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Fantastic work so far , cool job of opening up the vents and offsetting the engine. That frame is awesome too

Love that chassis setup! Going to be a great weed burner

Looking.good from here ! Really like how you incorporated the bunk

Awesome work! Your scratchbuilding is definitely up to par looking at the wrecker bed

thank you ! That's one spot I always neglect on my rig builds . Who carries the glad hands if I may inquire

Awesome update, the paint looks fantastic! ! What are you using for the airline connectors?

Awesome work Tom with the build ..err instructions and that fantastic paint scheme ! Looks just like the real deal sitting on your hot tub cover

told ya it was going to a good home !! Lol cant wait to see more , I'm off to get more popcorn

Definitely a good choice ! And your using an autocar that's even better !

Congrats on having dave cast this up, a real treasure for several modelers ! The details work is fantastic

I had the same concern about using auto paint, the duplicolor alpine green lays down very smooth and doesn't bury the smaller details. A couple light coats will be plenty. I used tamiya fine white or gray primer under the 3 I've painted .

Very very nice

Looks great from here !

Thanks !! Going OOB was so relaxing , compared to my usual re engineering made this sooo much fun ! Figuring out the paint was a cool technique I will certainly use in the future. I'll send this one over to the under glass forum once I can take better outside pics.

Excellent work

Very cool

awesome work Brian !! Ya can almost hear the engine idling from here

nice work going on ! the big al engine is unbelievable, and your revised doghouse looks good !

I just realized the PB police caught me too..I'll update the first couple posts

Well guys, I'm happy to say its DONE !! Enjoy the pics ! This model built so well, it really shows how poorly others can be ! I'll definitely pick another one up later on . oh and what its store for this build ? This truck is already been put to work hauling a Rogers low boy I've been scratch building ! look for that soon !!! thanks everyone for their comments..we're off to the under glass section

Thanks Pat !!!

LMAO !!! I may have to try another after this one ..there is that R model lurking

Thanks Gator ! figuring out the technigue is usually tougher than actually doing it ! My Eclipse airbrush makes it a simple job too

now the fun begins..installing all the chrome and finishing the build ! First up had to be the grill

I masked the stripes w auto pin stripe tape since cutting even stripes wasn't happening ! The tape is super flexible and thin, took several minutes to mask everything then uncover the blue area before painting. once I was happy with them , I sprayed several coats of clear to make it shine .