How good is this kit I just ordered one today????

saw that...not sure I can build a model though...can't wait for the glue to dry before continuing. Lots of childhood disasters!

Not a model type guy, but props to those who are :cool:

Hey FrenchBlue--
Where didja order that from? I damm near resemble that! We finally got rid of our 34 year old trailer house and are now livin' in a 1979 Chevy motorhome borrowed from an indian uncle that lives on the reservation! Cant park the Jimmy in front of it 'cause its buried under tons of shyt in the shop from our house till the new one gets here! Guess I could park my pickup there to make a similar setting. I'd like to order one if you could give me info, Man!

Later---DAC

Forgot to say that I had AMT's original Blazer kit in '72 and I still remember it well even tho I lost it in a flood in June of that year. Very well detailed kit IMO, and I'm guessing this is probly a re-pop of that one.

http://stores.ebay.com/Rpp-Hobby

Just ordered mine with a few mods they happened to have. Will post pics when finished. Hoping to make it look as close to what I want to do to mine.

I`ll be buying one to add to the collection:
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b220/timhicks55/DSC00403.jpg

I can't find where they have that one listed. I see the pic of it on the e-bay site, but don't actually see where it is listed for sale.

Okay, found it http://cgi.ebay.com/AMT-1972-Chevy-Blazer-4x4-Kit-By-Model-King-L-K_W0QQitemZ6051696404QQcategoryZ2584QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

We should have a contest to see who can build the nicest one. Most detail, closest to personal vehicle, originality etc.

We should have a contest to see who can build the nicest one. Most detail, closest to personal vehicle, originality etc.

For sure, I have some left over med olive green somewhere... :lol:

I want to buy some`72 Fleetside kits and paint them all over in factory matched colors like the promos.Not a challenging approach,but I`d like to create some "what if" promos to sit with my originals.

I thought that picture of the model up top was a was cruel joke you were playing on someone here. Looked like a photoshop. Looks like it is scaled perfectly. I would love to build one, but I'd rather work on the real thing.

Here we go its a pretty good kit and even comes with feathers decal kit with it... I do need to order one of the cowl induction hood for it and figure out how to fit the irocks on it..

Cool. Are those the only tires and wheels in the kit? They look pretty massive. Is the wood grain CST trim included? Keep the pictures coming. I like this. Starting to want one now...

The wheels and tires I bought seperatley(sp) The kit has all kinds of options with it inclueding the decals.. It also has the spare blazer tanks like what bouncey has on his orange machine.. Very cool kit I will keep you guys posted on the build..

The CST moulding is molded on the body,no decals.You`ll have to paint then use photo-etch chrome,I think it`s called(or carefully paint silver).

The CST moulding is molded on the body,no decals.You`ll have to paint then use photo-etch chrome,I think it`s called(or carefully paint silver).


Hey Tim, it's called Bare Metal Foil. It's a very thin chrome foil with glue on the back...


Chuck

Thats Cool.
Anybody know of an 85 Short fleet model?
Shane

Thats Cool.
Anybody know of an 85 Short fleet model?
Shane


AMT offers an 84 GMC short fleet. I used 2 of them to build this.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/72CustomCamper/2004_1101Image0001.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/72CustomCamper/2004_1101Image0002.jpg

72CC... i was interested in the camper model you have in the background... looks pretty cool. Another board member just posted this ebay add in the ebay section and i think you will def. be interested... How much did yours cost you orig? :lol:

http://cgi.ebay.com/VERY-RARE-MPC-CHEVY-OPEN-ROAD-PICKUP-CAMPER-KIT-L-K_W0QQitemZ6059255231QQcategoryZ2585QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

72CC... i was interested in the camper model you have in the background... looks pretty cool. Another board member just posted this ebay add in the ebay section and i think you will def. be interested... How much did yours cost you orig? :lol:

I cheated, I bought the reissue from Model King for $20 and added the truck to make the camper.
http://cgi.ebay.com/OPEN-ROAD-CAMPER-PULL-BEHIND-OR-CHASSIS-MOUNT_W0QQitemZ6060853678QQcategoryZ2582QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


Chuck

Finally got it painted.....

