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Just had a fantastic trade deal w Sam I Am (Sam Grabenhorst ) the KW oil field build arrived perfectly packed and very fast. Thanks again Sam !

Beautiful work Unreal how small that truck is lol

Very nice conversion

Yup that's his site great fella

See if this works.. http://www.diecastanddecals.com

Very nice trailers

Imo it looks much better in green So cool how ya blended all the body lines very smooth

Wow that turned out awesome well done

Gary's hoods are very nice can't wait to see how everything mocks up

Thanks everyone I appreciate the feedback Actually my 1st completed Mack truck !

Heres my completed R model . It's mostly box stock except the scratchbuilt Tuthill pneumatic vacuum/ blower system to run the bulk sand tanker that'll be attached later. Color is Tamiya Mica Red w semi gloss black frame. I added half fenders from the snap KW, and susie coils from AITM. The cab mount cb antenna was donated from the IH 4300. The straight exhaust stack was removed and rebuilt w a turned style . Parts box driving lights were added to the front bumper also. The decals were custom made made by Joe Shultz at diecast and decals.

This is gonna be awesome powered by that huge screaming jimmy

SergeB - I ordered them from Joe Shultz from diecast and decals. He drew the artwork from photos I sent him, and printed everything. Check out his website for ordering info

Awesome build Jim ! Hopefully you'll have it on display at spring thaw

Outstanding results

Hey Tom your right !! I did end up replacing the kit after all...lol

Well I'm calling this build finished ! I'll post better pics in glass once weather gets better those psycho air lines will be secured to tanker once complete until then it has bad hair day Changing the exhaust stack really looks better to me, probably not authentic but I prefer them. Thanks for watching!

Nice update ! I agree w ya..even a small frame stretch would balance the truck out after looking at the real one . Are those Jamie's heavy duty front springs ?

Thanks Ray ! I love the challenge of making parts from photos, and appreciate the company allowing me access to their trailers. I get caught up trying to make everything I see , which most people will likely never notice.. Back to the Mack, last night I added the door graphics custom made by Joe Shultz of diecast and decals , absolutely awesome work !! The decals are in perfect register and no bleed thru over the mica red.. Last item on the list , ya cant have operate a pneumatic trailer without a blower ! I used the large aux air tank chopped in half wrapped w 010 thou for tank body. The rest is odd bits added . The top hex pipe fittings were added , mounting strap, and it's off to paint Heres its home, PTO drive w mount tabs .. Thanks for following along

Looks awesome

Very nice

Well Jeff, can ya eat chips? You can take a popcorn bag and fill it with chips or whatever ya like!! No one will ever know about it!! Wink wink!!! Great idea !!!

Awesome work ! Separating the muffler is a great idea. If ya cant bend the pipe without kinking, see if the kit sprue is Similar diameter , and use that for your exhaust stack..I've used it for several parts when running low on supplies. Drill out the end when done no one will notice lol

Better buy one before Ford issues a recall on them like all their other road traffic .

Time to start hoarding