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was on the road for a year with my brother in a 2000 kenworth t2000 areodyne sleeper.i saw a lot of trucks i almost had the job wife wanted to patch things up.but that is the closest ford 9000 truck with the sleeper i saw.that truck is amazing.but its like the 1:1 i saw out there.i love trucks period they keep everything going no matter where you live.if you drive eat it ware it or watch it they all came on a truck at some point.incrediable build

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Ok, I almost bought into this one. Here we see what looks like a model of the Ford 9000 but the details are too good to be true! Even photo etched parts don't look that good. What I think he did was build a really great background diorama and just parked a real customized Ford 9000 in such a position as to make it look like a model.

Either that or it is one heck of a beautiful piece of work! :lol:

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thanks for all the great comments guys.......the sleeper on this one is just a curbside. original plan was full detail inside but due to time constraints it didn't happen. i will be doing my 1/16th scale condo inside and out though. that project will be a ways down the road, maybe next year???????

the hood insulation is done using matte aluminum bare metal foil, tamiya chrome silver and a black sharpie. thanks again for all the comments and hopefully i will see a few of you guys at a future show.

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Blowns10, I love what you've done so far and I'm happy to see I'm not the only one crazy enough to do this idea on a Ford. Here's a pic of my WIP:

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I stretched my stock kit sleeper to a 180 inch, mine is also a curbside, and my next will be closer to what you built, converting the stock kit sleeper was a pain in the blank! By the way, what did you make the Qualcom roof dish from? It looks so real!

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here is a trailer update for the ford. all scratchbuilt drop deck with hydraulic extending sides. trailer will be hauling a 1/25th scale tamiya british tank. a few more details and odds and ends and the trailer will be finished. hope to have everything done by nnl east next weekend. here are a few progress pics....

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Nice detail on the trailer. They wood looks slightly used.

Where did you get the tank? I've been looking for a "reasonably priced" T-34 in 1/25.

tamiya has reissued the 1/25 t-34. it costs about 60 bucks. i found this one at a show opened but complete for 45 bucks. great price considering it has all the engine and interior detail included.

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tamiya has reissued the 1/25 t-34. it costs about 60 bucks. i found this one at a show opened but complete for 45 bucks. great price considering it has all the engine and interior detail included.

I never even knew anyone made 1:24(25) scale tanks! The one on your truck looks great, blowns10. Does anyone know if they also offer an M1A1 Abrahms in 1:24(25) scale?

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Hello there,

Thats why this guy wanted sush a huge sleeper!!

His load is so expensive that he don't even want to leave his truck behind him to go for a diner !!! B):P;):blink::lol:

I am not at all fan of big gans and weapons, but this FORD with its custom trailer looks great full loaded army equipment!!!

Kostas.

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That combo is simply AWESOME AND AMAZING!!! I love what you did to the truck and I love exotic flatbed loads. I have an entire list of trailer/load combinations including armor, heavy equipment and railroad engines and cars. It's good to know that 1/25 scale armor is available again! Thanks for sharing this build with us, it is outstanding!

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