That looks cool sitting on 49's. I've been working on one I started a few years ago that I slammed. I guess I'll have to post a few pics...


Chuck

I beleve that is the old blazer kit from a few years ago!Its a great old kit!they had a longbed chevy, and a long narrow bed chevy.and a shortnarrow bed GMC. A 72 Towtruck,and ahard to find 69 chevylong bed!how's that?

It's a new reissue of the kit called Boondocker by AMT. A company called Model King just brought it back out. They are also going to reissue the 79 Bronco called Wild Hoss...


Chuck

Here's a few pics of a blazer I built a few years ago...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/72CustomCamper/2005_0307Image0002.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/72CustomCamper/2005_0307Image0003.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/72CustomCamper/2005_0307Image0004.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/72CustomCamper/2005_0307Image0005.jpg

Chuck

Here's a Blazer group shot...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/72CustomCamper/2004_1221Image0003.jpg

Chuck

Hey chuck maybe you could help me out... Whats the best way to strip old paint off model bodys???

what did you make the half cab from? The red one looks cherry. I like them all alot, nice

Finally got it painted.....

Nice work French. :cool:
No rust there for sure.
Wish my doors lined up that good.

So now you gotta build some logs, rocks and hills for it to play on...:hm:
Bustin' on ya, very cool project. :-)

LOL kurt I have not had much time in the evenings since I started my floors on the blazer(seems like that always happens)but I have friday through monday off hope to have the floors done and a crap load of other started but not finished projects...

Hey chuck maybe you could help me out... Whats the best way to strip old paint off model bodys???

Alot of guys in our model club uses Castrol Super Clean. You just have to be careful or it'll eat the plastic. The last time I stripped one I used nail polish remover,but you can only leave the body in that for an hour or two at a time or it will melt the plastic...

what did you make the half cab from? The red one looks cherry. I like them all alot, nice

Believe it or not the half cab is a cut down long bed pick up. The red one is the old Boondocker kit...

That Blazer model on 49s - that thing is sweet! Is that blue stripe going to stay there, or is it just masking tape?

The blue stripe is staying..... Its gonna be pretty much like brian mccormicks blazer from the early 80's..

Hey FrenchBlue-
I mainly build 1/64 bods for slotcars(see avatar) but modeling is the same no matter the scale. To strip paint on these I put the bod in a ziplock bag, spray a bunch of easy off oven cleaner in it and seal it up overnight. The next day a toothbrush and some warm water should take it off without much effort, depending on how many coats of paint there is. I have never had it eat the plastic. Krylon paint can usually be removed with denatured alcohol. I know some guys that use brake fluid (ya know what that can do to the paint on yer truck!), but I havent tried that one so I dont know if it reacts bad to the plastic if it sets too long. Very cool job on the Blazer so far!

Chuck-- I dig yer models, man---That camo ride looks like a Jimmy! I'd like to get my hands on one of them to do my Jimmy! I had an Open Road camper when I was a kid and it was one of my favorite models way back then. Sounds like you had to do some "kit bashin" to build yers, but that makes it better yet!

Those models bring back a lot of good memories from the days I built 1/24s and 1/25s. Thanks for the pics all!

Later DAC

Chuck-- I dig yer models, man---That camo ride looks like a Jimmy! I'd like to get my hands on one of them to do my Jimmy! I had an Open Road camper when I was a kid and it was one of my favorite models way back then. Sounds like you had to do some "kit bashin" to build yers, but that makes it better yet!
Later DAC

Hey DAC, the green one has mud paint to look like a wheeler. It has a GMC grill with a Chevy tailgate. There's a guy on ebay that's selling a resin GMC conversion for the newly released blazer kit...


Chuck

More pics to come today been busy..

Heres some teaser shots.... for now;;

Here it is lifted and up on 49'' iroks...

Damn French, that's looking pretty cool...


Chuck

I like it. I gotta get me one.

Are you gonna paint the inner grill black? I did it on mine and it looked kick butt!

That looks really good - I just saw that the same company that made those tires is coming out with boggers now too!

http://www.sorealconcepts.com/

Yep the boggers are now out wish they would have been out when I got the iroks......ohwell