ShakyCraftsman

Hello Brenton Don't stress to much. There are plenty of people here to help if you get stuck on something. It looks like you got a good start on it so far. Ron G

It's really coming together Scott. I'm loving this build.😉😁 Ron G

That's looking real sweet Scott. Ron G

Yep, either a C-15 or 3406A

I live in the Detroit area. I remember those going in and out of the Strohs brewery back in the day. They had a tour of the plant for people if they were interested. It started in the brew hall. Lots of free 🍺 🍻 beer!...lol Ron G

Hey Alan Thanks for your comment. The rear tires are a Michelin XZL copy. Paul at ST Supply doesn't have part numbers. They are what he calls deep tread tires. He has a 8 pack going for I think $20.00 bucks right now. The fronts are a Bridgestone 375 float. He has a pair with 5 spoke daytons on sale right now. The rear wheels you will have to see if Paul has any, or you could try Auslowe in Australia. You could check Ebay for wheels from the AMT Autocar DC-9964B dump truck kit. They are a bigger diameter (tire I.D.) then regular AMT wheels. Also 3D Concepts in Alberta, Canada has some real nice Dayton 5 and 6 spoke wheels they also have float wheels in 5 or 6 spokes. From them you can get them in different diameter sizes depending on what tires you are using. Here is a picture with them with Paul's 22.5 & 24.5 RoadX DT990 tires on them. Strictly off road tires. (Future logging truck W/T's.😁 These are the 5 spokes with the 22.5's. They are cast as a dual with a corrugated spacer, pretty cool! These are the 6 spokes with the 24.5's. They also have corrugated spacers. This is a picture of them side by side for comparison. Paul is out of these tires, not sure if he is going to get any back in though. On the rain caps, just use his search button, type in rain caps and they will show up two different sizes. Hope this helps. Ron G

Thanks Brian, coming from a master of your class this is much appreciated. Thank you very much. Ron G

Hey Ron 1/25-24 trailers for Australia are very hard to find. All that is available right now are American trailers and European trailers. Auslowe may have some, but you'll have to get in touch with them because I believe they are one offs. You could scratch up some, lots of work though. I looked into doing a 4 trailer ore dumpper for my Aussy Superliner, but I couldn’t find anything. The closes I could get to one was the Italeri dummper, but it is not a side dump. Ron G

Hey all Not a big update today. Been feeling a little under the weather lately, but better now. This view shows the headache rack from 3D Concepts, but as you can see it's to long. It interferes with the front duals and pushes the fifth wheel back to far. This view shows the modifications I did to it. I shortened it by a scale 18" and cut a foot of of both sides to get clearance for the rear tires. Now that looks way better. This is going to be one bad a double s truck. Well that's it for now be back soon. Ron G

Hinge looks good Scott. Ron G

Thank you Gary. They still need a little tweaking here and there, but look way better then the first ones. Ron G

Hey all I got a little bit more done on this build today. I've been trying to work out the exhaust system for this truck. It has not been easy because of me using larger fuel tanks and a longer battery box there wasn't room for the exhaust to come up from under the frame. But it all worked out in the end. This view shows the custom made exhaust pipe from the turbo to the exhaust crossover. And the custom made exhaust cross pipe. I need to lengthen the drivers side of the cross pipe a bit so the stacks go on in a vertical postion. This view shows the exhaust cross pipe. It also shows my first attempt with a exhaust set from KFS, but this turned out to be to tall. Plus they are 1/24 scale and just look to big for this truck. I'm going to try and use them on my 1/24 Alberta oilfield bed truck build. This view shows that the whole mounting situation was not going to work, plus you can see they are just to big. In this view you can also see that there is no room for the exhaust between the tank and box. These are the colors I'm going to use for this build. Tamiya X-5 & X-15. I'm going to see how it all looks when I finish the painting. I my add a coat or two of clear pearl over the cab & hood for a little pop! This view shows the Auslowe round hole exhaust kit I'm using for this. I just cut off the top peice of resin pipe and replaced it with a peice of 3/16" aluminum tube. And this view shows the final set-up for the exhaust. I added some rain caps (from Paul at ST Supply) Well that's it for now be back soon with more updates for you all to look at. Ron G

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Hey Scott I think thats the one the redneckrigger used on one of his doors, it's a little big for 1/25. I used that hinge on my 1/16 Peterbilt 359. As you can see it's perfect for 1/16 scale but a triffle large for 1/25-24 scales. Ron G

Hey Scott You should use the hinges I used on my Autocar build, they will work way better then those fiddly model car garage ones, they are to delicate. Go to Micromark for the little hinges. Ron G

Looking good Ron.👍 Ron G

Ask the wife if you can put shelfs up in the living room...😆 🤣 😂 that should go over good.😁😉 Actually finding space is difficult with big long models.😳😲😏🙄 Ron G

Hey Ron As I said. Mine is almost 5' long with the stinger. Yours probably will be also. We're to store it is part of the reason mine isn't finished yet.😁😉 Ron G

Thanks Ron Believe it or not, it's on my to do list. Right after the Autocar, Alberta oilfield bed truck, IH 350 Payhauler, "Bill Signs" Peterbilt, etc., etc....😆 🤣 😂 I just hope I live long enough to finish everything, I am getting up there in age you know...😆 🤣 😂 Ron G

Hey Ron Yes, all scratch built. Except for suspensions from Jamie, W/T's are Moebius, small honda engine for the hydraulics from Shapeways, etc. It's just sitting there staring at me. "Saying..finish me!!!!...😆 🤣 😂 I'm really going to have to finish it. Jeff keeps bugging me to get it done.😁😉 Ron G

Hey Ron This is my Heavy Haul trailer set-up. About 80% scratch built. It's a XL SPECIALIZED XL120 RGN Lowboy, Jeep and Stinger. That's my attempt at trying to scratch build a Cat 374F excavator sitting on the trailer. This view shows the whole set-up. It's about 5 feet long! This is the load equalizing stinger. This view is the jeep. This view shows the flippable gooseneck. This view shows the trailer deck. This view shows the trailer rear suspension. (I know the brakes are caged, I've since fixed this). I'm not trying to appropriate your post. Just showing what you can do by scratch building one.😁😉👍 One of these days I'm going to have to finish it. Ron G

Hey Ron That trailer looks pretty nice! Ron G

Yeah it can be a real pain in the you know what! Thanks Brenton. Ron G

Hey all I didn't get much done today on the Autocar. I have an eye condition that acts up every now and then. It makes every thing blurry, so I can't model.😫😢 I did manage to get the NTC-290 Cummins painting finished before my eyes crapped out. All that it needs now is some weathering and plumbing and it will be all set. Front view of the engine showing the fan & belts. Passenger side view shows the oil filters, alternator & turbos. This view shows the fuel filters & a little of the fan belts. Top down view of the engine showing the rusting on the exhaust turbo. View from the front. And this is it in place in the frame. I think it looks the part. Oh, I also made a drive shaft out of some left overs from the KFS front drive axle kit I used on my Alberta oilfield bed truck build. These are real nice drive shafts. Pretty good detail to them. Well that's it for today be back soon. Ron G

Hey all And the final color is. Drum roll! It's Tamiya X-5 (cab & hood) and X-15 (frame & wheels) I think it looks good, what do you guys think? 🤔 Ron G