Old Buckaroo

Very nice, and I really like the cab style. A different background and I would of thought this was your reference pic ! What did you use to make the hoses ? Up here in the PNW you find a few small towns still using older equipment and it is always a treat to see such.

Tom , I dont know of any of the quirks associated with this kit but I think you should convert the engine to a 250 and add the 5+4 if it does not come with it. A gravel hauler needs those extra low gears !

Fantastically nice and the wash really made this Truck come to life !

Awesome - this is one you hardly ever see. Hard to find and not a easy kit to build. Fantastic work Phil - a great addition to the collection. Such a unique aircraft

I traded out the Distributor in my '84 F-250 with a Chineese Proform HEI - made it almost 24 hrs and it went into nuclear meltdown. Pulled it back out - put the Fomoco back in until a Mallory HEI could arrive. No issues with the Mallory runs like a champ. The Proform price should of been my first clue $49.99 , heck you cant even buy a decent coil for that price let alone a complete HEI. Lesson learned !

My current neighbor runs a trucking company. Weekends are normally heavy maintenance as the trucks run Mon - Fri. I went over to see what all the noise was today and to my delight they are installing a new tag axle - but wait this is a kit for using old steer axles that the king pins haven't gone out of yet and easily found in truck wrecking yards. The pics tell the story. One of the trucks What a Beauty of a grill aa

The extra work you have done has really given these engines eye appeal ! I will give you a little tip for when you build your next clean engine to give it some depth. After the engine is primed and ready for paint use some flat black and lightly mist from the bottom to the top (engine upside down) the paint will go under intakes, behind filters , raised lips ct. Then normally paint your engine the correct color from the topside down. You will have a shadowed effect that you will be pleased with. I learned this method doing aircraft interiors to give them more depth. I have painted my truck engines this way and really liked how they turned out.

Wow - wow that is really spectacular. Nothing like natural light to bring out the real beauty When you going to add the door signs "Midas Transportation" ? I think you need to build a gold '79 Trans am to go with this

And I thought those 16 cylinders I worked on was impressive That is a monster...

Arnd - you do some of the most fine detail work I have ever seen ! Worthy of a tip of my hat

Impressive and inspiring as always !

Yow - that is sharp looking Did you use that Auto Parts store tape for the sides ? What is left - backing the tractor up to it ?

Great start on the Cummins and those pulleys are Really Nice I use to Have a 250 Cummins on a stand as a Yard Ornament - My neighbors were really impressed I even put twinkile lights on it for the holidays !

I find this truck Impressive but even more so it is # 7 in your IH fleet. You must be able to build these with your eyes shut by now !

Looking really fantastic with the stripes. Where did you source your fenders from ?

The FLC is still available - http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/ita/ita553859.htm Sometime back I saw a Fotki sight that had all kinds of instructions.(I found it by accident) Maybe someone knows the link to it and you can compare kits.

Now that would be cool ! Every time I look at this I dont know what I am more impressed with - your scratch skills or your drawing.....

Thank you Terry and right back to you and everyone else

Both truck and Texaco trailer are super sharp !

Thanks for all the comments and suggestions on trailer ideas. Eric - the "pogo stick" is kit issue. I had not even done anything to it yet as it was just placed for the pic.

Super - I wish I could of been there to admire all those trucks. Some nice oldies you never see anymore. Thank you for taking the time to post the pics My favorite - 1965 Peterbilt or wait maybe the Mack Wrecker or the old "Bonito" (I would of wanted to buy that one )

Very nice , one of my favorite KW's that you hardly see anymore. Nice color combination. As said - I hope this brings a super price.

Terry, thanks for taking the time to post those pics. I really like the Autocar wrecker myself. That 4300 sure looked fancy after the repaint - nice color combo. And the Pete with the wing - Wow I really miss seeing that era of trucks on the roads.

The story about your Dad's creations are awesome ! You have any pictures of those "Dump Trucks " ? My Dad took a 1952 GMC coe Dump truck and made it into a Backhoe ! I am already hooked on your project This will be a fun one to watch progress.

Wow, I think you did an Outstanding job. If a truck could be called "sexy" this one would be it !