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I did however last time I worked on this, do a little "fitting" to that rear-end, it did not fit right, nor did it set right for the frame to look as it should, so the front shackle I had to build up about 3/64th of an inch to get it right.... The other thing I am NOT impressed with is those BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH shocks! GAWD, what the hell are those? They're to be "shocks"... not in my eyes! I'm NOT done hacking a little on this frame so those BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH things may wind up milled off!!!! And I'll scratchbuild NEW ones that look like shocks to put in there place! For molded-in exhaust, I didn't do to bad painting it! Thats about all I can say for it (I H-A-T-E it like none of you know!) First order of my detail technique was to see what "lines" I had to put in first, and HOW I was gonna go about it with all the damned molded-in details.... SO I went on to begin fitting the fuel tank with a fuel line..... I drilled holes as tho the fuel line was running UNDER the exhaust pipe..... SO this fuel line, will be in sections, but look like they're all one part. (MOST of my models, have complete runs of wire front to back and even have fittings on them!) This one, because of the molded-in details, isn't gonna allow me to do it as I normally would! Brake line "fitted" and in-place, with a fitting on it.... ALL that needs painted "steel" silver now! I had to get the fuel line from the tank in-place BEFORE I could even think of a brake line that goes across the rear end, that then has a single brake line coming up from the front off the triple valve, that would have a "hose" between the frame rail line, and the rear-end line.... -That is to come in a day or so..... Right now, I'll get the fuel line in-place.... Fitted, in place a little to far "forward" but its merely setting there for fitment purposes.... I removed ALL that copper wire to have it all painted "steel" silver, and left to dry, as this is being typed out, ALL that wire is now painted, and in-place on the frame! Pictures of that, when I am back at the bench! Thats it for now! More to come as I get things done! -ENJOY!

Well guys, it sure has been a L-O-N-G time since I've done ANYTHING to this model! Since I've finished Daisy Dukes Jeep "Dixie" and got to thinkin' how long I've had this model and how the decals have aged since then, I thought it be about time to get this one done too! So, I started out, by pulling the frame out of the box (No engine in it yet) but got to lookin' and seen WHY I got discouraged with this build!!! All that stuff, I just can not stand, blaring in front of my very eyes, molded in EVERYTHING! Exhaust (I hate that!), Molded in drive shaft (EVEN worse!), metal bar type axles through the lugs and a part they call a "rear end", is just BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH sad really. BUT, like Daisy Dukes Jeep, I'm gonna finish this BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH thing! LOL I took and seen what I had done to the wheels and tires (they're assembled) and ready to go onto the frame, BUT I noticed, I had drilled the drum brakes for brake lines!!!! SO, that was first call of duty.... -I was NOT impressed with the choice of color I made when I started painting this model! (I don't know if I had said, but just over 2 years ago, when I got back into model cars, this was THEE FIRST kit I bought! SO, I was "practicing" a bit with colors!!! (NOW however, I have it down to a science!) So the color of that rear-end changed pretty quick! AND I painted that damned molded-in drive shaft! (I wasn't about to begin hacking this apart, I have no donor kits to rob from that I can actually justify going to that extent! SO..... I'll have to live with it!!!! One thing I didn't do when I painted things on this was paint the cat! Thats gonna be something other then the pipe color as well as the muffler, I plan to change its color just a bit to make it "stand-out" a little more..... -Look more realistic! More to follow right after these short messages....

And for now, I got a little done on the frame (this my friends was done over a year ago now!) BUT, heres what I had left off this model with its build: Since this last picture was taken, I have not touched this model, its so close being done, I ought to pick it up again and finish it off, Its just, I had some others that took place of it for build contests and sort of lost a little interest in this one due to that fact but I'll be back on this one soon as I'd like to finish it before the decals are no good! Enjoy! More to come as I get things done on it! -Thanks for looking!

