Old Buckaroo

Fantastic work , that is a long frame for you Terry I am really intrigued now .

Great stories and I feel decades younger after reading them. Mine was the "Movin On Kenworth" my buddy and I rode our bikes several miles to a department store, he had gotten the Peterbilt kit at the same time. I painted mine with Pactra Candy apple green (with no basecoat) it was a gelatinous runny translucent mess. But every time I looked at it I heard "Whomp Whomp" and Meryl Haggard right on cue !

Wow , this is fabulous ! I really like the new airbags and air tanks. Well the engine is top notch also , looks real enough to hear the turbo whine.

Thanks guys for commenting, Rich - I only failed on the drivers side, the off side was perfect. My mistake was getting distracted and not going back over the edge with a blunt toothpick. My wife had just got home from town and I went out to open the gate. Ken - I am with you on the stretched trucks. Vic - that is a great looking truck. Since I was a teen I liked that style of paint. I had to do mine backwards though as I was real low on white primer. I had to paint the white first then the blue. It would of been way easier to paint the blue first, but why am I kidding myself - I never do anything the easy way

That 60" spread will be nice ! I was wondering why you were making flexible drivelines..

This project has my attention also and will be fun to watch. I really like your first picture showing your shelf of models - The Mopar load is so cool ! Terry - You mean there is suppose to be an idea behind a project ? hmmmm

If that was my bridge in Duram NC, I would put loader teeth on the anti collision beam

I like this project and it really has a menacing look . Take care of your rebuilt injured parts, dont rush into anything you should not do.

I failed myself on the left side sleeper and did not seal my tape well. I will have to fix that or outline it . Gator - I am not sure if I will do the Aero conversion, but it would be easy enough to do.

Great to see something coming from your bench. I thought for sure this was going to be "Clayton Davis's" truck. Nice work and the drive lines are insanely impressive ! I have been wanting to do a similar project but a WS coe

Kinda / sorta - It is the same truck AMT boxed as the "Movin On" truck but the one in the show had a later cab with the latches along the bottom of the door instead of the handles up high. Great save you have going on here !

Hey Jt , looking real good. Does the Lonestar not come with the wheels and tires as in the BIg Rig wheel and tire set ? I can hear that lady at the Dually saying "Orange you glad to see me "

That is way nice and the Ford is top notch. I am so kicking myself for not getting one of these trailers.

I really can not decide what I like the best on this one - The idea or the AlClad engine (so cool) or the folding "tank type bridge/ ramp" This is such a great project !

Thanks guys, Check this out, with a little creativity and a razor saw a 86" AeroDyne is possible. (something I was messing with while paint is drying)

Something quick and easy with no real direction other then a mid - late '70's owner operator truck. PS Clayton - I shortened the frame to be contraire

I like "parts box specials" . That is some frame length you got going there , a cut down Wilson stock trailer would look right at home there

When I build mirrors I take a spare cab (or you can use the one you have and make the mirrors first) I will use white glue and glue the upper and lower braces to the cab. The plastic cross braces and vertical brace will be glued with liquid cement or CA. Once the assembly is complete and dry I use a flat chisel type X-acto blade to remove from the cab. Scrape off any dried glue. I have a small compartment box to store them in until final assembly. For a tackier and quicker drying white glue "Micro Kristal Klear" is amazing. It is sold for attaching aircraft canopies and other clear parts. I glue my stuff such as mirrors right to the paint (Enamel) . I started using white glue do to my shaky hands. If I botched it I could clean up my mistake , something you cant do with liquid cement or CA. I have not used wood glue, just the white Elmers glue. Jeff - I glue painted parts with Tamiya Green cap liquid cement. I imagine the other types of liquid cement work the same. The seam will wick the cement in with no damage to the surrounding paint if use in moderation. I may cement the same are several times within a few seconds just so I dont overload the area at once.

Everyday Elmers white glue. Not only do I use it for mockups it is what I attach mirrors and hood badges, head lights ect ect with so as not to damage paint. Also when it comes time to move again , I can pop the mirrors off for safe packing.

That is one dirty truck, looks like the trucks here in Montana. Nicely done ! I bet those were some unforgettable trips you went on. Was there anywhere good to stop and eat along the way ?

This is a cool project, very nice transformation .

Looking good Clayton , I like the air intakes. Why is all the "Cat Yellow " spray paint glossy ? I have never seen a shiny cat yellow product.

Wow - this is fantastic , will you be using a Detroit to power it ? I really like projects like this and I have seen a lot of 1/1 loggers that were rebuilt and rebuilt with everything when I lived in Washington State.

That is one really nice looking Western Star. I miss the days of real trucks with real paint jobs. You have definitely captured that bygone era.

Hey I also had a box from KJ , he does not mess around when it comes to shipping. Everything is always carefully packed and fast to ship.