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53' Flatbed with the option to "drop deck" it AAAAND....a set of 19.5 wheels/tires to fit! DONE!......... don't forget the spread axle option and 48" toolboxes.

I think the bumper is perfect for it. Great job!

The Ottawa trucks cab is built by Able body corp. If you ever noticed the cab on a Capacity terminal tractor is almost identical. Ottawa and Capacity probably get their cabs from the same company. Scratch building the Ottawa cab shouldn't be that difficult as all of the surfaces are flat. No compound or curves of any kind in that style truck means you would just have to cut flat styrene sheet to the right size and fit the pieces together. Build a frame out of a kit with a single or double axle and modify the fifth wheel with hydraulics and you have a replica. There are some other differences between the terminal trucks and road tractors, chassis wise, but wouldn't be real noticeable unless you want to be that exact in the replication. A lot of the ones I have used have no suspension, the drive axle(s) are mounted straight to the frame but we also have one that is equipped with air bag suspension. The engine in the ones we have at work now have a 5.9L 6 cyl. Cummins diesel that is probably the same engine in the Dodge trucks.

I've yet to see a terminal tractor(yard truck) in kit form. Have you ever scratchbuilt. Lots of older trucks were potential yard trucks. I use to operate an old White short hood single axle tractor that had been converted to a yard truck with the hydraulic fifth wheel and step boards from the door around to the chassis. It was a twin stick and a P!I!T!A! to get into gear.

If you have Windows 7, go into "Control Panel" from the start menu, select "Appearance and Personalization", then "Display" followed by "Calibrate Color".

Sergey, Here are some I have collected.

Jeff, Here is his email. He will send you a list. gwtrucks@yahoo.com

Just an FYI. Working for a large refuse company, I can tell you where packages end up if the labels DO happen to go missing. We receive a 35 yd rolloff compactor 1-2 times a week full of undeliverable packages. Consider also, there are those who wheel and deal as well as collectors of all sorts in different professions. I am sure the USPS has their share of them, some looking for an opportunity. I would advise against labeling the package with its contents for the sake of safe handling.

Dave, Good news. Thank you!

Ditto!

Justin, The additional axles are used to distribute weight of heavy loads over a larger area decreasing the impact on the roads surface. The axles, not driven, are equipped with 2 sets of air bags, one for suspension and the other to lift them up off the ground when not in use to save on tire wear. Hence, they are called lift axles in general. The ones ahead of the drives are, AFAIK, called pusher axles as they are being pushed by the drives and the one behind the drives is called a tag axle as it is tagging along.

I don't use the stove. Just fill the sink with hot water and submerge. You may need a weight on top of the can to hold it down since it is buoyant. My bathroom sink has the perfect amount of space for one of the large cans to lock under the faucet to hold it in place. 10 minutes later, you are ready to go. Using a stove, you're just asking for trouble. If you forget about it being in the sink, no problem as the water will obviously cool down and the cans don't drown either.

These were held May 2010, should be about the same time in 2011. http://www.tacomajazzfestival.com/ http://www.untappedblues.com/index.html These folks promote Blues in the Northwest. You could contact them to learn of any events on their calendar. http://cascadeblues.org/joomla/ http://wablues.org/

I have never had a problem painting outside in the cold. Figure the model and paint are kept inside, therefore, they are at room temperature. I submerge the rattle cans in warm water before painting year round. The amount of time it takes to spray it won't change the temperature of the plastic or paint. The only difference is the air. You may have to adjust the distance between the nozzle and subject. Tim Ahlborn paints during the (northern Michigan)winter in his garage which is unheated and seems to never have a problem.

Nice lookin' Mack! If you look at the pic links, you'll notice that this [ bracket is missing at the beginning of them. Probably missed it when copying. Select "EDIT" in the lower right of that specific post and just add that bracket at the beginning of the links and all should be well.

An update on one of these. Rivers Edge resins is no longer. The business was purchased a while ago buy Eric Jones and is now under the name P&P resin works. Here is a link to Eric's site. http://www.ppvintagekits.com/ Eric also sells on Ebay under the name porkynpetunia. He doesn't have his site updated with everything he offers, so contact him to see what he has. It's quite a bit more than listed on the website. He is also a member here.

Romell, Curious! If you wanted to tone down the intensity, could you use several 1.5 volt(AA, C or D in series) or a 6 volt lantern battery instead? I know the voltage would be lower but don't know about the initial jolt from the battery, would a larger battery, such as the lantern, deliver a stronger jolt resulting in damage to the LED's or simply last longer? I think this is something to consider, after all, you are going for scale realism so the light intensity should fall into scale as well. I used to experiment with this kind of stuff when younger. I lit up a K100 Aerodyne way back when with bulbs shaped like scale headlights and GOW bulbs for the markers. Of course, it was very amateur looking as I was in my mid teens at the time but I thought it was the coolest thing since cherry koolade. Keep up the great work! You are an inspiration to most, if not, all of us.

Pete badges on the sides of the hood?

How many guessed it from Harry's "bodacious" slip up?

Pigeon Forge, just drive down the main strip, Scenic Parkway/US441. There is plenty to do. Gatlinburg, I would suggest finding a parking spot at one end of the main strip, Scenic Parkway(same road) near Hard Rock Cafe and walk down one side as far as you want and back up the other. It will take a while with the shopping and site seeing. There is also a Ripley's Believe It or Not museum in addition to the Ripley's Aquarium. Whenever visiting an unfamiliar place, look for the area Chamber of Commerce. they are stocked with info on area attractions, events, etc. http://www.gatlinburg.com/default.asp http://www.pigeonforgechamber.com/

I am a Nascar fan, but, will absolutely agree with that!!

Schnikeys!! If I ever wanted a f...fro..fo...fffor....f, one of those, it's now! I gotta go have a cigarette after that.

I don't know about getting paid for it or contract work. I have sold several scratchbuilt items for decent money but would'nt even come close to considering myself a pro builder. To me, "pro builder", would be along the lines of Romell and Treehugger Dave to name a couple. Simply because of the assortment of materials used for fabricating unique, one off parts in addition to body work, bashing, quality of finish and the sort.

Here is my daily driver. '04 Ram 1500 4x4

So do we, Ben, so do we!