waterburybob

Now that's talent, well done !!!

Terry, I really like this one hope you stick with it to finish. What mixer is that?

Would love to have one in my collection, but way out of my price range!!

Terry, looking good, . hope you stay with this model and finish it, Are you going to dullcoat the tires? look to shiny to me .Will be looking forward to pictures of finished model.

Agree about the tailgate being to heavy duty, otherwise looking good!!. Waterburybob

Terry, thanks for the info I just ordered some , can't wait to use it on my next build. I am sure others that are following your build here will find this info useful also. Regards, Waterburybob

Terry, I see you have moved the tanks back, looks much better!! I agree duel rams are not easy to scratch build , It would be great to know the product # on the plastruct you used I think it really came out nice on those fenders. Keep up the good work on this monster. Waterburybob

Terry , I also like what you are doing here this is a very interesting project !! Just two things I would change, First I think the fuel tanks are too close to the front wheels, on a 1 to 1 scale truck I don't think there is enough clearance for those large wheels to turn left or right . I would move tanks back 1/4 inch or more and second, I would flat clear coat the tires ,to much sheen for me. I like painting my tires with FLOQUIL" Grimy Black" a flat gray black color . This is just my thoughts on your fine model , Now a few questions, how do you plan to raise the dump box? single or double hoist, also what do you use and how do you wrap the edges on the fenders with deck plating. Regards, Waterburybob

I have been following this topic for a while now and am now adding my two cents worth. I have been both a buyer and a seller on E-bay , I mainly sell now because at my age I know I will never build all the truck models I have and E-bay is a good way for me to reduce the stash . I agree that some items I see listed are high but no one forces anybody to buy, I have had some items sell quickly and others not at all . Let me tell you what goes into selling an item(FOR ME) , first you have to decide what to sell , then I check on E-bay to see if there is one selling, and for what price , Next you have to find a box , next you take pictures of item, then you weigh item and box, write a detailed description, load pictures into computer, find your category, type your info and any other info to help the buyer get the most complete info he can before he decides to bid, Now if you are lucky enough to sell your item you pack it best you can (without adding to much weight) By now I have spent about an hour , then I wait to get paid and then drive to the post office (15 minute ride) hand it to the clerk and hope it gets to where its going in a reasonable amount of time. I do all this for an average of $50 to $60 ) then E-bay takes its percentage and their charge for listing the item!!! . Am I making a great deal of money ? I think not , but I am glad that someone else may build a model that I know I will never get to and I get some satisfaction in that. So when some of you guys think a price on an item is to high think again of what goes into selling an item you see on E-bay. Waterburybob

After the bad experience I had with the guy that was suppose to be selling the 1/25 scale Talbert Trailers (lost my $90.00 deposit) and got several nasty e-mails ,when I tried to get my money back I decided to try GW Wallace , found him to be very slow in filling my order . Don't know what luck other people have had with him but I won't do business with him again!! only AITM has ever given me excellent service and I will use no one else.

The stacks make the truck look more like a toy , my opinion put more realistic looking stacks on and it would look much better.

Very nice work , did you make the decals?

When I first saw pictures of this trailer I thought it would be made in piece's like a kit , never thought cast in sections.Trailer's like this are not that difficult to scratch build if you have atleast two views and dimensions. Most contractors in the construction business have a variety of trailer's to move their equip. from job to job. Bob

Yes , this guy is a real piece of work!! I wish I had never ordered trailers (2) been nothing but trouble . Bob

Glad for you,Did you also get a reply from him along with the refund? I last inquired about a refund Monday (OCT.5) and got a very, very nasty reply.To clean up what he said( so I can print it here) he feels what we are posting here is propaganda and we are all out to get him,Fact is I just want my money back. and put this whole miserable experience to rest.Bob

Well said, I couldn't agree more!! Bob

I would not hold my breath on that refund!! . I have heard that tune by him before, It seems he has a lot of excuses , it's either this or that , Just send the freakin refunds to ALL the people you owe money to (including me) and stop with blaming everybody else, it gets really old!! Bob

Wow, that is REALLY bad, H ow could Travis send this to a customer looking like that? I thought it was going to be more like a kit (piece's you had to glue together, ) not cast as sections , I'm glad he never sent my order after looking at these pictures!! Bob

As of 9/24/ 15 I have not received a refund on the trailers,( I ordered two) after several attempts to find out when refund would be sent , ( last e-mail I sent was in July). I have given up hope of seeing one. I hope others have had better luck. Bob

After reading Keone lakes post I was hopefull that the trailer orders were starting to be shipped , so I sent an E-mail Sunday about this and have not received a reply ( I paid half as a deposit for two trailers) and have been waiting for E-mail asking for balance before shipping .this I have no problem with normal business practice, what REALLY upsets me is the lack of communication from him none ,.nada, zilch Someone on here thinks I should have kept this private , I DON'T AGREE., If he is a man of his word as someone else has said here I would have had my order by now or at least been told by him why he did not ship yet . the silence from him says a lot .If by chance I never get order I have learned A lesson . I guess at 68 years old I have become a bit to trusting .

I do have a dog in this fight it is called MONEY I do not understand your remark about tact and diplomacy and keeping it private, If I had not made my post I would not know what is going on with this castor. He has not answered my E-mail or has contacted ME AS TO WHAT THE DELAY IS .I am grateful to KJ Humphreys for letting me know (What I had suspected) was going on . I to hope with a little more time all orders will be filled and all will be happy,

Has anyone received this trailer ? if so what do you think of it? I am still waiting for the two I ordered into July now,( waiting to send balance owed) sent an E-mail couple weeks back and haven't heard back yet.

WOW!! model trucking is alive and well over there, some really nice work .Thanks for sharing the pic's

How about making those Brockway cabs that a lot of us have been waiting for instead.

Very interesting build here , what are you using for tread plate ? and how do you bend it to shape . Bob