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Sweet...Still going strong on this thing.......This is awesome....I need to clear out some space.....I believe it's diorama time......

This is looking great.....Excellent project.....

Man, this ought to look good with those.....They look alright to me, anyway.....Nice work on that sleeper and hood, as well....

Dude....That's lookin' mighty fine.....Somebody will be interested in a resin casting for that, for sure.....Excellent work....

Those turned out awesome, Man....I'm really loving that Freightliner......That's my favorite, but all those snappers are worthy of recognition, too....They're great !!! With the extra axles and kit bashed wheels and tires, they really look the part.....Awesome....

Yep....Slideshow is working....Nice truck...Love the color, for sure....

Looking pretty good.....Nice save....It does look good as a daycab....I like it a lot....Oddly, these are United States Marine Corps colors !!!! OOHRAH !!!!! Gator knows.....

Man.....You really do these trucks justice.....Always amazed at the paint jobs you produce.....This one is just awesome.....That extra length on the cab has always been to my liking....Love those things....Outstanding work.....

Man, this is awesome....I used to see guys do trucks this way a lot, down here in Houston.....It was always so cool that the truck beds matched up with these old cabs, so well.....Seen a few of these in my day.....Nice work....I'm really loving the color..... Atomic orange, huh??? I like that....

Dude.....Thanks for the cool feedback, Boys....And you can blame Cary for all this mess.... He's the one that got ME started....."Thanks Cary"..... I'm getting mine from..... http://www.3000toys.com They have this one with the excavator and the one with the crane that I'm doing, now.....

I did....I checked him out before I started this one.....The guy is just amazing.....He's got 4 different versions working....Need to check back to see his progress.....

Thanks for all the new info, Chucky.....That's the one, for sure.....Beautiful truck...... I'm also interested in that FLD.....I'll be looking for that one for sure......

Great job on this one, Man.....Well done....

1/24 Scale.....Never stated that.....My Bad....

That is Way Nice how you mounted that scroll saw....Very nice.....I like that.....Gonna have to save that idea.....

Got the mirrors cut down and the visor painted to match..... The dash looks pretty good, actually....Can't wait to get some color onto this one.....

Well....I got it all torn apart.....Went to work on prettying it up a little and such.....Reworked the mirrors and slapped a little paint on it.....Here's where we are, now..... There are quite a few screws to take out.....I only hope I can remember where they all go when it comes time to get it back together..... There is an unsightly mold seam that just HAS to go..... Got the button holes filled and sanded....I may add a light bar right there.....Just a thought, for now.....Also added some skirts to the side fairings and front bumper.....I want to do it to the wheel wells, too, but I'll have to revisit that, later..... There is a hole already cut out, too.....After a little more research, I think we will have a nicely appointed interior fabbed up.....I'm too anxious to get this one done to see how it looks with a Moebius 53'er behind it.....So for now, I'm leaving the roof top loose so I can get to it later.....The cab and interior pieces come out fairly easily......

I would imagine you could do a Reliable set up using the Revell car transport and build a housing similar to this one....I may have to tackle something like that next.....I never thought of combining the two....You just put an idea into my head that I would NEVER have come up with if you hadn't made this reply....Thanks a lot, Mike......

Very basic tandem axle set up......This is a curbside model.....I get my wheels and tires from the 1/32 scale Jada big rig models......They work great for these and are easily acquired......You do end up with a lot of little rigs with no wheels on them, though....I wish I could just order a bunch of them...... Here it is on my "Test" tractor to check appearances.... The roof top with lip added for support and alignment....

Got some more done, today.....I managed to get what I shall call "Shell A" together......It's been a while, so I'm glad I have 2 of these to do....My measurements on a couple things were a teensy bit off, but easily corrected.....Just a little rusty, I guess....Anyway here's what I did in the past few hours..... Had to add some strip at the bottom to get the floor in the right place.... Then, of course, I have to make the floor..... The wheel wells have to be fabbed up...... And put into place..... Then the front end pieces have to be cut and installed..... And then, "Boom".....Instant race trailer shell.....From here, you can go a number of ways...... You can do the interior and lift gate, if you so choose......This one will have a lift gate.....That is where I will be going after I get the wheels and tires on.....

I'd love to see a Long Line that I didn't have source out for, though.....I've got a few Scanias, but haven't been able to pony up the funds to get a resin conversion for it.....Since it has to be obtained from KFS, shipping is a little steep to get it here to the states.....I really like Scania Long Lines.....It's one of the coolest rigs I've ever seen.....I want one....

I like the side stacks on the black one, as well.....I may have to try that on the other one......

OOOOOOHHHH !!!!!!! Thank you for that pic !!!!!! That's PERFECT.....I looked all over and couldn't find one with that super aero (or whatever it's called) in orange.....That's pretty much what I want to do.....Thanks, Buddy.......Love this forum, Man....I'm telling you.....

Awesome job on this one.....Very realistic.....And redoing the skylights was a great idea....Looks much better that way....

Actually, I just use one of these and a drill.....It's crude, but it works.....I can drill through multiple pieces of plastic, thereby making both trailer sides exactly the same.....Critical when doing these......I tape both sides together, mark where I want the holes and get busy.....Take them apart and I have two matching sides.....