Jürgen M.

Thanks Jeff! Didn't have the feeling that I made that much progress! Glad you like the spare holder! I came up with that idea a while ago when I saw a similar thing on an old Volvo truck. Thought it might be a nice feature on a build someday. Didn't think it would happen so soon though!

Got the spare mounted!

Keep going Jeff! Looks just fab! 👍

Nice truck. Not an everyday model! Good job!

First coat of blue is on!

Thanks! I Hope so! I liked the contrast of blue and chrome in the truck so I thought it would good on a tanker! Got everything prepared for painting.

Cool! Looks really nice! Thanks!

Got the parts sanded and primered and sanded and primered and ... ! Of course there was also putty involved to close the gab between the tank body and the covers. In the picture it probably doesn't look much different than in the last pics but it is! The rear hubs are painted and the fuel tanks remounted. Next step will be the first coat of gloss blue. That has to cure a few days in order to get hard enough to sand it with 2.500 grain sand paper. Wet of course. Then the second layer of blue hopefully without rework!

😂 Might be worth a try! My desk is big enough to build models but I don't like to look at the clock all the time. I'd rather build at home but thanks for the idea! If my work gets too boring I'll give it another thought!

Looks convincing to me Jeff! With the dort in the tire thread and the spilled fuel and road dort in the fuel tanks it's very realistic!

That is one cool build! Today during lunch break I was thinking about future builds! A four axle variation was part of the vision! Just have to decide which truck it's gonna be! Got a few ideas! 😉

Thanks everyone! Glad you dropped by!

Cool build! 👍

Nice truck! Like the long chassis! Got a trailer planned?

I'll ask James Cameron If he'll make me an avatar! 😉

The tank will be chromed, the ends blue or silver. Therefore I'll paint everything blue, like the truck and then mask the areas that won't be chromed. I don't think it matters if there's gloss black or gloss blue underneath the chrome!

Nice rig! We don't get these in shops Here so I'd have to order or design one! I'm more into 60s and 70s but maybe someday I'll make an exception! Hope then it'll turn out as nice as this one!

Never Seen an Autocar in that configuration. Cool idea and nice work! 🍿🍺 Ready for more!

My boss wants me, and all the others, to come back into the office more instead of staying in home office where he can't see what we're doing. Anyway that gives me less time since I have to drive about 40 mins from work to home. 40 mins less in the evening for bench work. Still got a bit done yesterday! Touched up the frame on the truck that holds the tank and primered some parts. Most of them will need at least a second layer before I start sanding!

Tell my boss! He wouldn't be amused if I stayed home to build models instead of doing my job! 😉

I'm in! So much fun here!

I can only agree and I'm Happy for Steve that hes got a scale companion! You guys are champs in this scale! Always fun and interesting to watch!

Nice collection there and great work in the Bison! Looks like a big one!

Looks great! Like the engine and the piping around it!

Wow! Thanks Graham! I'm impressed! That's quite some work you put into that! And it's an interesting way of approaching it! I might try that on my next build!