U.S. NAVY Chevy Step Side Task Force PU

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My current kitmash project in 1/25.
This is a pre-CUCV and pre-MILCOT, U.S. NAVY '55 Chevy Step Side Task Force Second Series.
The prototype picture is from my dad’s film footage of this pick up truck in the Philippines around 1955 - 1958.

These are the two kits where most of the primary parts will come from.

I start with the Chassis and suspension

The holes are tooled onto the wrong side (top side) of this part. I have to drill new holes using the holes on top to register the correct positions.

The iSheets indicate location for these exhaust parts, but there are no holes for the pins.
I had to drill hole at 1/16" through the top side of the chassis frame part.

building continues… thanks for looking [ip]

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Ought to make for an interesting project, look forward to seeing what you do with it. [B]

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I love it, it’s a great idea, I know nothing about the subject but I sense from your work so.far that this will be a build close to the heart. I look forward to seeing progress.

Regards,

Terry.

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Outstanding and different. Nice to see something unique

Rounds Complete!!

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Thanks for all the replies and looking in on the build.

The interior door handle deatil tooling wasn’t satisfactory so new ones were scratch built from parts from a cassette recorder and a disposable lighter.

Then some work on the seat back detail with filler putty

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progress continues . . .

Painted the chassis flat black for now and cleaned up the flash on all the AMT/ERTL kit parts for assembly of the bed and step side fender parts

next is more on the cab interior . . .

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I’m jumping around on this build

Careful and extensive online research revealed pictures of what the shifter base plate and auto-tranny cover plate looks like. Then I realized that I’m going to install a floor mat so the hole and any scribed in plate parts will not be seen anyway . . .

Cab floor transmission cover photos:
manual tranny shifter base plate
base plate cover w/o shifter

I’ll probably use this piece of styrene or textured paper.

I also realized this ‘unseen’ fact regarding the gas tank part as well. . .

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You may be jumping but it is understandable and coming together nicely. I love the door handle work

Rounds Complete!!

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Ditto to Mike’s comments…the detail work you’re putting into this one shows. [B]

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Great work on your step side!! ditto the door handles, cool idea!!

Heliman

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Thanks for the comments. Tonight I’m working on the tail lights, all four of them

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The rear turn signals needed to be built and installed. These were made with the parts from the this AMT Dodge pickup kit parts 65.

They are the correct diameter so I used them.

Digging them out of the kit box I notice that they are bad bad, terribly tooled parts.

back

front

I reshaped the back with tube putty

Clear lens parts from the spares box were sanded down to an appropriate thickness

The bracket was an electronics component. The lens looks weird in this picture because they are tacked in place with tac-putty temporarily

Bolt details were made by slicing hex rod then gluing them in place next to the tailgate hinge on both sides

This pickup is a small rear window cab version. Work will continue on this . . .
Thanks for looking in

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I found a picture online that was directly behind the cab. After resizing the image it was printed to scale. From this I can cut out the shape and use this for a template, as pictured in the above post.

I didn’t take measurements from a 1/1 pickup truck to scale from. I’m working this one visually which is the way I usually build models. If it looks right then it is

the window part has a weatherstrip detail along the edge around this part that has a thickness beyond the glass

I needed to uniformly fill the ‘glass window’ area inside the weatherstrip bead with material cut to the correct shape. I don’t know the thickness of this material, I just placed them against each other and ran my thumb over it. It felt smooth and flush so I used it.
To get the exact shape right, I burnished a piece of paper over the detail shape of the window part

Then this was penciled in for better clarity. This was then cut out with scissors and transferred to the styrene (for sale sign) sheet. Then the styrene material was cut out to the proper shape

This was then shaped over a steel block for better conformity

Crazy clampidge while the glue set

After glue set, automotive product Body Filler was used to fill the gaps around the ‘glass window’ part that this kit is famous for

… progress continues …

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The rear window body work is finished with only the window weather stripping to install.

What type and shape of material would you recommend for this?

I found the tiny chain for the tailgate limiter from a craft store in the jewelry beading department.

thanks for looking . . .

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I have started to look in a different way at “disposals” :slight_smile:
Very interesting build, thank you for sharing!

Very Best Regards
Johan

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I have been lurking but no more… I am really enjoying this build. My dad would have loved to see this as he is fan of old times trucks.

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Thanks for checkin in fellas.

The weather stripping fro the rear window is next. Any ideas?

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I’ve received several ideas from different sources for making the rear window weather strip.

I’m going to try this with styrene rod.

I’m forming the rod by bending it by hand. Then Crazy Glue (CA) in place as I go along.

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Interesting idea…looks like a good solution

Rounds Complete!!

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Radioshack .022 Silver - Bearing Solder.

Easily holds its shape and can be super-glued into place.