1994 GMC Sonoma SLS AMT #8128 Review

RoR SnapShot Review 20111124* – 1994 GMC Sonoma SLS AMT #8128 Review
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A SnapShot Review by Nathan Perrine 

Here’s my build up of this amazing little workhorse, in its day it was used for everything from a farm truck to a shop truck, to full-on custom. The build was awesome, If you follow the instructions, the model goes together perfectly. The engine went together nicely with the exception of the serpentine belts, they fought me all the way, I finally got them on the engine after honing out the hole in the front of the engine block so they would fit better. The front end went together nicely also, I  really like the front spindles, AMT/ERTL made them go only one way, by making the ends of the spindles  different on each end so that they would fit in the upper and  lower front suspension nicely, they cannot be posed, only set for straight ahead posing. The rear end assembly went as illustrated in the instruction and when I test fit it to the truck itself, it looked great.

 

My choice for colors for this truck were two of my favorite, Tamiya color Park Green and contrasting Light Green. I first painted the entire truck in Park Green, then I painted the ground effects and the unique custom grill (the top of he grill was painted Park Green, then I masked off the top and painted the bottom Light Green ) along with the aforementioned parts all were painted Light Green. Then I glued the ground effects and grille to the truck and set aside to dry.

All that was left was the interior, the two-piece custom bucket seats (the back and bottom of the seats were painted Park Green, the seats were painted Light Green) the interior tub was painted Park Green, the door panels were light green and the dash board was painted Park Green with the dash panel detailed with a clear cover over the instruments. Then I glued the windshield and back window in place, and inserted the interior tub in, but not before inserting the separate firewall (note here it is near impossible to insert the interior without putting the firewall in first), the interior is a tight fit and requires pulling the body apart to get the tub in, once in all that is needed is to apply glue to 4 or 5 spots on the chassis and set the completed body on the frame. Everything went together perfectly, this was a nice kit and I give it a 8 rating on assembly.

Happy Thanksgiving,
Nathan Perrine – CCM

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