redneckrigger

Impressive build, and even more impressive imagination!

WOW! I can't even figure out a color to paint something within 24 hours! Very nice!

Nicely done!

The above posts are one of the biggest reasons why this forum is so great. There is an endless amount of knowledge out there and a ready willingness to share it. AWESOME!

Holy Cow!!!!!! That is absolutely amazing! Superb Tour De Force of model building!!!!!!!

Makes me wish I had a REAL one just like it!

Based solely upon the pain and hassle of an overweight ticket, the lighter weight is a good thing to strive for. When I used to work construction, we would move some very heavy loads. We were moving a Koehring 1166E excavator from one end of a job to the other, about 1/2 mile. The boss didn't bother to get a permit for the weight, (don't even know if he COULD have), and had us do it at 0430 hrs using a Mack DM800 tractor and an old Schertzer lowboy. The 1166 alone weighed in at about 195,000. We got about 100 yards out on to the road and the state police truck team came out of no where and stopped us. We figured a disgruntled employee blew the whistle on our plans and called the police. We had to park the truck, and break the load down into legal loads. It takes about 5 days to take it apart and put it back together again, tracks, house, boom, dipper, counterweight etc. That one move not only cost thousands in fines, but also many thousands in lost work, and labor costs. And of course we got reamed out about it too! Regarding recaps.............I was about ten and sound asleep in the back of my Dad's Willys stationwagon, with my head on the wheel well when the tire on my side threw a cap at about 50 MPH. That was over 50 years ago and my head STILL rings just thinking about it. WOW!

I would be interested in a single cab at the least and possibly one of each. Nice work!

Nice work........love those 1/25th scale First Gear diecasts too!

I have used the method described by Sean with good luck. I have also used Magic Masker, a liquid masking agent that forms a film on the item to be masked, and gets peeled off later.

Sure, CAD would have made the WWII designer's life easier, as long as it didn't bring with it the bureaucracy of the lousy management we have today overseeing those that USE CAD. Seems that those same WWII designers did pretty well with their sliderules............only took 102 days from order placement to first finished unit for the P51 Mustang. I'd LOVE to see today's corporations come out with a flying prototype 102 days after order. They would still be arguing over who gets the bigger office. 102 MONTHS maybe...........................

Losing my Mom was a terrible day, and when my grandson was born was one of the best days in my life. Remember the good times with your Mom and have great times with your new grandson!

Nice job! Love Jeeps!

Very nice build!!!!! Time to start another one!!

Just used a set of AITM ones about an hour ago. Nice items!

Superb build AND weathering...................looks like the crud all over my own truck out in my garage right now! Awesome!

Al good things take time........................and this build is a REALLY GOOD thing!

It's not a difficult repair if you prepare the areas properly. When I ran my garage/body shop, we were in a rather depressed area..........had to do that a few times just to keep the good old boys working. Your excellent description brought back good memories! Thanks for the well thought out post!

Well, from the looks of a LOT of the builds around here, just borrow the SHRINKING machine they use and run it in reverse! Seriously, a 1/25th M series, IMHO, would sell like hotcakes. I have a few 1/32 and 1/35 kits and resins, but only build outside 1/25th because there is no choice when it comes to SOME subjects. I have a couple Tank Workshop M123 resin kits that are awesome, require LOTS of work, and I only WISH they were 1/25th!

A superb looking build............nice work!

x2.........................WELL described repair! Have done that very same thing more than once, with total success.

Yes sir! I have seen several rigs built by them. The State of MA Forestry Division has a 2 1/2T tanker that had a nice breaker cage built on it. I ended up painting that truck for them about 15 years ago. It is still in use, to my knowledge, in Hampshire County. I would KILL to get a M Series truck in 1/25th!

Nice work so far..................keep the pics coming! Love the big Broncos! Had a '93 that was still running strong when she went to her new home with well over 400k on the clock!

I too love parts box builds as most of what I build is reborn junk from the parts box! Can't wait for WIP pics!

Wow! Once you get that cab and chassis made you ought to consider making some for sale. A 1/25th M series would be a huge item. The same cab can be used for the 35 series, 2 1/2T; the 52 series, 5T; and the 123 series, 10T. Different chassis, power units, fenders and hoods, and running gear would fill a HUGE hole in the 1/25th scene! Just sayin'! Those trucks fill a great need in brush trucks in New England. We built several trucks for our department back when I was chief. We built a tanker on a 5T tractor, and had two brush trucks on 2 1/2T chassis. Awesome machines. Having used these, and worked on them, I can say that your work is spot on! Unreal!!!!