Why does real life things got to get in the way when your really into what your doing/working on? Seems to never end some times! Anyway......as I said in my last posting here, the interior is next! So we have Rosco's interior: Basic, VERY basic, WHY? Its a police car! They got drunks and sick people in these cars either to get them to help or help them, themself! SO to keep down "cleaning" they used vinyl for the seat cover and sides of the door panels and such....Pretty easy to model, I think! The detail in this interior, is a bit "plain". Because it was my recent "first" go at it as a re-start into car models, I didn't have much to work with (THAT however is about to change when ever possible as cash flow permits!) So, I had to work with, what i had on hand....As you can see, mostly done with paint! The interior, "rear" seat had this Phone, and first Aid cluster on it, NICE detail a lot to have done to it to look good.... Being an inside detail, I didn't spend a lot of time on it but got it to look halfways decent! Theres a phone in it, that has a real cord to it, and the item to the far right there has what looks like some sort of gauges on it and push buttons, I added "glass" to it, and made the buttons appear shinny to stick out to the viewer just a bit....Then the First Aid kit to the far left.... Can't forget the Gun rack behind the front seat, (Those were fun to paint!) I may even try to put spent shells on the floor of the passenger side of the front of the car, in and around the drivers feet as well.... Sadly, upon adding the "radio" AND the CB.....I did NOT like how they directed the builder to position them! SO, I made my own mount, to hold up the items a bit so 'ole Rosco himself could see the gauges and stuff, and be positioned as if the driver was in the car, driving, and could simply glance down and get a good "view" of his Police Radio and the CB radio..... This as you see is all the further I've gotten on this model BUT this was the first one I started so... Needless to say, I want to add Rosco's doggy in there, that he always talked too and that will be fun to put on the front passengers seat! More to come as always as progress happens!

Guys, As I got to looking, I'm forgetting a couple cars, that well....Were the first ones I've started to build! Because of my general liking of Mopar, AND that led me to build or try to locate and build (I'm behind the 8-ball, in finding all the models) of the Dukes of Hazzard... Well the first models I got in this collection was the General Lee AND Rosco's patrol car.... So, with that, all those years ago that I built models, and even today, I've NEVER built a model of a "Cop" car, never once, so, because this "set of cars (YES they came to me together in one package), the '78 Dodge Monaco, AND the '69 Dodge Charger, Being excited that I found both together, I couldn't wait to begin building the police car! (you have to remember), this was the first cars I got to get back into the model car world! So, as soon as I could, working on Rosco's car was straight away....Hell bent for plastic I go.... I forgot about something! Trial and error! This motor thats seen here was my FIRST "try" at something a bit different, a "wedge" motor with spark plugs! LOL I had NO detail parts at the time this was started so I tried to use some heavy "thread" I had, and was going to give it the treatment of heavy clear coat to look like wire.... I sadly, got to looking....This motor not only did it NOT get the result I was looking for, BUT, is the wrong engine for '78 to be in a police car! It ought to be Chrysler Engine Blue, NOT Chrysler Engine Turquoise as seen here. AND the car itself, was a automatic shift, NOT manual shift! The interior has a brake pedal and a gas pedal....SO, with all these combined issues, I yanked it, sat it aside and went to looking what I had for "left over junk" from 20 years before! With that, this engine is in that pile now and a new one was being worked on! The old 440 "Interceptor" Engine yanked, and sitting & put away, This is the new one thats taking its place! Assembled and painted correctly for a Police Cruiser.... Interior is next tho. More pics to come! I got a bit yet to do!

Not a bad idea!!!! A little different, yes, but practical!

LOL I'll have to look into that one!!!! Thanks man! Pricey? Yes/No?

David, Your not kidding! Cameras seem to pick up EVERY evil they can as it seems, (I too fight that issue a bit!). NICE job tho. none-the-less!!!!

NIICE BMF work man! That car looks GREAT that color too! -NICELY done!

Walter, what was the actual motor that came with this kit? the 426 Wedge, right? Also go to ask that air cleaner, did it come with the kit chrome, or did you Alclad chrome it? That looks pretty good!

Thanks Guys!!!! Much appreciated!!!! Sadly, I have to "Side-Line" this build for a bit, I'm to dang hard headed to continue, I need the word "PLYMOUTH" to go on the edge of the hood and the same for the trunk, in really SMALL lettering, and I can't seem to locate anything (at this point, I'd almost settle for the same wording in black!) BUT I'd rather have it silver-chrome to go with all the other lettering to go onto the car....... thats ALL thats holding up the completion of this model believe it or not, I have everything painted, and ready to go onto the body once I can get those decals in-place..... I mean not to much time to go in finishing it, but I want the decals to go on...... GRRRR Does anyone have anything? I know they were made aftermarket, and I can't seem to find anyone to have a "spare" set of just those 2 words!

