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  1. Those enormous tires aren't gonna turn themselves...a 12v71T dropped right in Playing around w fuel tank ideas. KW round tanks , a married pair of squarish tanks from paystar..or something custom..havent decided yet oh dont worry I havent lost my mind...those chevy monza mufflers are coming off...you gotta hear that buzzin dozen !!! That's it for now..I'm fabricating the " pit " fenders common on the C500.
  2. Well I thought I had started a post about this before , but search didnt yield anything. The squirrels started waking up after winter and running amuck lately. They dared me to build an oil field truck. I had traded sam I am awhile ago for a KW Alaskan hauler build..and that's where this started .This will be a Winch truck The proposed list..huge power..12v71 T , huge tires since I wanted a 6x6 , winches to drag equipment onto the steel bed , an enormous pusher bumper , ..and piles of tool bins. The truck from Sam was already stretched perfectly for the winch bed HD tires from KFS will keep this truck moving thru the job site Rubber block suspension from plaskit I stuck a set of Rockwell axles from the autocar dump truck under it...and hung the tires more to come !
  3. Oh yeah that motor definitely knew where it wanted to be..now to figure out the turbo layout since this engine is fron the race truck
  4. That beast dropped right in...oh this is gonna be fun... Thanks , I should've just tried it lol
  5. Holy smokes JT that's a beautiful trailer !! The fab is spot on !! There must be something in the water in Texas , theres some seriously skilled fabricators in the Lone Star State
  6. Okay...need assurance that my next build will be plausible before hacking away. I'm planning using a KW Alaskan hauler turning it into a rugged oilfield truck , w the wider " pit fenders " seen on the C500. Will the " buzzin dozen " fit under the hood without major changes ?? I know theres a resin C500 available, but its currently out of stock, and I'm trying to stay busy during lock down..I can scratch a set of the wider fenders Any advice , photos , comments gladly welcome! !! This is the direction I'd like to take this build , not my photo..
  7. Little progress photos , just need a couple wash nozzles and wipers added and its complete. I fabbed the mirror mounts and made spot mirrors from a polished thumb tack ! A small bit of burnt umber wash was dabbed around rims, the folding points on the boom , and the suspension. I kept the dirt to a bare minimum even though these trucks where heavily used Enjoy any feedback welcome !!!
  8. Beautiful truck, the black and gold really look good on it .
  9. Sorry to hijack your thread..back to the wrecker !!!
  10. Yeah..saw the truck a few yrs ago at homecoming show . Always planning and gathering intel lol
  11. I know..sorry about that..their scheming again around my house . Heard the younger one, hes kinda shy mumble something about a snowdog..a loud snowdog.. He did catch me looking at this photo
  12. Sounds like a Plan !!! Break out the envisioning tool !!!
  13. Now your ROCKING !!! That's gonna be awesome looking next to your other trucks
  14. When I built the Russian Maz 537 , I dirtied the wood after in place. I broke corners away , and weathered w thinned oil very very thin solutions of a few . Powered dust was last . A gray wash over all for a sun faded look , w drips of oil in select spots . Thinned sienna or burnt umber, run around made convincing aging . Best advice I got from armor builders was try a section on spare wood..get a feel for how itll look..ohh and let the layers dry a little before the next or they tend to mix
  15. Looks good ! Getting the older designed frames square and level is a chore but when done they work out
  16. The cage work is fantastic, always enjoy your craftsmanship with brass
  17. Definitely watching this develop, and know its gonna be awesome. During my trip to Barney dickenson and seeing the boom crane there, it's a project I know you'll hit a homerun
  18. Very well done weathering The entire build looks great
  19. Lockdown day...never mind I've lost track ! I swear it feels like reruns of Groundhog day The boom is mounted !!! I wrapped the belt , built in some droop, and locked it down for good ! now it needs sway braces , and a million other small details before being finished...hopefully that's gonna be very soon
  20. Thanks Vince ! Gotta thank Tom B for the suggestion to pinstripe the white instead of wider stripes I was having a time laying out evenly . The last puzzle piece was priming the conveyor boom, I originally over built making a 5 minutes job eat up hrs . But it's in color now ready to accept its belt ! next time ya see it, that will be installed!!
  21. Your certainly keeping it moving !
  22. Nice change Tom ! You'll have it whipped in no time
  23. Ya know Kerry..on a hooker it's all about pulling power..the more ya can pull the more load can be moved lol Guess I've been watching too many episodes of HTH , and Mighty Moe
  24. Outstanding work !!! I actually thought it was a few reference photos at first, then realized it was a model lol. Glad Joe came thru on the artwork, they look perfect on this workhorse Congrats on a fabulous build , and thanks for participating
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