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Fantastic !

???Randy ……. My friend……. You need a doctor !!! Holy cow this is unreal !!! You and Brian have raised the bar 5 or 6 notches ! I was blown away with the shifter , but, this is on a whole new level ! Stunning detailed engineering ! What a pleasure to marvel at. You guys have unbelievable skills. This is just spectacular ! I can’t wait for more. ……. Fabulous !

That's going to be a cool old school rock truck ... love dump trucks !

???? he would if he built models too ???

Awe maaan …. Clearly , you are going to have to ‘reset’ your priorities buddy ..???????????

EXCELLENT question , Gary ….. enquiring minds want to know?????

I was sniffing around on the ‘net’ yesterday and saw a 6x6 General gravel truck …. It looked REALLY cool , it was just a tandem not a tri drive but it had the front drive axle with floats. It was a real sharp truck…… it would be a cool build along side Gary’s restomod ….. just throwing that out there. ???

The Maroon would look sweet on that style of truck. Its always fun to try and figure what will work…. Those decisions for me can come any time any where sometimes no where near the bench ….

Lookin good, at this rate you will beat me to the finish line too ! Have you decided on a color choice yet? Absolutely NOT telling what you ‘should ‘ do but in ‘my minds eye’ a dark burgundy with gloss back fenders and the same burgundy on the frame and drive line with chrome bolts and pin striping on the frame rails …. That would look very rich with all the chrome …..thats ‘my’ dream …. I can’t wait to see what you come up with, Gary…. This is such a cool build idea ……. a vision that can change at a whim …. Love it !!

Thanks my friend….. the stripes turned out better than I initially hoped. I think they look period correct and even though they were for a Freightliner, they applied quite well here. The frame so far, has only a very light wash of oxidation ( read light rust ) but still needs more hours of somewhat careful and methodical weathering and ‘filtering’. How about that for technical talk ????

Ron, this is really cool ….. I know I have commented before on this , but I keep looking at it, over and over ….. I have to say that with your brilliant bumper mod, and looking at the pic of the tractor face on and the fist oic with the trailer, the bumper mod gives the illusion that the tractor is sitting “taller” than box stock, which it isn’t but that illusion makes it look, to me, that the truck is ready for work and ready to pull a heavy load, makes it look like a stout rig ! I guess maybe because the mod exposes the f/a and springs…. Bottom line it is a VERY cool back date and build … I do hope you consider an other back date build as this one was very successful . Hard to take my eyes off this build …

Thanks pal , I appreciate your comments. And take what ever you need and if I can help you just ask away, not an expert by any means , but have a few ideas.

That’s looking really good. I love the design …. It is going to be a clean sharp truck, keep going. Excited to see the continued build ….

Thanks Buddy!!

Thanks Brian, the pics always look WAY better on my phone than on the computer…. There is more weathering to do to bring it all together. The frame is just barely started. All I have done so far is added a little light rust wash…. I am going to try and filter the frame by adding green pigments mixed with just a touch of white to lighten it up a bit to replicate use, then the oil and mud ….. or just dirt … the fuel tank tags are p/e that came with the CTM Hayes up grade set. Still a mountain more to do…. Ron and I were neck and neck on our builds but he seemed to have passed me in turn 3 and put me 2 laps down as he is over the finish line already. And it looks like I need fuel and tires ….. As long as I don’t tale a pass thru penalty …..

Another small update, more to let you guys know I am still puttering away at this. Finished up installing the fuel lines and shift linkage…..and then I did some decaling. Normally or rather in the past I had always done decaling last and had fallen into that tradition ( read habit ) when I was a kid building models and never stepped out of that habit until now …. Anyway As an idea to make a demarkation line between the green and white , I thought of using the decal stripes from the re-issue Freightliner cab over. The decals have just been put on in the last few hours and are still curing , I was hopeful that the decals would cover any boogers from any sloppy masking. Over all I am quite pleased with the overall result. Also a little paint came off the rad cover and I was going to touch it up , but got to thinking and maybe might leave it as that is what a work truck may have along with the little bit of broken stripe I cud fix, but may not ….. and as a mast little detail to mention, I opened the drivers window and rolled down the passenger side about half way …… still lots to do but getting close to the last lap ….

The final result is really good, Ron, and a super good save on the paint.... I also like the attention to the details on the front rims, somehow I missed those... perfect period correct ! She's lookin good !

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Short term pain LONG term gain

Throw a 16 foot Nahanni gravel box on that unit and I’ll be hauling in the morning ! What a smart looking truck ….

JM…. Your post is exactly what I was referring to when I was saying about the engineering and design stuff you are doing …. I wish I had those skills , really cool stuff and like Gary’s resto mod, the sky is the limit for you too. I LOVE your tanker, it has potential for all sorts of modifications… I’m enjoying watching this come together, keep on it pal.

It was my pleasure, I’m very glad it worked in your favour. Looking forward to the next update ….

That glass did come out nice in the end, looks real clean. The stacks look just fine. And again that color combo is really period correct. Looks great , Lee. Your efforts are well worth it ! Jeff

Steve, this one is a beauty! Something easily seen on our highways in the days past. Nice clean short frame which is very functional in the real world. Nice tight build and excellent color combo. A lot of work went into this build and all subtle changes that really make this kit pop! Really nice job , Mate Love the pic of the Nova ! If you get nostalgic you could always open a kit and model on the Novs dash until you get a room again????????? Best wishes and good luck getting a new flat. Keep us posted …. cheers matey Jeff

SWEET !!!!!