Thanks David, Its not to bad right now, it was trying in the beginning, (Especially on this model) but I'm back pretty strong at it now....) BUT that too, I am facing yet one more surgery.... BUT then it will be all better after that.....

Thanks Charles! My Uncle had a '76 Dodge Tradesman Van that pulled it, and I luckily scored one in trade thats an old MPC kit.... a Rebuilder, but very workable kit..... -I got lucky!

Well its December 31, 2016.... AND I'm working on this model (I KNOW its not going to be "Completed" today), BUT I can say once I have the decals for it, it won't be long as I'm putting things together for that time so that its completion happens easily. So with that, I revamped the Wiper motor, with a new "found" part within the kit, and then added the "Beep, Beep" horn, painted correctly & wired in, so I'm getting there! I also painted and got the decal on the air cleaner as well, (Waiting for that to dry to add another coat of decal set to that to make the decal "lay out flat"... Shows no "Beep, Beep" horn in-place.... NEW chrome part found within kit, for the Wiper Motor.... Installed, NOT "wired" in yet! Wiper Motor installed, chrome is dullcoated to look like Aluminum, motor in the housing painted Gloss Black, and wired in with the little blue wire that went to the last one! I also added in a steering shaft that goes from the firewall to the location of a rack & pinion box.... A little better detail shots of the Wiper Motor details.... "Beep, Beep" Horn in-place, and wired in.... Looking really good!!!!! -I'm pretty pleased with how the under-hood details has turned out on this model! I'm actually excited to get this one done, as it will be the first Plymouth I've finished in decades!!!! LITERALLY! And then last but not least for now: The grille has all is black shadowing, and lens. I did the normal with the black shadowing work, and the lens, I made from Testors clear glass glue that doesn't "smear" just dropped into place and left to "pool" up and look like a lens right over the locations on the grille, (MIGHT get a second "Coat", not sure yet!) Thats it for now everyone, thanks for following along and looking, as always comments welcome and enjoyed! -HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Thanks Dave!!!! Yeah those end cap "cables" were a real PITA to do too!!! Those took about 3 hours, and 2 tries on one of them to complete!!!

LOVE the idea of a L-700 as a Rollback! Lookin' good so far!

So those following along, will get to see some that I've posted on different things this next detail being one of such things! When I mentioned that there was a "bald" spot on one of the cross members for an up coming detail, WELL, heres that detail! A (I THINK) 200 foot extension cord reel...... I remember this detail specifically on the trailer, as there was a lot of trouble with the thing! First thing, in real life my Uncle had I THINK 5 of them in the garage, and one was just laying around, NOT knowing it then, we too kit and mounted it up on the trailer just as you see here come to find the damned thing didn't work! LOL WELL that got me an extra job as I had to remove the "reel" part only hoping not to un-pressurize the spring tension for the retractable part, nicely designed equipment allows those to "work" on it when it needs it.... This just so happens to be one of those such pieces of equipment, I got it apart, to add a new "cord" to it, and not mess with the retractable mechanism, (they suck, REALLY SUCK to work on!) So with that, we got the old cord out off the reel, I THINK it was 200 feet, as it was some freakin' long cord that we took and tossed the junk onto the scrap pile was cut, burned you name it in SEVERAL locations all the way through one or the other of the 3 conductors (altho, if it were just the "Ground" it really not have mattered! So. BUT that just wasn't the case! So ole John, got to replace and rewind a whole spool of new stuff on it that was black! the original colored wire was Orange..... But thats OK I think the original extension cord was 14 gauge wire..... The replacement we had to have any sort of "length" too was 12 gauge. So, a little heavier wire! SO, the model detail reflects a lot of this, specially the color! The wire is black thread, that I gloss coated on the reel! The orange reel is machined on my Unimat to size.... The holder that it hangs from is made from multiple scraps I had, as well as this who works "swivels on that black mount on the ladder rack frame work. If you look, I have the reel "plumbed" to a gray electrical box just like the real one with a "Wet location" electrical box that was waterproof in real life and then plumbed through the steel frame work and bent to fit a lot of locations, where it enters the downward support of the ladder rack that was a slot cut into the steel tubing in real life, and then the conduit used was bent to go all the way down through the ladder rack frame, into the stack pockets of the trailer and plumbed out the boot on the stake pocket, as you'll see in updates to come. Up-side-down, you can see the conduit I made with other types of wire that was galvanized type stuff, for industrial use from a garage/shop my Uncle did the "Mill Wrighting" too and got some leftover stuff from the job... This is why he kept/held onto all that leftover stuff, very little to buy when he had projects of his own to do! As you see, I got the Extension cord end, depicted, I have yet to add a "plug" to the end of it, BUT I have to figure out HOW I am going to hang that from the ladder rack edge, and be semi-removable, "looking"........ IF NOT removable! -We'll see..... BUT, I don't want to make all that and have the end, to deal with if I need to put the "cord" through a slightly smaller hole then the plug is! Thats it for now! Stay tuned, MORE as I am able...... As always, comments welcome, & enjoyed -Thanks of following along!

