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JT, just in case you were lacking in enthusiasm...and you seemed slightly unsure of the color choice. (Ya, right) LOL. Going to be very cool!

Stunning indeed. Superb!

Can't remember the last time I was this excited about brown paint. Oh ya, it was your brown KW. Simply beautiful!

Exactly right, nice, nice, nice.

Couldn't agree more!

Absolutely gorgeous. Another prime example of your fine work.

When I was 6 years old, the across the street neighbors moved in. I, to this day, remember the Andrews truck that brought their stuff. Although, it was a 'shaker, it was painted in a very similar fashion, had a drom and all. I LOVED that big, shiny, red and white truck. Still one of my favorite color combos. This is no model, it is a time machine. Outstanding technique resulted in such an excellent build. Next stop, memory lane.

No frills, all business, and tough as nails. A beauty of a job!

The uniqueness of the subject, makes you stop and look, but it is the outstanding workmanship that keeps you attention. Great detailing, subtle, but very effective weathering, and an intangible I call, "the look": when a model just looks right, are combined here to produce an exemplary accomplishment. Inspiring, to say the least.

Exactly right, it is all the little things that fascinate. The grease gun, rags, hack saw, and tools on the tool box. the gloves, on the seat of the crane. Not to mention, the pin up calendar. The Valvoline can, and chain box... could go on and on. Outstanding work! Thank you for sharing.

Well done, Sam! The excellent modifications, and superb detailing, of this interesting, and unusual subject, just shout, 'Heavy Duty'. great work.

All I can add is WOW!

JT, I have said it before, and here it definitely deserves to be said again, It is a sight to behold when IMAGINATION and EXECUTION come together. This is the result. Just outstanding! Even loaded it with some of GM's finest. Terrific work!

KJ, yet another, in a long string of, simply OUTSTANDING builds!

This build is so cool, my computer has frostbite! Really amazing work!

Excellent conversion. Very cool gesture.

JT summed it up pretty well! lol. Strikingly cool! Beautiful work.

Found inspiration in the paint racks of Hobby Lobby today. Of course, a new project needs new jars of paint, (even though I have plenty of paint on hand). Got lucky with the beige for the bottom, Testors Sand Beige matches very well. Testors Tangerine matches the top of the cab, in most other pictures I found, almost perfectly. Testors Orange, Black, and white, also, work great right out of the bottle. The only color that needs to be blended, is the rusty hued orange for the mesas and buttes themselves. A little Testors Light Brown mixed with regular orange should hit the spot. Really getting bit by the building bug now. Thanks for all the kind, and encouraging words. Hope to have some in progress pics soon. P.S. Found a brochure, online, that gave the names of the 4, special, introductory paint schemes. Monument Valley, which is pictured, and I am attempting, Rocky Mountain Sunset, War Bonnet, and Eagle Motif. The 3 others are pretty cool, but no match for the Monument Valley paint. Can't wait to fire up the airbrush!

Michael, in for a penny, in for a pound. This is the black one that makes me crazy. Thinking 3 might be even better. One other use of the High Cab White did: the Road Boss Integral. Already have a hood, to modify, off of eBay. Likely my next project.

Excellent start! A good chassis, has been vastly improved with your added details. Well done.

INCREDIBLE! I love seeing this kind of craftsmanship! Stunning!

This is going to be SHARP! Already off to a great start. Nice work Dan!

That, Gentlemen, are both sides of building models! 44 years, and still have not found a way to stay in the happy medium area. At least for very long. Rivet counting usually wins the day, at least for me. Tom, when I was in High School, I worked for a small fleet that had 10 to 12 of the pedestal headlight FLCs. Even almost the exact color of your picture. Still have a soft spot in my heart, (head), for those trucks. They had some 359s, 352s, and FLAs, all still my favorite rides. With that said, I REALLY like where you are taking this! Not everyone's cup, but, in the end, it is worth the extra effort. You feel it every time you see how much better your modification looks than what you started with. I want to share a picture, as a form of inspiration, so that even when it gets hard to keep going, it will be worth it in the end. I almost scrapped this 3408 mid way through the new timing cover and water pump, but once it was done, I had that feeling, i know you have had when you look a the suspension on your FLC. By all means, keep up the good work!

Thanks, and you are welcome. One of the best parts of the clothes hangers is, they have several, different radius bends in the same hanger. Some are good for the 90 degree under the frame bend, some would make, with a little careful cutting, great turnouts on top. Different manufacturers have slightly different diameters. 6", 7", and occasionally, 8" scale pipes can be found at different retailers, and the are cheap, especially if you swipe them off your wife's laundry basket. Some are slightly textured, and much harder plastic than the model's, and need a bit of sandpaper work to get them completely smooth. But not all are this way, i just happened on some that were. Good luck

Darren, you can make exhaust from about any tubular items you can find. These are plastic clothes hangers, cut to size, with automotive pin striping tape, for brackets, and coated with Allclad. 3/8 chrome plated, copper supply line, for sinks, is perfect 8" straight pipes.