DRIPTROIT 71

That is looking good! Nice scratch building!

That looks Awesome!!

Thanks Bill!!

Thanks so much Manuel!! Thanks Chris!! Thanks Philippe!! Thanks Steve! The story wasn't fun at the time, but it is a memory to share now. Thanks Ken!! Thanks Carl!! Thanks Helmut!! I like work trucks much better myself! Thanks Vince! I had been wanting to build this one for a long time. Thanks Brian!! I guess we live and we learn. Thanks Tommy!! Most of the trucks this company owned had the used and abused look back then, but this truck was one of the nicest ones. It didn't spend much time in the shale pit like the rest. Thanks Scott!! Thanks for the kind words Jürgen!! Thanks Paul!! Glad to hear that he didn't get fired either!

That just looks Awesome! I like everything about this build!! A friend of mine used to pull a milk tanker like this one. Milk tankers were not allowed to have any baffles in them because of the probability of bacteria growing on them. When the tanker was half full it made for an interesting drive. Excellent work on this one!!!

Nice looking Mack!! I like the yellow frame!!

Jim, I really like what you have come up with here!! It has a real vintage look! I like the paint scheme and the short stack! Looks good!!

I remember you starting those. They look Great!! Have you done any more on those projects?

Wow! That turned out Awesome!

Glad it was a pretty simple fix. I should have seen this myself using the R-Model chassis, but for me hind sight is 20/20. I ended up having to shorten the springs and move the axle forward.

I hope that all of the parts are in the box this go around. I have two of the blue wrecker kits that have the one parts tree missing. I didn’t know anything about the missing tree until it was too late to get one.

Thanks!

Amazing work going on here! Excellent craftsmanship!

Great looking Peterbilt! You are a master at this scale for sure! Excellent work!!

Stripes do look good! You are way too good to quit building models though. We all have those bad days! Keep up the good work!

Thanks Jim!! Thanks Doug! This was one of the best looking trucks of the fleet. Thanks Warren!! I like this grill as well! Thanks Joe! Thanks Force!! Thanks Dan!! Thanks Larry!! Thanks Dave! Thanks Graham!! Thanks Jeff! The spot is an electrical connector cover. It is where you would plug in a drop cord for the block heater.

Awesome build! Very clean! Excellent work!!

Beautiful Dodge!! Excellent work!!

I agree, Postage. I paid $18 to get a very small speed sensor shipped, and that wasn’t even to my house.

Thanks everyone! Yes the letters are photo etch by Detail Master. Great to hear from you Sean! Glad to see you back on the forum. You are one of the builders who inspired me even before I found this forum. The story isn’t near as exciting as it sounds. I posted the story in the under glass section. Thanks again to everyone who posted! This one is now “Under “Glass”.

This is a model of a truck from my past. From the time that I was 20 until I was 40, I usually worked two jobs. Hammill Construction was one of those second jobs in my 20s. I worked as a car mechanic during the day for the best part of 25 years at the same garage. This was a second job as a truck mechanic. I started my first job at 7am and went straight to the second job when I got off. This was one of those evenings after a hot 90 some degree day. Most of the fleet normally pulled short Fruehauf dumps similar to the model kit. This truck was one of the few that normally pulled a Red River live bottom belt dump. We worked outside on a concrete pad because of the heat. I was simply servicing trucks and had done several that evening which were hooked to the short dumps. The wash shed was at a 90 degree angle from where I was working. After finishing this particular truck at about 1am, I backed off of the pad and started my turn just like I had done all evening, but this time my trailer was a bit longer. As soon as I checked my mirror, I heard a loud crack. The rear fender on the trailer had caught the corner 6x6 post holding up the roof of the wash shed. The whole wash shed didn’t come down but the corner of the roof was sure hanging down almost to the ground. We took the loader and lifted the roof back up and got a temporary post under it until the next day. No, I didn’t get fired, but it was a learning experience for sure. And yes, it would have made a great video for Bonehead Truckers. I am pretty happy that this build captured the look of the real thing. I put the twin sticks in this one as the real one had a twin stick 6 speed. The wheels and tires are from Jamie at Moluminum. A special thanks to Charles Rowley for making the decals. Photo etch is from Detail Master.

Frontier resin on Ebay has them sometimes. The hood on them looks to be a little too long to me and I am not sure of the quality.

Getting closer. I still need to hinge the hood, attach the bumper, add mirrors, cab lights, horns, the stack, and a few hoses.

Looks like it is Mack season!?

I have had good success with a polishing kit which consists of different grades of sandpaper up to 12000 grit.