So as I said a few posts ago, to stay tuned some INTERESTING detail was about to be revealed!!!! So here it is! Heres those 10 foot storage tube end caps..... NICELY detailed! The ring is hand made, as well as the braided cables and the crimp tubes for the braided cables! (First time, I have EVER used necklace "crimp tubes" for what they're meant for, on a model!) -Just for security, the crimp tubes once the braided cable was looped, I CA glued the back side of the cable! Those dang things were NOT easy to make. Took dang near 4 hours to get them done! My fingers are not what they used to be (prior to my accident!) Bright shot! Remember that outside tube "cap" is in fact REMOVABLE! -BUT, this shot shows the braided cables nicely as well as the crimp tubes on them! SEE? Outside tube has a removable cap..... I WILL be finding some "detail" to put inside this tube too! -We'll see, I'm not sure what that might become! So there ya go on the tubes! Those are now complete, for the most part, I just have to think what I want to put inside the opening one got "looks".... The detail on this trailer are just beginning..... (A Close friend of mine calls it CDO, LOL backwards of "OCD" with my "detailing habits".... He's funny) LOL Thats OK I enjoy it.... I like to see just "How Far" I can go. to find a limitation of my own..... Having said that, I can tell you a lim,itation of my own right now........ NOT DETAILING!!!!! Thats it for now, more to come... Stay tuned right after these short messages! Comments always welcome ~Enjoy!

So, its been a little while since my last update. I've had an issue with the black paint on the fenders and sides of the trailer, that however is on the rebound! I've stripped the paint in the purple pond, and then got right back to repainting it gloss black just as it was! Its now drying, once again, and waiting to get better pics of that! So while all that was going on with the fenders & sides, I took and painted the ladder rack... I had taken pics of this but some how they didn't turn out clear enough to keep so I tossed 'em and went on to detailing the ladder rack, as my Uncle had done it, he wanted "tubes" that could have conduit, or drop ceiling T framing in them (to keep them out of wet weather) and so, looking in the garage way back when we happened to find 2 pieces of 6 inch PVC pipe, and a few short sections, and I got to do a little of the assembly work on the real trailer in this aspect. SO, with that, on the model I went about it in much the same way! In this pic, you can see the ladder rack frame has been painted flat black with a flat clear coat to look similar to the coating my Uncle got for me to spray onto the real one! Also seen here is the 2 white tubes on one side, one tube is mounted on the outside of the rack, and the other in the inside left-hand corner. He had me mouth them this way on the real trailer incase he needed or wanted to "stand" plywood, particle board, or even sheetrock on its long edge, against the other side! The "open" ends of the tubes! One tube (the inside one) will remain "closed" the outside one however, will have a "working" cap..... -The "caps" will have a "ring" added and then thread used to represent the steel braided cable we used to allow them to hang when open and not get lost! The "fixed" cap, shows the "ring" in its end cap, and the other end cap will have the exact same thing done to it, with some sort of loops mount in that ladder rack post that the cable will be fastened onto (when I find the correct "looking" thread top make that cable from!) These tubes were added to the ladder rack in real life, with welded angle iron under each of them, and then had a section of steel rod bend and wrapped tightly around the tubes against the ladder rack posts, as well as the angle iron. I built the model reflecting this! It was FUN getting that rod wrap "tight" as it had to be, on the real thing but to look right, I had to wrap it as tight as I could get it after being pre-bent to shape and then Super Glue'd into place as pressure was applied to the round part to push the wire into the holes drilled to hold them in-place! The outside tube..... Notice there is a "joint" in the tubing? The real tubes were 8 feet long (longest section) and then had a short sectioned added to give at least 10 feet inside ability.... BOTH tubes were done this way with the joints closest to the "opening" end, so that when thing were slid into the tube, it wouldn't "catch" the lip of the rear tube facing forward! So making the joint close aids in helping that issue not to happen! Then end cap, "plug" these "fittings" for the tubing I had for the model were made on my Unimat metal lathe, turned to fit the tubing I had in-stock, and as it turns out, this tubing was in my own "scrap plastic pile" so..... I have yet to use up a lot of "new" stock on this build! Most of it came right from my cut-off scraps! The "front" end of the trailer, showing BOTH end caps.... Slightly different, yes, the real ones were too (2 different manufacturers of PVC pipe that my Uncle had on-hand during this build! So I made the model reflect this as well! NOT exactly 100% true to real life, but its close, and close enough for me! Notice the "white" area on the cross-member? YES, theres something thats to be mounted there, and thats coming along too........ Will be in my NEXT update as to whats all going to happen there! Thats it for now! Stay tuned MORE will come, (possibly later today/tonight)... Thanks for looking Comments always welcome and enjoyed! ~ENJOY

