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I'll be watching too

Somehow I lost a few progress pics..gotta leap ahead to the details inside the goose neck. .mainly the support that drops onto the tractor during unloading ops, and the triangle actuators. Everything was built from rod, tubes , and sheet stock from pics .. a quick mock up pic ...gotta make sure it looks right..lol ! The deck will be covered w basswood strips and leaving the center exposed to show the framing . I dislike hiding all the work under panels. So far I'd had about 2 weeks works tied up into this...working on it about 2 hrs a night after daughter went to bed . Really fun project Thanks for looking

Thanks ! I like working with raw plastic opens up ton of options

Now the fun part..the cobra neck! ! A friend was kind enough to take excellent photos of a trailer clearing up some of the vague areas I was unsure of..thanks Gary ! I used .040 sheet for the man beam this time then added the flanges once I had a suitable profile.. Inside the frames was a area we started calling the triangle...garys pics came in very helpful here.. Thanks for looking

I took on an easier project this time ! My buddy wanted a lowboy for his upcoming truck build , and the old options didn't fit the time line. I volunteered my time and started building. The project is a tri axle rogers detachable " cobra neck " lowboy.The drop air suspension came from the excellent set from moluminum, rims will be mobius chomies, and low pro tires from double take replicas.!!! The major parts will be my normal favored method. I started the frame cheating using plans from the manufacturer site, bought a huge pile of beams for the deck . Smaller I beams became the supports.. Looking closer at the crossmember pics reveals the notched rails I made for the "bucket trough " giving escavator room . That was one feature I really wanted to add.. The front suspension mounts on a pivot yoke, so I needed to add a reinforcing plate to the angle section for it . Next up the front...the cobra neck !!

Looking good from here

Awesome work! !

I thought I'd seen a photoetch set for the dozer that had a new grill and numerous other details..but can't recall where I' ve seen it now .

Just in time for a suitable load for my lowboy !!

Yes !!!!!

Very nice pe

Glue it up close then sand away those terribly out of scale rivets lol Now ya have a clean slate imo

Since your looking at the Iwata airbrush, hobby lobby sells a screw on moisture trap that attaches right on your brush, hobby lobby has them . Doing military theme most builders use either tamiya , testors , or AK paints lately. Most are acrylic that simple 91 percent alcohol will easily clean .the testors is enamel, use their cleaner the ab will last yrs. I just replaced my iwata hpcs after 10 yrs, with another cause I used Delstar thinner and it melted the seals

That Peterbilt bus is wicked. ..hmm

Wow wow that's impressive! !!! Can't wait to see it all painted up like the tractor , but don't rush on my behalf! That really makes my new lowboy project look tiny in comparison and I thought it was huge lol

Oh yeah that brings back memories !!

I actually didn't spend much time on the detroit..one of my areas I neglect coming over from the armor side . The cab won't tip enough to really see under anyway with the Texas bumper I botched that

Thanks everyone for the positive feedback! ! I'm my own worst critic so I see all the flaws..lol That's not a bad idea Mike !!

The light bar was purchased from police cars.com, and painted w chrome, gloss black, and smoke . The mirrors were scratchbuilt and resin cast , the mounts are pins I bent and installed in drilled holes. I'm very satisfied with the results even though there's numerous changes I'd made now..

I'm calling the build finished , there's some thing hugely gratifying about finishing a build I've wantedto try for so long . just had to wait for my skills to improve before whacking plastic. Let's take a walk around the truck and show what I hope is a tribute to this amazing truck. That's about it! Any feedback welcome

Stunning work! ! A fantastic tribute to bj and the bear

Thanks everyone for following along, it's been a fun build ! It's finally wrapped up I'll add a few pics under glass too

Browsing the scale firehouse site turned up several options. One I thought looked very convincing is rustoleum key lime . Here's a pic of the can Hope this helps ya out ! Swing by the auto parts stores too, a well stocked one might have other options .

Very nice work

Now that's cool !!!