Mike77 Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 After abandoning my 1/16 wrecker project for the 2nd and probably final time, I decided to come back into the 1/25 fold. This is my first 1/25 project in many years, a Revell wrecker body stretched to accept an extra axle. I considered making it a Lone Star but it'll be a Peterbilt. The frame is red and so far I haven't settled on a color for the rest of it. Who knows, it may end up just being a Big Red Truck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petetrucker07 Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Looks good so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopar - D Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 This is going to be one big wrecker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superpeterbilt Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Its looking great so far. Let me know if you need any extra winches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilrathy10 Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Awesome work, so far, Man....It's gonna look good, Mike and take up less shelf space, to boot..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotnitro? Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Looks good Mike...those front tires looks familiar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike77 Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 Looks good Mike...those front tires looks familiar! The ones you sent me went on the lift axle. I was able to make an axle that adapted perfectly to the backs of them. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesla Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 You're off to a good start...very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike77 Posted February 16, 2015 Author Share Posted February 16, 2015 I decided to do it as a non-opening model and have painted it red. To avoid the inevitable frame sag I attached the wrecker body to the back of the sleeper, leaving a small gap, and now the wrecker body, sleeper, cab, and hood are all one unit that can be attached to the chassis when the rest of the work is done. I haven't assembled the rotator or any of the tow hardware and I've only put some of the chrome on. Unfortunately for various reasons this project may go the way of my 1/16 wrecker project and get sold or traded off in it's current yet-to-be-finished state. Maybe I just wasn't destined to do a big wrecker in any scale! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbill Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 that is one big son of a gun! keep going, this will be killer when done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike77 Posted February 18, 2015 Author Share Posted February 18, 2015 I did end up putting it on Ebay. I'll probably not get even close to what I have into it but life isn't always about making a profit. I still plan on building model trucks so it's not the end of the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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