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Lookin GOOD Ron !!!!

Oh my ……….???? spectacular !!!!

Hahahaaa. Wasn’t that how you knew that you had to add oil??????

Thanks Randy !! The wheels are 20” 2 hole Budd rims I bought from Paul at STSupplyco.com and they are little gems. The come with the rims and separate hubs for the steering axle and a set for the drivers. Worth every penny. As far as the ‘mud’ in the treads, I do a real simple thing ,…. I take dry pigments and wet them down, take a good thick firm brush and apply heavily to the tread area and generally make a mess. Lol , I let it dry over night and then next day take the same brush , clean it and keep it damp and rub the excess off the treads until the “ rubber “ shows and then rub with my finger to clean off the tread area cleaner and then streak the side walls with the damp brush dabbing it on a paper towel to get the excess off the brush. Let it dry and then rub it gently again with a fine towel or my hands until I get the desired result… does that make sense and paint a picture for you?

Thanks Brian, I think who ever wrote that article was surly correct. Its fun though but real easy to over do it. For me, I have to keep the whole picture in mind, like if the tires are heavy mud then the rest of the truck has to match. And of course vice versa. Its a real fun experiment. Thanks for checking in.

Sorry the pics are lousy. It’s my phine ?

I was’t going to post these as I thought no big deal, but they were very time consuming , rims and tires done. Lots of detail painting and weathering….

That looks really good Brian !

Thanks for that, Steve. I know a little bit about North American trucks but even less about British ones. All GREAT information and VERY interesting.

Now the pressure is on ???????? with luck I can get a start on it today.

Thanks Gary. Coming from you I really appreciate that

Oh ok. Forgot about the Fiat-Allis and those are real working utilitarian trucks. Typical fleet units, not owner operator trucks. I know our trucks were not loved by many of the guys being fleet units. It would have been a different story if the guys had to buy their own truck !

Thanks JM! I was striving for a hard worker, but maintained, just not a show piece. It’s a fine line … the frame weathering is next. Then wheels and tires, fuel tanks etc. still a way to go. But it’s fun. Thanks for checking in.

??blocks made of a sponge…. Thats a good one…. I was a bit concerned I may have been a touch heavy handed but in real life it doesn’t look bad. Thanks for the confirmation, Steve. Your story is interesting. And thanks for the VERY cool pic. I’m going to save that one. Is that loader an Aviling - Barford ? Check my spelling but …? Love the short story and pic, thanks. Jeff

Lookin good Ron….. makes mine look a bit plain …. Your surgery looks good. Great research on the dash. Too bad we don’t have a scale tach-o-graph they are cool …. I recall they used to be called a ‘stool pigeon’ …. Are you going to fashion a couple?

Thanks Brian … I blew it by Ken to make sure I was on the right track …. I does kook better in real life tho. Th als for checking in….

Thick black 15/40 is what we used. Sent the pics to my buddy the mechanical foreman , he said that was pretty close. Lol. I tried to put a little ‘wet’ around the valve covers. Will look at it tomorrow and see if I’m really happy with it … Jeff

Hard worker and no time for cleaning and detailing ……. It looks better in real life but you get the idea

Oh for sure. I was just thinking it may be a bit light for a logging truck. Your idea for a deck truck is spot on ! Its a beautiful piece. And will look really good mounted…. Jeff

Nice, that looks spot on, Paul.... are you possibly thinking self loader for the logging truck?

Just a start….more to do…

It sure is. Like you, Gary, I’m watching to see what Ron does next …. Small changes really make a difference. Love this Jeff

I was exactly the same. Why guck up a nice new model ???… until I started to think, it’s time to try and make something different, engine changes, wheels and tires and some weathering. I have seen the tank guys do some incredible things towards a better realistic final product. There are a couple books out there on weathering trucks and they are really good…. Also with more than half my life in the seat, I have seen one or two working units, and in fact should have taken more pictures and paid more attention. ?…….but I can get to real trucks any time so…. Armed with that I am seeing if I can replicate something a bit different. Gary and Steve, take an old kit and give it a try. Just for fun and if it doesn’t work to your satisfaction , or you don’t like it I will buy your left over pigments and washes. There are, as I’m sure you are more than aware, lots of you-tube vids on the subject. My weathering is not all that good but does make the truck look a little different. Give it a go boys …..

Thank you and Thank You for your service as well Jeff

I think you’re right. My buddy who was our Mechanical Foreman at work said they leaked from EVERYWHERE !???And funny thing is, I out many thousands of miles on a 318 in our Ford Louisville tandem and don’t really remember it being too bad ….. but….. they say the memory is the first thing to go ??? thanks for checking in. Jeff