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Found a few hours of bench time before the humidity/heat make it too hot for working upstairs this morning. We've had several days of 90 degree temps w high humidity , something we're not accustomed to. I fashioned a new battery box / step for the drivers side . Stealing a scrap box , then adding a diamond plate cover fit the bill. I widened the box w strip , then covered w the diamond plate . The fab shop made a step from scrap metal , so I copied it . Trying to replicate these unique changes really make builds fun The step was a scrap piece of wire form screen I kept from the snowblower build . A few meng bolts add detail to the battery box mounts , but sadly will be hidden after install..oh well. Now the fun part...fitting the cab, radiator and engine . Cutting the hood apart really weakened the casting. I spotted braces on the real trucks , so since the hoods open..why not . 1/16 rod glued under the cowl and grill shell tied it together in theory! I better check the fit of everything again, there's been so much work done in this area...whew looks properly cramped in there ... I'll add a few items along the exposed fire wall later after the plumbing gets installed Thanks for following

really nice work Pat !

Looks good ! I agree w Warren..its screaming for a tag axle ..sorry for ganging up on ya lol The yeller paint will be flying soon !!

Nice Camaro !!! Its gonna turn out being a track beast, love the aggressive stance and wheel combo . As far as the grill gap, just a thin strip of plastic along the top to fill, something like. 015 " aka plastic for sale signs would work there

Thanks everyone! I ended up removing the bmf along the sidetrim, and will reapply it after paint . Steves mention of it appearing like paint was creeping up sides made the decision easy. I worked on the interior yesterday, simple semi gloss interior w selected parts chromed w pen . Photos showed these interiors were pretty basis , like today's cars lol. The paint used was tamiyas sg black, after drying gives a very scale vinyl appearance I really like . The seats have beautiful stitching thats this paint still shows too I painted the leather wrapped area of the steering wheel w flat black for subtle contrast, since the exterior will be dark gray I lightly sanded the 300 emblem , just to make it pop . Wow the camera really shows my crooked paint lines oops Looks like my gunmetal paint is being shipped soon, so I'll be able to lay down some color hopefully this wknd . Thanks for any feedback or comments

wow, your black paint is looking fantastic ! My dad used to paint cars for years, always talking about the older lacquer paint jobs using this exact technique

Steve - not at all glad ya chimed in with your advice ! I didn't consider the depressed areas causing grief sanding. Worked out as good practice anyway lol Once the paint arrives ill get some color on the body

Thanks everyone! I usually build big trucks so tinkering w cars is a fun change . Really glad this build goes together well, and the fit is really positive Steve - thanks ill pull the bmf and reserve that for smaller parts lol

Tough looking A- car ! Hacking the Heil box down really helps the look especially behind the smallish cab on the a - car ! You sticking w stock rubber on this one or going for something a bit heavier

I'm currently serving a mandatory 14 day lock down, so decided to build something different. I spotted the build, an AMT 57 Chrysler 300C . I recently found an interest in the big fin cars...caddy, impala, and this was another one that seemed to fit the bill. My plan was a serious bump up in HP(not an LS ) bigger tires all around, and dropping the stance without major surgery. I already had purchased a base Hemi engine w Hilborn injection from Action Modeler , and had chrome shorty stacks from Detail Master ordered . The steel smoothie wheels w dog dish caps are from ebay. The color was very important on this build, I finally settled on Tamiya gunmetal. I wanted the mobster vibe, but knew my painting skills weren't ready for a glossy black finish yet . The build The wheels going on would require the normal grinding excess plastic from the wheel wells, quick work w a dremel round burr . The wheels I'm using for this Mopar A quick mock up showed the ride height wasn't gonna cut it..not dragging frame low , but dropped . adding a mm lift block to the rear springs and adjusting the front control arms had it sitting low like I envisioned. a quick squirt of primer after sanding away the mold lines had this build moving forward quick ! Turning to the front , the Hemi actually dropped right into the stock mounts. I was disappointed when opening the bottle of hemi orange to find it had dried out..so I mixed up some orange color and painted the block. Valve covers were done in semi gloss black . I still have to wire the mags , and touch up a few items . I've only dabbled w bmf, and wanted to try a technique I read on here . Applying the foil before paint , then sanding off the paint to reveal the chrome underneath. I applied bmf to the large side trim and trimmed away the excess Jeff

Gorgeous work! The paint looks perfect

nailed the look ! The floats front tires really give the dump truck a heavier appearance, then putting the montone body on= fantastic! Id be soooo tempted to add a plow hitch frame to the front, some reason this truck screams plow / dump truck to me. Thats just me, I tend to do dumb stuff hahaha

wow ! nice work on the stinger !! These trucks sure had to be built heavy for the enormous loads they carried, and sub par travel routes..we wont call roads, wouldve torn a normal truck apart

thanks, ive really been busy this summer and havent taken time to work on models. I just found out I have a few days off work per covid rules, so no excuses now ! quick test later cleared me, but was in contact w a positive case.. Really looking forward to tinkering again, better restock up on supplies while locked down..someone left the glue bottles loosely sealed oops Glad I had chance to take more shots of truck, noticed more home brew details I'd to include on this build.

Nice update ! HVAC work is so much work, I thought about applying for apprenticeship at work a few times . Looks like a killer stereo in your GP hope your neighbors are friendly

Its been months away from the bench w life pulling in different directions. I had the unexpected opportunity to snap a few more detail photos of the BD mixer when one of the few surviving trucks from their retired fleet attended the annual Brockway homecoming in Cortland. I heard over 80 trucks attended this yrs show . A truck enthusiast was able to purchase a roadworthy truck to pay homage to the companies history, and surprising many people it attended this years show . This wknds gonna kick start this build again after wandering around the real dog .

Really looking sharp ! I can't believe JT hasn't been along yet..this has his favorite color vibe going lol

The interior details really bring the truck to life adding that driver touch. Love the cowboy hat too

hope your getting comfy in your new home ! we're going thru a house move w my mother in law, sold the family farm and bought a manufactured home closer to us. guess the closing isnt till sept, but shes getting nervous

good looking paint scheme ! Ive heard this kit nearly builds itself ..toss some glue in the box shake and open the box to reveal a finished model lol

Absolutely knocked the build from the park ! The colors are well done and really accent the trucks lines Thanks for joining our 21 BRBO too

Fantastic work ? ? Whats the plan for a trailer on this build ?

Very well done! You really nailed the color on the Mack

Beautiful paint work , very challenging getting clean lines around all the body lines. The front looks especially sharp

Wow what an awesome update, its looking fantastic. Really like the custom fenders and tail light panel