Old Buckaroo

So that is why Jesse is slacking lately, got a female distracting him. Nice to see this version being built, use to see a lot of them on 1-80 in Wyoming.

Looking really nice. Those fuel caps are great - did you make them ?

Good primer like Tamiya fine is what I use, for the Alclad Chrome - Base of Gloss Black Enamel. When dry get ready to spray the chrome. Turn down the air on your compressor (12 lbs on mine) spray the alcad on very lightly building it up holding the airbrush about an inch in a half to two inches from object being painted. Paint as if you were painting over lines on paper - back and forth not fogging it. The nice thing if you muck it up it cleans off real easily with windex. I sprayed some semi tanks last night with polished aluminum (black acrylic base for that one) and they were not polished enough for my liking - more like spun aluminum. Right now I am waiting for the black to set up for chrome later on tonight.

This should be called - How I spent my Sunday ! One of the deciding factors to remove the rivets is I wanted to move the cargo/junk hatch back. I made new ones out of styrene, made brass pull handles (there is where the day went) and a somewhat resemblance of a piano hinge. Thanks for stopping in

After seeing all the great builds of this kit , I felt the need to build one myself. My version is going back to 1968, Following Q tip's lead I broke out the razor saw and removed the lower half as it is easier to replace then patchwork in pieces. I also removed the dual headlights as to make a single version. The nice thing about the year of this truck - front brakes were not required yet. So narrowing the axle was not a necessity , but I did remove 3/32" just to make the wheels look right to my eye. Progress so far I will be removing all the "boiler rivets" on this build also as I just dont care for the look of them. Thanks for looking

P/M a moderator with the link and ask for it to be removed. Pulling a post after 2-3 days and only one reply ? That barely gives anyone time to even look. For me posting something is not about getting comments - it is a chance to share my work, laugh at my mistakes, what I did to overcome little problems and the end result (when that finally happens) I could care less about how many posted likes I get. It is there as a reference for others building the kit and to try to get them to think out of the box or off the page of instructions. I have seen some of your builds , and even though I didn't comment there was nothing about them that sucked.

John - this is such a cool build you are doing . Awesome engine you have built. Somewhere I have a pic of my tool box being shadowed by a 16 cylinder I was working on. Lots of great ideas has come from this thread. I broke out the same kit last night and took the Razor saw to it as I am backdating to a 1968.

I am a real low tech guy, fact is I dont even have a cell phone. Years back I had a Canon printer that was super - I could enlarge , shrink pictures all very easily. I want to get another printer or scanner printer to where I can scan a plan, enlarge it to scale or shrink it if need be. Also for making mini diorama posters. Not interested in making decals . Last scanner/printer I had was HP and what a pile - it did what it wanted and no control over it.No options. Any suggestions on a setup that you dont have to have a Doctorate degree to operate ?

That is one Beautiful truck and the 1/1 is pretty sharp also ! Some really nice painting you did.

Great idea John, I found a 1/48 P-40 seat in the parts box, add a pedestal, some padding and safety bar that will be easy ! Thanks Got the bunk painted up Calling the interior done.

Nice , I have been thinking about getting one of these. I will be tuned in on your build to see how this kit is.

1600 holes to go 1599 holes to go Kenny this is the most amazing rebuild.. I had always thought there was a 1/16 Pete. A friend of mine dropped a whopping $80.00 for one back in '81.. But you rarely see this kit. This is some Top Notch work I eagerly look forward to seeing updates on. That KW you painted with the airbrush has to be the Sharpest looking and realist model I have ever laid eyes on. Different background and I would swear it was off the pages of Owner Operator.

What a Super build, nice to see one of these being built.. Great work and it looks fantastic.

Put the cab on to keep my forward momentum , and to check for clearances for air intake piping. As soon as I can get to town to get some Tamiya primer I will be painting my wheels and fuel tanks. I should of built a snap kit for my introduction back into the big trucks That Maxi and others are for you Q tip

This is really something, I cant decide which detail catches my attention more .. The license plate covered rear cab, the aircraft seat or that I feel I need to put my coveralls on just to look at the 5th wheel and slider plate.

That is a pretty dang nice build ! The first pic looks to be real . Nice truck in your avatar also Welcome to the fun section of the forum !

Howdy Bill If your building trucks - that is alright with me. Nice avatar !

You ca also make a cheap tanker by using some balsa or light wood to fashion the oval shape for the front and back and maybe a support in the middle. Get a styrene "for sale" sign from the hardware store for the body and wrap it. Front and back can be covered with same material ready for details to be made. Matt- The "Cattle Pots" of today overcast the old Wilson trailers. The Wilsons are pretty small compared to the newer ones.

Very nice - and that paint ring around the front wheel is really sharp !

Dogs are suppose to eat homework not models. Nice looking cab and great idea - would look perfect on a flatbed load.

Looks are deceiving One step forward three back is more like it. Jim - Hope to see you building your kit soon. Finally - Got a transmission for this old gal. Went ahead and painted the engine same as frame - looked at the site on the BJ McKay truck resto and it showed the remains of being red. But maybe "James" painted it. All that was left of the original Cummins 400 was the engine block being held in place by a wooden block. I have noticed that my hand for painting details with a brush is not as steady as it was four years ago when I was still building. Now for the fun of air piping - whose idea was it to replace the kit Detroit with a Cummins anyway

That is my rule of thumb generally

Nice start, are those gauges painted or decals ? They look really good. I like the seat colors - what type of tape are you using to mask with ?

Those posters are nice, thanks for dredging that up to lighten my wallet When I was a teen a friend of mine and I would drive into the city with an old '64 Chevy flatbed with livestock racks and hit all the Class 8 dealerships and grab brochures and anything else we could get our hands on. One guy at the International place gave us two caps to get that truck off his lot.. My friend scored a "Peterbilt" buckle one time - they only had one... I bet we were a sight, that old Chevy, two skinny kids with cowboy hats with brims so wide we could of flown away with a gust of wind Boy those days were fun !

This is a cool looking truck - I love those old round cabs and short hoods. My Dad use to drive a similar truck back in the 60's..