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[m4A3E2 sherman]

MR. JONES I WOULD LIKE TO DO LISA'S RIG. WOULD YOUR KIT FIT ON A R&G W900? AND HOW COULD GET SOME DECALS?

[highway]

I sorta figured that you'd wanna build "Mistress". I'm a HUGE fan of "Wrecked" and it's mostly responsible for getting me back into heavy truck models. I'd recommend Plaskit's KW T-800 cab conversion for it and the RoG Pete wrecker for the chassis, just to save your self all the work required to build a quad axle chassis. IIRC, Mistress is a Miller Industries 60 or 70 ton rotator and you're on your own for that. The RoG Pete wrecker might be close enough to work but good luck finding one for a decent price.

Me? I wanna build a NRC 80 ton sliding rotator, probably on a Western Star 6900HD 5 axle twin steer chassis.

FWIW, both NRC and Plaskit are within an hour's drive of home for me.

Of course, I have the same pic as my avatar pic as the desktop background on both my main computer AND my laptop! I drove heavy wrecker for about a year or two around 2000, so I have quite a love for wreckers and have many light and heavy wrecker builds planned, including building a correct "Can Do"! By the way, the Challeneger in the Can Do kit is very close to the Mistress' boom, close enough to work, but I have not researched Miller Indrusties site (I have it in my favorites!) to find exactly the rotator on her yet. As Joey would say on the show, I'd love to be "Steppin' out with the Mistress" and "Rollovers get my boom up"!

[highway]

MR. JONES I WOULD LIKE TO DO LISA'S RIG. WOULD YOUR KIT FIT ON A R&G W900? AND HOW COULD GET SOME DECALS?

Larry, I would say the easiest way to get both would be to go back though the posts to Porky's (truck)and Phoneguy's (decals) postings, click on the little envelope under their profile pics, and send them a PM to get in contact with them.

[Porky]

MR. JONES I WOULD LIKE TO DO LISA'S RIG. WOULD YOUR KIT FIT ON A R&G W900? AND HOW COULD GET SOME DECALS?

Hey Larry

Brother calling me Mr. Jones is kinda like sticking an elevator in an out house Eric or Porky works just fine.

Yes the studio sleeper set with 900L hood conversion can be built on the rev/ger W900 kits. the conversion with cab & hood is 80.00 + shipping

The decals I think "phoneguy" ( Jerry Reeter ) can help you with, he made a post on them in this thread.

Edited by Porky, 07 June 2010 - 02:48 PM.

[Porky]

Also the W900L is the long hood
The B is the short hood.

Hey Leo, I forgot about the hood lenght, big dummmy that I am

[m4A3E2 sherman]

sorry porky but 10 yrs. in the army is hard to forget. i will be ordering one. and the decals from phoneguy.do i need to get a new intierior? or do i have to scratch build it?

[highway]

Here's a Bobby Griffen W900L studio on the Revell frame.

Well, Leo, I see your bringing the beer!!!

[Kostas Parchas]

Leo, your KW is amazing!!! (today we have 30c here in Athens, hot day, beers needed!)
Porky, you should build one of these KW you are casting. I would like to see one done before I put my orders lol.

Kostas.

[Scalefinishes]

Gentlemen,

I found what you are looking for.

http://www.roadtrans.../ice blog 2.JPG

If you search Google images of "ice road truckers" you will find all sorts of pics.

Hope this helps,
Jameston

(Yes, I am trying to get a match for Carlile blue)

Edited by Scalefinishes, 08 June 2010 - 04:30 PM.

[highway]

Gentlemen,

I found what you are looking for.

http://www.roadtransport.com/blogs/road-freight-crime/ice%20blog%202.JPG

If you search Google images of "ice road truckers" you will find all sorts of pics.

Hope this helps,
Jameston

(Yes, I am trying to get a match for Carlile blue)

Nice pic, and if the interest in the cabs and decals are anything to go by, I hope you get that match soon!

[Mr. Can Am Garage]

BTW guys, Jameston at Scale Finishes now has Carlisle Blue available for purchase.

[Jim B]

Ok, that's good news!

[highway]

Sounds like I have to get some extra cash together!

[Mr. Can Am Garage]

Sounds like I have to get some extra cash together!

Only $13 for 2 ounces of paint.

[Porky]

sorry porky but 10 yrs. in the army is hard to forget. i will be ordering one. and the decals from phoneguy.do i need to get a new intierior? or do i have to scratch build it?

Hey Larry,

The cab comes with the floorpan, updated dash, steering wheel and column. You can use the seats and seat bases out of the donor kit so that would just leave whatever detail you want to add to the inside of the sleeper.

[m4A3E2 sherman]

thanks porky can't wait to get started

[MICHAEL COLE]

I know this sounds dum, but i wish there was a video game for ICE ROAD TRUCKERS, we all could drive on xbox live to see who can get the most loads, what do u guys think.

[toplessfury]

I know this sounds dum, but i wish there was a video game for ICE ROAD TRUCKERS, we all could drive on xbox live to see who can get the most loads, what do u guys think.

that would be cool but i have ps3

[Jim B]

Nah!! You have to go for the real feeling. It has to be in the Wii.

[highway]

I know this sounds dum, but i wish there was a video game for ICE ROAD TRUCKERS, we all could drive on xbox live to see who can get the most loads, what do u guys think.

that would be cool but i have ps3

Y'all got computers, right? It's not an online game, but I have one for PC!!! It has the Canadian Ice Road from Invuk to Tuk, along with Aussie road trains and the "Death Road" in Peru. Here's scans on the box.







I found it at Walmart for about 20 bucks when it came out, you might be able to find it cheaper now, and it's fun, especially with the steering wheel I have for the computer for racing and driving games.