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Thats a sweet looking red ! Looking forward to seeing some color on this, always liked the Granite appearance cabs

Good looking bulldog! Good to see it getting a second life

Fantastic color !

Thats a sharp looking combo!

Nice progress so far !

Fantastic work! Having fun building a custom truck keeps the mojo flowing

My hood from Plaskit arrived today, beautifully cast as norm. I'll need to score the panel line for the grill surround before painting. Now to get back to working on this before the squirrels find something else

What brand mold release do you recommend

Gary , you have this Acar dialed in !

Love the proposed paint scheme by the way, I hit submit too fast lol

Archer closed up shop I heard, but I used a different brand for my school bus..and was very happy. I'll check tomo the brand, but it seems like micromark sold them, in a large sheet

Incredible details, love following your build

Thanks Dom ! I'll check it out

So appreciative of you doing this " how to" especially the mold making part! I've been wanting to try these techniques Keep up the great info

She's gonna be a loooonnnggg truck! Nice progress

Good looking little bulldog Lee

Those brake parts will definitely be an improvement over the kit pieces. I'm in the same raft waiting for parts to arrive to really push the build to paint. Looking forward to your progress

Heck yeah breaking the rules !!!!

@Scott Eriksen thanks for the engine ideas, plenty of options to pick from. I assembled the rolling chassis today to figure out if a stretch was required. Turns out a smallish 5/8 stretch worked out! I found a clean area between crossmembers, and hacked away. I still need to rebuild the flanges. The front is unfinished to allow the hood conversion changes, but Daniel said its all forward of the stock springs. The underside of the rescue body required a notch removed to allow the body to slip over. I plan to add some angled plates to tie everything together. Test fitting..we love mock ups Our dog started barking like crazy about this time, letting us know another package arrived...hmm turns out it was my scale finishes order! Jeff

Thanks ! I settled on using the round type so drilling holes will work

Good looking mock up w the race hauler body. Like the direction your dash is moving too

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