Mack B-81SX Done.

[rekcirb13]

Hi guys,

This is my first model to be submitted to this forum. It is a Mack B-81SX Dump truck in 1/25th scale. The cab/chassis is from the late Dave Natale of AITM, the dump body is a AMT Montone glue bomb, and the plow frame is from Ryan Pedone. It took about three years working on it part-time. Suggestions and comments welcome. The snowplow is actually two AMT Ford LNT Snowplow kits that were combined into one Valk snowplow moldboard (blade), increasing the blade height substantially. Cutting edge and nuts/ bolts added.

Bob

Edited August 20, 2022 by rekcirb13
Additional info added.

[James Maynard]

Nice Mack. Are the rims and tires resin too? 

[grodudulle77]

This old Mack has an awesome look !! ??

[rekcirb13]

2 hours ago, James Maynard said:

Nice Mack. Are the rims and tires resin too? 

Thank you, James! Yes, the tires and rims are both resin, molded separately for ease of painting and assembly. You have a choice of sizes, these being 24 inch.

Bob

[rekcirb13]

1 hour ago, grodudulle77 said:

This old Mack has an awesome look !! ??

Thank you Philippe. It was an awesome model to build!

Bob

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

[The Brush]

Very nice Mack, looks beefy. Takes a bit of effort to get resin parts  looking good. well done. Will it have a plough?

Graham.

[DRIPTROIT 71]

You have done an excellent job on this! It looks great!

[Jim B]

Great looking Mack.  Well done.

[rekcirb13]

11 hours ago, ChrisR said:

Looks great!

Thank you, Chris!

 

 

Edited August 20, 2022 by rekcirb13

[rekcirb13]

9 hours ago, Jim B said:

Great looking Mack.  Well done.

Thank you, Jim!

 

[rekcirb13]

11 hours ago, The Brush said:

Very nice Mack, looks beefy. Takes a bit of effort to get resin parts  looking good. well done. Will it have a plough?

Graham.

Thank you, Graham! Yes it has a plow for winter snows (See additional photos). And yes, it does take some effort to get the resin parts ot look good.

[rekcirb13]

9 hours ago, Jim B said:

Great looking Mack.  Well done.

Thank you, Jim!

 

[rekcirb13]

9 hours ago, Jim B said:

Great looking Mack.  Well done.

Thank you, Jim!

 

[GLMFAA1]

Another good-looking dog, looks like it would 'climb a tree'

greg

 

[rekcirb13]

3 hours ago, GLMFAA1 said:

Another good-looking dog, looks like it would 'climb a tree'

greg

 

Thank you, Greg!

[rekcirb13]

1 minute ago, rekcirb13 said:

Thank you, Greg!

 

[leafsprings]

Great job on the super heavy duty Mack Dump. Wheels and tires look awesome!

[Warren D]

Looks good.  I'd like to make one suggestion, replace the tape pin striping with decals.  Microscale makes decal pin stripes in various colors and widths.  You can find these at model RR supply stores or on the net.  Some of the thinner stripes can be coerced to go around corners. 

[Dutzie]

Great looking Mack!

[yh70]

great job..

[happy grumpy]

Really beautiful build. I like the color and the photography. The bigger wheels give it an intimidating look

[gatorincebu]

  Bob,

  That is a very nice representation of a NE USA heavy duty dump .I like em heavy duty like that !

 

 Be Well

  Gator

[Bainford]

That is one handsome truck. Well done.

[The Brush]

The plough looks great, I built a LJX Dumper a while back, that also would have suited a plough. maybe next time.

Regards Graham

 

Edited August 27, 2022 by The Brush