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Thanks for the info Scott I knew you would probably know if anyone. Pretty cool it was 5 minutes from your house.

Scott the decals look great I like them sets that truck off. Thanks for sharing.

Looks good very nice some people have all the cool jobs lol😂

I finally got the frame done and the hinge plate installed for the Dump Bed not my best surgery it was one of those days my hands and fingers wouldn't do what my mind wanted This morning I decided to paint my Engine Mack Power Grey instead of the Maxidyne Gold. I bought this can of paint many years ago at St.Louis Mack. I tried to get it to work but I couldn’t so I found a Grey pretty close to it. I drove a 1979 Mack Superliner back in 1990 and I remember the engine was grey from the factory because my Dad drove for the guy who bought it new in 1979 so I figured why not a late 1978 R model could of had one.

Thanks Steve for stopping by. I’m trying to get this done before the snow melts so I can get a pic of it I've been wanting.

I agree. I’m just not that kinda builder and never was.

Thanks Ron chipping away at it but remember it’s Mack so what makes sense is just the opposite lol😂

Yes I’ve never done it but I’ve seen it done in our shop a couple times replacing the bushings around the bottom main bar that ties the Right and Left spring stack together and watched them replace a couple leaves after that they decided to let Mack do that headache. It’s not like a Reyco for sure.

I like them Ken the way they are once when you get the cab and everything else added they will blend in and calm down I think. To be honest I think they have a Polish look more than chrome plastic look my self. Take it from some who has had owned Antique Show trucks and was an Owner Operator who knows about those older Alcoa wheels they look fine.

Scott that interior looks awesome. Your control tower looks very nice and the dash reminds me of my old dash in my CHU rosewood color thanks for sharing.

Not much progress hope to get more done after while. I dug through my parts box and found a unbuilt Mack bogey original one so I used it instead of the latest issued one playing it safe that this mold wasn’t wore out like the new one. Finished up the tank/cab crossmember also and thinned the tank mounts down after I filled the injector pin marks.

Your welcome Brian

You said it me too old school Fundamentals of model building few and far between these days and nothing like hand craftsman’s ship

That was a great build Phil did especially for what year it was. The Pete 352 he did also before AMT even released it in 1969 using the T-500-500 kit frame and components. I finally got a copy of the book in 1984 and still have it today. Glad there still guys like Steve around using their dream to make it a reality. Great updates Steve

Looks Sweet Gary

Your welcome and that dash looks good thanks for sharing. I was doing some research on my Mack R the other day and found this and thought about you so I saved it in case you haven’t seen it. This was the debut picture AMT/Matchbox used when they came out with the Kenworth Areodyne in 1980 they used a 86” sleeper pic.

Ken that looks nice starting to shape up now thanks for sharing. Glad your decals came in.

Updates look good Brian

Yep Scott I feel your pain. I’ve had it since I was 11 years old and had to pick the worst jobs Trucking and Farming but I wouldn’t change a thing.

Yes I’m starting to realize this.

Brian I appreciate your comments hope today the paws will be on the ground.

Thanks Warren I appreciate it

Yes Jeff it’s the molds. I got one I opened and half of the right fender on the hood wasn’t developed. I didn’t care because the running gear was a donor. I’m just glad we have it.

Thanks for the nice complement and Yes they are AITM wheels. Dave sold these to me as a set but any 1/25 kit wheels will not fit these tires. Hope you can find them and get started on one. I have a another one lined up maybe with bigger tires and I might extend the hood and add a Cummins to it to make it a AP Mack. I don’t know if I want to do all that work through. Might just add the bigger tires and call it a day 😂. I’m glad I have changed your mind about this kit to be honest it’s a really nice kit.

Thanks Ron I appreciate it. This is a fun build I always enjoyed building these R Mack’s.