Superpeterbilt

Excellent portfolio Ken. Great building, and photograghy. I like your choice of color schemes.

We'll, when it comes to being a master modeler, it's not about how many models you've finished it's about how many you can start! That's the way I see it

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This is turning out great Sam. Im digging the color. Where I'm not a fan of Detroits, I like models with engine swaps. It breaks up the monotony. Keep up the good work.

Thanks a lot Sean. Im trying to be as accurate as possible, but Im winging some of it. The legos are an excellent mock up tool.

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No, I dont. That would be most awesome!

We'll, hunter green with a red frame and white roof was a common color scheme around New York. I've seen many Mack's, Autocars, Brockways, etc painted these colors.

Theres no deadline on the build, were just buildin some Macks in April. As far as color scheme, when in doubt go white and red!

Thanks Gator, I'm glad you like it. I started working on the front fenders. I used some fenders from a chopped up KW hood to add a rolled edge to the existing fenders. I still need to do a little work on them, but I'm happy with the progress. Here are the KW fenders. I'm using the bottom side as the top. The pencil line is where I cut them. Before some enlarging of the wheel openings After some reshaping

Wow!! That is quite an amazing build. That rear suspension looks superb. Most of what Im using for reference is the Iconographix Mack AP super duty book. There are many of the open cab dump trucks are in there.

Yes, these trucks are definitely some of the most interesting trucks ever built. I used to dislike the slanted nose, but it has grown on me. Dennis(Tesla) and I had been talking about these old Macks and I got the itch to tackle one. Id like to see your AP. Feel free to post it on this thread.

Thanks Benny! Here are the scratch built front spring hangers Taking a cue from the Old Buckaroo, with my Legos

Edgecomb Steel ran a fleet of custom Stainless bodied Autocars in the 50s. The drivers were required to keep them polished. Ive heard that they were an impressive sight.

Here's some of the suspension work. I'm using the kit springs for the upper and the spring pack from the DM600 kit for the lower springs. They are not exactly the same shape, but it'll work. Here's the start of the end loops The small tube was glued inside the large tube. The large tube was then cut and coiled around the small tube. Then I filed a spot in the leaf springs and glued them on. I also made the radiator larger for the bigger engine. The hood will also be lengthened.

Great job. To me, this is a hard kit to make look good and I like this one. That's a mighty narrow road to stop and take a pic

It looks great. What about axles and brakes?

Thanks Sam. Its shaping up to be an exciting project! Lots of research into this one. This chain drive is a different animal for me. I will be replacing the moulded on chain and sprockets. Im using a Kyosho 1:8 motorcycle chain. I also got a set of the sprockets for the same bike so I could copy them. Im machinig a sprocket set out of .060 aluminum. Im making two different gear ratios, the other being for the second Mack Im going to build. If I didnt mention it already, the chain drive on this model will be fully functional. The chain is wrapped on the Kyosho sprockets

Thanks guys. I started modifying an AMT 5th wheel wheel. I wrapped the front with .010 x .125 styrene and puttied the recessed areas. Before After

Heres the start of my Mack build. Im using the monogram 26 AC Mack kit with some resin wheels from AITM. For starters I removed the leaf springs from the frame because the front will be lifted and the rear will be much heavier. Using a triangle file, I cut slots to put a metal rod through the chain drive. I also started putting the cab together

Well, down here in my neck of the woods there really isnt anything specialized to the region. Its always been a mixture of east coast and west coast style trucks. There are more Pete 379s pulling gravel trailers than anything else. A geographically unique truck that I would like to build though, is an Australian Mack R800. I think it looks so much cooler than the American RD800 or the DM800.

Awesome....

Call me crazy, but fixing these little quirks on a kit is the fun part of modeling! Theres a little more pride in the truck, knowing that you corrected their mistakes.

The only way to fix it is to cut it, section it, and rechrome it.

Thanks man. I have two saws that I use. One is a standard hobby saw with fine teeth that you can pick up at most hobby shops, the other is a small hobby hack saw that I found at Ace Hardware that has a little more aggressive cut. As far as how to do it, after the liner is glued into the tub, using the two upright pieces that hold the tailgate, angle them in until they touch the first rib from the back. Trace a line where you will need to cut, and cut. I always leave a little excess and file it down until it's good. I hope that helps. If you need pics just let me know.