Now that its going and I got all the posts where they needed to be (I tried to get pics of the build in between, but, for whatever reason the flash didn't allow me to get a good pics of it, and getting those you have seen it took 10 or more pics just to get one or 2 good pics that are "clear", and not have a blinding "flash" that blocks out the details, and no flash at all, the pics are way to dark, and don't allow to show details, this rack, is a difficult one to get a good pic of un-painted! BUT I did manage to get a few of it.... So you see that there is an "over-hang" just as tho it fit onto a truck, this over-hang, is over that tool box that will be on the tongue! On the real trailer, this bought my Uncle 2 more feet of ladder-length space! as the trailer inside dimensions its 10 feet, BUT a sectional ladder of 12 feet or a little over didn't have to over-hang the rack a whole lot. Which in the middle of the trailer and Van connection wasn't always a good thing either! So as the real trailer had a over-hang in the rack, and had all its bracing seam-welded not "spot" welded, I went on to give the whole model that same look! In the pic tho, I have yet to add a "top rail" to the posts, as he had welded a smaller diameter tube up there that was just as wide as the "inside" edge of the posts.... NOT "telescopic" as it was more loose on the other side, but this one way, it fit to the point that the tops of the posts could be welded shut. Which is what he & I did on the real one. I just had to go look and see what I have for that type of plastic. Nice & bright!!!! But an over-all look! The back of the rack, I have a strip yet to add to the back to "wrap" the joints, as my Uncle wanted, when building the real one, plus, it gives a nice "finish" look too! The front, doesn't get one tho.... The "finish" on the front is also the "stop"..... I did however go looking through my stock of Evergreen plastic and found some square strip rod to work for the "top" of the rack! Worked out GREAT! There you see that front "finish" wrapping, thats also a "stop" to keep things from sliding out the front when the brakes are stepped on! This part is done for the super structure. I need to get a few details ready to go onto it before its painted! Thats it for now! More to come as I get things done! Comments always welcome, and enjoyed, Thanks for the look & following along! ~Enjoy!

