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Thanks for sharing Jim I’m planning to do something similar with mine so that they will open up. Warren your correct Doug Wagner at Keystone has one but I’m looking for more details than what I see in his pictures plus I’m not into sanding the 3D parts smooth.

This trailer has so many different angles I decided that I needed to draw it in scale before I just started cutting evergreen plastic pieces lol. My progress is on paper but I’m about ready to start cutting some plastic but after making the drawings I will need to go out and get some more evergreen plastic to be able to finish it. Here’s my drawings so far.

Paul your off to a great start on your logging truck. What colors are you going with?

Thanks Carl I’ve seen them used on highways and also for land development. Just up to street from me there’s a new subdivision going in and they have been raising the hole area a couple feet and they have been using these bottom dumps to bring in the fill dirt. They were running about 30 or more trucks for months 6 to 7 days a week. Thanks Dave. lol! Thanks Kerry. Nice bottom dumps Jim. Do the bottom gates open up. I’m going to try and make mine to open up. There’s a lot of angles on theses trailers. Lol.

Patrick I was at Modelmania this weekend and I picked up the tanker and the GTX was on sale for $10 so I picked it up.

My Super Bee Trucking fleet is in need of a bottom dump trailer so I’m going to build them one. I’m still researching some of the details but I’ve started with using the rear suspension from the AMT Fruehauf tanker kit. I’m looking to use the Load King trailer design for my trailer. I’ve started on the rear suspension so far. Lot more to come. As always your comments are always welcome and appreciated.

I’m as far as I can go on this until my parts arrive so I’ve moved it off the bench for now. I will continue this post when I’m back working on it again.

Thanks Warren. If you did buy the tracks I hope you find them they are not cheap lol. Thanks Mike Thanks Demeter. I plan on adding some weathering on it to dull it down some. Thanks Brian.

Looking good Steve. Hopefully you can buff out the black marks and not have to repaint.

Your fog lights look good in the bumper Warren.

Thanks Brian I’m working on getting the dozer finished for it to carry now. Thanks Chuck Thanks Carl

Made some progress on the ripper on the back and added some details to the blade hydraulic cylinders. I’m about as far as I can go with this until my aftermarket parts arrive. I’m going to add another dump trailer to my Super Bee Trucking fleet. This trailer is going to be all scratch built more details coming soon. The cab will be a Dodge. Here’s my current update pictures.

Nice clean build AT.

Wow Jeff those are some awesome looking steps. Did you make 2 of each piece ?

Thanks Kevin. I’ve got the PE , blade angle cylinder and canopy option 1 also in the order with the tracks. Have you checked out my detachable lowboy I just finished I’m going to haul the dozer on it.

Thanks Kevin the tracks are coming from PapyHobby at ST Supply. https://papyhobby.com/products/d8-traction-kit-01 I’m using Scale Finishes Caterpillar Equipment Yellow.

I did a little work on the blade and a mock up with it attached.

Thanks Jeff Thanks Joe

Nice progress update Ken.

Thanks Jeff. I’ve made some progress with my painting and some assembled parts. The tracks are from the kit and I painted them semi black and put Uschi iron powder on them to see how they look. I’m waiting for my new tracks that are shipping this week with the cab and PE set. I’m running out of things I can do with out the new parts. Here’s my current mock up of the dozer. I’m using Scale Finishes Caterpillar Equipment Yellow.

Nice details on your interior and pump panels. What kit is this?

Nice progress updates Steve.

Nice progress Jeff!

Thanks Alex. The last one I built was back in the 70’s when they first issued it.

Thanks Jeff. I’m going with the ripper on the back.