Jürgen M.

Thanks very much Guys! I really appreciate it! I'm really glad you like what I'm doing! That shows me, I'm doing something right! For me that's one of the primary reasons to be here, sharing the happiness about building models, especially trucks and getting the same feeling when looking at all your builds that make me happy cause you guys have the same attitude! Thanks again and keep going. I honestly enjoy watching your builds and reading your comments, not only on mine! 👍

Thanks Jeff! By the way, the plate on the chassis is just a guarantee that the hood will fit (hopefully) gapless to the cab! Looks a bit like a Revell level 3 kit but it won't be visible later!

I finally got to painting the chassis: The rims are also painted. Mocked up to see how it looks! I'm satisfied! Next will be primering the cab and sleeper! I puttied the cab between sleeper and roof so I have to sand a bit more before putting the primer on. The quarter fenders will probably be chromed as well as the fuel tanks and the grille. If you're wondering why the hubs of the first drive axle are sticking further out than the others, simple explanation: I used the wheels that I had originally printed for the Marmon. For that the hubs were too long so I had changed them and printed them again. Then the wheels turned out to be too big for the Marmon so I used the smaller Amt round 1 tires with smaller rims leaving the larger rims in the box for further projects. Like this one! So I used the four doubles with the shorter hubs and two with the longer ones. I thought why not? Some trucks have different rims on each axle so why not have different hubs? Now I've talked enough. Thanks for listening! 😊

Looking great Gary! I think that long shifter will fit this truck perfectly!

I think it looks great and to tell the truth in reality you'll surely find a lot of such things as lamps not showing where they're supposed to. Makes it more "alive"! But I understand that these things can bother a perfectionists eye! I'm the same in these things!

Beautiful finish Gary! Nice paint job! 👍

The V8 is just about ready to be installed! First I have to paint the chassis though!

Got the cab and sleeper ready for primer! I used a so called "raft" from printing which I cut to size to mask the window gaps. That way I don't need so much tape! Then I used double sided tape to hold the cab and sleeper rooves so they don't get blown off by the air gun!

Hi Gary, thanks very much! I'm very glad you like it!

Keep going Gary! All the best wishes! The truck looks great! I love that chrome finish on the grille and head lights! Looks a bit like stainless steel! Awesome!

Thank you Steve! If there was a broader offer of kits concerning variety of models I probably would never have started to design and print. It does make me kind of sad on the one hand that not everyone has the possibility to make any model he or she likes but on the other hand, when I see what you guys make of the existing models plus fabulous scratch building skills I think the small range of kits does support the builders fantasy.

Thank you! Nice of you to say that! I wasn't aware that it shows!

The sun visor fits perfectly: Mocked up again with sun visor and headache rack!

This is the V8 I designed. I used the instruction sheet of the Amt GMC General and tried to reproduce the parts shown there mixed with attributes of similar looking engines found on pics in the internet. I didn't go too far into detail and I think I'll leave the plumbing, at least most of it. Hope you like it anyway! The gear box in the drawings I took over from the Marmon Herrington to make it complete but I'll probably use a different one! I designed all engines and gear boxes so they would fit together in any combination I choose!

Thanks Jeff! The printing goes quickly! So does the designing! Now the painting will begin. That's what takes time!

Air cleaners are attached: I also decided to make a headache rack! I printed it in one piece, including the tool box!

The sleeper roof is printed and fits:

The sleeper is almost complete! I printed specially shaped parts to guarantee perfect fit! Now just the roof is missing.

Tried a mock-up of chassis and cab with hood. Still looks a bit shaky but I need a few more parts printed to stabilize it!

That's already happened! 👍 I puttied it on top. The sides are sanded. I'll see what it looks like when it's primered. Maybe a bit of rework. I also printed the sleeper in single pieces lying down to avoid the printing lines. It should look better than previous builds!

You're probably right concerning the gaskets. It may not be a perfect solution but in my last build I used black cable ties, painted the surface white and left the edges black. Have a look. If it's nothing for you it's OK. I won't hang on to this! Just wanted to help!

Thanks Jeff! That "poof* thing is funny! 😂 It's unfortunately not quite that easy but I admit, it's easier than scratch building! Didn't get anything done today! Too much Work to do! Maybe tomorrow again.

This is the bumper I'm planning to use: It was left over from my Mack DM800 over-do. So it sort of stays in the family! These are the air cleaners I've chosen: ... and here's my design: I changed it a little bit but it still looks almost the same!

Thanks very much for your advice! I might give that a try!

Had to print the hood for the third time! Finally it's OK! Put some putty on top cause the print layers are too strongly visible due to the slight radius of the top of the hood. Would have looked like wood! After sanding it it'll look nice and smooth! I also printed the firewall... found an old Mack windshield in the box ... Maybe I can get it cleaned carefully? And this is a step for the fuel tanks. Put holes in instead of pimples! Jeff (Biggu) gave me the idea! Thanks for that Pal! 👍 Had to re-drill the 1mm holes I had designed into them cause they do get a bit smaller when printed, especially in that size. The risk of them closing when being painted is just too big. Both steps together came up with 390 holes to drill by hand. Nice job if you're bored! 😁