Took a bit to get going (I've had some outlying issues online and around the house!) BUT I think I'm all caught up and going again, PLUS I have a lot to do in the shop (time of the year) so..... I been doing as much as I can model building wise too... and still getting something done! So with that, heres a bit more.... Some history of the real trailer first, so all knows where this is coming from..... As I have mentioned in several postings in this build my Uncle, was a Carpenter, among other things he did, Carpentry was his regular job, worked for him self (most of my life) and did other things in the time he worked, using this trailer a lot in the 2 years he had it till he went and bought a bigger one after selling this one to my Dad a just over 2 years after it was done! As he needed a longer one. And My Dad just needed a trailer! And because he worked on it with my Uncle to make it, well, I'm sure he got a deal on it so..... As I also know if my Uncle wanted more then Dad could have paid, Dad would have walked away so. BUT, I know thats not the case those 2 were close so..... ANYWAY, with that bit of info, my Uncle wanted to be able to carry as much as he could. Had several different ideas, but the issue was, nothing could be "bought" to fit this trailer, the sides and all were all custom made to fit the trailer (And thats one of the things I think my Uncle sold it, nothing was easily bought for it, for "accessories"!) BUT Dad didn't care! SO.... But anyway, with the amount of ladders my Uncle had and using several of them on one job, and doing several different jobs at a time, he needed a way to carry several ladders at a time, the van could haul some, BUT if the inside of the trailer was full of ladders, then all the tools were top go where? Sure inside the van, yeah. BUT that I seen full more times I care to admit, (I know I helped to fill it myself!) BUT, there was a lot of times before he got the trailer, and before it was usable, we'd have to make 2 trips to the same place to clean up and brings tools back to his shop/garage. So.... WELL, Ladders (only so many of them would fit on the roof of the van!) So I know my Uncle had looked through all his storage or metal parts and even in a couple cases looked through the "scrap" pile to find good lengths to be used, with a little wire wheeling and or grinding of a angle grinder does wonders even on scraps! I know all this as I was part of the "search" through the storage building, and the scrap pile as well as what was found to be used, I got to wire wheel and grind to get it ready to be cut and welded! And thats when I got my chance for the first time, to run the metal band saw, as well as weld!!!! Granted, that was a sort-of learning experience for me, as I never got to weld "heavy" stuff..... Most times I welded it was with a MIG, on sheet metal, on a car body.... Light stuff..... This however? A little different... Plus this was all welded with a HEAVY "stick" welder..... And thats something I wasn't all the great of, I had to make 2 SOLID welds before he would let me go onto the trailer work making a "rack" for it. Didn't take long 2 solid welds believe it or not with a stick welder is hard to do, BUT, you learn fast.... I bet I could weld just the same today, if I had a stick welder, but I'm good with a wire feed "MIG" welder too, but anyone can run a MIG welder! SO, then, to the model we go..... I had to see what I had for plastic stock to make a custom ladder rack to fit the bed sides and the stack pockets I made into the bed sides as they were done on the real trailer. This however, was NOT going to be a done-quickly project! As the posts, had to be as true "vertical" and 90 degrees with the trailer side top edge as I could get it on all 8 posts! That alone was the hardest part. BUT to get started, I needed to "hold" those posts in-place while I was gluing the horizontal parts to it! SO, I went and center drilled each one to fit a 1/16th inch plastic locator rod into it.... That way, it will hold itself upright, while horizontal bracing is applied! SO, I got all 8 done, and began adding the horizontal bracing, that would span all 4 posts.... What you see in these 2 pics is the angle bracing that holds all 4 posts together, one side, but also will be the support mount for the cross-braces, that will keep the whole rack, "level" on that top level going across from one side to the other. I have to say, this task was a bit more difficult then I first thought! getting all 4 posts, getting the same horizon on the angle, kept level, and true from one post to the other was something, and I had to do this task twice! Stay tuned! More to follow! ~Enjoy!

So, its been a few days since my last update on this build.... Its "that" time of the year I guess, I have been caught up around the house, BUT I have managed to get some done on this build in-between times! SO lastly, you seen the deck, the sides & finders and the frame. The frame in my last posted update, is finished, its got everything BUT the rear portion, bumper, tailgate/ramps, etc on it but everything else, is all done, electric brakes, tail light wiring, and all the junction and control boxes, and power feed from the tongue back..... Wheels are on to stay, with the rims, as well as Air tank for the air shocks along with all that goes with that detail assembly. -I also got the tail light fixtures done too! (They STILL need to be painted however.) SO, the following steps after all that detailing of the frame was to get the trailer sides and all painted..... And then it be ready for some assembly!!!! And this is how THAT turned out: NOT bad! This was first coat, NO primer! As the paint I used? Was Rustoleum Gloss Black in the pint can, and just needs "thinned" for spraying! I have to say this paint, is something! I LOVE IT!!!! Enamel or not, (I've always been fond of Enamels and Lacquer based paints!!!! NOW you can really see the "Diamond Plate" running boards!!!! They show up real nice with some paint on them!!!! Black as black can be, and nice and shiny. which when I painted the real trailer, thats what my Uncle wanted most. a nice "deep" shine! And well he got it on the real trailer, as it also got a good shot of clear on it! I may even go and do some clear on the model too just for old time sake! NICE shine off that fender!!!! Looking down onto the trailer side "top" edge..... You can see some of the holes for the stack pockets.... Thats a detail yet to come and sort of another "secret" to this build!!!!! Since these pics were taken a day or so ago, the trailer sides and all seen here have been painted (over coated) 3 times to make the whole color consistent as I light coat each pass, better several coats then one HEAVY coat you know!!!!! Stay tunes guys, theres more to come!!!! Comments are always welcome and like all my builds, ENJOY!

