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Since I managed to finish the Pete and flatbed, I was looking around the model hoard for another truck to build, and this one yelled out to me. So far I’ve got the cab paint scheme sorted out and started, and picked a trailer to put behind it, which I just got today, and happens to have some decals that I think will go great with the paint scheme of the truck.Should be a fun build, so stay tuned…..

Dan, you keep building at this rate, you’ll be out of kits in about 3 months! seriously, this looks to be another super ( bee) build?

Looking great so far, excellent progress.

In todays mail,

Great job on that cab, my CF build stalled for a couple of years cause I wasn’t happy with the cab……

Looking great! Nice interior, this one is shaping up quickly .

Hit hobby lobby yesterday, couple kits, new cutting mats and some other odds and ends

Absolutely gorgeous, dozer looks amazing, every bit of this project is incredible looking, well done!

I think it’s done……. I want to thank Jim B for the door decals and license plates.

The Rockford files, lol

Not sure how I missed this, but holy smokes , fantastic build!

Thanks guys, trailer is up on wheels now, not much left to do, should be able to finish it up this weekend. It comes in just under 33 inches long….

Holy smokes that’s cool!

Thanks guys, appreciate the comments. Got more done on the trailer …..everything is in color, tomorrow should be assembly and some detail painting/decals. Should be able to wrap this project up this weekend?

I think I have a sheet of the Pepsi decals from the AMT box truck, yours if you want them ( and if I can find them, lol)

Everything is ready for primer …, that’ll be tomorrow nights project.

Perfect ?

Interior looks great, nice job!

That is cool!

Model truckin has the decals

So far, it’s been pretty good, only issue I had was with one side piece and the corresponding rub rail.The two parts are together on their own sprue, the sprue was ‘tweaked’, but I got it sorted out without too much difficulty.

Bench is feeling smaller …

At a guess, you were too far away, and didn’t spray enough paint. If possible, wet sand what you’ve got to get it back to smooth , dry it off good with paper towels, and let it sit for a day ( unless you’re confident it’s completely dry), then take your spray can and spray ‘quick and close’, start to spray ahead of and beyond the body. Quick passes 3-4 inches away from the body. I do one side, do the other, once across the grill part of the body, once across the tail lamp area, then with a side to side motion, I trunk to roof to fender tops. Takes a few tries to get a good feel for it, but once you get the hang of it, you’ll get pretty smooth results ever time. Hope this helps.

Thanks Dan, trailer has hit the bench…going with the cambered unloaded look.

I’ve used tamiya primer, duplicolor primer and the no name black primer from lowes under the engine paint with no issues.