redneckrigger

It is a very good kit, and as mentioned above, is hard to find. They are well made, good fitting, and a piece MANY of us would like to see re-issued!

Met Larry and saw the Jeep at NNL East. Can truly say both man and machine are incredible!

Wow...............you are REALLY showing us all how to think outside the box of normalcy! Like Tesla said before, every time I look at this, I see something else that makes my jaw drop. From the chassis details, to the hardwood details, to the shifting linkage, to the exhaust and intake piping, to the doors, to the hinges, to that amazing little ball valve...............................just WOW! It just goes on and on. This absolutely amazing! Keep up the great work..........it is truly inspiring!

Nice weathering! Sure would be nice to see a tutorial on your techniques..............looks so VERY real! Love the two piece wheels.....................are these going to be available on your site?

Ahhhhh.......I see! I now remember that kit. Yes, it looks almost exactly like the Atlas bodies we had. I started to make one by cutting down a Payhauler 350 body. Still needs a LOT of work. May just look for one of those. THANKS!

Did you modify this body from something or scratch build it? Very nice!

eBay right now: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Resin-cast-International-R190-conversion-kit-1-25th-scale-/401110311250?hash=item5d6409a152:g:2eUAAOxyXTRSBUK9

That is a superb build! I love those big Macks. It reminds me of the DM800's we ran as rock trucks with aluminum Atlas bodies with automatic tailgates on them. The bodies looked almost exactly like what you built, but were aluminum. They also had fenders over the rear wheels, exactly like yours. VERY cool!

Looks VERY good so far! Love the tires and wheels. Whose drive tires are those?

VERY nice work. I especially like the little details, like the grille etc. SUPER!

If Doug's build was white, it would look exactly like the truck in the brochure.................well done!

Ouch...............yeah, Cats don't swim well! Have seen a few buried like that, and they are a pain to get out! Very cool! And yes, it DOES look like something from Tom's mind! There are lots of neat things to be found in the toy department that can be modified to one's taste. Nice!!!

OK Charles, time to 'fess up. You really do have a miniaturization machine, don't you! Not only is the truck itself a work of art, that pump is the frosting on the cake. It looks like you could pull the cord and be right at work with it! Every time I look at your builds I am stunned. And Happy Birthday as well!

Finished the re-do of the ROPS to look more in scale and prototypical. Need to find some decals. Sometime along the way here, I will do some detailing like hoses and handrails, but too many projects and too little time!

Agreed on the level stance.............most of these built without a stance fix look like some kids hotrod from the 60's and 70's............rear end jacked to the sky. Well done!

Very well done................these are great kits but can be challenging! You did WELL!

Looking GREAT!

Incredible detail work! I really love the stance..........................looks just like it should!

Extremely nice work on this car.....................had to look twice at the first photo to realize it was a model!

Great rescue.....................sure looks the part of a tornado bait mover!

I have a '67 AMT cab available if someone wants it...............no hood though. It has been "shaved" of all of the molded on chrome trim parts to make it a base line model. Am always interested in heavy truck parts, resin stuff etc.

Finished reshaping the DM fenders to fit, cut body seam lines in, attached them, and I think they look pretty good. I think I figured out the hood hinge. I used a piece of stainless wire that comes on Chinese takeout food containers, and cut the top edge of each hood half back by the diameter of the wire. I then superglued and zip kicker attached the wires to the hood edges. A couple holes were drilled into the radiator support and a couple slots cut into the underside of the cowl for the rods to pivot in, and it works. I just need to fine tune it to make it fit perfect. I think it resembles the original interlocking leaf hinge pretty well. A bit of putty to fill in the rough spots, and it looks fine. I have mocked it up here to show approximately what I want it to be, and on to the next step......................once I figure out what that is!

Mr. Campbell is truly an artist, have seen many of his builds and they are jawdropping!

Yeah, the reason I like old stuff is, well I'm OLD!!! LOL! Buy, yes, the new chrome glitzy glamorous rigs are cool, but I'd take an old B Model Mack over a new Lone Star any day of the week and twice on Sunday! Just gotta keep plugging along!

Well, it sure looks like nice work so far, but let me say this................YOUR friend has a GREAT friend in you!