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thanks guys, that is just the first coat of paint, and it's the testors base/clear paint, so I hope it really shines after clearing it

yes, happy fathers day to all. hope you get to spend it building

looking good. the tank came out superb, nice thinking!

that's terrific! well done, well done

you sir are the impala king! great idea and super build, and as mentioned, the two cars together look terrific! well done!

Ray, that looks great, I am sure he is going to love it.

great looking pic's! love the two IH coes, nice eye candy!

hi all, I built this kit as a young teen, remember it well. back then I did it in white with a black interior and the billboard decals. this time around it's Moline Rouge [panther pink] and I think I will do a black and white interior. I have another one of these kits that will eventually be a copy of the one I did as a teen. I did some prep work on the body and got some of it in color today, lot to do, but it's started, more to come soon [i hope]...........

Andrew, any updates on this?

few questions, is that the remains of a jack and coke? any pringles left? where did you get, or what did you use to make the jack stands? ok, kidding aside, this build is awesome to the enth degree, looking great and the detail is superb, wonderfull work so far.

that is one fine looking rig! colors are beautiful, well done. i hope it brings a good price at auction.

trailer is 'in progress', JT posted a sweet looking trailer in my build thread of this truck, and i am taking that direction with the trailer, have most of it in paint. with luck, the trailer will be done early next week and the sun will come out so i can get some good pictures. thanks again for all the great comments guys, i think this is one of my best builds so far.

Dan, it's a great kit, only a few minor issues to deal with. you will enjoy building it. i guess i should mention the following issues i did have, again, minor, but slightly frustrating just the same. engine/radiator assembly......kind of odd the way it's done per instructions, rad. assm. just sort of is 'out there' and all that holds it together is the fan and turbo duct work, i think when i do another one, i will mount the motor in the chassis, then install the rad assm. another thing [if i remember correctly] the instructions say to install the front axle before engine install, as luck would have it, i didn't, and it made it way easier to get the engine/rad assm in place [allowed me to spread the frame to get it all in there] now i say this all, because the rad assm also makes part of the 'groove' that the hood hinges sit in [if you've followed Marshalls build, he had a bit of an issue here as well], so i don't know if it would be better to A, leave axle off until motor/trans is in, B next install axle, C put in radiator assm, D install turbo duct work. it went together ok, but there has to be a little bit better/more accurate way to glue it all in there so it all lines up proper the first time. [or maybe it was just me?] cab mounts, i neglected to fit the floor portion to the cab mounts early on. the rear mounts have 'pins' that go into 'holes' in the floor section. the fronts have slots in the floor that go along with the tabs in the front mounts. i had issues here. i enlarged the slots in the floor, but no go, couldn't get there from here, so what i did ultimately was to trim the tabs off the front mounts to make a flat surface, i then set the cab onto the rear mounts and once they were in position the cab sat level. i think the only other issue for me, is the hood hinges are quite sloppy, maybe i did them wrong? any other input on this would be cool, as i know it's a popular truck as of late. hope this all helps out in one way or another.

great looking car! you really captured the look. paint is fantastic! well done.

Stan, that came out fabulous, incredible looking model, you absolutely nailed the look! the 'impa-mino' looks great as well! great job

no, but if you're going, we expect lots of pictures

wow, that is fantastic! nicely done!

I am really liking the COE tow rig idea, it's looking great so far! also, the truck pictures are cool as heck too, thanks for posting those.

thanks guys, your comments mean a lot to me after seeing the work you fellas do. Pavel, what can I say, I like them clean and shiny Kostas, if it ever stops raining here, I will get some outside pictures......most of the week has been a bit damp, lol. Marshall, c'mon I know you are close to done, button her up so we can do a photo shoot I also think I have decided on how to paint the trailer....gotta get a few things tomorrow, if it works out, trailer may be done by the end of the weekend

she's done, what do you think?

thanks again guys, look for an under glass topic, 'cause she is done will post more pic's there when I make a thread. thanks again for following along.

coming together nice, you build some cool stuff

LOVE the colors, beautiful combo!! looking excellent so far. you may want to check the truck behind it though, it seems to have run over a trailer

weathering looks pretty darn good! looks great so far!