angelo7

What color is the chassis of this Bicentennial edition? I'll be starting the Revell W-900 kit with these color scheme soon. Any tips or advice is welcome.

Got Pete?

Got one of those. It's awesome.

Thank you guys. These Alcoas and tires are from the Freightliner COE kit (except the third axle wheel). The third axle is from a Revell Kenworth front. The support arms are from a Revell Peterbilt rear drives. Both Snap-Tite kits. The "air bags" are actually the rear tires of a HO scale trailer. Does anybody make these axles in 1/25 scale?

Awesome! Great colors. Looks better than the real truck.

I remember your first post about this wrecker. It has come a long way. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=100952 Congratulations on your award! Well deserved.

These things should be illegal!

Thank you guys (and ladies??) for looking. Any suggestions are also welcome.

Extra nice. Like it a lot.

...

ebay?? I found it there. Might bid on it. Beautifully done. The word "massive" comes to mind. Excellent.

The finished truck is here: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=101253#entry1410776

I had done this Mack some months ago but wanted to try a steerable lift axle. So I modified it a little. It was easy as the wheelbase was already long enough for the extra axle. I want to thank Steve (Muncie) and Brian who gave me some valuable information here: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=101078

Man this is incredibly beautiful! Wish I could build like this. Funny cars are a special kind of car for me. Excellent build. How much you want for it?

Thanks Steve. I appreciate your input.

So, Steve (Muncie), according to your explanation this set up would be inaccurate, right? The steering lift axle is too close to the rear wheels., right?

Great information! Thank you guys.

By what I see in this image lift axles are steerable, but how do they steer? And would the steering rod be facing to the back or to the front? I'm trying to make one from scratch for one of my model trucks.

Started working with them last night and they really work.

Expensive case but keeps the dust out.

My favorite kit of all times. That was my first truck build as a teenager around 1979 and in that kit I found theTruck'em up poster order form and placed an order for two posters. I'll be watching your progress. I recently built the reissue. Look at my avatar.

Great answers. Thank you much for the video and photos. I just got a set of picks from Hobby Lobby. Never used them before and was wondering. Thank you guys!

Anybody uses dental picks to cut styrene plastic? Do they really work? If not, what do you use for cutting?

No. Just started. Planning to do the Consolidated Freightways. In the green and red scheme, single drive.

Thank you Tom. Now I got all the measurements I needed. I'll be doing some cutting to the regular cab. Thanks all!