into casting me another crew, with the stepper coming, there's my crew dually:metal: only crappy thing is i still need a long stepper in the fleet....:lol:
still going to see if i can make another crew out of them junk parts, see if i can do it with just whatever i have kicking around.

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well, it did'nt become a crew, but it is a 1 ton dually with most of the susp in....
getting good at these visors-20 mins, still needs a little sanding & shaping, but 1/2 an hr altogether & done:lol:
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i really wish we could send it your way Dale. just checked the weather, looks like we'll be cranking a 12 hr day tomorrow....last decent day till whenever....
this bites, really putting the crimp on the hrs :waah:
at least i got lots of junk to keep me busy....
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Oh well about the crew but its looking really good as a dually. Nice job not the rear fenders and visor.

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thanks dale, them fenders were an ordeal, just getting them, getting them busted, getting them fitted......:lol:
got most of the running gear in, some small things to do yet
made my own shocks then cut the loop off the stockers & stuck them together, & i used about twice as much tubing as i should have bending up that pass exhaust pipe. same with the d-shafts, made my own & cut the stocker u-joints off & jammed them together.
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not much left on the body, should be painted in a day or so....
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Lookin' pretty bad @$$:metal:

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getting there Dale!
just waiting for the paint to dry (nuclear green...:lol:)
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while i'm waiting, had 1 extra quad left from my camper crew model, detailed it a bit, will prob go in the back of the ext-cab dually
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fixed up the raft. was missing a bunch of the ropes, & rope loops, oars, scratched up a motor. made it from a windshield washer tank, air compressor motor, some styrene, & a prop from an old aircraft carrier model. did'nt quite turn out the way i planned, looked like something from the '50's, so printed up some '56 johnson decals & ran with it....this will go on the '77
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...still waiting for the paint....
seeing how i got everything for the cameo....
here's how it looked 20 mins ago....
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...and about 5 mins ago...
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whats that? all the chrome emblems & mirrors being de-chromed...there will be no chrome on this rig....digging threw the wifey's craft stuff & found a can of a neat color...just hope i can spray it...
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dam dog....
woke me up, 1:30 in the morn. was going to finish the '77 tomorrow, but heck, i'm up now
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few more...
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'ol lady did'nt like my plate, SNOT (looks like it...:lol:) so i added a comma, S'NOT :lol:

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dually dreamin'....
old vs older
big block vs small block
boobies vs snot.....:lol:
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Isn't 1:30am tomorrow morning? Lol....It looks totally awesome. The green looks great and the white just sets it off. The rack looks cool too. Totally awesome job....

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thanks dale, but i tell ya, NOT impressed with the revell re-issue snowplow.....hmmph..:waah:
i had planned on getting a few for the 73-87 fleet, but now i dont think so, not even really good for parts, most 73-87's are 1/25 anyways.....
this is not looking good-3 days in the stripper & nothing has come off the cameo body yet, dont remember what kind of paint i used, but man oh man, looking like a sanding strip job :(
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so....to kill some time while the cameo soaks some more....
started building a crew from some junk. just kinda wingin' it. the sneaky pete cab is a real pia. it's as brittle as a dried out leaf, just touch it lightly & something happens. managed to break it in 3 spots, & crack it in 2 spots. prob why it was so beat up when i got it....
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fill in the roof, make some proper pillars, a butt-load of sanding & shaping & i think i'll have a crew. just need a frame now, interior, axles, engine, box, tires.....
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sure was ticking off the wife tonite :lol::lol::lol:
she was watching a show & i was running out to my crew every 5 mins.....close the dam door, shut the dam door.....:metal:
put a roof on my junkpile. spent the night just getting the window shapes & pillars in porportion. with this much bodywork, kiss away the drip rails, window trim & panel lines....before...
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...after. i'll sand it down, if it looks alright i'll prime it then start re-adding the trim & lines
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It's looking pretty good ..don't forget to shut the door LOL!

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well, i was born in a barn...:lol:
starting to resemble a crew. put some roof ribs, drips, & window frames in. put a splash coat of primer over it to see where i still got to go over it with the sandpaper, then etch in some panel lines....
going threw the junk box, i got a motor & tranny, t-case, the hokey axles off the '77, can scratch a frame up, but i got nothing for a box.....yet
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this bites....
threw the cameo in the stripper last thurs, just checked it, jeez, kryptonyte paint....
really NOT looking forward to sanding something so curvy...
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Cab is coming together pretty nice. That's some tough paint on the Cameo. What do you use that strips the paint and chrome but doesn't attack the plastic?

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yeah dale, don't think i've ever come across paint like this before....
i usually use castrol purple super clean & never had a problem
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but after a week of soaking & nothing, decided to try good ol' DOT 3
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woo-hoo!
finally got something happening...
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not super clean, but i can live with it....
just be nice to finally get going on this one...:metal:)
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