redneckrigger

Those are beautiful builds and a great layout! Scale is secondary to the subject matter, and yous is superb!

That is superb work! Love those old Dodges.

Not sure about the original factory decals, but modeltruckin makes superb decals that will work. Check them out: http://www.modeltruckin.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_143_24&products_id=769

Looking great! Keep the updates coming!

I have bought on eBay for almost 20 years.............but as time gets more precious and I find myself less able to sit at the keyboard with my finger hovering on the bid button, I now use bidnapper.com. I find that I can enter my bids whenever I see the item and simply put it out of mind. If I win, cool, if I don't, wait until the next time. And as long as my maximum bid is high enough, I win, and always at the last second, and almost always at considerably less than what I would have most likely paid against an active counter bidder. It is very efficient, and it allows me the freedom of not being tied to the computer at the end of the auction. That said, it is no where near as exciting as sitting there entering bids as the auction winds down, but it works for me!

Hey, it could be worse.................they COULD have decided to take a journey across the hood, up the A pillar, over the roof, down the C pillar, and finally giving up the ghost half way down the trunk lid! Ask me how I know...............had it happen many times on 1:1 cars before I had a super spray booth. One or two suicides in single spots can be handled!

All good things take time, and this is a REALLY GOOD thing! Enjoyed the build thread as well as the various methods you used to make the various shapes that went into it! AWESOME!

Absolutely fantastic sorting of parts! WOW! I keep my parts sorted by categories, but no where near as well as you. I keep all auto intakes , heads, engine blocks, interiors, chrome trim, radiators, firewalls, chassis, suspension/driveline, and pretty much the same way with large truck parts, though with the trucks I keep tote boxes full of specific make frames and bodies and associated parts separate from each other. As far as wheels, all car wheels together, and all truck wheels together. Tires go all by car or truck, and reside in about 4 full pillow cases! At least I know which b ox to go to to find that one of a kind part, though I often never find it! All in all, not counting my very large cache of resin, my parts for all cars and trucks, would fill about 16 thirty gallon storage totes. But I really LIKE your system!

Sorry for your loss, sir, prayers out to you and your family!

Extremely nice build.......great colors!

After a summer off doing outside stuff, back at it again.........................got the suspension fitted, from Moluminum. Final fitted the deck and finished the deck extensions in front of the frontmost rear axle. Also repaired the flip down ramp on the front that somehow became detached along the way. Next up is hydraulic piping for the gooseneck and the stinger. Also have to do the brake piping. And......................gotta get the old B815 out of the shop and done as well! One step at a time!

Been there, done that...............used to restore cars for myself, working on my own cars..........had a blast, and being a perfectionist. Then started doing work when others asked me to. Then got busy so hired couple guys to work for me. Ended up with a full service collision and restoration shop, two tow trucks and also a full mechanical service garage and a payroll of 12 people, and no time, or desire to work on my own stuff any more. Got fed up one day, closed the shop, sold the spray booth, the frame rack, the tow trucks, the lift, the shop machinery and tools, laid everyone off, and sold all of my cars except one Mustang and one old truck. And still now, 20 years later, never finished fixing my own two remaining vehicles, getting only the car to the point of being a driver, and loving it just right there. And have refound model building, for myself, and no one else. I build stuff that may not have ever existed, but COULD have. And I only have my worst critic to satisfy..................me!

Very nicely done! Great weathering, not over the top, just right! NICE!!!

Absolutely awesome work, and as with all of your builds, they just keep getting better! The only question is, what is next to top this???!!!

Incredible work, sir!!!!

Yes there are other hobbies where people whine LOUDLY about prices......................I own a gun shop. Listening to people whine about "you want WHAT for that gun??!! The last one of those I bought cost me 79 bucks!!! When was that? Well, I bought three of them for that in 1967, and you want $229 for them now???!!!" And it's even worse when the guy who bought a new Super Blaster 45 from you a year ago comes back in to sell it back to you and demands to make money on it.................and complains when you won't pay him $100 more than he paid for it, even when you still sell new ones for the same price he bought his for. They think guns have markups like jewelry...................ain't so! Not even close!!! It isn't a hobby problem...................................it's a PEOPLE problem!

Wonderful work, Charlie!

Perhaps if the Quote function was changed to just quote the text?? Just a suggestion.

Get in touch with "landman", also known as Pat St-Martin, who is a builder here. He does tremendous truck builds, and is a superb scratch builder of engines. He did a complete build up post of a GMC V-12 engine a while back, which is two of the V-6's joined together in one block. He should have most of the info you need. Check it out on this link:

As always, Charlie, your builds are not only off the top of the scale, but they are very inspirational. You inspired me to try that old Galion roller I did, though nowhere near what you do, it sure was WAY out of my comfort zone. Can't wait to see more on this awesome build. keep it comin'!

Brings back memories of a very similar truck I used to have, only difference is mine had the flip nose and a 24 foot roll back equipment body. BEAUTIFUL build!

Classic old workhorse......................NICE!

Absolutely beautiful build.......................................even if it ain't a green leaker!!

Very nice build!

Exactly as so many of us hoped it would! Well Done!