03 1955 Chevy 2-Ton Stake Body Part 03

Scratch Building the bed stakes
Assembling the horribly designed body

What I'm about to say is my opinion only:
The body of this model comes in seven pieces and is a real pain to assemble.
It is a very poor design and no matter what I did I couldn't get everything to
fit well, even after dry fitting the parts. It's a good thing I was planning to make this an old beat-up farm
truck otherwise I would have already thrown it in my box of parts that
can be salvaged for other things.

I've assembled some fairly bad models from bad molds, but this one is over
the top. Atlantis...it's time to retire this kit because you have more
issues with it than just worn out molds.

1955 Chevrolet 2-Ton Stake Truck (Body)

Update on my build of the '55 Chevy 2-Ton Stake Body

TIME LINE:
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Segment 01
00:00 to 00:53 My voice introduction
00:53 to 01:36 Introduction and opening title
01:36 to 13:02 How I made a jig(s) for making the bed stakes
13:02 to 17:03 All the parts spread out with commentary
17:03 to 21:23 Description of how the body pieces are supposed to be assembled
21:33 to 24:51 Body assembled and major seam gaps
24:51 to 27:11 Wooden parts painted but not fully finished
27:11 to 29:33 Tires and wheels and closing remarks
29:33 to 34:43 Bible reading for this video Luke 21:10-36
34:43 to 34:58 Outro

Scalemates Info: https://www.scalemates.com/kits/atlantis-h1401-55-chevrolet-2-ton-stake-truck--1307642

Brand: Atlantis
Title: '55 Chevrolet 2-Ton Stack Truck (Body)
Number: H1401
Scale: 1:48
Type: Full Kit
Released: 2020 New Decals
Barcode: 0850002740417 (EAN)
Packaging: Rigid box (Top Opener)

Molded in Blue Plastic

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