Old Buckaroo

Just a picture of the brochure

On the outers and front, they are toward the inside of the rim and pretty much hidden from the eye . I wouldn't bother.

My preferred method is Simple Green in a Tupperware type tub and lid. I have found it works way quicker if warm as kept on top of the refrigerator or a few feet from a heat vent in a secure room from kids and pets. 24 hrs and most paint slips right off. Easy off works best if used in a large ziplock bag, place the cab or body and spray it down real good and zip it . Ten minutes later the paint is history. Might need to respray stubborn spots.

Helmut - No reason to apologize, I get confused on truck types myself. The 281's were a single drive axle drive. A 281 was the truck used in the movie Duel with tandems on the back but one was a tag axle. The 351's had tandem drive axles. Mark - I am glad you looked in ! Bob I am partial to the older work trucks. Jacobus - I am very much looking forward to your 351 project. I hope to learn from yours for my next one. Gino - Nothing beats good old aluminum and fiberglass for trucks , plastic trucks I dont care for. Gator - Thank you , I cant wait to see what your memory conjures up for an old classic. Old Albion - I love the bling on the old 1970's trucks but I also appreciate the "Plain Jane's" Dennis - I have plans for a tri - axle drive Yukon truck . Not that I have ever been to the Yukon but my version will be what I would expect to see there Thank you everyone for looking in and commenting

William ,when I saw this thread I was real happy thinking I did not have to dig for pages to update mine. I never get tired of seeing this truck you built !

After several years I finally got the cab painted with partial decals . Angel - my decals had that area printed red, matching it was not easy.I think after the decals get cleared the reds will be closer. Clayton are you looking ? I am digging out these old dinosaurs and finishing them up to try and Motivate you

Man, I just watched Scarface and Armed and Dangerous last week. My next run of Netflix has "Big" coming. How weird is that, I added those movies to my queue last month. Sad to hear that news, he was a great actor.

It is always fun to see a tread like this one, all of the work areas are great . For many years I used an old discarded vanity with one drawer missing. Made a great place for my compressor ! I built this bench with benchwork from my old model rr. It disassembles easily and this is the second house it has been in.

Daniel - Both of your trucks are very nice. I really like the six spokers on the gold truck and the stripes on the blue ! I cant wait to see your future truck builds.

Very Nice Jacobus, is the Duck the AITM offering ? The International reminds me of one I drove years ago for picking up Caterpillar parts for mining equipment.

Thank you everyone who looked in and commented ! Angel - I agree with you, I am tired of Alcoa's in kits. Tom - I will keep my eyes open for another emblem. Clayton - this is an old build finished up, come on I know you have a few out there Terry - I stumbled upon that large horn searching for other parts and knew where it had to go. Brian - The wheels are AITM products. Email Dave and ask for them as his list always says out of stock. Jim - I am happy to get this one displayed. Dave - This was the learner, I know what not to do for the next one.

Clayton what a great picture of your son ! Rich - I am very familiar with both towns,nice place to be this time of the year. Take the drive up to Salida if you already haven't.

Great to hear from you Matt , I was beginning to wonder if the truckstop food had kilt ya That Beats of a Ford looks more at home with that trailer, but I think it would look even better with a Bedbug hauler.

Good to see you guys getting the kicking the tires and cleaning off the dust. This Summer my Wife and I played as it was just us for the first time in 24 years. I get to model the rest of the year. Rich - what part of Colorado ?

I like the sounds of this project - even going for the Dart. Just think there would of been no movie plot if old Dennis had Hemi under the hood ! Terry (Superpeterbilt) modeled a Duel truck after the crash all twisted up - it was really cool !

Gator & Gino - Thank you ! Last progress pic for this one. Mudflaps I have my own battles with them quite often. I made a flap bracket out of three pieces of styrene to hold a piece of aluminum wire. The idea is the wire will bend if contacted and it slips right out to re-straighten it or remove the flaps completely for travel. The finial pics are now "Under Glass" Thank you for following this one.

I left a Snap'on ratchet & socket , wrench and prybar in one just like that. As they say No Good Deed goes Unpunished

This truck was a ebay box o parts combined with an AITM resin conversion. I had to take indoor pics as the wind is really howling here today. Thanks for following and looking in.

I love this picture, makes me think back to the movie "Steel Cowboy" passing the fleet driver. (yeah I know wrong make of trucks)

Very nice Jacobus, I really like the Canadian sleeper.

Factory fresh from the Dealership by Terry - I had to of misread that ?

Clayton - I am not sure what I will do for the flaps. First I have to scrounge a pair. Remember all plastic components on this truck came from parts and partial assembled kits. Now I know what not to do on the next one.

Terry I used on of those Detroits. Gator - What do you mean by trailer , that would take up the shelf space of two more trucks . Actually I would like to have an old round front style.

Western - stands out in my mind. Beautiful blue paint and chrome till tomorrow. I had the chance to turn wrenches for them about 15 years ago - I went for a larger fleet which was most likely a mistake.

I always am amazed at how many of us want to build the - RD Mack, Snowman truck, Blue Mule Ford, BJ & the Bear and Convoy truck. I bet when they made these movies and shows they never once thought how these trucks would be remembered and replicated for decades.