ShakyCraftsman

No,it's on the shelf of whoo...😒 Ron G

Hey Gary Thanks 1/25 AMT USA 1 monster truck kits (two) Ron G

Hey all I know. I know not another build. Yupp, It's going to be a 1/24 scale Peterbilt 378 Alberta oilfield bed truck with a 400" W/B. It will have a Cat C15 6NZ compound turbo with a 3D Concepts Eaton Fuller 18 spd transmission. A headache rack from Paul at ST Supply with winch. Also it will have another winch from 3D Concepts. It will have a complete scratch built 14" tall x 4" wide x 3/4" thick frame. It will have 66" tall x 43" wide Terra tires, actually AMT monster truck Wheels/tires. It also has the monster truck planetary axles with aftermarket "U" joints and drive shafts. It is going to be a twin steer with hydraulic steering cylinders. I made the front steering axles by kit bashing two KFS front drive axles to make the monster truck axles steerable. I'm scratch building the front suspension springs (4 of em) from plastic strips. It will have custom front fenders made from (HO) scale diamond plate (it's closer to 1/24-25 scale). It will.have a 24' - 26' long scratch built bed, gin poles and deck surfaces. There will be many more items added along the way. Right now it's pretty much in the design stages. I plan on finishing the Payhauler and "Bill Signs" Peterbilt first, but will be working on this off and on along the way. So, here are some pictures for yous all to look at. Side view of the bed truck. This is just the mock-up frame. I'm building one for this. Front wheels and tires. rear wheels and tires. This will have a custom one off Hendrickson RS walking beam suspension from 3D Concepts with a 78" (1,982mm) center to center of the axle bushings and axles. This is the winch headache rack from Paul at ST Supply. This is it together. Custom made front axle. Turned to the left. Turned to the right. Top is the AMT kit axle. Next is my custom made steer axle. Bottom is the center of the KFS drive axle. I can still use it as a regular drive axle. Front drive axles with there drive shafts and "U" joints. Rear drive axles, drive shafts and "U" joints. Kinda of an over all veiw of the drive set-up. This view shows the custom front fenders. These are made from scratch from Plastsruct HO diamond plate. Closer view of the front diamond plate fenders. There is a TON of work still left to do. Thanks Ron G

Hey Scott I tried that, it still hit when you turn the wheels. Ron G

I know that, but because the way that Revell did there steering axle. The chambers ran into the steering arm, so I moved them to were they are. I'll go back and look to see if I can fix this problem. Ron G

Yeah I know, but it's the only way I could get them to fit with the way the steering on this Revell kit works. Ron G

Okay Randy, I have you figured out. You have invented a shrink ray machine and these are actually real parts shrunk down to look like model parts. So, how much for this technology. Come on talk!!!! Really, HOLLY you know what! This is freakin amazing. Super quality work. I'm still recovering from the shock.😱 Ron G

Thanks Russell

Hey all Anyone know what the diameter for the AMT 1/25 scale monster truck tires is? Also how wide are they? Ron G

WOW! Scott this is really looking righteous! Great job. Ron G

This is a cool build. I need to make one of these for my construction company fleet. It is looking amazing and keep up the good work. Ron G

Looking good Scott Ron G

She's looking real good Scott. Ron G

It all depends on what the part is printed in. Filament is strong, but has a rough surface that is difficult to sand, but doable. Resin has very fine detail, usually, but is very delicate, easy to break. Just my two cents. Ron G

Wow! Looking great Lee. Ron G

HOLY C☆♤P! That's what I call detailing!!!! 😱 Ron G

She's starting to look like a great little Mack! Ron G

Keep.up the great work Lee. This is going to be a show stopper. Ron G

It's really coming together Lee. The grey look great, now you just need to add some oil spills...lol 😁 Ron G

Looking good Lee Ron G

Hello Everybody Okay, before everyone starts yelling and complaining that I have several builds going right now. And that I should stick to one or the other. I'm not actually starting on this build yet. It's more of a whats coming down the line kinda thing. Just to let you guys all know what goes on in the depths of my mind (and that can be dangerous 😁) Okay, this will be another construction equipment build. It will go along with my Payhauler 350, XL SPECIALIZED XL120 RGN Lowboy trailer, jeep & stinger, the "BS" Peterbilt 359 HH, my 1/25 (diecast) first gear 560 Payloader, AMT Cat D8H dozer, plus a few other rigs that will fall into that category. Well what is it you say? A 1/24 AMT Ford LTL 9000 tractor kit turned into a Dumptruck with a Ertl IH 5000 Paystar dump box, resin Cat 3406, 18spd Eaton Fuller transmission, front Bridgestone M844 425 floats, roadX DD990 24.5 drive tires, 5- hole Budds with lots of detail work. A 1/25 Revell heavy duty trailer that I'm going to convert into a pintle hitch deckover equipment trailer. I will be converting into a dual axle instead of a tri-axle so I'm getting a different suspension system for it. And last but not least a AMT John Deere 310 Backhoe. I am going to make all the cylinders work on it plus detail and weather it up. Here are some pictures for yous all to look at. This is the kit I'm using. This is the dump box I'm going to use. It's temperaly sitting on a Italeri Peterbilt 378. Either this rear suspension. Or this one, I haven't made up my mind yet. Hopefully it will look something like this, but with out the lift axle. This is the AMT John Deere Backhoe kit I'll be using. This is the Revell trailer kit. This is what I'm shooting for. It won't be exactly like it, but I'll get as close as I can. These are the two sides of the trailer. Top one I modified into a dual axle set-up. Bottom one is the kit part before modifications. This view shows the rear drop portion, deck and neck of the trailer. This is the scratch built neck that I made. This view shows the neck tool box lid and the piano hinge at the rear of it. This view shows that the lid actually opens up via a hidden masking tape hinge. This is the under side of the trailer deck. This shows how the neck will attach to the deck. There is a absolute TON of work to be done on these builds, but I hVe to finish the Payhauler and the "BS" Peterbilt first. Well thanks for looking in and I hope you liked it. I hope this is something everyone here wants to see. It is what I love to do. Bye for now Ron G

Boy oh boy can I relate to it. I have an eye condition that makes everything blurry and a severe back issue. I can only do about 4 - 5 hours at the bench before the pain is to much. It really sucks getting old.😒😏😉 Ron G

It's going to look sweet when you get done. 😁 Ron G

She's looking good.😁 Ron G

Not to get off topic. But I sure wish someone would make a accurate 1/24 Mack Superliner complete frame. If not a complete one how about just the frame rails. Then you could build a nice truck from the Italeri/AMT kits. Okay, back to your post. Ron G