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  1. redneckrigger
    Thanks Tom, and a VERY big THANK YOU for making NNL East possible. Wouldn't miss it for the world, and it just keeps getting better!
  2. redneckrigger
    Well, the photos that you see are before I added some mud and such, but, since it was used in the Northwest, where it rains a LOT, I figured it best not to over do it as Ma Nature gives it a bath regularly.
  3. redneckrigger
    Yup, and as with ALL of MCG's work, they are superb. Thanks for all the work put into NNL. It was, as always, tremendous!
  4. redneckrigger
    You REALLY should put together a kit of this whole truck as a conversion and offer it. AWESOME work sir!
  5. redneckrigger
    VERY nice paintwork........................keep the updates coming!
  6. redneckrigger
    Extremely nice work! Love the little details in the engine, linkage etc. and the total package is spot on! Thanks for sharing it with us!
  7. redneckrigger
    Thank you sir. We'll meet NEXT year!
  8. redneckrigger
    Bump
  9. redneckrigger
    So got home and made up a 1951 Washington plate and mounted it cockeyed just as Dad remembered it and shown in the photos!
  10. redneckrigger
    Thank you so VERY much to all for the great comments.............this was absolutely my most rewarding build ever!
  11. redneckrigger
    I tried what you suggested, Charlie.....................but as it was my first attempt, it sure doesn't look as good as it may. I used weathering powders, Dullcote, rust washes, splattered actual mud, splattered dust paint, fogged on dust paint, and silver on the running boards and door window sills. I put rust on edges where it seemed appropriate. Put dust on the tire faces to make them look older as well. I am sure that I will get better at it, just takes time, repetition, and NERVES to mess up a perfectly good paint job! Thanks for the tips.........hope to see you at NNL this weekend and I WILL pick your brain!
  12. redneckrigger
    You are right! I just have to figure out a way to make up a plate that looks like the original. Funny thing is, he said the same thing..........."when you add the plate, make sure you put it cockeyed" !!!
  13. redneckrigger
    I tried some mild weathering, and am relatively happy with it. Takes nerves of steel!!!!
  14. redneckrigger
    Dad told me this truck had a 5 speed with a 3 speed auxiliary and a 2 speed rear. It often took three to four hours to climb up out of the header sites. He could set the throttle and get out and walk alongside the truck. They also chained 4x4's behind the truck wheels and dragged them so if they lost vacuum to the brakes the truck would roll back against it to keep from rolling backwards down the hill. Big balls for sure! Gonna take the pup trailer to him tomorrow.
  15. redneckrigger
    Will give it a go this evening. THANKS!!!
  16. redneckrigger
    Thanks Charlie...................gonna bite the bullet tonite, and TRY to weather it a bit. If you hear an anguished scream from the northwest of you, you'll know it didn't go so well!
  17. redneckrigger
    Nice work, great paint choice, well done!
  18. redneckrigger
    Awesome build...............great choice for a hard working truck, and with a Detroit? Couldn't be better!!! Where did you source the drive tires from?
  19. redneckrigger
    Very cool build...............brings back memories from when I was a kid.
  20. redneckrigger
    Got the replica of my Father-In-Law's 1940 IHC D series log truck all done. Dad is 92 and does not have much left, as it is day to day right now. But he totally remembers this truck, as it was one of the favorite times in his life when he and his brother ran this out in Washington state. The build thread is in "Under Construction". Again, thank you to all for the great and heartfelt comments!
  21. redneckrigger
    Got the pup trailer all done, and have posted the photos in "Under Glass". Thank you to all for the great comments. This one build, more than any other I have ever done, has meant the most to me. Dad is fading fast, but when he sees this truck build, he has moments of clarity, and actually smiles. Awesome!
  22. redneckrigger
    Love those old dogs, and you are sure doing a great job on this one. Will be following along!
  23. redneckrigger
    That is absolutely stunning work! Wow, it looks just like you were building a full size trailer out of steel. BEAUTIFUL!
  24. redneckrigger
    Beautiful work sir!
  25. redneckrigger
    Exactly! And he was smiling as he recalled those days gone by!
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