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Thanks Thanks Thanks Thanks Thanks, yes an update would be welcome.

ROPS from Jamie, Grille is Czech Trucks (CTS), might have been from STS. Tracks were off the internet, I won't mention the vendor as they aren't pleasant to deal with. Their website says ships in 7 days. 10 weeks later, nothing. They don't respond to e-mails. Maybe 6 months later you'll get your order.

Winch is in, cleaned, painted and installed. Calling it done:

Calling this one done. Last parts finally came in so I got 'er done. CTS PE grille set and interior, lights. Winch and ROPS from Jamie. Aftermarket tracks. Paint is Pollyscale, color custom mixed. For some reason, there is now a slight green tint in the pics. Color is supposed to be yellow, has a touch of orange if anything.

Excellent work!

Looking good. Probably too late but I've seen big rollers at the back of flatbeds used to deliver lumber. Might be unique.....can't say I've seen one modelled.

Nice build, I agree completely about the trailer, I've never seen a triple axle on a trailer that short, at least not around the area I live in.

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Great job! That cab doesn't look like resin, love that color.

Thanks Thanks, I prefer 22" wheels, the 20's just look too small to me. Thanks Thank you Thanks Thanks Thanks Thank you

Thanks Thanks, never took the rigging apart so no issues! Thanks Thanks, I tweaked the red as it was a little too bright out of the bottle. Trick is to make sure the base coat (aka primer) is the same for all the parts. Thanks, I can do better with the photos. I usually just grab some shots and plan on doing a good set-up later but later never seems to happen. Thanks

Thanks, it brings back memories for me too. I had the 26" frame (largest they made) and it fit me like a glove. It was too large for others in the neighborhood so no one wanted to borrow it!

Excellent work, only missing some holes from a P-51's 50 cals!

Saw this kit for sale and it reminded me of the Schwinn Varsity I bought many years ago. I put several thousand miles on that bike in the 3 years before I bought my first car. The MPC kit was ok, there are some errors in the instructions regarding how the shift and brake cables are run. The biggest is that the rear brake is on the right handle, reverse of what the instructions call for. I painted mine Sunset Orange which was what I had.

Looks good so far, interesting subject. What did you use for the chassis?

Looks amazing!

Looks good!

Great job on an interesting subject!

Well done!

Calling this one done:

Inspired by the Jamie Davis GMC wrecker, this is my take. It has a Holmes 750 where Jamie's had a 1801. AMT General kit, frame is about as long as they come so it worked well, just had to trim a bit off the back. Wrecker body from First Gear, bumper from AITM (now Keystone).

The cab is metal and the hood is fiberglas so there you go! Seriously, I've found resin and styrene react differently to paint. I've found a primer that seems to sit the same on anything but as you can guess, they don't make it anymore! I was banging my head over the paint issue and stripped and re-painted many times. I think the resin is a bit more porous. You'd think several coats would even things out but seems to bite me in the butt more often than not.

Very nice OOB build! Clean!

Progress shot, wrecker body back together after re-paint. Cab and hood being test fit for final adjustments.

Great scratchbuilding!