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Looks good. I'd like to make one suggestion, replace the tape pin striping with decals. Microscale makes decal pin stripes in various colors and widths. You can find these at model RR supply stores or on the net. Some of the thinner stripes can be coerced to go around corners.

Looks good!

My vote is for a wrecker but I have a bias!

It was! I assume you know about the Guntruck books by James Lytle. Very good references. I have my own M-37 guntruck, 1:1 scale. Pair of M60's, there weren't many of them as the weight of the armor slowed them to a crawl and they broke down often. The progression from M151 to M37 to M35 to M54 was quick.

Model RR transformers have 12VDC taps for accessories.

Jumped back on this project, made the thing in front of the wrecker body, looks like a weight as there aren't any doors and it's kinda narrow. Got the chassis painted and the wrecker body has been masked (the silver deck, no need to re-paint!), shot with Pollyscale light gray undercoat and base coated with Mission Models white primer. This evens the base tone with the white plastic parts for the cab and chassis. I've found out the hard way that the base has to be the same tone or the color coat won't match on the various parts. The white will have to set up for a couple of days, then I'll mask off the white diagonal stripes on the rear and shoot the cab, hood and wrecker body in one shot. I'm looking at changing the red, might decide to dull and darken it a bit.....dang squirrels....

I saw a few of the replicas 10+ years ago at a gun truck convention in Carlisle, PA. Talked with some of the crews, it was a special day.

Thanks, it's one of my favorite builds. Thanks!

Amazing transformation!

Also garbage truck season, looks like at least 3-4 WIP!

It's taken care of, wasn't horrible. If I had looked at the Brock cab and looked at the Freightliner cab I got the frame from, it would have been obvious I was going to have to shift it forward.

One step forward and 2 back. I got the cab pivot mount squared away only to find the front axle is about 1/8" to far back, wheels just don't look right. Sooo, off we go to move the front axle forward. then I need to set the front track width, get the rear cab support figured out and get the engine test fit. Looks like more hot and humid here so I think I'll spend a good part of the day on this, haven't had much time lately....

Looks good. I like the PE grille, really takes it to another level!

Looking good, I like the short wheelbase.

Looks good, as said above, those resin conversions are heavy. I've learned to pick them up by sliding fingers under the frame.

Well done! When I weather wood, I usually thin out acrylics with water or iso alcohol making a wash. If it's too thin, that's better as I can always apply multiple coats; it's harder to thin it once it's on if it's too dark. I start with darker shades and move to lighter, usually browns, grays and whites. Many woods get silvery when they age but given the overall new-ness of the trailer, I'd kept the weathering subtle. Best to practice on spare sticks until you get it looking like you want. Let it dry, many times looks different when wet.

Is that the AFV kit? Look good so far.

Been spending a lot of time with this as it's too hot to be outside. Packer body is painted, took a dozen coats of white to cover the gray primer. Wheels are done, I found some rear 5 spokes from an Autocar kit and front spokes from the dump kit. Interior is coming along, I need to get the glass in the cab, then steering column and wheel and the interior can go in. Once the cab is together I can fit it to the chassis and start fitting the engine etc.

The wheels make a big difference. I though Scenes Unlimited was closed?

Will be interested to follow this.

Well, another lesson learned. I should have done the primer on the packer body first and the skins last. I realized with the skins on (PVA glue) I couldn't wet sand. Oh well. Cab got painted, needs some little touch ups but overall looks pretty good. Turquoise with a white roof.

Nice looking rig!

Nice looking bulldog!

Looks great, certainly a truck for wide open spaces. Wouldn't work out too well in Boston or NYC....

Primer and base coat on the cab.