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I started with the Ford F100 kit with trailer. This is a really nice kit with lots of chrome. I was originally going to build it all stock but that didn’t last long. I ended up shortening the bed, chassis and the trailer. I also altered the trailer. I am going to two tone it burnt orange and silver. I couldn’t just have an empty trailer so I decided to build a trike for it. I’m not sure where the trike body came from but I think it’s some toy I got many years ago. It was originally a car. I narrowed it and cut off the front, then I built a frame. I used a shortened fork from the Tiki trike and a scratch built seat frame along with some wheels and tires from the parts box. I’m keeping the Honda 4 engine. Thanks for looking and I hope you like it. Dave

Very nice weathering! Both trucks have the perfect look. I especially like the leaves in the bed of the plow truck, nice detail! Dave

Nice work Pat! I like all the angles and the wheels. Keep up the nice work! Dave

Thanks for all your kind comments! I still haven't made up my mind on the color but I like all your suggestions. Dave

That is looking great!! love that color! Dave

Is that why I'm like this? Dave

I remember the old Good Humor ice cream trucks from my childhood and thought they were cool looking. After studying a few pics I started this one. It came from a 1940 Ford delivery that I used the rear delivery body part for another build. I had the cab and the chassis left and it fit the bill perfectly. I extended the cab slightly and scratch built the box from sheet styrene and tubing. Then I removed the cab roof but left the windshield frame. I'm not sure about the color yet. I know the usual color is white but I need it to be different. I think I'm going with the wheels in the last picture. Thanks for looking and I hope you like it. All constructive criticism welcome. More to come. Dave

Excellent work! The detail is amazing. Dave

Thanks for all you nice comments! Dave

Thanks for the reviews! Dave

Has anyone ever dealt with ST Supply? Are they reputable? I see they have a nice assortment of truck tires and wheels. https://stsupplyco.com/ Thanks, Dave

Beautiful weathering! Some of the best I've seen! Dave

Nice work! What did you use for the pipes in the rack on the side? Dave

Beautifully weathered look! Dave

Beautiful! That is the perfect color for this model! Dave

Toyota Van Ice Maker Illuminated Tires Not only did Goodyear’s engineers develop a translucent tire in 1960, but it was also able to be dyed multiple colors as well.

I sold my Honda CRV for this 2024 GT....its a lot more fun!! Dave

Great color! I love that short bed! Dave

Thanks Mark for your nice comment! Dave

I didn't build as many as I hoped but here they are. Dave

Thanks for all your kind comments! Dave

PHEW!!! I finished this build at the 11th hour…finally. I’m not super happy with it but I’m calling it done. Everything that could have gone wrong did go wrong, paint, fitment(ugh)fenders and chassis. This was a very challenging build. Most of the model was built from scratch which really put me thru the test. I have the skills for it but while getting older I find I have less dexterity. My first career was in the trades for about 20 years. From that, besides having arthritis, I have no feeling at the tips of my fingers. This makes holding tiny parts a huge challenge as I have a hard time judging how much pressure to use holding the part so I either drop it many times or break it…frustrating to say the least! Anyway back to the build. I found the piggy bank body in a thrift store and thought that I could somehow create a BBQ truck from it. I cut the pig in half and extended it about an inch. Within that inch width I added the serving window on one side and the door opening on the other side. I dug thru my stash of truck bodies and thought the Dodge 700 cabover would fit the bill. After a few tries at scratch building the chassis incorporating premade chassis parts that just didn’t work I decided to make one completely from scratch. I needed rear fenders but had nothing in my stash that worked with the rear tires and wheels. I found an aspirin 81 plastic bottle that was the correct diameter and cut it up. Gluing it to the chassis was a nightmare as there seemed to be no glue that would stick to it. I don’t know what kind of plastic is used for these but it seems to be resistant to glue. I finally used quite a bit of gorilla glue and clamped it for a week and that seemed to hold. I tried to get the doors on the cab to fit and open but I haven’t had a lot of experience in door hinges so I am not real happy with them as they don’t work too well. Next time I will cut the hinges from a soda can and bend them instead of using plastic. The fuel tanks are made from copper pipes and scale beer keg ends. The engine is an old hemi with the radiator behind it. I used the grill from the Lincoln Futura as it looked like a good fit, and added an old modified front bumper. The rear bumper is something else I modified. Inside the cab I used two seats from some toy I got at a thrift store. I also added the beer stein shifter from the beer wagon. Home made signage and another beer stein for the tap on the side. The tires and wheels were from another toy I got at the thrift store. The kitchen was also an interesting challenge. It is all made from sheet plastic. The hard part was making it to fit inside a multi curved interior surface. Paint colors are always an issue with me as I can’t get the colors correct. I ended up using Testors Lacquer Electric Pink sprayed over flat black and a clear matte over that. I logged almost all of the build time and it came to 35 hours. This does not include all the time I spent thinking about how to design the pieces and looking for parts. Onto the next build! I hope you like it and thanks for looking! Dave

Nice monster truck! When was the last time someone saw a Chevy Luv on the road! Dave

Both are very nice! I love all the pick up truck releases! Dave

Nice job on the wrecker! Dave