Custom Army Truck-Completed 8-3-11

YT · Post by YT » Mon Jul 04, 2011 11:15 am

I picked this 1:18 truck on clearance a couple of years ago at Menards after Christmas. I actually bought 2 and am thinking about doing some kind of a deuce and a half or half track creation with the other one. I plan on painting this one OD and adding a few US decals I have left over from the Dragon Wagon project. I stripped off the tires and whitewalls and started priming it but ran out of self etching primer, I'll need to pick some up after the holiday.

ram04 · Post by **ram04** » Mon Jul 04, 2011 12:41 pm

Is that a late fourties to early fifties chevy, just guessing, looks like it will make a neat custom.

YT · Post by YT » Sun Jul 10, 2011 6:51 pm

Finished the primer:

plasticboy · Post by **plasticboy** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 12:13 am

Very nice! Love the truck!!

YT · Post by YT » Tue Jul 19, 2011 7:54 pm

I got the OD base down, its gonna need a second coat. Stupid iPhone pic really washes out the color.

YT · Post by YT » Fri Jul 29, 2011 8:52 pm

I got the decals on.

I had some challenges with the decals and the staff car, but that is a story for another day...

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 6:16 am

This is looking great. But the subject matter dose not move me.

You need to put a gun on it or something that will make it a weapon.

Maybe a drunk driving GI or something.

YT · Post by YT » Sat Jul 30, 2011 7:35 am

Flames on the side perhaps?

CW4USARMY · Post by **CW4USARMY** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 6:42 pm

Great idea, looks good. Where'd you get the decals? I may have to try something like that just to get something new in the collection:-)

YT · Post by YT » Sat Jul 30, 2011 9:10 pm

Thanks, I got them from Monkey Depot a while ago when I did my Dragon Wagon. These were just the left overs. I was trying to stretch them out to make this truck, the staff car and a Greyhound. Like an idiot, I spilled the water on the sheet and ruined the ones I had for the staff car. I think MD's ALPs printer broke and they can't print the decals anymore!

YT · Post by YT » Wed Aug 03, 2011 7:39 pm

All done:

CW4USARMY · Post by **CW4USARMY** » Wed Aug 03, 2011 7:41 pm

Dude! That's looks great!

B17Fortress · Post by **B17Fortress** » Wed Aug 03, 2011 8:44 pm

Very nice! I bet it has a special place on our shelf!

granch · Post by **granch** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 2:10 am

Very nice job, YT gives inspiration for other customization: Does anyone know a die-cast model to make the modern camo chevy that are still in use on US air base?

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