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Wow, the entire shape of truck is already coming out nicely! Great start~

Hi Håkan! Thanks for joining my post! I have been expecting your participation. Your procedure of minimizing/eliminating joint gap is a good one, and I think will have to try using liquid brush afterwards to further process. I actually use similar method, and I think the key is to allow glue to fill the seam. On certain occasion, I can get also away with sanding only. I start with 600#/800#/1000# grit sand paper to even out the surface and then polish out with 2000#. The result is quite satisfying as shown below. Unfortunately, if you are dealing with injection pin marks such as below differential, then you get no choice but to putty.

Hey Steve, appreciate your feedback here. You are always bringing positive atmosphere to this forum. Yeah, I wondered the exact same thing! Full size frame rails would have been so much better. Maybe they were planning to release a longer version with 10 wheel configuration? Hmmm. Thank you, Gary! Surprisingly, I am building this one with speed and making some forward progress for sure. Thanks, Mathias! I am hoping I can finish this one quick, but you know how we all build here! Hi Dan, I am enjoying the build so far! The box does say 100% new molds, I am not sure if this made my build so much better.

Hi guys, This is my latest kit I am working on and thought I share my progress and build experience here. Also to add some fun and cool details, I picked this detail set from Hobby Design which contains various P/E parts. Besides the detail kit, I want to stay simple and make this a quick build, so I am building it as how the kit is produced. I actually did not know what to expect since it is my first attempt at building an Italeri truck kit. Quickly I found out how most of the build requires joining two halves together. Oh no... The frame rails also require two halves connecting together. I gave an extra effort to ensure that my frames are straight and leveled. Immediately I started to replace existing parts with Hobby Design's detail set. There are many ways to remove joint seams, and I find Tamiya's basic putty works quite well (and cheap). Never seen this kind of left over sprue ends once the wheels were removed from sprue tree. Luckily, there were only six wheels to clean up! There was no drama when it comes to assembling and attaching components to the chassis here. My initial feeling of building an Italeri truck kit is a positive one so far! I hope it stays this way till the end. Added some wiring and air hoses. Also P/E parts were used in various locations. Easy work so far! I can definitely feel that the detail kit is definitely enhancing the overall look of the truck. Now I am ready for painting! I like to paint often in smaller sessions throughout the building process. I suppose I can only manage smaller batches! I contemplated on which frame color I want to apply and finally decided to go with draker gray-ish tone using the above paints. I thought about applying semi gloss clear coat to the entire frame at the end, but I quickly kill that idea. I reminded myself that this build is supposed to be simple and quick... After roughly 30 minutes of painting session, I have my first painted parts ready to assemble. Getting excited!

Awesome progress indeed and I can see that our hobby is all about making continuous adjustments as you make more progress. Keep it up, the truck is already looking sweet!

What a great looking truck! Very clean job as well!

Wow, the truck really catches your eyes. Great finish, great paint work, and of course, a good looking dump truck!

Bravo! As always, your build quality is excellent in this one! ???

As always, what a sweet ride you got going here! The subtle weathering is top notch as well!

Beautiful work and awesome result! You can be very proud!

You got everything down to just "perfect!" And even better that you were able to recycle left over parts. Amazing indeed!

Wow, what a fantastic set! Great job building the fleet! Don't you just feel rich owning this extensive collection!?!

Superb job done and you definitely executed everything correctly here. And I noticed that the truck load is telling a story, I know exactly what this truck is doing. Now you just need to build a custom shelf to display this beautiful and "long" truck!

Nice job and your added details definitely improved the overall look of the kit! ?

Sweet build going here, beautiful build so far. I love the close up photos as if you are saying "I am confident at what I am building!"

Amazing result! Those lifts are great additions to the already great looking truck!

Cool looking setup you got going here. I can also see your extensive collections in the photos! Super cool!

Nice job on this, the trucks look tough! I can see a lot of work has went in this. I like the multiple license plates displayed in the front as well.

I like how it is coming together, great job so far!

This is massive! Beautiful work so far and it is turning into a masterpiece!

What a great build so far and it is coming out fantastic! It really is looking good, and I have to remind myself multiple times that this is 1/32 scale! Keep up the good work!

Amazing work here. it has to be labor intense all the way, but the result is already super rewarding for sure. And the doors shut like they meant to be!

Wow, excellent detail work and you did an awesome job putting them all together!

Very nice build and great photography as well! Thanks for sharing!

Bravo! Flawless work here! Love the details and high quality finish!