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Appreciate the suggestion but likely going with Tamiya Camel Yellow - need to test paint a panel and see how it looks compared to pics of real truck

What the heck are you supposed to do? Only thing common was the plastic, but it took the primer ok, twice. Anything else close by to your paint booth that may be off gassing and reacting with paint? Any chance moisture (somehow?) getting into air line?

Hi Bren - lots of great info. Biggest thing I have a hard time finding, in regular supply, are Top Studio hose fittings (pipe to hose, 45’s, 90’s). Just back to hobby recently with an ongoing WIP thread, and do lots of scratch building. It sure would be nice to have other makes of cabs available. Maybe this is something I need to pursue further. Haven’t figured how to manage my hobby environment to accommodate a toxic production process - if I did make the jump, it would be to resin, not filament printing. Lots to digest

Painting, for me, is the most challenging aspect of the process of model building, and I've struggled with it in the past. I marvel at some of the paint jobs on this forum, from show car finishes to amazingly weathered and worn out derelicts. My goal is neither show finish or weathered - I'm hoping to make the truck look as good as the real one did, rolling out of the shop with it's new attachments, ready to go to work. not the truck I'm modeling, but this tridem was fresh out of the shop some attachments painted, several to yet to prime, and all to be put back together! Tamiya fine surface primer used, initially Our trucks were painted with "Wheatland Yellow". There seem to be several versions of this colour on the web. MCW's version laid down great, very forgiving, but too orange need to find a better colour match!

Beautiful truck, well done!

Beautiful paint! Don’t imagine working with a mask is an easy task - well done.

For all that was going on, you sure got the primer laying down smooth!

Carl, sure wish I was more mechanically inclined!

Elementary school band, trumpet was as close as I ever got to making music. Great respect for people who create “Beautiful Noise”, as Derek Trucks says

Small world, indeed, Kyle! Like your Strike-a-Lite and knife sheath. Did you age the tin cones and dye the deer hair yourself? Could never find reasonably aged cones for sale. A couple more I made a few years ago…

With this post, I will be caught up on my backlog of pics for this build - real time going forward! Can't be certain why, but, hubristically, or stupidly, I've been keeping a log of time spent and what I did while at the bench (anybody else do this?). To date, for better or worse, I've logged over 600 hours - I have to admit that about 20% of that time has been me looking at pictures over and over, trying to figure out how some part needs to be built. And, with what I am hoping to get accomplished to complete this truck, could be several hundred more. That may be a bit crazy, but I sure enjoy it! This post is about running the hydraulic lines to front of the truck. this line, from the bottom of the hydraulic tank goes to the inlet of the hydraulic pump at front of truck the low pressure line has been threaded through the hangers, now the high pressure return line to the valve manifold is being threaded (the fuel line will be tucked up into the frame eventually); there are a couple lines running to/from the transmission to the yet to be built oil cooler mounted on the rad two additional, smaller lines, at the bottom of the hangers, run to/from the front plow lift cylinder and back to the valve manifold so, two lines need to be plumbed to a hydraulic pump; two lines to a transmission oil cooler, and two to the front plow lift cylinder. More work needs to be done on rad and front plow mount, before these lines can be finished off; more work to be done on engine wiring better view of transmission oil cooler lines, sitting on top of plastic hangers Need to get some painting done on the attachments and sander . . .thanks!

Charles, great engineering going on here. You have many skills I have yet to acquire and casting is one of them. Always educational!

Thanks very much, Gary - just means I have too much time on my hands! - glad to be back doing this hobby! Looking forward to that logger taking shape on your workbench.

Before recently re-starting model building, I had spent a lot of spare time making replica First Nations artifacts. All my project ideas came from auction and museum sites. Never shown these outside of family or friends, and don't sell them - just for a personal collection. I have huge respect for those who created original work of this type, under far less ideal conditions than I worked in, at my workbench, with lots of light and a magnifying desk lamp! Read lots about other hobbies in various threads in this Off-Topic Lounge, and my past hobby certainly has nothing to do with models, but I'll post a pic of one of my projects (I can post others along the way) and would be interested to see pics of your "other hobbies", too. Kiowa moccasins - year unknown

Great subject car - wanted one when I was in school - amazing level of finishing!

Beautiful car - looks really good photographed outside.

Charles, I appreciate you having a look and thanks for the compliment! Working out how to make the sander body removable - have figured that out for the sander’s hoses and attachment to frame but not for the eventual wiring. Should still be able to see a lot of the detail (I’m hoping)

It’s scarce - last bit I have I was from Moluminum, but that was a long time ago - thanks

I used some pulleys I had in my "aftermarket" drawer, the supplier's tag long gone. The Allison might not have worked in real life for a truck like this, but it was a topic for consideration for awhile at the shop. I remember some fairly big, Halliburton, down hole cement pumper trucks in Fort St. John that were automatics (or the driver of the truck I saw could shift really fast!). The Allison was plausible, so I used it. Thanks for looking in!

Welcome to the forum, Bill - lots of new ideas in the builds here!

The engine in the real truck is a Detroit 60 Series and I purchased a resin one from Auslowe in early 2023. I worked on the engine on and off during the early part of the build and it got to the point that I needed it in the truck to carry on with the hydraulic line runs. Will need to add some more detail once the cab, radiator and front plow lift group are in place. Didn't take many pics back when I was working on it, so here is what I have so far. As always, I appreciate your comments! fabricated a Delco Remy alternator, an AC pump and mounting bracket real truck had an exhaust gas recycler, so had a go at that had to create plumbing for EGR back to intake manifold So, I couldn't find (or identify) an Eaton Fuller manual transmission in the few kits I have, but I remember a conversation with one of our shop managers - there were musings about trying out automatic transmissions in our trucks (that didn't happen in my time with the company). It may not be practical, but I used an Allison automatic transmission from Moluminum; added a vent tube from valve cover to crankcase; added aftermarket pulleys (many of the connections between delicate parts were pinned with brass rod to strengthen them) Engine installed, belts installed, added an oil filler spout to this side of engine, as well as a dipstick with yellow handle, connected power steering hoses - more detailing needs to happen now that engine is in frame. You can see the plastic hose run hangers attached to the bottom of engine and transmission Engine needs a bit of a wash to bring out highlights more - this truck didn't have many miles on it when I took the pics Now the final hydraulic runs can be made to front of truck!

For all the grief the prep has given you, it’s coming along great.

Everyone has already said it all - a superb build, with a touch of humour in your second pic!

Looking good, Jeff! Where are getting your red and white reflective tape from?

Great build - the wheels / tires (and whole truck) look very realistic!