Gary Chastain

Ran into this tip on another model site. Guys are using this narrow tape for radiator clamps and also intricate stripping on their builds so I ordered some to experiment with.

Brian, I use a product called Simichrome, have used this tube for 30 years as a toolmaker to polish aluminum. The aluminum exhaust stacks will be taller and have a 45 degree bevel, I think🥴, they will also be polished. The tubing is 1/4 inch which will give me about a 6 1/4 diameter in scale inches.

Playing around with an idea that is not a semi truck for a change.

Option B looks the business, from a guy who knows little about these trucks. But adding chains helps tell the story. Man this is a cool build.

Experimenting with some aluminum tubing and using a brake line tool to bend them. Would like to have polished aluminum pipes (bit larger diameter to make a statement of what’s under the hood) on this truck. Custom dash built and painted, working on PE dash parts.

Really looks good.

Your yellow bumper lights, are those 1/2 round beads or did you cut a round bead in half? I really like the modern look of that modification.

Any thought about opening doors, that would allow very good site into all that detail?

Looking good

Been thinking Brian, usually a builder will try to build his next subject better than his last build. What are you building next to out do this build? You have set that bar mighty high on this build.

Thanks John, progress will be slow for awhile

Tired today after two doctor appointments, but came upstairs for awhile this afternoon. Going off the rails again on this build. The dash is in two pieces on this kit, so I am going to make a slightly larger flat dash and add PE dash gages, kinda custom look I hope. Second: you guys have seen those really tall shifters those custom trucks have? I think this truck needs one 😉😜

Like the mods, looking good

Steve, you are really doing this kit justice, well done.

Got a little something done, sanded cab and finish color.

Sure is coming together nicely, outstanding build

That is some very fine building right there, well done

What a cool build

Nice progress on this big rig.

Nothing better than black and chrome rig, she’s gonna be sweet.

Such a cool project

That color with chrome looks outstanding, well done.

Wow Jurgen, your builds make me smile, love where this is going.

Some really nice detail work, it will pay off when you finish.

Not feeling tops but just wanted to go up and look and my truck. Went upstairs today to fiddle around and do a couple things. Did some finish work to my fabricated air cleaner, got it untaped after sitting for a few weeks. Need to do some touch up sanding to the cab and finish painting. Feels good to just sit at the bench.