Then I left both tail light fixtures sit and dry goo, (I still as of this posting need to paint them!) BUT that allowed me to have a look at the frame and see what all I can do to it that it can have "some" details in it and not just a plain undetailed frame.... Now for whats to be posted next, A little idea as to whats going to be seen. The real trailer, that my Uncle had, was rebuilt from an existing one, so with that, he had added air shocks to the thing..... (I remember my Grandfathers '77 Volare on my Moms side having air shocks too.... SO kinda interesting to have the same sort of thing on the trailer!) SO my Uncle had seen how my Grandfathers car was with them, and he sought out looking for a half ways decent set of them, I can't remember exactly how he added them to the trailer, so. I knew he said he had to run piping, and hoses, and added a small tank to the back-side of the shock mounting brace between the frame rails.... I built the trailer to closely follow what I remember of the frame as I wire wheels the thing and painted it, but I had little to do with the frames parts, such as the air lines and even a lot of the electrical wiring due to the time it was done I was painting the sides and fenders at the other garage I worked for..... Then when the trailer sides and fenders were done, the Uncle simply pull the trailer to the other garage, and park it under the sides and all to be lowered onto the frame and bolted in-place! So really all I got to do as far as frame parts other then getting it ready for paint and then painting it was wire in the lights from the fixtures after I bolted the fixtures to the mounts! All I can hope for with the following detail is that I got it right! I think it be close tho..... The air tank is in-place! Also seen here is the axle, that I turned on the lathe, and then took and sand blasted it with an air brush sized grit sprayer that I have made by Badger.... To make the plastic look like cast iron..... Then got the air shocks in-place, after being drilled for the piping to them, added hose and fittings to the shocks from the ends of the supply tank, and then the supply tank got a hard line pipe thats got its fitting and ran out the back.... Made so that, the pipe stops mid way of the last cross member so I can add the piping from there to the rear plate/bumper.... Better shot showing the details, the hose from the tank to the shocks on the passenger side as well as some of the hard pipe line from the back.... a REAL good shot of the details!!! I like how this all turned out I just hope its right or even remotely close to being right, as I'm not sure of how all that would have been hooked up..... Notice the supply pipe from the back to the tank is silver? NOT painted? It was some sort of aluminum I think or galvanized pipe my Uncle had and used it for this.... I've not ever heard him say it needed any sort of repairs or care.... Seemed to have worked well and lasted till the trailer was wrecked by a family friend! So thats it again.. More will be posted as things get done! HOPEFULLY my next update will show the trailer sides & fenders painted ready for assembly! As always comments welcome and encouraged, Thanks for following along -ENJOY!

Also please note, those Poly-Head heads and valve covers were NOT the "Hemi-version" of the Poly. those were of the following: 241, 259, 270, 301, 315, 325, 331, 345, 354 looks of all the "Poly-Head" engine, which is what these looks like: EXCEPT the 277 and 318. Those 2 engines looked EXACTLY the same as this: ALL of the Poly-Head engines could in fact be fitted with Hemi-Heads, EXCEPT the 277 and the 318, They remained Poly-Headed engines only, from the day they were created. The 392 Hemi was thee only "A" Block to not be fitted with Poly-Heads... As it was a whole "other" engine block casting, as it was a raised Block, and had a higher deck height then the other A block engines, keeping it a Hemi from the day it also was created!

I'd mold those! They look real good for master copies!