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Outstanding fab work !

Beautiful old truck ! showed my dad your Dodge , and he was speechless. Reminded him of an old wrecker his shop had

Love the color ! Another gorgeous car for your collection

Beautiful interior details and the gold color really brings the seat details to life .

Very impressive work and gorgeous fleet of trucks

Hope your eye is getting better, looking forward to more amazing work

Very nice work ! Excellent job fitting the roof panel in with a nearly seamless fit Love the color plan, gray is the new hot color

I actually stripped the hood last night down to primer and plan to reapply it tomorrow. I'll watch the coats closely to hopefully avoid having a noticeable color difference. Really excited to see this together, the color combo should look good

Wow really like the new color scheme w the white !

Wow nice work adding all the smaller details !

Very cool idea

My paint order arrived today and couldn't wait to apply some color . I'm using tamiya TS-38 gunmetal , w testors wet look clear . Normally I'd sprayed in the booth, but temps outside was perfect for painting . 3 coats later I had a even color and was ready for clear . I pre soaked the cans in a bath of very hot water to achieve a smoother finish Moving everything back inside to cure , I snapped a few inside photos ..when the accident happened. I was so happy w the color. , I was moving the body and separate hood onto my drying shelf when I hit elbow and the hood flipped in the air ...I caught it upside down and left a finger print in the tacky finish..hopefully after curing I'll ba able to wet sand it back and buff away Thanks for looking

Gorgeous work KJ !!! Whew , I can't imagine laying all those rivets down. Adding the half round really makes the ribs believable Looking forward to your updates

Another update for manic Monday! I wanted to deal with another issue I recall from the last build . The stock rear fenders are extra long , allowing for tag axles or tri axle set ups..but will need shortened for a tandem. I installed the supplied hangers , mocked up the fenders and eyeballed the desired length. Barney trucks ran their fenders backwards, so after cutting around 3/4" inch of them, I just replaced the tail light panel and side marker light plate . Ref photos showed a cool shop crafted chute rack. A few pieces of angle and square tube later I had a rack . I need to add the cleats still for the individual chutes. Lastly they commonly had a fabricated cover over their front mounted pto pump. I actually built 2 covers , unable to chose between plastruct diamond plate / flat stock..the diamond plate cover won out .Visible is the frame mounted grab bars too...another BD shop modification. Just before painting the trademark tow chain hanging under the bumper extension will get added too I'm planning to start primer / paint this week..stay tuned !!!!

Mock up day ! I started detailing out the water tank, and bent up the guard rail using my favorite butyl covered wire . Now to finish the body work on the drum and get some primer on The water tank was a giant focal point hanging on top..studying photos showed straps , water fill port, water drains plus all the associated air fittings to pressurize the tank . Starting with C channel for the rubber pads..then wrapped .015 strap around the tank . The fill port is some rou d tube w a cap . Later meng bolts will liven it up Mock up Monday!! The truck really starts to look enormous now ..better recheck the air in the tires

Very nice work ! They build up easy and really turn into a sharp truck. I agree though the wheelbase always looks short behind the large sleeper .

Awesome craftsmanship ! The details just keep going so much to see

Thanks , I tried to keep the lines tight but see a few wiggles lol I just received my chrome hilborn stacks from Detail Master and rumor is the exterior paints almost here horray ! Decided to plug the 2nd hole in heads for double mag layout..seems ridiculous now .

Beautiful car , love the color

Looks awesome ? the colors are perfect w your metal dump body These Autocar kits really allow for kitbashing , the cabs just look " right " on anything

LOL !!! Yeah today was a steady bench day . Wife was binge watching some TV show I cant stand, and daughter found out there as a hidden toy stash upstairs in the closest in the model room. We tried to swap a bunch of toys she didnt play with, and stash them in closest..till a donation trip could be made.

Small update for Friday !!! One part I neglected to build on my 1st Barney truck was the prominent front shocks . I hadn't finished the pitman arm anyway, so off I went . Couple sections of hollow tube, some hacked eyelets and quick mounts and their done ! I mentioned earlier making a new air cleaner body..ill drop them here ! You can see the hood cut out I added for the rubber plumbing. The red plastic is a dead give away to where I stole the parts lol One other glaring bare spot I kept noticing , the shim support blocks below the front pedestal mount . A few bits of angle, strip and rod gave a satisfactory part Here's the part I attempted ..those small hooks are too interesting to leave off , thats next on the list I'll detail them out w more meng hardware, check that off list Jeff

Nice build !

Thanks Dan ! I had to shuffle things around slightly making room for the radiator. sigh of relief when it didn't throw the cab mounts off, all the side details are based of them ! That's the only tricky part about working with resin..normal glue will let go. CA will let go, but then wont stick to itself...sand the offending spot away. I've learned to tack the parts on 1st, then backfill once I'm satisfied. I went back and forth about which air cleaner this truck would have. The cab comes with the Farr square dry filter, but plenty of photos showed a round canister type w a domed intake top. Scrounging thru my depleted parts box yielded some MacK dm 800 parts I fashioned into a round filter. the intake piping wanted to run into the hood, so an access cut was made . Next up is the exhaust pipes, then move onto the mixer portion again !!! hooray progress Guess I've been cleared to return to work Tuesday..just when I was getting rolling on this again . This runny nose cold that's going rampant around here is getting ridiculous..doesn't anyone just get allergies anymore

The yellow / black combo really look good! Your really busting thses builds out lately, ya ever sleep lol. I've been burning the midnight oil lately, working on these builds after daughter heads to bed . Somehow it's very ealry morning before realizing the time