Old Buckaroo

That has to be the most realistic miniature dash I have ever seen. Looks to be right out of a 1/1 truck. Very nice work !

Wow, this truck looks to be right out of Owner Operator magazine. The paint work is stunning , and I really like your idea of the under cab insulation. (I borrowed your idea on an IH coe I rebuilt) This model should be on a poster or calendar picture !

This is one spectacular build ! So much on this truck that catches my eye from the rounded fenders, headlights, louvered grill - Wow ! I cant believe you got that cummins stuffed in there, the cab must have a doghouse comparable to a cabover. Really, really nice work !

This was such a great truck build to follow. I kinda hated to see it finished - but it sure turned out to be an attention grabber. Geeze - no coolant flowing through that rare engine

Howdy Mark, Thanks for looking in. I think I will be leaning towards more "old school trucks" this Winter. Vic I hope I can keep the momentum going forward ! Rich - Thank you I got the cab painted last week, I also went for the "wall furnace" air intake - K&S Brass was used. Thanks for looking in

That is a nice looking Peterbilt , and the Ford resto is coming along as well .

Fantastic color combination and scheme ! Somewhere hidden in this forum are some really good tips on mounting the cabs and hoods for the Diamond Reo's, Whites and WWS trucks. I looked but could not find it. Basically you want to have the cab and hood taped together and mount them as a unit so you dont end up with the dreaded hood gap. Also most times the front cab mount needs to be relocated on the floorpan. I trimmed mine off to get it out of the way and used pieces of styrene blocked up on the floorpan to adjust the height .

Still a mystery ? I am going to say model as light appears to be coming through the front fender due to thin material.

That is a beauty ! ( never thought I would say that about a trash hauler ) Very nice work all the way around. My favorite feature the working net or whatever it is called. I would not be able to resist shredding up some different color paper mounted to a piece of foamboard for a load - if that was on my shelf.

Aaron, I really like the top picture of the Kenworth. I have a mid 50's KW cab that I have been wanting to make a logger out of. I have an Ertl Paystar logger kit and the truck & trailer does have the pintle setup . I dont have an AMT to compare to but one would think it should be the same.

This has to be my most favorite thread. If I had a dollar for all the minutes spent here looking at the cabovers. Greg - You have coe's everywhere in your house. I am surprised you dont have a table centerpiece with a flatbed holding napkins, salt & pepper ect

Tom are you scratch building the cab ?

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.