Old Buckaroo

Rich - I know right where that outhouse sits Clayton - That looks like the next season we will have here in Montana. First the snow has to go away... Its not real mud until you have to chain up

Pat - they use to not be color coded . They were mostly rubber hoses ,black and if you were fancy you might have a redish one . Then guys started getting those hard line coiled air hoses from sears that was yellow. I cant remember when they became "red & blue" maybe about the time truck driving schools started popping up (?) I noticed the color coded more in the 1980's or my exposure to trucks was greater.

Old Albion - Thank you for looking in, I am glad you like it. Mark - That 86" is so cool. I will have to make one now. Vic - wow, thank you I got a little work done on this one today and painted the dash up. Thanks for looking in !

This is a nice kit to build. As said before a square and level frame makes life easy. Square grid hobby mats are fantastic for that purpose.

Ben , nice "australianisation" to that Mack ! Where did you source your spokers from ?

Brian you caught the changes . A cabover Pacer - now that would be cool ! After taking a pic with primer I noticed the droopy seam / gutter above the windshield. I fixed that issue.

Gino - I like that color combination also. Is the base color Ivory ? Have you ever enlisted the help of a spray bottle for your decal applications ? Back many years ago (1990's) building 70's pro stocks I used slixx decals that would run the car length. Misting the body with water before decal was the only way I could fix any miss aligned error with those super thin decals.

It would be a Revell chain gang chopper. I watched my brother build this at a very young age. I would like to find one.

Clayton - This is my second one. My other one had a masonite pad and I wore it out from cutting strips of wood for my model rr . Gino - I hope I can pull it of somewhat close. Sam - I make too many decisions and all are the hardest way to do things I believe . Rich - Thank you Dennis, I was hoping you had one after seeing some of your projects. Jacobus - I was hoping that would help you out. Today's progress, got the cab to where I could give it a shot of primer and find all the hidden gremlins. Ok, you sharp eyed Cummin's guys - I did a couple of modifications to my engine. One real obvious the other maybe not. Thanks for looking in and commenting

Mark - It is Great to see you Wow - your going to have to place a protective wrap over your work table as not to scratch the bottom of this build up !

Wow, this is spectacular build up. I like your style and choice of modeling subjects. I agree with you on how hard it is to find pictures of this truck, it is a photo phantom for sure.

Nice work on the engine ! It is a purty color - I am anxious to see what you have planned for the truck and chassis. I have been a fan of solder for years making piping and exhaust curves.

That is a great idea for backdating the wheels. As you said they can make or break the truck. What will you use to replace the lugs ? Do they make a plastic stock in that shape ans size ?

I love this monster International. What did you thin/ reduce your Mr Surfacer with ? I use this stuff all the time for filling in imperfections and such but never used it as a base primer.

Thanks guys for commenting More work on the cab today. I needed to get the cab toe-steps made. I brought in the Chopper again, these things are great for cutting multiple pieces the same size. all five pieces cut Assembled and in place Thanks for looking in - until next time

Beautiful truck, everything looks just perfect . This is one of the finest AMt's I have ever seen. Man, I really like this one. I have always wanted to paint a few trucks this color.

Thanks guys, that axle about made me crazy. My handling of small parts is pretty poor anymore. I worked on the cab some more today, filled the old hatches and scribed new ones. First I made a styrene pattern and attached it with double sided scotch tape. Next I took the pinvise with a tip made from a "T-Pin" and scribed around it several times being very careful on the corners and around the filled areas. After I had a good scribe I followed up with the scribbing tool and widened the gap. A touch of liquid cement takes away the fuzz and cleans the groove.

It has taken me more time to make a poseable front axle then I spent roughing out the cab. I did narrow the DR axle and to strengthen the seam I cut a paperclip up and CA'ed it in the axle channel .

Ha ha - it took me a second to get it

I really like Model Master enamel # 2709 Light Ivory , it is also a gloss finish. But then there was all of those metallic sparkle wheels that owner operators liked so well

Steve - very nice trucks, I like both of them Man you are a quiet guy for a long time member. Don't be shy - jump right in and start a new project and enjoy the community.

I agree, those linkage brackets are out of this world. Also that is the most realistic looking flexpipe I have ever seen other then the real stuff. Do you heat your p/e exhaust screens to remove the hardness out of them before rolling them ?

My condolences for your family loss. That is a very nice paint set and I am sure you will put it to good use on one of those fabulous ship models you have.

Jacobus - No no one if following me , the rough work I can do pretty quick. It is the fine cleanup and detail that bogs me down. Now figuring out my wheelbase will take me forever.

It will be great to see another Mack added to the mix.