BK9300

Great scratch building, Tom - definitely a heavy duty wrecker in its day. The Holmes wrecker looks really good.

No doubt there will be lots to learn from this - will be interesting and the first time I will have been able to follow along, in real time.

Welcome to the forum, Tom - great background story! Got to love scratch building - you get to end up with something no kit could provide.

Nice buildup of the leather seats - the lighter tones on the high spots sure looks like the real thing.

The black plastic is a good idea, Francis - looks good in its natural state and the result is indeed convincing. Still trying to imagine how your rotary chuck is positioned perfectly for each subsequent hole in the brass seat. Even if there are degree indicators, not sure I could get them to line up exactly 45 degrees apart from each other - maybe 44 or 46 sometimes - you're very precise.

Thanks, Steve - like the chains, the ‘fingers’ on the ice blade are a bit large and wide for scale!

That’s a good idea, David - really finishes off the sides and back wall of your cab - very interesting solution!

Very kind of you to say, Gary - thanks. The goal was an improvement over the model from 1991 and I think that's happened! A couple pics from the archives - 1991 version - Chains are just a 'bit' out of scale! This truck had 'compact ice' removal blades on it, and an old Del Hydraulics side mount hydraulic tank, with fittings made from aluminum tubing - no aftermarket back then (that I knew of, anyway)

I don't think I have any room for electronics to make sound, Jürgen - imagination will have to do!

Another build well made, Charles. The different colouration in your hose racks are realistic, too.

You've presented a lot of very nice builds along the way, Ken - this one is no exception. Would be very interesting to see a 'group' photo if that's at all possible!

Steve, I’ll need to think about the smoke - I told Gary I wasn’t wiring in the key!

Special build, Steve - really likes the camera! (not sure how I missed it before but like the roof antenna addon)

I'd say so, too. I've got a panel line tool, but not sure I'd get four, new lines in as straight as you have - looking good!

Well Francis, it probably is a bit of madness on my part, to do all this work - I guess I'm still hoping for additional impact when the truck is displayed with the hood open! Thanks very much, Jürgen - looking forward to seeing your new hood in place! Thank you, Håkan - I appreciate that from someone as knowledgeable about trucks as yourself.

Your interior details really stand out - looking really good!

Jürgen, the hood you designed looks amazing as a resin print. Further evidence of your good designs - very nice!

Too funny, Scott - glad you stopped by - that was good for a laugh!

Terrific build, Steve. Easy to appreciate all the detail you've added along the way. Very clean, fast looking truck!

Thanks kindly, Steve!

Your paint repairs are coming along as expected! Looking at your collection of chrome parts, I'm hoping my mirrors and and other chrome bits I have yet to do, turn out as well as yours. Great work, Steve!

Your mockup looks good, Gary! Could you remind me where you get your front floats? I don’t have any with that tread pattern and need to get some.

I appreciate the generous comments, Steve - thanks for stopping by again!

Will be taking a few more days off - some spring (in North Vancouver), yard chores are piling up! Still, gathered all the assemblies that are finished (mostly) plus most of the pieces yet to be added and took a group photo. Like I said last post, I need to lay out an 'order of assembly' to make sure I don't glue something in its final position out of order and can't properly add or finish detail another part further along. The photo is going to help put some written steps in place to help with that. Hopefully won't be off too long - I'm feeling the push to finish! When I'm not working on the parts and pieces, I have them stored in a glass display cabinet - one of our cats has sometimes taken a little bag or two of parts off my bench and chewed on them Looking at all these pieces together should make it easier to write out my 'instructions' for most of the remainder of this build. Much to think about still . . .take care!

Welcome, Tim. Frames for cars, pickups or big rigs? Doesn't matter, though - you'll find lots of examples of each in the forum!