56 F100 Rat

After reading some of the threads on here about rebuilding some old projects, I decided to have a look through my box of old reject from years ago. Also wanting to get my hand back in before I start a new one, I decided to have a play with this................



It's an old Revel kit, that's been painted a few times, which in this case might work out well, when sanding back through some of the colours
The motor came out of the spare parts box as well, added a tunnel ram and blower, the front bumper is from a 57 Chev, the rear guards are from an old Hot Rod, and the tray, I made from Balsa Wood. The front wheels are from a 56 Chev, & the back one's are from a 90's F100.

Looks like it has some potential

Cheers mate
Don't know how this will turn out, it's been a long time since I've done this

That's exactly the kind of "bitzer" I remember when I was a kid. There was one like this around the corner from my home in Ascot Vale (Melbourne) and the guy did anything he could to keep it going, including using "bitz" from other models. I sure hope you continue with this rebuild.

Wild lookin' rig you're building.

Cheers guys
Might have to try some of this weathering thing on another old junker 1st, to get it semi reasonable for this one


P.S.......would anyone have a front windscreen out of 1 of these.............cannot find mine

Love where this is heading,I like the look keep it going

Thanks Cobra

Deadly wrote:Cheers guys
Might have to try some of this weathering thing on another old junker 1st, to get it semi reasonable for this one


P.S.......would anyone have a front windscreen out of 1 of these.............cannot find mine

i do have one but it has a crack in it, let me know if u want it

dv8v8 wrote:

Deadly wrote:Cheers guys
Might have to try some of this weathering thing on another old junker 1st, to get it semi reasonable for this one


P.S.......would anyone have a front windscreen out of 1 of these.............cannot find mine

i do have one but it has a crack in it, let me know if u want it

A crack in it you say, hmmmmmmmm.....that could work in well with this one

Pm sent. Cheers mate

Wasn't happy with the 1st tray I built, so last night, started building another one...........





.......trying to make it look like some of the timber has rotted/broken away.

Soy sauce (no joke!) is great at staining balsa to make it look right.
Where you've gouged away the wood to simulate rot it should take up more and make those areas darker and more rotten looking.
Or you can use woodstain or just rub the balsa with dirty fingers.
This is woodstain (walnut IIRC).


This is Soy Sauce


And this is dirty fingers

Hmmmm....interesting tip there mate.
Cheers...............will give 1 of them a go

Oh, and rubbing with wire wool will "bring out" the grain IIRC.

Cheers mate

Got a fair bit more done over the last couple of days.......









..............still need to detail the motor, finish the side pipes, find some hot rod type tail lights, and a few other things.

And a big thanks to dv8v8 for the windscreen

This looks awesome mate Great job!

Cheers mate

Looks great!
I like the new bed, suits it really well and the different paint layers on the body look spot on.

its looking good mate cant wait to see it finished

Thanks guys

Now thats diffrent ,like it

Cheers mate Yeahwas trying to go for something that little bit different

hey Deadly its Tower off 4wdmonthly this thing looks great keep the restos coming.

Hey Tower/blakey, thought it was you. Remember seeing the pics of your avitar on 4wdmonthly
Cheers mate