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Me too, it was the internal politics that made me retire..... too old of a dog for that stuff.....

Exactly , it is ‘modelling’ rather than ‘assembling’ …. As frustrating as these things can be , when they are rectified, and all works as it is supposed ton, there is a satisfying feeling, and yes absolutely makes one a much better modeller, challenges are always good. …. Besides ….. it’s just plastic …🤭🤣

Good to know …. Wonder why that is the bug bear of the cab over kits? I built the Ertl kits way back when they first came out and recall the fit and finish was really nice …..

I think if you make a tridem pup tanker trailer to sit behind this it would be super cool….. there is a set up like that, goes by my house at least once a week to refuel a local ferry … talk about a mega Beer Keg!

Thanks Lee , it is the only thing I can think of and it must be that as the cab sits high on the side by a fairly wide margin. I think if I really bring the tower down no one will know ( other than the whole world who reads this !) and if I ever lift the cab , everything will still be there. It will be on my shelf and in actuality, I’m not likely to lift the cab much anyway. …… 🤔

This is turning out to be a really cool build, the tank idea is spot on and changes the look of this truck completely , I really like this. Keep going JM …!

Love the park job! Amazing what a guy hets used to doing , a lot of folks would think it was impossible …I bet you miss it a bit ……..🫣

Jurgen, Steve and Lee. Thanks for the vote of confidence … I re- read Sean’s post and after another try last night, just before I tossed it in to the can ,,,,, I stopped and left it and figure the culprit is the shifting tower is too tall, and will adopt a variation of Sean’s solution. I had forgotten about this particular issue as the last one of these I built was well over 40 years ago, so the plan is to lower the shifting tower and maybe narrow up and shorten the shifting plate a little bit ……… I’m thinking that should hopefully solve the issue…….. that’s my plan as it stands ….

🤣you have such great confidence …. I do hope you’re right.

Thanks Sean. Trust me the pipes don’t look that bad in real life…. 😉😳 and thanks for the tip. I may have to use that. It is a good idea. I think the hinges are ok for as much as I will be lifting the cab and your approach is really one I need to try. And it was a very puckering moment to remove those hinges and I was really careful. I hope I have the issue solved. If not I will have to ask the experts … thanks for checking in and your comments , I always learn things here…

If this doesn’t work mine may be the same. ….and I’m not a real fan of cab overs as it goes anyway as a rule …. This one is a bit different and a homage to my late mom …. And I took my Class 1 drivers test on a 63 Kenworth K 100 250 Cummins 13 speed. Had to parallel park it with a 40ft trailer ! Guess I did ok. Passed and bace bad my Class 1 for 45 years..

Well….. that was short lived …… as my good friend Brian suggested, go back and double check. …… naw , I got this…….. then I thought yeah , he’s right and good thing I did. When I tried to set the cab down on it’s rear mounts it didn’t do what I wanted ……. Seemed like it was hanging up on what I ‘think’ ( as I can’t see for sure) is the shifting tower and linkage. Try as I might there was no joy ……. Now the thought of tossing it crossed my mind for a fleeting second…… so I pulled the bumper glue joint from the frame , had a good look at what might be the issue…… I was thinking about what Ron said about his cab issues and then much to my chagrin, I actually looked at the instructions. It suggested that the hinges be ‘adjusted’ ….. when I glued the hinges and bumper to the cab , silly me I actually consulted photos of the real truck …. Not accurate for this build. … so a long winded story shortened up …. I discovered that I ‘think’ there has to be about 10 mm between the bottom of the cab and the top of the bumper to prevent any fouling of engine parts ….. I managed to pry the well glued hinges from the cab and boy I was puckered doing that….. got them off with a little persuasion, love and a few choice words ….. the hinges are now set at 10 mm and lightly glued so I can maybe give it another try tomorrow. If it works I will permanently set the hinges and carry on …….. always some sort of challenge. ….. I am cautiously optimistic ….

Back to the drawing board

Thanks Brian, I may have to 'dust' up the cab a bit to tie it all together.... I'm at the nervous point now.....

Little bit of a ‘milestone’ …… no turning back now , I guess ……🤞🤞🤞🤞

Looks like I am late to this party, Ron …… but as they guys are saying , a basic ‘cookie cutter’ truck and there are thousands of them on tje roads and I for one don’t give them a second look , BUT, this one is very unique as it is a rare one to be modelled, you made it basically from scratch and it is an important cog in the history of trucking in North America, AND you nailed the look perfectly, thats one to be proud of my friend, nice job ! Looks great. Jeff

Looks really sharp .. excellent tractor trailer combo , you nailed the look perfectly. Jeff

Lee, I totally agree with Brian , this is a very crisp build , your photographic prowess makes it look right at home in the pics , well done, I really like how this came out. Again the rims really make this stand out. Jeff

That looks really sweet ! The Dayton rims make that a real working truck ! Looks like Jamie Davis’ General , this is a beauty, Lee

Oh yeah , he likes it a lot , and good call on that wear saver…. Have you shown Craig any pics of this magnificent build? He will appreciate the details you are replicating….

Love it. …… it’s a Pete! Lookin good Lee

Brian, I showed Ken this update …….. he is speechless as am I , one detail you may want to include on the front ram lift lines ….. the boys in the shop used to also zip tie some heater hose at the bumper hole to prevent wear of the hydraulic lines going thru the hole when we raised and lowered the front plow. The heater hose was the red stuff. Ken also mentioned ( I had forgotten about this ) that the hole was also used for lines for the wear saver, to which I was NO fan of and I can explain why if interested… are you planning on a wear saver ? Maybe not would be a good thing …….. absolutely love what you are doing. ….Top notch update …. Thank you.

Fantastic, Charles.......

Steve, your attention is really good. You take what at fist blush looks to be a toy like model and transform it into a very convincing real life replica. The small adjustments you make seem like no real big deal, at the time, BUT, it is those small changes that absolutely transforms the kit into a much higher level and changes the truck to a convincing realistic replica of the 1-1 truck. It’s a pleasure to watch your work and the transformation …. Keep going as its all in the details… I love what you are doing.

Another one I’d be proud to drive down the highway ! Nice clean straight build. Looking forward to seeing the final product, Lee…