Warren D

Long overdue update, cab is painted and on the chassis. Wrecker bed is almost finished, waiting to get it on the chassis to add the delicate details. Lots of time spent waiting for the paint to set up. While the acrylics set up fast, I've been finding the longer I wait, the better things go, especially with different brands. This build has paints by Tamiya, Pollyscale and Testors Aztek.

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Well done, with some of the best weathering I've seen!

Looks good, I like the short WB.

Looks good to me!

Looks good, another obscure subject!

Good start!

Well done. I'd suggest some grease on the drive chains....

Thanks, I needed something to break up the open space! Thanks, Charles! Thanks

Thanks, as you might have noticed, I like different! Thanks

Thanks, the grille was actually easy, I shot the whole thing in black Pollyscale and then ran a Molotow pen on the raised portion. The trick was even pressure and speed.

Nice job on a light duty wrecker.

Thanks, and thanks for your advice! Some (maybe most) of these builds are like waffles, the first one is a throw away! If I did one again, I know there are things I'd do differently.

Thanks, I really hated these mirrors. I had the rest finished almost a week ago and just couldn't bring myself to do the mirrors. I finally decided I wanted to get it finished so it took all day (had to do things in stages) but it got done. The Topkick mirrors are certainly different.....

Thanks

Now that I see the photos, I don't like the way the cab sits, back is lower. It's now fixed but I'm letting the glue set up before I move it for new pics.

Thanks!

Calling it done:

Calling it done. Resin GMC Topkick off the auction site along with the 3D printed tank body. Chassis from the Int 4300 except the rear suspension and axle from the Freightliner SD. Sanders from CTM and storage box from AITM. Roman Oil is a real company that has been in business for a few generations though I don't think they ever ran a Topkick. Well, turns out they did run GMC's up to the late 90's when they switched to Petes.

Great job on the entire fleet. What did you use for the chrome on the trailer?

Very well done, I like the crisp line between the colors. What do you use for masking? Everything I've tried has bleed to some degree or another.

Came out good, nice color combo!

I had the cab and hood left over from the Brockway dump truck build last year. I had a chassis from the Pete Wrecker that I know works great for the First Gear wrecker body. I was going to attempt to figure out how to get the Autocar cab onto the Pete chassis but changed direction when I found I'd have to shorten the Pete chassis. I decided to get an Autocar dump chassis off the auction site and found it very easy to mate to the Pete chassis as the frame rails have the same cross section. Working on the paint and decals and, like always, waiting on some parts.

Well, that didn't take long!

The real one was seen at the Bolton, MA truck show a few months ago......Jeff is on the right track.