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Super clean build - best trucks in real life, ever!

Great job, Donato - really like the hood tin being tied down!

Hey Jeff - I appreciate the comments! There is going to be a level of detail I'm not going to be able to achieve - I admit I just haven't determined how far to take it. I've been bumping up against limitations all along in this project - some I have been able to over come and some I haven't. So far, its been working out! Thanks again, for checking things out and offering your observations.

I've been wanting to see what the sander looked like on the truck frame - yesterday I tried to set the sander in place and discovered that the pintle hitch I installed so long ago doesn't clear the sand chute - the real truck doesn't have the hitch attached when there is a sander on the truck (should have checked real truck's pictures more often!). So, had to remove the hitch, repair the area, add a 'plate' to the area, drill the bolt holes that would be used to mount the hitch and re-paint the end of the drop cross member. After all that, the sander fit in place as it should. A few mockup pics of sander sitting on the frame. Next, I'll need to make a different rotisserie, one that will work with the sander mounted on truck, so I can minimize handling during rest of its assembly. Thanks for stopping by!

Spot Model has a photoetch package for the Lonestar - site says only 1 package left https://www.spotmodel.com/product_info.php?products_id=49413&language=en maybe check out CTM's website as well - site says there are some available as well as some photoetch chassis cross members

Must of have had fun with those fuel lines - geez they're small! Fine work.

Beautiful looking truck - great job.

Maybe this - although, like you found, seems to be a considerable variation of colours used for both new and rebuilt engines

thanks - maybe the surface prep was my problem.

Great looking wheels! (I did a test with Revell chrome and haven't had the results you achieved).

Great prep work for the top coat!

Thanks, Jurgen!

Great job overall - I am still amazed at the detail you put into the engine (and engine compartment)! Also really like your photos in the shop setting.

Beautiful interior - lots of patience went into this one!

Thanks, Jeff - slow going but progress feels good!

Been saying for a few posts that I would be getting to the hydraulic hoses at the back end of the sander. Managed to do most of them this afternoon - only have the two lines (pressure and return) to the sander spinner to connect. Need to still do a bit of fabrication at the back end, wire in the speed sensor, add some decals (when they're ready), more lights and finally the sand conveyor. Anyway (you guessed it!), more sander pics . . . Line run to sand conveyor hydraulic motor and in turn, through the aluminum housing for the pre-wet pump motor, and back out again to the return hard line. Still need to hook up hydraulic motor for sand chute spinner Control wiring run to pre-wet unit; clear lines run from filter to inlet of pre-wet pump and back out again to "T" fitting - I still need to build the spray nozzle fittings that apply liquid to the sand falling into the spinner chute A couple pics of side tanks temporarily in place More to come next week - thanks for the comments along the way!

Beautiful work so far, Greg, and awesome stance!

Looking very wicked, Anton!

I appreciate your generous comments, Anton! Have really enjoyed getting back at this hobby. I’ve been thinking about where I could incorporate your switches in this truck - there is a column and switch/lever panel in the cab between the seats that the operator uses to control the trucks’s attachments - maybe there (I need better pics of the panel first!) (Hope we get to see an update on your Silverado C5R soon)

Had been hand painting several little valves, hose fittings, and a couple touch ups on sander. In between coats, I tried to get the material for the sander's mud flaps sorted out. Awhile back at the hobby store, the owner showed me a roll of clear vinyl, 0.25 mm thick x 8 inches wide, minimum 3 feet to be purchased (she couldn't remember what she had ordered it for), and I picked up some. Also some time back, I found, and ordered, a small roll of 0.5 mm silicone rubber on Amazon (20 in. x 20 in.). The clear vinyl needed to be painted with Dupli-color Vinyl and Fabric flat black and the silicone rubber needed to be sanded lightly to remove a surface sheen. Comparisons of two sample mud flaps follow. 0.5mm black silicone rubber strip and 0.25mm clear vinyl materials (silicone rubber was too shiny after removing protective plastic cover) this is the .25mm clear vinyl after two light coats of Dupli-color Vinyl and Fabric flat black - not easy to see, but has a realistic texture from the two light coats and the vinyl retained flexibility without the paint cracking when I saw the side view pic, it seemed the .25mm (roughly 1/4" scaled up) was too thin View of .5mm silicone rubber scuffed and temporarily in place (not the final size of mud flap) This view shows a better looking thickness (just less than 1/2" scaled up). Sample flap has good flexibility but still needs a bit more scuffing, given the reflection of the sander frame. Think this material may be a winner! Thanks for stopping by!

Super job all around - going to be a great looking car all put together!

Great looking truck, Jeff! I like the profile photos, especially the last one, with the lighting from the side - very realistic shots! Subtle colour combination, lots of detail added in - well done!

Missed this when you first posted it - great looking car and awesome paint, as always!