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I'm gonna drop this here..krylon beach glass cant wait to spray those huge fenders black gotta chat w vinyl shop about the grill badges

Thanks Dan ! I gotta keep working on this or it'll bog down lol Painting white over anything usually causes stress. I dusted 2 coats..difficult w this flea bomb..then one coverage coat then walked away. The frame was sprayed last night too. After a few days cure i can add the running gear, tanks, steps and other large parts. Thanks for following the progress

I've been puttering slowly w the Cat, ironing out details that caught my eye.. Modern trucks should have an air dryer, so a buddy donated one for my build. I bashed a mount from spare etch from an armor update set..never throw anything away lol. The rear mixer pedestal looked bare, so I checked auction sites for ideas. One photo showed some interesting bracing, thin strip and angle was called into service. A small hydraulic filter was attached to the drive pedestal along w an oil cooler, just for eye candy Finally the paint started flying !!! I had used a sharpie ( don't ever do this !!!) on the barrel for cutting length down. This kept bleeding thru my primer coats. I remembered a tip from a fellow member here about using silver paint for sealer. Thanks for the trick, it worked fantastic!!! Then krylon gloss white was sprayed on the drum. The ends will have a turquoise color like the cab/ hood..then figure out scaling down logos for my decals

Thanks Dave !

Love these square cab trucks , you've really got this one looking good

Thanks Roger I'll swing by O'Reilly. Gotta find the blue shade anyway

Ditto ^^^

Thanks @Mopar - D- local napa still stocks dp primer , just waiting for rain to stop. Ill probably need a sealer coat after using bondo to blend the drum seam

I puttered w the Cat last night , deciding to fab up the windshield visor. Digging thru my supplies yielded a small section of k&s tin, perfect for the visor. Theres still minor shaping left and pinning the attachment points above the doors..but its looking decent. Small marker lights will attach across the top once its permanently attached. Needed just a slight more angle, grind away a few more thou Much better .. I'm getting much closer to primer now, just laid out the new clean out cover on the drum using the curved end of sanding stick.. hoping napa will have dupli color primer today, I've had poor results w rusto

Awesome work Steve ! The suspension fab looks great, and the new height sits much better

Fantastic details

Nice paint work

Looking forward to your build ! Transformers were a huge deal growing up..wish I'd kept them now

Great progress! Love the exhaust routing, and how the crane is going together

Thanks Doc ! Part of the hobby i enjoy is figuring out what random stuff can be used for model parts lol..sad part is I absolutely hate clutter

Playing around w interior details the last few days. The stock parts only arrive w dash and side panels for doors. I sourced seats from a snap kw. ,and steering wheel from parts box. I decided the drivers would appreciate arm rests on their seats during shifts, so I fabbled some up.sorry the photos are dark, we'd lost power that day and was working under natural light. A peek into the cab.. I did end up removing the door side rests, Tbill suggested they'd likely only have the rests on doors. Another detail I wanted to steer on the mixer, was the proper shaped steering wheel. I bummed a wheel from bin, then hacked the spokes away. This left me w a suitable wheel to start the conversion. After 2 attemps, I have this roughed in wheel. Its still needs some tweaking, but proud of the overall look. I thought theres was openings on the wheel, ended up sanding the shapes into mine..but they're not openings..oh well I'm leaving them Thanks for following along

Whew that build covers some real estate lol turned out fantastic The Brockway looks capable of pulling all that steel around

Really nice work on the grapple head and parts See your planning the salt technique! I tried it on my oilfield truck and was very pleased w the flaky crusty look

The paint work really shows off the angles and detail parts added , very well done

Outstanding work

really nice work, it looks impressive

Thanks..guess a 70s era engine in 2000 generation truck invalidates its clean idle certification lol . Thanks for the ID

Thanks Dan its coming together now Tonite I tossed a parts box engine into the frame , and built up another drive shaft. I'm not completely sure what engine this represents, but it was yellow lol. Now to clean up the barrel and cab, noticed there's no floor included w the cab. Ill rob more seats and floor pan from somewhere

I found those little screwdrivers used for glasses have very small curves perfect for air tanks and such too.

Test fit the fuel tank and water tank today. Fabbed up straps from channel and strip, then mounts from square rod. They fit into square tube attached to frame, probably not correct but look decent. A small battery box was added and covered w diamond plate. I'm starting the driveline now, planning a curbside build from day 1. I figure use a parts box engine/ trans so the driveshafts aren't flopping around. Stuck all the major parts on for a test..ignore my sloppy bondo work..it started cooking off before I was able to smooth it off. I wasn't sure about having a battery box so close to that huge water tank..but pics showed several, so I installed it. Last up the driveshafts going together. Since this is a mixer everything is visible between the rails