Old Buckaroo

I really like the color combo of the truck and trailer. Those mirror brackets worry me though as they would never survive on my bench.

Thanks guys, I am happy you like the stacks and color. After seeing Terry's post and the wheels on his Pete I have come to the conclusion my workshop elves have been comparing notes with his. The frame is now off the "lego" stands and sitting on its own. Engine and trans now installed also. Thanks for looking in and commenting

I like it, good to see another one being built.

I finially got around to painting this truck today. Thanks for looking

Dealt with several truck builders here, some numerous trades with No Problems at All ! Superpeterbilt - Terry Rigzndiesel - Jeff Petertrucker07 - Clayton tbill - Tom trick my mixer - Lucas Tesla- Dennis Kilrathy10 - Big and Orange JT Roadrunner - Kevin Casey - moderator Casey

Very nice, I had something similar on my to do list . There for awhile all that was being built was Heavy tow trucks. I decided to wait Here is a pic for you

Risky Business Top Gun 16 Candles

Well that cant be much more of a challenge then drilling all those holes ! Singles have that off road heavy duty tear'em up go anywhere look. That will really make this one jump out. Excellent work , thanks for the detailed progression pics.

I saw this jewel last summer. My son had been home on leave and we saw it on the way to the airport.

The interior is as good as it gets. I am waiting for my custom Sparkle Wheel to dry ! Thanks for looking

Here you go Jesse I need to hide this cab for a few days so I dont touch it Thanks for looking in !

Any Which Way you Can ?

Bravo ! You have done excellent work on a challenging kit. Everything looks fantastic, love the photos with the "Cops" . We all know why that driver wasn't paying attention to his speed with the fine reading material.

Thanks guys I tried to replicate the air filter canister as on the 1/1 truck. *Car guys look away* having no tubing of suitable size I robbed my parts cabinet. Oh yes 1970's Crager SS wheels (yeah the good ones) looked to be just right. Some elbows from a Snap Pete kit worked out just right also. Only the canister is mounted to the frame, everything else is held in place with "white glue" Once the Detroit is installed I will fabricate the rest. Thanks for looking in

Rolling right along, tackled my number one nemeses - Exhaust stacks (lets not forget the piping yet not done) They may not be centered in the pic as they are just sitting on the frame for checking plumb Thanks for looking and commenting.

Where is the adventure, that cab can be saved.

That is looking so good. Amazing transformation. These kits are by far the best deal and the most fun to convert !

Dan - It did turn out to be a little challenging. The cab tapers slightly towards the back. So when the two pieces were lined up, there was about a 1mm lip sticking out on the rear half. With help from the Dremel and a aluminum sanding board I was able to make the two surfaces flush. Some more updates, nothing real exciting but time consuming. The interior tub now fits the cab, and we have a double bed. The floor frame - You will either want to laugh or cry at my crude method for making that section. Those are .020" strips of styrene all glued together to make one. Just to give you an idea of the old glue removal involved, I have not cleaned the interior floor yet Thanks for looking in

Terry - Nice , let me know when you build it. You can coach me on the coorrections Clayton - I would go for the single headlight look , easier and looks way cooler ! Do you have the back section ?

Maximum Overdrive & One Crazy Summer

Wow, this is one of the coolest rigs ever. I cant make up my mind that amazes more - the truck suspension or the most realistic paint job ever. This looks right at home it the field next to that other truck in the background. The dog really adds character ! What kind of engine is that on the boat ? I have never seen anything like that before.

Looks like you stole the garden hose Terry - Some really nice additions to make this kit come alive. Boy, I sure wish someone would cast those '32 Ford headlights in resin. I could go for about 6 pair

Dont delete the thread, nothing is worse then looking for a "certain build" and find one with all the content removed. Just start another one "Under Glass" with the Finished pictures. The wrecker looks great, I really like the safety bumper. He is going to have a tough time getting hooked to that KW.

That is a nice cab. I cant wait to see what you do with it. We had a '58 Ford Dumptruck with a front drive axle for when it got real muddy. Oh it also had a snowplow blade and frame that bolted to the undercarriage. I think it may had been a State truck at one time. Had that wonderful 292 engine in it

Thanks guys for all the interest. I got some primer on for a visual to see what needs more attention. Mark - that is a fabulous looking truck, thanks for posting it.