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Gary, thats the problem with squirrels..they always help dig up ideas lol Mine seem Hell bent on distracting me w something different every time I sit down. I'd hoped the treats we left them would help, but think our cat is collaborating w those furry rats

Glad to see ya back at the bench Tom! Boy you really jumped back in chest deep w the test truss, and it looks great. You'll be thinking about that boom your entire trip lol

Looking good so far

Awesome looking build, has a certain " flow" to it. Everything just works together, not cobbled parts Never thought Pete headlights would work on an Autocar, but you've shown it perfectly

Which one are you thinking of so I can look thru the stash

Following along! Love those old Chevy trucks, our local FD had a few

Thanks ! I have some of these in the stash, but wanted to avoid cutting out slots for them in the doors.

Glad to have you following along! I scored the Louisville kit yesterday, so I can begin to build up a roller. My hoods being shipped out this week, I need to settle on the engine.

Okay, I ordered several sets of KFS slam locks from ST supply. Now begs the question which style would make more sense between the round or rectangular? Most photos I've seen show a round lock, guess it depends on fire company

Kinda like our puppy staring at our dinner plates lol so longingly begging for a snack

Excellent exactly what I was looking for thanks !

Sitting w the trouble makers on this build, have my snacks ready

I'm hunting for the PE slam locks now

My combo for 2024, T800 conversion hauling a scratchbuilt Trail King bottom dump trailer. My 1/350 bird farm really distracted me from finishing many builds.. Hopefully 25 is more productive! The crew is storing provisions now lol

A trick I learned to remove parts off the supports is using a hot knife to melt the rods away. Their commonly used in wood burning sets. I like to melt the parts off, then snip the rest away w fingernail clippers.

Great looking parts, should yield a fantastic looking build Ok I'll bite..whats a Wig Wag, and how's it work

Nice looking mock up! Love the red spokes

Nice progress Ken !

Cheapo hairspray works great for chipping paint if anyone is interested.

Fantastic color! Too bad about the decals peeling off, I'd be tempted to mask and paint them

I just had to fix those engraved doors, chopped up a fresh sheet of .020" and that was done. I'm so much happier with them now. They just need slam locks. I ordered several sheets of plastruct diamond plate for the fire trucks, since they don't rely on dirt for traction lol. I chatted w our town fire chief today, and he brought photos of our towns apparatus. I was blown away when he showed me our towns Ford LS ! Hard to believe its a 1992 , and looks like new!! I'm planning a similar color scheme of white / safety lime green aka slime lime.

Haha, probably right. I run cnc machines for engine timing systems, so metric is faster for me. I just flip inch to mm and hack away lol

Sweet looking truck, nailed the tires too

Excellent work ! I really struggle figuring out scale rulers, probably wayyy overthinking it.

Yeah I'd love add another puppy to the shelf eventually. Guess it would need to be one of Global scales cabs now