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Wish I had a real one after the last storm, took over 2 hrs to clean out from the storm...oh well. Took a few minutes after clearing out snow to actually chain up the RM and wipe down some of the weathering .. The interior is in primer finally , hoping to get cab mounted after thats painted. Not to shabby for starting in Nov

Looks sooo real very well done ! Wish I had space for one , I want to convert it to a watering truck..but shelve space won't allow it oh well

This is gonna be so awesome, sounds like a Detroit might find its way under the hood !

Really slick water tank ! Cool old working truck

Nice little engine you modified !

Very good progress

Thats a gorgeous color of blue , the cabs gonna look fantastic

Really sharp build for it only being 24 hrs ! I thought we had the record for a build w charmin till this ..awesome The other finishers had nice builds too,

Very nice truck , can't wait to see your trailer

Today the weathering starts, I mixed up a few dirt/ mud colored tamiya pigment powders and coated the frame and tires . This will be a multi layer attack on that shiny paint job..if ya can't stand trucks dirty...hit the back button and scroll past...thanks for watching up till now First coat slobbered on to create a deep dust coat , yes its very heavy right now..its gonna lose most of it..its a Mack not an Oshkosh it can't handle that much dirt lol The tire treads got mucked up pretty heavy, I looked at several plows working my roads and they looked dusty w sand mainly w a trace of slush . I went a sand mud powder and glossed it on. Once it dries ill brush the treads down . I added some dirt /sand in the wheels to create the buildup seen when trucks parked . The sides got a little more than I planned, getting carried away w brush. Ill adjust the buildup layer later Thats it for now ! Thanks for watching

Definitely agree ! Seems even the newer cars are really getting destroyed by salt . Frames rotting out .

Good looking project !

Nope , there's no time limit to enter . Welcome aboard Rog

Scott - nice start ! I'll be following

Awesome fabrication. !!! Enjoy watching these projects develop from a pile of plastic and photographs

Your rolling !!! Fun project just to build something w a short time line

Thanks if the blower doesn't chew up the roads the chains will lol can't have this beast stuck in a drift , now the drivers don't have excuses

Thanks , chains took about 30 minutes per run to make once I had the routine down. My wire ties got much cleaner on last set so I reworked all the crappy ones w new loops . Really glad I took the time , the truck needed something more visual to complete the story and think the chains help. They've been dusted w weathering powders cant wait to hang em

The louvers look fantastic !!! Really enjoying this build

Dents add character ! Loggers aren't usually pretty show trucks as Warren said . Looking forward to your updates

Built up a set of tire chains today, once one pattern was figured out they went pretty fast. I used oval shaped jewelry chain for the long sides w round craft chain for the cross bars like photos I found . Pinned 6 inch long chains to Styrofoam to keep even then cut 12 bars at 12 links each . I used small copper craft wire to tie them together. Make piles of cross bars then wire together repeat...repeat..etc Wrapped a tire to check fit and snapped a few pics ...I originally wasn't sure on chains , but after mocking up on chassis I was sold . And the money shot.. They're in primer now , can't wait to hang them for good !

Thanks , this is getting weathered a bit so hopefully those spots will blend in. I'm gonna try to touch up those dots Those stripes really worked out along with the black hood..breaks up the yellow ! Now to do something with interior and add glass

Holy smokes ...that cab looks like a poor recast from an original master . Warren's right though, its always easier to remove material then add . You'll have this whipped into shape though

Fish eyes... I washed the cab, primer laid down clean then color coat had a mysterious brain fart other side has a few spots too

I had no idea of the detail in these HO trucks wow very cool Thats a slick looking Holmes wrecker