You are truly a craftsman!! I enjoyed watching this one come together! It is by far the best Dodge cabover that I have ever seen built! As Charles said, the details and weathering is perfect! It looks real! Excellent work!
Actually, I wasn’t aware that the 4-53 was available in these. Do you have any reference material on these trucks with a Detroit or even an engine compartment picture? I have 4-53 references, just not in one of these, at least not that I remember.😀
Looking good!! I've always used a pocket screwdriver for doing the heat swadge. I was able to do it as a kid on the original kit, so I'm sure that you won't have a problem.
I have addressed this issue two different ways.
On this gold Ford I put Nascar tires on the inside of the Swampers and used rear drag car wheels. The Nascar tires had a slightly smaller inner diameter.
On this Gremlin I simply increased the diameter of the wheel as well as widened them with styrene.