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Hi Mike (catd11pusher), I did get your email and sent you a reply this morning, hope you got it....Let me know. I'd love to chat about the truck etc...... Also, thanks "Truck parts" for the comments! Cheers! Jeff

Thanks for all of the kind words on the build fellow modelers....I apologize for the way I had to post the second round of pictures. After determining the "link" that I posted for photobucket wasn't going to work, I did the next best thing I could think of and copy some of them to the "reply". Much appreciation to you all for being patient with the pics. Happy modeling! Jeff

http://s1186.photobucket.com/albums/z374/JHunt29IPMS%20truck%202 Sorry, I am having a terrible time trying to upload the other pictures that I took.....getting very frustrated with computers....... not sure if this will work????

http://s1186.photobucket.com/albums/z374/JHunt29IPMS%2truck%202 If anyone is interested in adding it to their collection, let me know...I don't really have room for it. jhunt1509@comcast.net

Thanks Kurt. I could've used the piano hinges like you, but decided not to. It probably would''ve shown better. The door is just glued in the open position, nothing special about it. This was my first truck build so I'm still learning. I've been mainly building aircraft, aircraft dioramas and some armor stuff. I'm liking the trucks though!

Thanks for the kind words. Yes, the glad hands and the springs to control kinking were made by me. I used styrene to make the glad hands (using reference photos) and the springs were made from wire. All of the wiring I did myself using various gauge solder wire, and reference photos. Were you able to see all of the pics through photobucket or only the ones generously posted by Jim B? If you are interested in other photos, shoot me an email, jhunt1509@comcast.net , and I can send you some. I'm going to take pics of the engine and underneath, showing the fuel lines etc as well as other misc. wiring and the scratchbuilt interior.

Thanks Jim B for the help in posting some of the pics for me and you as well Clayton....I tried to copy as you mentioned..not sure if it worked. I appreciate the feedback and kind words from you all (thanks for your help Ben several months back with my wiring questions...this was my first truck build, but rather have been building airplanes/tanks etc...for myself, private collectors and general commission work for many years...it's too bad the interior pics I took didn't turn out, they were not worth posting. I should have taken some pics of the engine..oh well. I forgot to mention in the previous posts that most of the fifth wheel and it's "mechanisms" are scratchbuilt using actual photos as a reference. Like all of my pieces, I wanted the truck to be accurate and look realistic (used). I'd like to find a home for it as I don't have much room in my curio cabinet.

http://s1186.photobucket.com/albums/z374/JHunt29/IPMS%20Truck