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thanks Jacobus !

rolling stone gathers no moss..well I dusted off the Iwata airbrush and painted the frame. I went simple gloss black after reading the 1:1 truck was wrecked in a horrific rollover and restored . The Detroit will be a dark red, weathered lightly. Think Ill keep the interior the suggested maroon, but detail it with a dark wash to pop the details. heres the painted frame and suspension that's it for now ! any truck chat welcome ! lol

Thanks Dennis !!! This coe and the kwhopper aerodyne is my favorite, step dad drove the newer version of the transtar that no one casts !

Thanks guys !

The trailer seen in the photo I hope to have attached to the truck, if KJ gets enough interest from buyers in making more !! The older wood deck Fruehauf would be more period correct..but the modern trailer REALLY looks great behind it .

A fellow modeler I wont name here..Tbill..challenged me to build a truck kit straight from the box since all my recent builds get stalled from motivation. I finally caved in feeling the challenge would be a spark..or Id fail miserably. That's where you guys come in..I'll keep building this one OOB..just help me stay on track lol !! The trouble is, he has knowledge of this kit..and if I try to sneak in something except different paint scheme, the gig is up !! SO.I figure posting here would be my way to keep it an honest OOB . Thanks Tbill for double dog daring me..I needed a slump buster . The decals were pretty wasted, and the paint scheme was the one rule I could get a pass on.. I went searching for inspiration. The next pic was taken from over drive magazine, my truck is being modeled after the Kelty Farms Transtar. enough gab about why this is going on..I landed a kit yrs ago and after hearing all the positive comments, I grabbed a new xacto blade and wiped the dust of the glue bottle..whew, here we go !!! No cheating was rule 2..so heres the box ! A few items were loose but completely unstarted !. after a couple hrs of gluing this to that ..a grin started to come across my face, and I had something resembling a chassis. All the rumors are true..this kit builds so easily and everything so far has fit perfect, that reaching this point seemed like cheating !! right before I had to stop to put our daughter to bed, I set the cab on just to see how things looked thanks for looking in..!! any comments or just truck chat encouraged !!

Forgot to ask..are you planing a reefer for this one or having one hauling a load of green beans ? I've seen that truck numerous times lol

This is gonna look great ! I scoured my parts box for possible wheels for ya, but nothing came close enough

Looking good from here ! Hopefully something from the box of parts will help ya along on this

Amazing transformation! !the workmanship is perfect, and unbelievable how fast you turned this cab into reality

I dont recall anything specific. .it was about 20 yrs ago back before using references to make everything correct took over my hobby !

Great color choice on the 32

Very cool build ! I built several of these kits when they first came out, between them and the IROC Z I couldn't get enough. Wish I'd kept the boxes we stored thm in now Keep up the great work

Man that's perfect boy does that blue pop!

Most of the wires / hoses builders add around here are sourced from places like telephone wire, small diameter wire can be purchased at craft stores usually in the jewlery making isles. Small gauge solder is a favorite of mine, very flexible and takes paint easily. Fishing line works also Springs I just make from wrapping small diameter wire around drill bit, and cutting to desired length. I try to avoid buying the specialty stuff when possible , when most of the details can be made from common household items.. Under hood insulation - cut a shop towel..like those blue ones mechanics have rolls of and glue on w white glue or tacky glue.. Hope this helps get ya started

Kerry- there's an 8v71 in the pete wrecker kit headed your way ! It should be complete

Nice truck in the planning stage !! Can't wait to see this build under way

Looks good Pat

That's why this forum is so wonderful, there's so many knowledgeable people willing to help us builders out at a seconds notice . Being able to explain the tweaks to make these trucks period correct is so important for realism, and depending on time period !

That's a great direction to take this project

I have a parts truck of this if ya find something missing let me know. I'm clearing out all the extra kit stuff that's accumulated over the few yrs. Clutter drives me nuts

Great build of a truck commonly seen in the towns highway depts. The small dump box looks perfect on this truck

I actually found a 4000 series cab and hood cast by Dave carey, might work for the style I was looking at. We had Thomas buses around here

I've been doing research on the IH school bus lately too ! Been searching for a hood from the 2575 IH tractor Gary wallace suggested using the IH motor from the farm tractor kit as a base for the DT-466T engine.

nice work on the rollers ! looking forward to your progress enjoy your vacation!