R190 international pickup

Here is a R190 international that I am turning into a pickup,chassis is from 55 chev cameo, step sides from 56 ford F100,engine from chev zoom with blower added,front wheels from chev zoom.

The colour is Bermuda blue mica.

thats lookin good allan, how did you go with the windscreen???

up to number 9 so far got me toes crossed it all goes well.

Does it have it's tail gate now or are U leaving it off

ya it has tail gate on put a skin on back as the word ford kept on showing up.so now its flat.

have finished the pickup will post new photo soon.

well have finished her here is some new photos

That looks Mean!! nice work Allan

came very close to smashing it a few times.had to stop working on it,the cab is very flinsy,only thing to do is put small mirrors on it.

That's one mean mothertrucker Allan. Great detail and finish. Is the paint your own mix or is it from a can?

Love this truck, well done Allan.

end up making 10 windscreens before got one made keeped on bending them when me clean finger prints off it,tezza 43 paint came from can,i spray some in small bootle then use a airbrush to put it on pickup.got better control that way,not much good a use spray can.got paint from super cheap auto.

The R190 is been changed was not happy with it so its been rebuilt front half of chassis is diamond reo with reo engine,rear is western star.reo wheels,will have step tanks will be putting tray on back.

The truck looks cool Allan, but I reckon you had something really unique when it was a pickup. It's interesting to see how these models develop and progress over time.

I think it looks cool both ways. the pickup would look great ridin on the back of this thing as a set. keep the pics comin.

would like to done that back cab kit has gotten bit pricey.me useing cab of a mock up for another truck.when the pickup was first built to take to the tumut show the paint on rear fenders was damaged,have found rear tryes to fit under,tail gate did not fit so will be fixed will be droping step tanks for a step,there are stacks to go on back of cab side.have thin pinstrips to go on,got to find mirrors as don't like truck ones.she is getting a make over.

i liked it as a pick up allan, shame!!! but thats the best part about modelling, fresh ideas and rebuilds

ya this way its cheaper to redo the pick,will be putting B61 MACK cab on truck chassis them the pickup on the back,mack and R190 will look great together.

the R190 is been worked on,taking paint off it as it was to thick and lost some detail in body,will be painting it the same as B61,both will have short wheelbase and single diff under them.

got the paint of thinkof colour for it mudguards are black cab will be red or yellow,still think of what to do with it.may go back to pick up.

found a chassis for the R190 will be rebuild as a pick up again,

I know where there is (or at least was) a real one of those sitting in the scrub by a minor road , it was responsible for me getting a speeding fine too many years ago (rule number one , never stop and look at car's when you're running late for a business meeting , it only makes you later) I should go for a drive and check out if it's still there . Bare shell and chassis but awesome start for a rod .

Be keen to see what you do with this one Allan .

this one up for Adam to look at and show the R190 is the same size cab as a B61 Mack cab.it gives a idea to build them as hot rod pickups.