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Beautiful work

That mock up looks great!!

Looking forward to your build Jim

Outstanding work

Looks awesome

Nice job adding the meng bolts and extra details to the 5th wheel ! I really like the added airlines, something I haven't tried yet..you make look so easy

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Thanks !! I noticed I tend to build more wreckers than anything else... Glad ya like the drilled out air horns , just a personal touchI like to add when possible

Awesome work ! the details throughout the engine bay and interior look remarkable

Very exciting time to be a model builder !

These trucks just look so "right" adding the heavy tires and suspension . the kit trucks look tiny now . Are you building the subframe for yours also

Fantastic work, now that's a clean truck ! really like these trucks as day cabs

Great work so far! !

Thanks Terry ! your post on the butterfly hood worked fantastic for this build, so easy w clear instructions .

I agree Sam ! rugged yet classy

I tried the single stack first but didn't care for the look !

Thanks!! I probably should have dirtied it up some since it's such a rugged vehicle let that certainly saw years of service on winter roads.!

Very cool build ! Like how you've stretched it and added the wheels behind the cab. noticed that very popular in the north

Nice update those details really look good !

thanks everyone !! The hood was really simple using the techniques I learned here. Joe- I replaced most of the resin parts with plastic due to the age I found majority of the larger parts were warped. Tom - thanks ! Glad I took the holiday off to finish it up lol

Heres the real truck that inspired the project

Fresh of the assembly line, is an Autocar wrecker I built . Anyone from the Syracuse area will likely recognize this build..its based from one of Syracuse's DPW fleet !! The truck was built from the dump truck kit, yet the frame still needed a taffy puller to fit the wrecker body. The wrecker unit is a OOP KFS Holmes 750.I scratch built the entire wrecker body from a brochure using .040 plastic sheet ! I stuffed an orphan 8v71 under the " butterfly " hood. I found advice here for this, using brass tube and music wire The drive tires/ rims are from Double Take resins , the front rims were cast by Ryan P. The paint is Tamiya blue and chrome yellow. The chrome was stripped and replaced w Alclad. The side battery box steps were scratch built. Finishing up the bed, bike inner tube was used for the fender flares. Enough chatter..enjoy the pics !!

Very cool project !

Love this truck !! man can't get over the pure size of those tires....what a beast Can't wait to see more

Looking good !!