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Excellent work that looks deadly

Very well done !

Nicely done Dan ! Really amazing how large these cars were and how they ever fit inside . That head on shot really shows how imposing these cars were designed, something sadly lacking now

This is a really sharp truck ! Very clean work Love the side by side shot w big sis

Fantastic work and photography

I appreciate the comments, yeah I realized I should've dusted the flaps. I'll fix that soon ! Thanks again for following

Hahaha yeah the snow started spitting here over wknd, they hauled outside to squirrel away more food. Its easy to stay focused..for now cause this build is so fun searching for the Easter eggs I need to add. Reminds me of your Dan gurney build, so many details coming together

Andy - most of the amt lowboys had similar tires as its tractors . I'd have to look at the sidewall, but thought they were 10× 20s. The modern lowboys run low pro tires but the older ones had a similar tire What I like to do is contact the am vendors like gw trucks , or scenes unlimited and telling them your project , they'll hook you up w correct rubber or resin replacements. gwtrucks@yahoo.com is Gary's email , he doesn't have a website Hope this helps and welcome to the big rig side !

Nicely done !

Thanks , its gonna be a rough working truck. Good suggestion on the mini blind material for the shutters

Tackled the cold temp shutters tonite , took much longer than planned. Cut strips of 015" sheet into narrow strips, then cut to length fitting each into the frame . I used C channel sides , 90 ° angle could've worked better . Slicing the strips off the sheet caused them to curl slightly, so I carefully bent flat . Capping the top / bottom w strips and I'll remove the entire frame tomo. I think giving the kit grill a black wash should help both stand out , we'll see Each strip was .050" wide x 33mm long I was having trouble seeing the slats angle, so colored sheet was slid under frame Thanks for following along!

Awesome work Tom ! The color really pops outside, and impeccable work . Pretty cool how we finished on the same day ! My camaro build Fun little build for something different for me !

Your work is so inspiring to a modest scratchbuilder like myself , I really enjoy you build s

Outstanding work love the weathering and the Rusty theme

Funny you should mention that..seems the squirrels conspired together and left this photo on my phone lol While I was sleeping it seems they worked thru the night and I found this today ...somehow they attached a dump bed , and chopped the frame all without opposing thumbs !!! All jokes aside , today was a busy day getting the frame and dump box sitting correctly. I fashioned some pivot tabs from solid stock , and rebuilt the frame to accommodate the pivots. Checking the cab / bed gap i settled on a 3/4" chop. That seemed like the narrowest space a squirrels tail would fit thru !! The truck after the chop, there's a slight droop showing up ..the frame wasn't glued yet in case it needed more . I absolutely love how these ridiculous 24s fill up the wheel opening. Thats it for today..gotta feed the squirrels

Nice color combo

Looks awesome Tom ! Hopefully you'll have done for Fulton show

Miss Daisy looks great !!!

Looks good Sam ! Happy anniversary too

@Johnny- thats cool ! Theres quite a few of these older trucks still serving local towns around the US , love seeing them Work continued on assembling a rolling chassis. Finished building up the rear susp mounts then started up front . Concerned the truck would have a Carolina squat, ai wanted the front axle mounted 1st . Seems Murphy was visiting today..so the engine would need to come out..hmm whered that green engine go.... The axle dropped into place since this isn't a bowed Mack frame ...smiling at this . I lost one of the round ends the hub attaches too , so some spare parts filled in. I drilled and pinned these together to avoid shearing off wheel later. Test fitting everything together after Murphy took the squirrels for dinner , seems my concern wasn't founded after all, the truck sits pretty level ! Photos of the Erie trucks revealed another difference, they had a shorter Gallion box. This box was glued pretty well, and didn't want to damage it . I dug out another bagged parts truck and reworked the bed. I ended up removing 3/4" then replaced the vertical side bars . This wknd I'll shorten the frame to match . Mock up w shorter bed Thanks for following along, any feedback welcome

Gorgeous work

Nice dash details !!

Lol you know I've gotta at least fabricate something on this project or its less fun ?

Good looking build Dan ! The vinyl top looks well done and very convincing. Really like the trim work, but don't envy you having to foil it ?

Loving this build