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Thanks! Thank you, nothing says wrecker better than red, white and black! Thanks Thanks Thank you Thanks Thanks Thank you Thanks Thanks Thanks, the real one is a real beast Thanks Thank you

Calling this one DONE!

I saw the freshly restored Autocar wrecker at the Bolton, MA truck show last fall. I think I got very close, though I didn't notice that the front of the wrecker bed was cut back and wrapped around the stacks until I was almost done. (Correction would have required cutting up the wrecker bed as well as shortening the chassis 1/4". With everything painted and assembled I decided to take some artistic license.) Otherwise, I'm pleased. AMT Autocar dump truck cab, fenders, hood, engine and front chassis, Pete wrecker rear chassis grafted to front chassis. Wheels and tires from Scale Scenics, 24.5's! Lights on body and nose from CTM. I usually paint the stripes on the rear but as I seem to be having more trouble getting crisp lines, I decided to go the decal route which worked very well. Wrecker body from First Gear, rear tow gear from scratch.

Very well executed! A friend drove one of those many years ago, shorter wheel base and in Kimberly Clark pink. I think that was the only time in 40+ years he didn't run with a CB!

I had trouble with the Mr Surfacer, it wasn't sticking to the resin/print. When I shot the color coat and masked for the second color, the tape peeled the primer off. Mr Primer worked great but it's not available anymore. Mr Surfacer always seems very runny to me.

Interesting build. I've been using Rustoleum sanding auto primer on 3d printed parts, several coats needed with aggressive sanding in between. Alternate to that is skimming 3M Acryl-Red glazing putty. Just be warned it sets up extremely hard and needs aggressive materials to sand it smooth.

Thanks! Thanks, I gave up trying to paint the stripes and went with decals. Thanks, trying some different products. Thanks!

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.....

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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: