Old Buckaroo

Howdy Jan - That is a mighty fine looking combination you just dont see anymore. Fantastic collection displayed models also , better then a museum.

I am not a trucker but thought you might like the view of the yard this morning. My camera was beeping at me - I think it does not like negative temperatures.

Yeah Terry the resin dust is flying now , this will be way cool ! Now you know Clayton will be wanting to open his doors and suicide them now

Ha, you dont know me very well. The more I look at something the less I like it. Those cab vents were aggravating me the more I looked at them, so out came the chisel bladed knife and off they went. Made 4 more up that are not so fat looking - back to fixing gremlins.

One of my most favorite trucks of all time. Wow , you have done a really fantastic job on this and that color match looks right on.

A quick mock up for pg 3. The top of the doors have the KW taper removed and the vent window has been relocated. I have also pretty much have found all the little gremlins on the cab. Lots of Mr. Surfacer 500 to fill small imperfections. Now the real work starts - Making the cab mounts and cutting the grill where it will pivot. Thanks for looking in

I dont mind paying a little more for older kits as the quality of plastic is better. But who can justify Highway robbery prices on kits that are so high no one will touch them . Like $425.00 for a BJ McKay truck

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 .