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Well, I got a lot more done, today... With a tropical storm out in the Gulf, we've gotten some pretty good rain down here, so painting will have to wait... Although, here, in Houston, that may just be this weekend...? I had to get creative with the suspension on this one... ? Reason being is two fold... I needed to make it to where the Moebius wheels and tires would fit (and roll), AND I just didn't feel like carving up a perfectly good kit, just to snag the suspension pieces out of it...I think it came out pretty good as these babies will roll nice and easy and take up all the extra stress this thing will have on it with me "playing" with it all the time when I get done.... Man those floats look pretty cool... One of the reasons Moebius is high on my list for model company of the year....? And, Oh, and I guess, one more thing is I'll probably never turn this thing upside down, so it's basically a curbside, anyway... So, three reasons... Got it mocked up, and this thing is pretty long.... My very rudimentary front suspension My tag axle assembly... Again, very basic... And, the mock-up.... I can't wait to paint this thing!!!!

Oh, that's purely aesthetic... Not for support...I just don't like the way the outriggers are so much lower than the rest of the truck.... It will be painted black or the body color... I haven't decided, yet... It's meant to represent side skirts like you'd find on the undersides of the fairings on trucks.... And, no, you wouldn't see that, either... LOL!!! ?

These old rigs are so cool!!! I can't wait to see what you do with this thing...

This is a killer looking model... I'd love to see a couple of belly dumps behind this baby... Very nice... Man, that looks good...

OOOOHHH!!!! That is GORGEOUS!!!!! I really like the way you painted the fenders and the tanks the same color... Not that it hasn't been done, before, but your execution of it is seriously awesome... I'm really diggin' this one... Outstanding job..... That's a good looking rig, Bro....

Forgive me for bringing up old stuff, but this has to be one of the best snap Kenny's I've ever seen... Good Gravy Pavel!!! This thing is AWESOME!!!

Got a smidge more done, today... Cab and rear boxes are just loose fit to facilitate painting... The overall length is pretty impressive... I think I may have to pattern a race rig after this one... I see another future project coming... ?

I think you're having too much fun with this project, Man... That's some killer work...

Yeah, that's the blue one... I love that one... That's all you had to say... That one looks so cool... Exactly what I mean... This thing can go in so many directions... I loving that link, by the way... Thanks, again, for posting it... The ideas just keep hitting me in the face... ? There's a green one on there that I rather fancy, as well...

That is incredible... Very nice... My hat's off to all those who attempt to add rivets to Anything... I'm always impressed...

Yeah, when I was looking at heavy haul, I saw that, and when I was scrolling through old stuff, I saw it, and it reminded me of it...

While searching for an old build, I ran across this oldie but goodie... It would seem I never commented on it, though... This is a brilliant build...Great job on that old Dodge...Did you bring that one to contest, one year? I can't remember if I, actually saw this one in person... I don't know why I don't have one of these old car haulers in my collection... Especially, since they've reissued the darned thing... I need to get one...

Yeah... That's a nice combo...They look good behind our rigs... We just allowed to have them much longer, is all....I have at least three of these built up and unaltered... I need to go retrieve them from my dad's warehouse and take some pics of them...

Very cool piece of work... I love dioramas... Just beautiful works of art, really... Excellent...

This is a very cool setup... Love all the work done, here... Very nice work... I'm diggin' the lifts... And all those Mopars...

Thanks a lot, Bill... In the near future, I'm going to add some chrome foil to the lower portion of the trailer to carry the fairing dressing all the way... Thanks, Force... I'm more into NHRA than Nascar.... Judging by your name, you are too... ? Thanks for the info... It always amazes me at how much knowledge there is on this forum... Thanks, Vince... I appreciate that... I concur... Thank you, Larry....

Thanks, Bud... No, I haven't... I never knew it was out there... Hmm... I might have to, one day...

Those transporters are seriously awesome... They look GOOD...

That cab looks pretty darned awesome, to me.... Excellent work... The curved corners are what have baffled me for years.... Could never figure it out... That looks really good...

Oh, yeah... Dude!! I WELCOME your input on this project...Although, this is strictly flight of fancy, for me, I do want it to look as though it could be built in the real world... I was checking those out, and I had these in mind... Per the link you gave me, actually... I was thinking about these with the oversized pads...

LOL!!! I sure am, and he is...

Actually, Enrico, that is what I used to build my 53' race tralers out of... I'd take a couple of the Italeri race trailers and combine them to make one big one... I did a few of these until I found a good source for .060 styrene plastic... I don't emulate race teams as decals for them can be quite expensive to have made up, and most companies are too afraid of Copyright laws (with good reason) to do them...

I think these are the main inspirations for this build... Keep in mind that the truck I'm about to build is my interpretation of what I think this truck could look like... Totally not trying to "replicate" any particular example of these... I will retain the closed cab, but with the separation body work in the middle of the dual axle... Pictured below....

I got a little more done after church, today... Got the main body all put together and such... The overall length is set... I will be working on the out riggers and extending the frame, next...

Man, this is an awesome build... Looking really good... Never get tired of seeing somebody build a mixer...