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Outstanding but subtle weathering ! Well done

Nice looking interior

Looks good nice progress

Little wknd sneak peak .. Huge mock up after getting the tailgate to function. The tires are just place holders till the real ones arrive from Moluminum. I realized I was missing a bunch of chassis parts from this parts box. A quick search on eBay net me an entire chassis bundle ..yeah more parts lol. I'm planning to shoot some primer on the packer after I fab the hydro tank

I think it was the radiator right Cole? Best race movie ever lol Doesn't hurt Robert Duval reminds me of my late grandfather

Thanks , and glad it brought back memories! A couple worker was a trash man also, been fun showing the progress photos. He's helped answer several questions along the way. I plan to add some trash to the hopper w paint wear..dunno about the scale smell though lol. Thanks ! Very helpful tip

Wrapped up the blade scraper/ carrier assembly. I wanted the cylinders functional, and after a chat w Tom Decker, came up w a solution. Its basically a set of telescopic tubes, then I added a machine screw to keep tube from sliding out. The end is a tapered cap, hiding the screw ! After building 4 of these, drilling out the attachment points, then fitting together I mocked everything up. I hid a bit of angle underneath keeping the parts from shifting around. A view from the hopper I started the top cover and light bar next. Once the interior is painted this will get permanently attached Thanks for following

nice start on your Ford looking forward to your progress

Excellent job and stellar details

Fantastic color choice

Nice mockup and start on the steps / battery box

Whichever body you choose will make an outstanding build..following

Good looking pair

Thanks..she's a Cat not a Dog lol

Here's the goodies still to be installed to finish off this build. Proper rectangular air horns from ST supply, and etch goodies from CTM. Every time I see this mixer , it brings a smile. These colors are totally different from anything I usually build

Looks good !!! Don't forget the floor lined w ammo cans ! There was a special on tv showing all these nam built gun trucks ..amazing the purpose built fabrication that went into each one by their crews

C- cabs were everywhere growing up ! Now all I see are Mack cabovers

No pressure...nudge nudge lol Wife has next few days off so I'll have time to putter w mixer. Found my transfer numbers for the unit numbers too

Thank you there's a few more details to add before it moves under glass

Thanks I have everything ready to go, once I find a few spare minutes.

Fantastic work so far , looking forward to your progress

Worked on the blade carrier today, luckily found a few photos of these assemblies on the dark web. This plate houses the cylinders that push/ pull the entire packer assembly and also the cylinders that curl / fold the blade to drag the trash into the container box. Heres an image i found for ref. Using my blade for size comparison, I drew a pattern on paper suggested by Mopar-D . After it fit , I transferred to plastic . I used 30 thou for the pan, then 40 for framework. The rest of the bracing was similar sizes judged by the photo. Sistered up with the blade straight on view showing where the enormous rams will attach I'd really like to make my cylinders functional, only to have movement to display all the components..pretty sure this was posted awhile ago how this is done. Thanks for following along

Awesome build and the weathering looks exceptional! Cool back story to tie everything together too Curious whats the black spot on the drivers side headlight bezel

Looks fantastic sitting on its tires. Your using the same type wheel im going with, just placed order w moluminum for them

The sides look perfect ! Looking forward to your 20 yrd packer