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Nice start. I battled this kit a number of years ago, spent what seems like forever doing body work on the sleeper, then paired it with another tough build, an AMT tanker…..

Great progress so far, looking good! Your work space looks pretty sweet too!

Thanks guys, got some more work done today , front axle is installed, tag axle is completely mounted, axle backing plates and brake chambers on, and got part of the motor built. colors are still in the air, every time I think I know, I change my mind, haha!

Beautiful looking car, well done. That blue just pops!

Wow, great looking build, love the color!

In the mail yesterday,

Looking good! This color really suits this body.

Those are indeed the kit wheels

Cool project, that color looks really good on this body, I have a stalled build in that color…

Masking tape, roll some around your finger and press it on the decal and slowly lift, should lift the decal off, most likely in little bits at a time.

Pretty cool. Thanks for posting that.

I use spray cans, when I returned to building, I had paint issues as well, always got orange peel, and lots of it. Thru experiment and reading topics here, I found that a ‘quick and close’ method worked for me. And I always do a full on ‘wet’ coat. Obviously air brushing is a different game, but I’m still in rattle can territory. Here are some examples before clear coat polishing,

Wow, you’re going right to town on this, looks amazing so far!

Stocked up on some paint…

Gorgeous group of builds, tough to pick a favorite.

Great looking trio, love the background too!

What a great looking model , well done.

Thanks all for the kind words.

Cool idea, I like it!

Off to a great start. I got lucky, have two 4200’s in the stash that I got for cheap a few years back.

Mock up with cab

Beautiful group of builds, that wagon is just the bees knees! Absolutely love that build.

Will be cool to see this come together, I did the same thing years back as the CF set up, was a fun build, other than wrestling that cab together……

Oh boy, this is gonna be good!

Making some progress, adding a Neway lift axle ( from GW Trucks), got enough of the frame together to get the lift axle somewhat situated, mocked it up with some other wheels/tires I had on hand just to get a feel for things. Still a lot to do on the frame and lift axle, but it’s moving along.