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Lookin good!

I don’t recall seeing a frame stretch on an AMT Reo before. Like others have said, it looks really nice. Like the color choices for the paint, too.

Rare to see a Louisville with a sleeper, both on the forum and back in the day on the road. Unique, and I like it.

Looking great! The dropped frame makes it stand out. Too bad most of it will go unseen with the body in place. But, that’s what we builders do. We know it’s there. I was just pondering the strength of the modified chassis on the 1:1 trucks. I’m wondering how much the body helped to reinforce it. Probably not much? But, I suppose the trucks were not usually put through too much beyond what they were designed for.

Looks great with the lift axle and rack. Maybe front floats to round out the heavy haul package?

Keeping the 8v71n or swapping it out? Either way it’ll be a good project. Looking forward to watching it come together.

Yeah, this one is coming along great. Don’t worry about the decals. Happy accidents are great with builds like this one. Containers are always getting damaged in shipment and patched up. Make some weld scars and use a slightly different shade of green on the patch and it’ll look awesome.

Another great build. Too bad it was stalled, but it looks nice in the end. Unique truck.

Wow that’s a clean build. Too pretty of a truck to be parked on that side of town after dark! But seriously, the diorama backgrounds are sweet. Impressive display, and the lighting and photography is awesome.

For a darker beer, I like a Edmund Fitzgerald Porter from Great Lakes Brewing For an all around beer, my favorite is Sam ‘76. Great lager. When Boston Beer made the Curious Traveler Shandy, they were great. Too bad they dropped that line. Haven’t found another shandy that I really like.

Thanks for the complement! This is a perfect project for someone who hasn’t done anything like this before. You can certainly find one for your nephew, and with little to no effort and model building skills, you can replicate your brother-in law’s truck. Unlike most models on this forum that start out as kits with lots of parts you need to assemble and paint, this model started as a promo, so it is already assembled and painted, much like a toy you’d buy from the store, ready to play, (it even has rolling wheels for play value) even though it’s an exact scale model, unlike most toys. These Ram promotional models were made back when the real trucks were on the showroom floor, but you can still find them today on eBay or Amazon or at toy shows and swap meets. They come in a variety of factory colors. There’s a green and sliver one on Amazon right now: So, if that’s what his truck looks like, you’re all set. It comes with the normal tailgate, I modified mine with the notch. Depending on your nephew’s age, what’s great about the promos is they are fairly durable if they are gently played with. They don’t have much for delicate parts that can break off. If you are looking to add some extra details to make a more exact replica like I did (the mirrors, running boards, tool box, etc.) you can also find those parts on eBay or elsewhere by searching for “1/25 scale cab lights” or “1/25 scale 5th wheel hitch”. There’s also some specific aftermarket suppliers for detail parts I can recommend, if you need. I built a few of the accessories from scratch, but everything that’s on the model is also available as a pre-made aftermarket detail part you can buy. Once you have those detail parts you’re looking for, you can use paint that’s safe for plastic (easily found at at your local hobby shop or a store like Hobby Lobby in the model kits section) to paint the accessory and use a small amount of hobby-safe glue (super glue works) to attach them to the model. Most of these detail parts are a single piece, so there’s not much for assembly required for the detail parts themselves, either. It’s a great hobby, and promos are an easy way to get started. I’m sure your nephew will love it.

X2! Great rebuild. Looks like he’s coming out with a mega sheet for the Chevy & GMC trucks, for the square bodies and gmt400s. I wasn’t familiar with this guy. He’s got tons of great looking decals.

Yeah, the prices have been up there for the Round 2 branded Italeri trucks so far, so I imagine this one won’t be much different. Granted, they are around $90 list price when they were Italeri releases originally, and the quality and parts count is high. Still, glad to see it released again, though it has only been a few years since it was out as the Australian Truck, and only 5-6 years since it was reissued last as the North American version. But, this is one that I don’t have, so this may be on my list. I hope that Round 2 continues to reissue the Italeri trucks, if Italeri isn’t doing it themselves. The Western Star Constellation would be a good choice, is been a long time since that one was out. We could use the Aeromax 106 and 120 kits as well. The Peterbilt 377 is also commanding high prices in the aftermarket, so that one would be in demand. Better yet, the Volvo VN 780, or better still, the VN 670.

Great job with it. Glad to hear your first time with a big rig was a pleasant one. I hope you’re hooked, because you’ve done an excellent job, especially with the subtle weathering, good fit, and smooth paint. Looking forward to seeing more trucks from you.

This is a great endeavor. I’ll be watching it take shape. I’ve always wanted to scratch build one similar myself, but I read a while back that Keystone had some refuse bodies in the works for 2022, (but no other details), so I thought I’d at least wait to see what they have in store. Round 2 is also bringing out the Garwood body. Are you planning 100% scratch or will you use parts from the Garwood truck?

This will be a good rebuild. Nice to see you giving your brother’s cab and hood new life.

A worthy project. I’d do the square bezels just to be unique, just my 2 cents. Great start.

Oh this is a neat one. Not many beverage trucks around on the forum. Especially, if you go with the dropped frame. Looking forward to this unique build. Looks great so far with the lowered cab.

Nice to see a few Freightliner Cabovers in the BRBO. Not easy kits, for sure.

It’ll be neat if you did the triple like that inspiration photo.

It’ll be a good project.

This will be a neat project. I’m not familiar with this operation from years past, so it’ll be fun learning more about it.

Wow, didn’t know they were still active. Great news, thanks for sharing. I’d love to get both cabs.

Beautiful truck. Even more beautiful standing tall next to that gargoyle of a Ford (she’s pretty too - in her own way).

She’s a beauty. Great conversion/restoration!