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Very cool build , definitely unique w a truck body aka Phantom. Definitely like the Hudson

Following along

Wow thanks for posting those tools ! I can see many uses for them where an exacto wouldn't hold up

Awesome restoration

Really nice job just enough dirt on everything ! I had similar problems w everything fitting together , not something I wanted to address after paint ! Weird because it didnt show up during several mock ups .

Definitely a fantastic looking work truck

Looks great

Looking good ! Yeah they definitely need Coyote's make sure to void the warranty on those tires !

I like the direction your headed ! I wouldn't have thought about notching the frame , and really like how your making it in the weeds

All those mods really change the overall appearance in a very good way !

This topic reminds me of one circulated on the armor forums awhile back about builders experiencing issues w certain manufacturers plastic. One that jumps out was the green molded Trumpeter kits, very hard and difficult to get glue to adhere. Soon after Panda plastic was very rubbery, almost flexible to a degree. I havent built many older kits, but the few havent really melted using Testors thin or Tamiya extra thin the way gel glue used too..

Lmbo yeah I've been slacking think my squirrels are getting lazy before labor day

Small update , pint size actually ! The reference truck had an unusual air cleaner mounted and I really wanted to capture that detail . Hoping for a donor part yielded nothing and it was suggested to build one..that's my favorite thing to do! Heres the style the 361 has.. Digging thru parts turned up a few parts oddly enough from a Mack..shhh dont tell ! The main body off the R model, another half off another terrible glue bomb I trashed and my friend Evergreen ! I cut the can right inside of the strap , and flipped it around the other side . That left a gap,which was covered w 015 strip. The top section was off the bomb , a small tube riser attaches it . After I added a small pipe to each end that rubber elbows will attach. Later a section of modified rectangular tube will attach the air cleaner to the cab.

Gary wallace at gw trucks has a steerable and non steerable tag axle available KFS also sells them

Wow nice color on the chassis

Thanks everyone ! I really struggled with the color choice , between the red and a dark blue. After a spoon test the blue looked splotchy, certainly it was my application. That 5.0 dropped right in, needing just a small adjustment to the driveshaft length . Figure they blew up the 427 during the test drive like the 442 during the Overhauling show...

Finally got around to posting these under glass . It's the Foose build, the only thing I changed was the engine...that's a 5.0 supercharged Coyote from the Mustang GT Color was Testors Red lacquer w wet look clear This was a seriously fun build that basically built itself, everything fit together fantastic.

Shaping up nicely Tom

Awesome work Really like how your cylinders come together I really tend to screw those up. Do you add a stop inside

Looks great Ken !

Awesome photos ! The Pacitto (sp?) Brockway was at the home coming last yr a stunning truck

Quad cab 5 ton truck how awesome. Appears to be an A2 variant based solely on the rims . The family was hanging around a towns Old Home Days event and car show where this Ford caught my eye..

Small update for today ! Moved forward..way forward from the last update . I figured it was time to knock out the plow frame , and pto pump. Bashed together more evergreen angles and sheet ..and lost enough Meng bolts to the carpet monster to seriously risk an emergency re stock order . The few that landed close enough the squirrels gathered up. Those tan hooks were off a 1/35 Abrams...a quick calculus equation showed the size difference was close enough lol A peek from behind also shows the new engine mount for the NHC 250 the 361 will have . A traded ACar from Dr Kerry came in handy this time..most of my builds get " green leakers "

Race truck...very slick definitely watching this

Thanks Jim ! Scratching one was easier than modifying a kit one..except my usual error of getting parts cut straight lol Thanks ! Think we al have stalled builds when something different catches our eye ..I could join the finish stalled builds group for yrs lol