Biggu

Get well buddy. Truck is awesome ! Love the General battery boxes.

Excellent update. You’re making this look easy, which I know certainly isn’t. The mark of a true craftsman.

fabulous engineering and design work................. you got this for sure

Thank you my friend

Thanks buddy. Copying you I think. 😋

Man, this is a cool build. !

Will that give it a deeper color hue?

That looks really sweet. A worker for sure. I bet you will pull this off easily. Going to be fun to watch. Need lots of updates ..

That will look cool Dan. An oily engine with dust and grime really adds realism. I’m interested in seeing this come together.

I have an old Badger 150 and a 200 , nothing super expensive but bullet proof a d a long time usable old standard

Ok I will. I was kind of searching it out but seemed to be coming up dry. …. Off to the computer …

Color chosen ….. was initially going to use. MM Boyds metallic red, but upon some research decided it was very translucent and I only have ONE bottle, and if I mess it up, which I am prone to, I would be in a pickle. Ssooooo with that in mind we chose MM Stop Light Red Metallic enamel, mostly as it is close to the color of my cars and my Tahoe and it is one of my favourite colors. Also I think it will make the heavy haul look cool as well as I have two bottles . Also decided on chrome fuel tanks as I bought the $40 Revell spray can of chrome.

Thats the one Ron

So, I am thinking I may in fact change my suspension idea from the Hendrickson HN to the Hendrickson HR/RS suspension. It has the appearance of an older style which should fir with my older W/S tractor. It is a traditional rubber block/ walking beam suspension kit. This conversion will drastically change the kit air bag system.

Personally, I think orange is a way better color but they didn’t ask my opinion.

All highways maintenance was performed by the Provincial Government until the government of the day thought it was a good idea to privatize highways maintenance in October 1987. Then all B. C. Highways maintenance was performed by private companys , and then shortly after that they decided yellow was the color of the day…. Not intended as a hijack of your build thread.

Lee, the orange trucks were Provincial Government trucks not really a ‘company’ per se. The actual orange color name was Toledo Orange. The ‘experts’ decided the orange and white trucks weren’t as visible as the ‘school bus yellow’ ….. most of us who worked on the highways don’t agree but I digress.

Roger that. I need to dream of suspensions too.🤣

Yes check them out. The guys at 3dConcepts are great to deal with. And they are striving to make a good product

I have two New Hendrickson suspension kits from 3dConcepts. They are beautiful little gems. Even come with ‘rubber blocks’ to insert during the construction of them. This one I’m re thinking is a rubber block walking beam style. These are 3d printed ones.

Love that color

Chipped away today with suspension. I may change to a different Hendrickson type. More of a rubber block style that works for heavy haul and may actually be a better choice. Gonna sleep on it as they say …….

Thanks Henry

Thanks , Dan. I have to stay on the ball now !!🤣

The plumbing on the engine makes it look really busy which is something I struggle with sometimes. It will look good under a splash of paint for sure