Jürgen M.

Absolutely cool! 👍 Great job on that Steve!

Just took another look at the truck pics! Now I know what I did wrong! The dash should be completely out of range of the doors! Not gonna correct that anymore! I changed the design of the panels a bit. Not original, OK but useful!

The doors work! Which brings me to the next little problem: The inside door panels! I actually forgot that the dash is quite close to the doors. Means I had to change the design of the doors panels a bit to make them fit. Otherwise the doors wouldn't have closed anymore! Work causes more work! That's the way it is!

This is so amazing! I can't take my eyes off this!

Thank you! Very nice of you to say that! I never would have dreamed that my builds would be liked by so many of you! I'm really greatful!

My next steps will be the marker lights on the roof (that's the easy stuff) and I guess I'll begin with plumbing and wiring! As soon as the doors are functional I'll finish the mirrors and then I'll do some of the small stuff. Tail lights, horns, one of the brake chambers broke off, then a bit of weathering on the frame and the wheels. Still a lot to do.

The steering linkage is also finished:

The doors are in place and the cab sided hinges glued on. Hope it stays tight. There's not much area to glue on! I'll wait very long for it to dry hard enough. Honestly, if any hinges break again I'll glue the doors in and that's it! Maybe one opened and one closed!

Thank you Jeff! 😊

Both fuel tanks are strapped! I also improved the air intake. It was too big and I made a curve so the top sits straight again! Turning signals are also in place! Just need the orange!

One of the fuel tanks is "strapped"! The other one almost! I'm working on the doors now! Had to print them again cause during the first attempt of fiddling the hinges together some of them broke off! This time it worked! The rod standing off belongs to the mirror frame. Now I have to paint the doors! I'm glad I mixed a good amount of that cab color!

Oh my God, Gary! Please get well soon! I wish you all the best for your upcoming heart valve surgery! Take the rest you need and Take good Care! 👍🍀

The shift linkage is partially installed. The rest will follow shortly. Also the fuel tanks are attached. Now the straps will follow! I also had to design a shift tower, not knowing what this specific one looks like. At least it fits under the cab!

Wow, thank you! The parts surely don't have the surface quality of kit parts but all together I think I can really be satisfied! I keep trying to improve the Print quality and it's getting better. Glad you're enjoying the build!

Exhaust and air intake plumbing are done! Next will be the fuel tanks! The straps will be made of cable ties.

Air cleaner is in position. Exhaust plumbing is in construction. Have to correct a bit, then pics will follow!

I'm sure you will! I have great faith in your abilities!

The only disadvantage of the smaller wheels is that now all tires are the same. Before I had been able to take over the different tire type on the rear axle.

This is the ball joint for the shifter. Made a cube instead of a ball though. Don't know if I can make it work. Isn't really neccessary so maybe I'll just glue it in to the correct position but at least it looks like it could work!

The cab tilts so I can now do the plumbing on the exhaust and air cleaner.

Thanks! That's what modeling is about to me. Building out of the box was yesterday. I rebuilt or refurbished practically every kit I had built out of the box. Back when I had built them I didn't have the skills or the knowledge to customize. Today I might not have the knowledge of most of the guys here but it's far more than 40 years ago and it's fun learning more here everyday. It's satisfying to hear all the compliments about my building skills. Thanks very much to all!

Wow Jeff, you're putting some effort into this! Looking really good! Can't wait to see this finished! Amazing details!

You're absolutely right Steve! The front wheels should be narrower. I also had the feeling. The pics show that with the smaller wheels the track actually reduced itself a bit. Just a few mms though. I doubt I can do anymore without changing the whole axle. Thanks for your advice. I really appreciate it! Sometimes other eyes see more! Don't hesitate to show up more things. I also mounted the exhaust pipes with brackets. Next will be the air cleaner! It's printed but not painted yet.

Thanks Jeff! I'm printing smaller rims at the moment for the AMT tires. I think the effort is less than making a new cab and it'll do the job! Pics will follow shortly! 😊

Thanks you Steve! I really enjoy learning all this!