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Over the wknd I fabbed up the rear push bar typical on these trailers. Every brand has their own style, I picked one based on shapes. I wanted to finish most of the exterior parts before dwelling on the door actuators. That left the front and rear fenders, and air tank. Small brackets for the front fenders were cut using my Chopper, then fit into the frames. I'll add the "tins" over the brackets later. Thanks for following along! I promise to get back to work on the T800 soon..

Fantastic work Enjoy seeing what ideas you have going, and your skills printing them

Incredible work! A real treat following your progress

Finally back to the bench after our family vacation to Massachusetts. We really didn't want to come home, it was so nice there..Plymouth is a beautiful town. We ventured a little south to tour the battleship Massachusetts in Fall River, still shocked how enormous these warships are..and those massive turrets. I tackled the clam shell doors, making them movable w plastic pegs. Holding them in the mounts gave me a length to cut strips, and thin .010" sheet for the bottom. I rolled the sheet over the edge of my workbench to form a slight curve, then tacked w glue.The ribs are 1/8"square tube. There's more details to add, but reaching this point felt like a huge accomplishment. Thanks for the feedback!

Speaking of the cyber trucks...spotted this one today in Plymouth Mass outside the Mayflower II park..guy said it was a wrap

@Mopar - D- thanks for the heads up, not many of these have been built for ideas. I'm planning on making the ends rotate w a plastic pin, then hold open w another pin. Theres a cylinder behind these doors that open and close, lively pneumatic because I don't see any hydraulic tank. @Gary Chastain- thanks for following along ! Hopefully I'll get mojo back on the fenders after the holidays to finish the KW

I stalled out working in the T800 for awhile, puttering w the bottom dump trailer. This came as laser cut frames, and required everything else..something I enjoy doing. I worked on fitting the floating 5th wheel plate and its carrier, then added the "struts" that cross into the hopper. Everything is evergreen stock. This is how the entire process began after adding the rectangular ribs and framework to the laser cut sides... The framework for the clam shell doors is currently underway. I chose a style of doors from photos that looked interesting, and found on this common trailer. Heres a sneak peek. Make a rough pattern for the entire set that will laminate onto this so everything is similar. Test fit on trailer Then add the slots, and holes for mounting later Jeff

Very well done ?

Excellent work I got a good chuckle over the automatic fender opener

Following along!

Really shaping up nicely!

Incredible work as always ! Really enjoy your fabrication w different mediums especially the renshape

Beautiful work! That silver paint looks so good, and shows off the Olds curves

Yep, Peace Thru Strength!

Sweet project

Sorry to hear your negative experience with the 3d parts. I wonder if leaving them in the sun a short period would help? I've been working on a 1/350 aircraft carrier, and most of the corrections are 3d printed. The seller is very responsive to questions or concerns in this case

Thats my 1st idea to just trim some off, if that doesn't work, I'll need to slice the fenders further. Another spot I ran into issue, was the extension touch also, they should be notched out under the air cleaners. I'm working midnight shifts now, so bench times been slow Thanks !

Very nice work on the engine so far, and looking forward to your truck build!

Well..I didn't mock up everything before paint, and just found out my eyeball fender hack won't work... I should've looked closer at 1:1 trucks for the right place to cut the fenders loose, I made them too long. So if your following along and plan this...cut the fender extensions longer keeping the hood away from air cleaners...oops

@Gary Chastain- thanks ! Thats a great idea for detailing the headache rack. I completely forgot about the hooks when I installed mine.. @Mopar - D thanks ! I've been trying to finish assembly this wknd before I change shifts at work...but didn't make it. @DRIPTROIT 71 thanks! Appreciate your comments I was working through the groups of parts all wknd, hoping to wrap it up before Monday. Plumbing the air cooler(?) pipes really slowed me down. I didn't have any large diameter rod, till my brain cells kicked in..the sprues around the kit have plenty!! I bent some sections into pipe, and painted w silver. I'm not finished w the turbos yet, their way too clean. I want to try some pastel powder to give them the crusty look I see in photos. I tried to replicate the pink antifreeze in the overflow..ehh whatever lol The cab and hood was cleared, so I started hanging the chrome parts around it. I need to find a top for these air cleaners, one fell into my glue puddle and it ruined the finish. Thanks for following along! Hopefully I'll have this under glass in the next few days, then it's back to the bottom dump

Really nice work! The doors look good closed and open around the " bathtub" lol I'm itching to get back to work on mine, just need to finish the tractor 1st

Looks great ?

Is it still appropriate to use the word " wicked looking " ..that definitely applies here lol Adding the sprint car wing really looks good

Rain kept us inside today, so before my wife suggested I help w housework..I disappeared to the bench... The frame was painted Tamiya gunmetal, then details picked out in flat black. I built the missing fan shroud from a pill bottle while other parts were drying. I attached the headache rack, and deck plate after a quick shot of Duplicolor chrome..just bright enough but not blinding. The wheels were assembled and mounted..finally its a rolling chassis. I ended up squirting the moebius wheels w Duplicolor chrome to tone them down..subtle. A quick mock up to check the body parts still fit.

The trailer parts look good, especially the little gears to work those huge doors