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gotnitro?

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  1. Looks like a clean resto Good to see ya bringing it back to its glory
  2. I would love a Badlands Squatch packaged Bronco, few of them are showing up around here finally yeah leave out the 2.7 and cram a 5.0 under the hood
  3. spray a coat of silver paint over the molded color plastic 1st, then your normal routine it seals the bleed thru
  4. Good idea on the LED lights , these barely show . Lol probably won't wire this build ..but ya never know what ll happen
  5. Outstanding work cant wait for next update
  6. Reached the 2nd most exciting part of a build, final assembly !! Getting the headlight covers and projector lights looking right was a pain. I used small bits off clear sprue for the lights , and bubble package plastic for the covers. I sprayed the mixer frame w gloss white, then printed patterns for decals. I'm waiting for actual decal paper to print the final set Close up of the air dryer, and the driver left the water tank nearly full ! Stretched clear sprue then a quick wipe w a blue sharpie made a suitable water line. I still plan to add a few water hoses and air lines to tie the build together. Thanks for following
  7. Huge thank you for using my Cat mixer WIP in the magazine. Its a honor to have it printed
  8. Really??? I'll have to check out the magazine, haven't found it available locally thanks
  9. Good call on the color ! Turquoise and white seem to be a theme lately Like the 6-71 idea, seems more likely for a refuse truck
  10. Looking forward to this ! Picked out your color scheme yet ? I only ask cause I wanted to beat Dan asking lol
  11. Very cool project love the old buses
  12. Funny you mention those... Masked w this strips of tamiya tape made it ultra simple. The small recess was dusted w flat black also, later a cat decal will live there . Now hows all these painted parts gonna look all together? I chose a steel color for the steering wheels then white on the drives . A few more details on the mixer frame then its ready for final install
  13. Your fleet is really filling up w epic trucks, this Dodge looks perfect in its super bee fleet colors
  14. Fantastic work!!!! Really like all the eye candy
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. Love these square cab trucks , you've really got this one looking good
  19. Thanks Roger I'll swing by O'Reilly. Gotta find the blue shade anyway
  20. 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
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