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I mounted the tank to the truck frame, which was easy but kind of a pucker moment due to hoping everything lines up. It was successful. I let it se over night and began to add the details. I first off finished plumbing the asphalt hydraulic pump, which is under the back of the distributor unit, a bit hard to see but it is there. Also installed the 100 lb propane cylinder and added a metal fuel line to the burners. I installed the boom extension arms with functional pins and bolts. Then I plumbed the extension arms from a T fitting I added to the main spray boom. Had to have a roto light so, I made a bracket and painted the light base and added it to the forward bulkhead of the tank, then added the name plate and marker lights to the rear of the tank.

A little update. I had to find a ‘company name’. So digging through kits and my decal stash. I found a decal set from a kit that was Inter mountain Transport , so cut the Transport part off and then found a paving and excavating word set , it came together as the company name.

Absolutely PERFECT !!!! This is just eye watering good and perfectly accurate. Spot on ! What a ride this build has been. Thanks for letting me tag along, Brian. I kind of don’t want it to end.

“Arthritic hands “ ……… and ……” folding joints” 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤭🤭🤣 Another thought for displaying your drawings… originals made a touch smaller as there is more than one sheet and frame it under glass and lay flat on a shelf with the crane on the glass. Or just one sheet under glass with the crane displayed over it. Just another silly thought.

Along with the magnificent build and build techniques, there is one other thing that should be commented on................. the FABULOUS drawing behind the model, with precise measurements included, that is spectacular in itself and should be framed as part of the model display after the build...... very impressed with this whole thing....

Fantastic ! This is just so cool!

Wow ! What a come back. This is going to be really good. Your modification and scratch skills are off the clock, Mate. And really good and interesting research. I will be watching closely and learning new things. Sure glad you’re back buddy.

Hey Steve , great to hear from you. Thanks for checking in, hope you are finding a little bench time, would love to see what your working on these days.

And in fine fashion too , I might add

Excellent fix !!

That paint job is just killer !!! I LOVE what you’re doing with this one ……. What a cool idea and build. …… can’t wait for more

This has always been something I could never figure out. Your drawing reminds me of what the Highways shop used to do here in Nelson, as we had a paint shop and they used to put the hash marks on the tailgate sanders and the masking looked exactly as your drawing. That took me back many years. Such a fun build to watch and SO accurate. Just gets better and better. You are overcoming many challenges of this build and it will be the most accurate , detailed, unique model. Just wonderful. Nothing missed.

Thanks Michael. This truck kit is very old and very plain, ok for it’s day but does need a little love. Still some more small details to add and then the scary part of mounting everything to the frame, hoping it all lines up 🤔🤔thanks for stopping by.

Gee, thanks Ron. I must confess I am a bit surprised on how much interest this has generated. I really wanted to see if this old hound could be made into something a bit different. And it seems, with a fair bit of assistance from some of the guys here it is going to come to fruition. Many thanks for following along, I appreciate that.

This is a magnificent build. And SO many small details the average bear wouldn’t see or know about, but it is the small accurate details that make the model complete. I hope you give the small detail list as you build to teach us how this huge machine works. They are an amazing feat of engineering and physics. This SO interesting, Tom. I love what you are doing. I am very interested in this.

Thanks Jeff , hope not too much longer and it will be crossing the finish line. Thanks for checking in

Thanks Brian. I think of you often, when it comes to the lots of little details, as you mention on your build, I look and see more and more little things not to forget although I don’t have the comprehensive list. The end is in sight ….. I think

I kind of knew it wasn’t anything new. I should have asked you pal. But the end result is what I was looking for. So it is looking like I can see the end of the tunnel. Lots of little details to and but I can see the finished product hopefully will cross the finish line soon.

So as this is an old kit mould, and is VERY plain, inside and out, it has no location indicators (even roughly) to where the clearance lights go ……. So with a restless night, the other day, I came up with a piece of tape. I know you guys all do it but this worked out very well for me. Marked the center of the cab on the tape, looked closely at the original sales lit I have and measured out 15 mm each way of center. Glues the lights on and pulled the tape. I’m happy with this. Now on to signal lights……..

What a cool build ,JM! I love the orange and that really makes this one pop.... you designed, printed and assembled this one in record time, maybe the best one so far ! It is very cool, and I like this one a lot... great job, pal, can't wait to see what's next.....

Another magnificent build in the offing…. This is mechanical engineering stuff. And will become a viable working model. I am fully set in the front row with my new thermos and coffee mug and maybe a bag of popcorn.

Look at this ! Bren, being the good guy he is brought the coffee over today ! Had to ‘take five’ for a cuppa.

That looks super COOL ! I love how the mirrors turned out. Those look SO good. This is a beauty and probably the best one so far. And it was my pleasure to send you a few of those light sprues. That is nothing compared to what you have done for my current build. I have to ask what color and paint is the orange you used here. Combined with the black it is really eye catching…..

Wow. Absolutely outstanding ! How many work lights do you have planned? Are you going to hang backup lights on the mirror brackets or on the steps or both? This is such an exciting build and one very close to my heart. This is absolutely spectacular.

Holy, this is good, I could take a tutorial on your rusting techniques, as they are spot on.... and what a cool idea of the clamps on the edge of the bench to keep everything straight a true... I may have to 'borrow' that one....genius..... . Glad to see you are finding some spare time to get back to this one, Bren.... you have been too busy printing my oil distributor stuff..... this is coming together rather brilliantly....