The Brush

Hi, Made a while ago , I relocated the hood hinges & opened the doors, now the hood sits flush with the cab, The frame was shortened & fitted a headache rack from revell, It is airbrushed in red signwriters enamel. The decals on the window & heatshield are homemade, With the stacks made from aluminium tubing, Mudflap logo are also homemade. Some of the chrome is from alclad The maxxforce engine decal also by me. Thanks for having a look.

Hi, Some build pics of the trailer, made from AMT parts for the frame & axles etc. the box was made from perspex & plastic card covered in thin aluminium pressed on a side panel from the 27ft trailer kit, the rivets then added with a dress makers pounce wheel & a compass pin, these ali panels are stuck on with double sided tape, washed & weathered then finished in satin clear, Mud flaps are thin rubber sheet, Also a picture of the decals i printed on white decal paper. Fleet numbers are on clear decal paper.

Hi heres some build pics of the International, I air brushed it flat red, then gave it a coat of satin clear,applied the home made decals, After it was washed & weathered It was finished with another thin coat of satin clear. Lights are acrylic gems from a craft store. Bumper steps & front handles are staples. Thanks for looking Graham.

Hi, thanks for interest shown in this build & the positive comments, it`s very much appreciated. I have found some build pics, I will put them in a WIP thread.

Hi. Here`s another older build of mine. I bought this Ertl transtar II off an auction site stripped it down & rebuilt it as a 4070 with weedburner exhausts, The trailer is made from perspex covered in thin aluminium sheet with an AMT bogie. The decals are all homemade.

Hi, Some great models on this thread, I built this Monogram snaptite Kenworth some years ago . I extended the sleeper & used italeri hard plastic tyres, This is now on my rebuild list with a new set of wheels & tyres Just noticed this thread is about PB 359 my mistake.

Thanks for your comment. The color i used was HUMBROL 120 Matt Light Green. REVELL 32365 Matt Patina Green is also a good match. Thanks graham

Hi here`s the finished Mack LT a few years old now, after these pics were taken i added airlines & a scratch built fruehauf lowboy trailer. Maybe i can dig it out of storage & take a pic of them both. Thanks for looking. Graham

This looks great, the fans are a nice touch.

Thank you for the kind comments they are much appreciated. Graham.

Hi, I scratch built this way back in 2002 from plastic, wood, aluminium & cast resin parts + bits from the spares tin. dump body rams are made from car aerials Sorry about the pics but they all all i have. Thanks for looking Graham.

Hi, This is a AITM cab, on a scratch built frame, with a cummins engine & firewall from AMT. I cut the hood & cab doors open I made a new interior & used the resin dash & seats, The hood sides are plastic card, hinges are the sort used on dolls houses the radiator is plastic card with the resin top.Wheels & tyres are from AITM. This was made about 2015. Pictures of it finished uploaded soon. Thanks for looking.

Thank you all for the comments. Graham.

Hi, This was built many years ago & has survived 2 house moves & various trips to shows, I`ts an italeri black thunder kit with added aftermarket parts, The V8 came from a Renault magnum kit as did the front disc`s , The paint is from rattle cans, Mudguards are made from aluminium sheet & the fuel tanks from ali tube with an air start tank from a Diamond reo . The lines are a mixture of airbrushing ,Decals & hand lining in white paint. Thanks for looking Graham.

An outstanding piece of work, Very well done, The paint is perfect.

Hi Juergen. Suspend a piece of rigid wire horizontally held at each end, apply drops of thick clear polystyrene glue then brush on clear liquid polystyrene glue flowing it down till you get the shape , no set size whatever suits. Wait till dry then remove with tweezers apply to model with pva glue. Make more than you need. Hope this helps Graham Thanks all for the kind comments.

Thanks for the advice Bill72, I do now pack out tyres, This was taken in 2008 & i should have checked it first. somethings look worse in photo`s. Thanks to everyone for the comments.

Hi, I got this off ebay in bits with parts missing some years back, I extended the frame & added sand boxes from plastic sheet & tube, The air horns are from a model boat- maybe a bit large- Washed & weathered with oils, The snow is made from decoraters powdered filler, with icicles from clear glue. Sprayed with flat varnish I then brushed some gloss varnish on top in places to look like thawing snow. I store this in a cool box to keep it frozen................... Looking at it now i should have sanded the front tyres. Thanks for looking Graham.

Beautiful build, Model trucking at it`s best.

Hi Thanks for the kind words. Much appreciated. Graham.

Hi, I saw this Mack parked in an industrial estate back in the 80`s , Because aftermarket cabs were thin on the ground then, I made a master for the cab in plaster of paris then made a mould & cast the cab in fibreglass with some extra work i came up with a shell to work with. The frame is a reworked diamond reo I added the aussie type bull made from plastic card & stone guard form brass strip & mesh, lots of parts from the spares box. Sprayed with cellulose & the lines with enamel This was built about 1989. I often thought of a rebuild adding mack wheels & the correct smaller radiator guard... Nothing has happened yet. So maybe not. The real truck is now with an american circus over here. Thanks for looking Graham.

Thanks again for the positive comments. Graham

Hi , Thanks for all the comments your all too kind, `Love the old school iron' brilliant. Graham

This is a real nice truck, Those square headlights look really good. Graham.

Hi hope everyones ok, From the archives, This Diamond T cab was from AITM mounted on a amt diamond reo frame. Mud flaps are homemade with vinyl & decals. The trailer is from amt with spare wheel & wood door added + mudflaps. Thanks for looking.