The Brush

Hi, I love the colours you use on your models, This is a well built & detailed gem. Great job

Nice work on this one, Paint looks good. Well done.

Very nice, neat build. Great job.

Hi, The paint on the cab is brilliant, Great job. Being a traditional signwriter, I have sweated also, taking tape of full size vehicles, Well done.

Hi. I`m liking this, Looking forward to seeing it finished, the gold engine will look really good with the blue frame.

Hi , Thanks for the comments, I`ve painted everything now ready to assemble, I made door panels for the interior, New mirror arms from wire & a new air cleaner, the metal one supplied was out of shape. Thanks for looking, more soon.

Hi , Been able to paint the frame, & wheels This will be metallic green cab with a black frame, I did paint the wheel rims green but have changed them to aluminium Chrome parts are alclad. The black is a mix of matt black & satin. Mudflaps are plastic card & brass tube with homemade decals. Thanks for looking more soon.

Hi, Thanks for great comments, Had some decent weather so managed to get some spraying done & the frame ready for the bodywork. The frame is cherry red, Body & cab will be solid racing green, The ram is from AMT with a car aerial for the extending bit, The stack is humbrol polished steel, Dump body will be a modified montone also from AMT, The black rod is to support the body when raised. Wheels are from AITM.

Hi, AITM cab & frame with 34,000 lb suspension kit, shortened the frame, Front of pic, fitted pins to tanks , battery boxes etc, Helps for a strong joint in final gluing, Wheels are from M&G mouldings - modified to look MACK like. I pivot the suspension to make sure the wheels will sit on the ground. Also added basic plumbing. Front axle is metal from KFS.

Hi, I have started 2 trucks together a LJX & B61 (.The B61 will have it`s own topic). Both frames are from AITM i cut & swopped the ends over, The cut was supported with a piece of aluminium epoxied in a groove then filled with car body filler, This was so the LJX had the heavier suspension supplied with the B61 frame, Working from pic off the web, I shortened the hood on the LJX then everything was drilled & fitted with pins before final gluing in place after painting.

Great job on this, I really like your subject & colour choice. I built one but its boring 2 tone blue. Graham.

Hi, This 359 was built a while back. I had 2 of these only built this 1, Both are now sold, no room to store or display. It`s box stock except for the fuel tanks which are plastic tube. Sprayed black with a red interior. Thanks for looking.

Nice work overall, The hand painted eagle looks impressive as does the truck. Graham.

Hi, Fantastic job, Just read your writeup, As an old school signwriter a 3" brush sounds perfect for the job. Well done. Graham

HI, Looking good jim, A job well done. Graham

Hi, Your making a great job of this, nice detailing. Graham

Hi Mr Mopar, Have fun with your build, Looking forward to seeing it. Graham

Thanks Jim & everybody who had a look & commented. Graham.

Hi, Heres the finished Marmon, Srprayed candy regal blue with homemade decals for the stripes, Marmon name on hood cut from chrome vinyl, With lots of homemade & aftermarket parts. Engine from a snaptite kenworth. There are some build pics in WIP. Thanks for looking.

This freightliner is from the box, Finished in Ford Regency Red with a matt black frame, Tinted windows are acetate sheet, Decals from a monogram kenworth snap kit.

This is fantastic. Great build. Graham

Hi, I made this Marmon from a revell kit with many homemade parts from various materials, The frame was reworked, Peterbilt logo on air bags removed, shocks re- positioned, new battery boxes added, fuel tanks made from ali tube, The cab is from a ertl paystar, The hood is top is from the kit the sides & grill from plastic card & wire mesh. I used the wheels & tyres from the kit ( one day i will change those tyres) The engine is from a snap kit. Front bumper is aluminium sheet, I printed the wood effect dash & dials on decal paper then added bezels & switches, Seats are revell items with added detail. Door panels from plastic card. Air cleaner is aluminium tube & fine mesh , Stacks are from the lonestar kit. Sleeper is a revell item with a flat roof added The Paint is metalflake candy Regal blue applied with a touch up spray gun.

Hi, Here`s the finished Lonestar, There are some build pics in wip section. Airbrushed red enamel, black frame, revell headache rack, Kit chrome & with alclad chrome & some bare metal foil. Decals are homemade. Ali tubing for the stacks. These are nice kits to build. Thanks for having a look.

I like Diamond Reo`s & this is no exception, Great job.

Brilliant, Work of a craftsman