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[BigEd]

Hey all. Finally finished The Dodge. I scratchbuilt the frame, suspension pieces, shocks, 2 1/2 ton Rockwells, Optima, orbital valve, oil reservoir, wheels faces for direct-fit to the axles, etc. Thanks for lookin'. The build pics are in The Dodge album.

Edited by BigEd, 03 October 2012 - 05:31 PM.

[jeffs396]

INCREDIBLE!!!

Love this beast Larry! Super accurate and detailed, the scratchbuilding, and what you've done with the SoReal IROKs to make them wider...just WOW!!!

[von Zipper]

OUTSTANDING !

[hgbben]

As said before, outstanding

[TooOld]

Excellent looking model ! The detailing and finish is some of the best I've seen !

[David G.]

Excellent build! The weathering on the tires is great.

David G.

[mikemodeler]

That engine sure looks clean for a truck with no inner fenders!

Very nice and well detailed. Sure wish there was a way to get this truck re-issued.

[crazyjim]

Very cool.

[cobraman]

Very nice ! Put a Dodge in your garage ! Well. that would not fit in my garage ( if real ). : )

[S. Svendsen]

Wow. That's awesome!

[Austin T]

This is one of the most interesting truck models I think I have ever seen.The simplistic white with all the scratchbuilding and Wow,its just great.

[BigEd]

Thanks all for the compliments. It truly was a labor of love. I love what I do, no matter how long it takes...just ask jeffs396.

[Harry P.]

Kind of odd that the tires are caked with mud but there's not a speck of mud anywhere on the truck... not on the underside, not on the body...

[G Holding]

Yeah Harry...they would get that way driving into the arena.....before the loud pedal was pushed.

Only thing you need is a drop of silver paint on the radiator cap....then start that MUTHA!!

[plowboy]

AWESOME work as usual from you Larry! There's so many cool details to this that it's hard to catch them all now that it's built. The chassis is a model of it's own! I really like the treatment you gave the tires also. I'll have to give that a try sometime. Well done!

[Danno]

Nice job.

But, I agree with Harry. Half a job of weathering looks more incomplete than no weathering.

[Tony-442]

Makes me want to start'er up and go muddin'... Wicked awesome job bro... Cheers!

[BigEd]

Thanks all for the compliments again. There are some items that I did overlook. I'm currently makin' inner fenders (imagine that engine bay after some muddin'), I missed the radiator cap...thanks Greg. And you're right...the tires were done pre-mud event. That's why they aren't loaded with mud...just like it was driven thru some. Harry & Danno-I appreciate the candor. Anthony & Roger (an old friend)-thank you for the comps.

[Agent G]

Nice!

G

[Road Runner 79]

Very nice!