Scott Eriksen

Cab is one with the chassis, started exhaust system,pass side mirror and fuel tank on, attached front bumper ,I did that with BMF so I can hold that if need be instead of the grille/rad shell .Did the "gold leaf" decals for the red panels that will go on the dump body .I'll do the cab signal/head/marker/park lights and air horns last

yep,,even with a lot of drying time it's hands off,,,I had mine in the dehydrator also

Clear coat dulls it up a bit,,,it's more durable than Alclad though ,,the radiator shell/grille not being a separate part,,makes it a little tough to work around

.............reminder to self> DON'T KEEP TOUCHING THE REVELL CHROMED PARTS DUMBASS !!! lol

..........clear on ,interior tub almost done,,,have to put in the glass and then some BMF

.....................shot the clear...in the dehydrator as we speak,,,it really brought out the sparkly in the Tamiya Bright Mica Red

.........that thing is just begging for an Auslowe 8V-92 ,,,, jus' sayin' lol !

Here's a pic of the underpinnings...I did a bit of black wash on some stuff ,,,probably going with a theme of a "clean but somewhat normal dirt and grime working restored repowered 1965 Mack B-61 dump truck" lol .Also put the decals I made on the doors,,,,considering I had to hand paint the "gold leaf" in my black outline it didn't come out too bad ,,,should show up better on the panels I'm doing for the dump body .I might clear coat the cab tonight so I can get rolling on assemby

Brian,I took a piece of rectangular tubing and sliced it about a 30 degree angle at the pump end,,sorta making it like angular reinforcements ,and drilled a hole where the pto shaft would go thru .The other end is attached to the crossmember I added at the frame stretch point . I'll make sure and take a picture next round

......................last test fit of cab with interior tub before I start getting serious ,,,,lol

.............driveshafts & pto shaft made/painted installed ,spokes and rims painted/mounted/installed ........ going to attempt the "gold leaf" decals with my inkjet printer and then Tamiya silver,clear yellow/orange /red

Made a parts run to FDNY today,,,hot item ......off and on rain couldn't mow so I shot the chassis and stuck the engine in ,,Revell Chrome on the radiator

Thanks Gary,,I might put the company name on a piece of Evergreen sheet ,red to match the cab ,in "gold leaf" lettering just above the long body bar

As long as the pops aren't under the paint! lol,,,yeah even though the black shows all the sins ,,,it should look good with the red cab/frame and chrome radiator shell/aluminum tanks .I think I'll do the rims white and the cast spokes will be red with the frame

Tomorrow,,if I don't have to work,,,,,I'll hit the tanks with Alclad polished aluminum

Thanks Ron,,I thought so too,,,I sorta countersunk it on the backside

I used the Dumas brass piano hinge on the hood,,I didn't think it looked that bad,,shot the cab fenders and the dump body black,,started throwing some brake valves and air lines on the chassis.Made a hyd pump support bracket and hung the pump

I figured I'll see what it looks like only dimension was .360 opened so it's a guess how it will look on the butterfly hood,,,I have the ones you have to use if it looks too big

Ron,,I have those which I may use but I ordered a piano hinge from the wood boat kit company Dumas ,, I'm going to see what that looks like 1st...it's complete,,15 inches long,,,you cut it to size Miniature Piano Hinge .360″ x 15″ #2120 – Dumas Products

.............took a ride up to Chestertown N.Y. EMS to pick up a rig today,,4 hours up 4 hours back up the NY Thruway,,thru the Adirondacks......part time/full time guy ,,lol ....anyway did a bit on the Mack,,made an oil bath air cleaner from some of the R model kit -cut that down and shortened the top inlet and added a piece from an Auslowe Donaldson air cleaner ,,massaging the hood,going to use piano hinge and have to do latches. Probably shoot some black on the dump body this weekend

Those leaf springs are beautiful!!

..............a little primer ,a few print lines have to be sanded/filled and some ejector pin marks I missed on the dump body,,a little more on the engine and chassis. Been all over the innerweb looking for some Mack interior green,,,this Mr Color is close ,but not exact

Thanks Gary!