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Graham, Thanks very much for your reply and the icicle description. I'll try that on my next frosty project. Take care, Juergen

Hi Graham, I can only rerun the chorus of praise. This truck is indeed an awesome looking beast. May I ask how you did the icicles from clear glue? Thanks very much, Juergen

High everybody, Somewhere on the internet I read about a Mack Winch built in the 1920's. I also found a picture of it. Does anyone know something about it? Any other pictures, preferably from the back and different angles? Any drawings or dimensions/measurements? Any more info would be highly appreciated. Thanks very much. Juergen

Mark, you're off to a great start, the build looks great so far. May I ask where you got the wheels and the gears for the Weaver crane? Do you have a drawing and dimensions for the crane or is it a kit? I look forward to your update. Take care, Juergen

Randy, the inside of the wooden walls are very convincing. Lots of detail that looks gorgeous. May I ask whether you built the bench grinder yourself or did you buy that? And did you use real wood for the bench? And how did you stain the bench? It looks really realistic! I'm excited to see the next update. Juergen

Charles, thank you for the info. Although the Micro-Mark chain is probably nearly double the size of the Mack AC chain it doesn't look like it. I agree with you that the chain of the Mack kit is a bit too small. I thought about creating a chain on my own but being an older person the eyes aren't that keen any more and the size of my fingertips and their sensitivity sometimes refuse to follow the building wishes. Well, anyway. The bumper and the headlight buckets look really good. Casting parts is also something I still want to learn. The Waukesha engine looks gorgeous, although probably the parts from the other kits aren't identical with the corresponding parts of the Waukesha engine. Please don't feel insulted, you shouldn't take it as criticism, I would be happy if I could create the things you always surprise us with. In the end you have to take into account that I'm a kraut and that is lifetime burden itself. Thanks again for your answer. As always I definitely will follow your build. Juergen

Charles, it's always amazing to see your builds become true. It's really inspiring. May I ask what size the Micro-Mark chain is? I mean the pitch and width of the chain. Is it my bad eyes or does the chain seem a tad beefy? And my other question is about the Waukesha engine. Is it a resin-cast set of parts? Can one get it on the aftermarket? Or did you choose parts from different engine kits and sanded it together? I'm excited to see the update regarding the brass bumper. Thanks very much. Juergen

Hi Ellen, I followed this thread and was amazed by all the details and the craftsmanship you put into your Crossroad Coffee House. When can we expect any update on this? We're all sitting in front of the computer screen and waiting what'll be going on at the crossroad. What movie and book is hindering you to go on with coffee house? Take care

That's the info I wanted to know. Thanks a lot Matt.

Peter, thanks again. Ok, I've got the message regarding sodium hydroxide. But how often can you use it to strip paints? Do you have to dispose it after one truck or car? Or do you have to pour it through a strainer after each use and dispose only the residue in the strainer?

Peter, thanks a lot for your reply. Ha-ha, might even clean my pipes, that's a good one!! Will think about that. Well, we certainly do have the products over here as well but we surely use different names for them. Actually I don't know the US laws so we might have stricter laws here regarding the disposal of said chemicals. I thought I read somewhere in this thread that someone used brake fluid in a Tupperware container and put the whole body of a car into it to remove the paint. But I might misread it because of my poor knowledge of your language. Anyway, this thread is really interesting to me, I've learned a lot. Thanks again and take care.

Hi all, There seem to be a couple of chemicals which can be used to remove paint and/or chrome plating. I'd like to know how long you can use either brake fluid, oven cleaner, Easy-off spray or LA Awesome for removing paint or chrome? And how do you get rid of the used chemicals? I reckon you can't put it in your household garbage or pour it into your kitchen sink, can you? Thanks.

Hi Charles, can you please tell me what ACC stands for? Thanks very much. This is a great thread! I've learned a lot so far. Take care.

Hey David, Yes, you're definitely right, $80 Dollars are way too much. I just wanted to show that it's still on the market and sometimes you can strike the lucky punch for little money. As you can see by the wrinkles of the box in my picture it's already an older kit. I didn't buy it as a new kit and I didn't build it so far. But the parts look good and maybe there's a re-issue in future for less money. Take care Juergen

Hi Raymond, Great work so far. The 3D structure really is impressive. Do you have any updates? I really look forward to it. Or is already in the under glass section? Cheers Juergen

Pat, It's me again. It seems that you can still buy it . It's new on the shelves of modelroundup.com. It's $79.90 dollars, wow, less than $80 Dollars :-):-). Well, anyway, even the Color seems to fit the suburban in your picture. Cheers

Hi Pat, There was a kit from Revell called '65 Chevy Stepside Pickup and Hemi-Hydro Combo. It's what it says, a Chevy Pickup with a motor boat on a trailer. It's in 1:25 and the article number is 85-7249. Take care and Fight The Virus. Juergen

Hi Brad, To be honest, I don't know what words to use to describe my face sitting in front of the screen and seeing the scratch work you do. All the words I can find momentarily are already said by all the other guys on this thread. But still I'd like to say that your work is absolutely stunning and inspiring. Most of the details I saw on the thread I even wouldn't know how to do it myself. But it's real fun to follow the thread and every day I open it in the hope that there would be an update. So, you should know that I'm standing guard in front of the screen always hoping the thread is going on. Thanks very much for sharing your gorgeous work. Take care, Juergen

Hi Alain, Thanks very much for your answers. There is one more question: Did you carve the axle housings out of wood? As always I'll follow your gorgeous builds. Greetings, Juergen

Bonjour Alain, This is a very interesting project and I'm always impressed of what parts and models you scratch together. I hope you don't mind if I have a couple of questions about the parts you use. So here they are: Where did you get the drawing of the frame and even more interesting where did you get the dimensions of it? I always experience the difficulty to get hold of any dimensions of truck parts especially when it is a vehicle from Caterpillar. They don't even answer my emails! What engine did you use for the loader? Where did you get that? Where did you get the wheels and tires for it? I'm really curious about the next update, so please don't wait too long. Thanks very much and take care, Juergen

Thank you Charles, it's getting a bit clearer now. I'll definitely follow your build. Take care, Juergen

Charles, This is again going to be an absolutely fantastic scratch build (at least in my view and humble opinion). I'm always in with all your builds as I can learn lots of solutions for scratch build problems. What I'm always impressed with is the cast of wheels, tires and rims of all sort. Is it really not that difficult as it seems and can you possibly explain it in a couple of short sentences? Or did you do a how-to in the tips and tricks section which is easy enough to understand? I would really appreciate a little help on this. Maybe others would be interested as well! Where did you get the cab and the engine from? Or did you scratch them too? Thanks very much. I'm keyed up for the next steps. Juergen

Pat, thanks for the beads info. Juergen

Hi Pat, I tremendously like the old Macks, especially the B61. I will definitely follow your build. The paint scheme looks gorgeous. What do you use as fittings on the engine and where do you get them? Thanks for sharing. Take care, Juergen

Wow, Brian, the engine looks absolutely fantastic. The detail is impressive. Is this the engine from the box or do you use a different one? I definitely will follow this thread. Take care, Juergen