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GM needs to sell this version to Public. Excellent idea and beautiful finish, great job!

This one is pretty sweet. The oversized fenders made the car looks mean and powerful. Good job on the custom work!

Highly modified! I like the result and it has some comical look to it. Like a mini Matchbox collection except it is much larger and has all the details!

I like the choice of the color on this. Good clean build overall, and the color of the wheels stand out!

This one is pretty sweet. It has all the right details and you executed very well! Good job!

Sweet comeback. Awesome result!! I think the it really boils down this: it isn't how to build it correctly, but rather how well you correct the mistake.

The striping work is outstanding! Did you use decals or painted? IT really looks good on red. BTW, I think the car sits slightly high, it could be much sportier if 3-5mm lowered. But the model is looks lovely as is!

You executed the build very cleanly. Nice job, and I like how shining silver came out!

Very good, thank you for the info on this.

It is very cool that things were printed off of 3D printer and brush painted. The subject is interesting, but I really like what you have inside the cabin.

Incredible... Just incredible! Being 1/16 scale, I can easily see the nice details on the truck. Bravo!

Nicely executed and great overall finish After 50+ years later, this car still look awesome and you made it just like the one!

You did an excellent work here, the truck looks so real. The cab is nicely done too!

It is very realistic! It almost feel like I can actually operate with the control levers. I think adding a little bit of rust spots and scuffed marks will definitely make this one heavily used equipment on the job site.

Ok, this one looks sweet. I am now somewhat familiar with this kit and I see what options you took to build this kit Not only the overall finish is excellent, I also love the lighting and background setup! It really brings out the realism!

I started to contemplate how I am going to paint the truck. My initial concept of idea would be that the truck will have a solid color, but with add stripes. My rough scratch indicates that I have room for two stripes. For now, this is how I will proceed. I started working on small parts. Whenever I see pipes, I will attempt to replace them. It is no exception for this intake pipe. It is rather crude, but the shape is convincing enough, I will proceed with this by replacing the plastic piece with the metal pipe on the right. I have been using K&S Aluminum Telescopic Tubing (part #3403) for various hobby needs and they are fantastic for exhaust pipes and other similar use. Sometimes you just cannot beat the actual metal parts for metal parts. The front wheel mud guard was out of scale to my eyes , I cut and replaced the guard with plastic sheet. The photo does not show, but I gave some wrinkle to add realism. I painted the mirrors and small bolts with chrome. The small bolts set was purchased from Tichy Train Group. These small bolts can enhance the details on metal parts (i.e. front bumper) Since I painted my own chrome, I cannot simply paint the entire grille black and wipe off the raised area since it will also rub off the chrome. I carefully washed the INTERNATIONAL section on the grille. The end result was somewhat convincing, but for some reason, I am not quite happy with how it adds wet look... Hmmm. Work activities for fuel tank continues. As I mentioned, I believe these play important role for semi trucks to look great. I took some time delicately laying out the paint. I screwed up here. I permanently attached the fuel tanks before finalizing the details on the tank straps. The easy masking effort just got difficult... I think it really changes the look of the truck based on how the fuel tanks are detailed. Even thought simple "black" tanks do work for these trucks, I really want mine to be "ostentatious"! ? The last detail was to add a lower step plate which to cut off in the previous step. Thanks for watching!

Amazing, you are putting tremendous effort here and the truck is coming out very awesome. I forget that this was 1/32th scale, so every detail that you are adding had to be scaled smaller than usual. Nice job so far!

The door hinge looks like it was meant to be. Nice job. And love the from grille as well as the details on the wheels. Everything is good here! Would you mind sharing information on the "resin" lug bolts on the wheels? They look very convincing!

I like how everything turned out, but I really enjoyed the from bumper paint scheme. I would like to try this sometime, it makes a strong statement to the vehicle! And I love your collections in the background (including your trucks), very interesting to see what you have there.

Wow, the build is looking very technical! I like it! The resin parts do look sharp as well. Very interesting on how this will finish up!

Tough surgical operation here! You managed the hard part very well, nice job so far.

This is a super nice find! Doesn't HobbyLobby offer some great discount time to time (up to 40%) on model kits? If you could obtain this one at a discount price, it is surely a greater find! And bright yellow would look definitely good on this big rig.

Coming out very nice! It was also interesting to see your organized tool collections, spare parts, and decals displayed in the background. Very entertaining.

I saw the other model in the final work from the "Under Glass" section, it is absolutely fantastic especially how each component was scratch built and managed! This one is also progressing well, I can wait to see how this will finalize!

Thanks for the kind feedback, Warren! Appreciated your comment, Brian! I hope not to screw things up in the later stage, I am thinking about adding several painting stripes, it can easily turn into nightmare... ?