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If you look at the kit instructions, there is a bit of a ‘loop’ that attaches to the front edge of the trailer, this is the point for a hook to lift the trailer onto the 5th wheel plate on the truck.

Nothing to it guys, an hour a day gets a lot done. Granted, last year I missed the model bench for almost 6 months, since last October I’ve built 8 cars, one rig, and about done with a trailer. I couldn’t build last years TAT rig in a year, but got it done in less than a month once I got after it, lol. Just have fun, if it gets done, it gets done?

Dirt, I think not! Haha..... it’s getting closer.....

That’s going to be sharp, I like the color.

It’s looking good, I like your changes to the cab, I find it way more visually appealing, you’ve made it look ‘normal’.

Well, he took the picture, so......... just kidding, I do hope you’re able to get all three done though.

We have color..

Looking good Jim, keep on it?

Thank you?

Lol, Did you add a room to the house to display that? that’s an awesome build!

That is just too cool! What a bruiser of a rig, that’s one tough looking truck.

Good thing this isn’t any longer.....

I would say you haven’t lost your touch, fantastic build, excellent weathering.

We got wheels....

Very cool project, great progress.

The first truck with that trailer would look awesome! And thanks, now I need to look into one of those bottom dump trailers.....

Cool, have built the trailer, and have the truck kit in the hoard. This should be a cool combo?

Get ahold of Gary Wallace , he makes these display cases, not cheap, but work out very well for rig builds, and he builds them to suit your needs.

That is regoddamdiculous , in a good way! Holy smokes what a build! As if the build wasn’t cool enough, all of a sudden there are lights! Wow......, fantastic build!!

Ya, I thought it was funny when she gave it to me, but, then I got to thinking..........., lol

For those that haven’t seen one ‘live’ or built one of these,

I really like the theme you’ve got going on this.

More glamorous pics, lol. I’m going to use double take replicas 5 hole budds on this just to be a little different this time. The axles will be trimmed back when I’m ready to put the wheels on. Thankfully, the wheels come with brake drums , which really made the wheel swap easy. I just drilled a hole thru the center of the drums to mount them on the axle .

Had to add the pic of this, built one when they were ‘new’, only change I made to the box art was painting the body white, this one will be done the same way eventually.