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Well……… after tearing the hinges apart three times and a major over haul of the shift tower and shifter plate, I got things to work in my favor …. And after a few more hours at the bench I can say that she is finally done and I am quite pleased at how she came out in the end, it is a very cool addition to my collection. I will post it under glass shortly.

In my four weak eyes the ‘only’ thing that would make this truck look bigger and stronger is a set of floats …. Personally, and it is ONLY my opinion, but with the sleeper and those really cool single head lights it is a full package. Very well thought out.

Way better than the camper version. Very sharp and looks the part of a classy working truck. Good job JM!!

Oh , Lee !!! What excellent pics !! She looks like the real deal. The first two 1/4 pics are top drawer !!! Nice job my friend. I love it !! Take a bow. !

marvelous !!

ABSOLUTELY spot on !!!!!!!!!!!!!

That looks REALLY cool JM !!!! I LOVE the look ! Excellent execution. The tool boxes are a very nice touch. Also did you make the single head lights? Those are really sweet. Makes the truck look really tough. Awesome job on this one …

Excellent fab work Warren ….

This is cool to watch come together JM !! It is going to look killer when you get to the finish line !

Oh NO, to me , VERY interesting..... the measurements are exactly what I am looking for.... and the exploded view is really cool.... I hope you can get some paint happening, and day get the decals.... this is such a sweet project...

What a BEAUTY!! I really like the flat top sleeper. WAY nicer than the ‘aerodyne’ style. Super sharp truck !

Thanks JM , but it still isn’t fixed… I’m on my third ‘tear down’ I don’t know how much more the hinges will take as they are but I may have gone as far as I can or want to ….. IF this last effort works, I will be a happy boy…… and hopefully it will look ok. ………… to be continued ……..

Your design, printed by them or their decals……? Sure makes the truck look different. Real clean and sharp.

Brilliant ! And I throw this stuff away !!! Hhhhhhmmmm maybe I should smarten up a bit. ….. looking great !

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..