Rockford

Got this for £1 off eBay. I was the only bidder. It was rather grotty and benefitted from a good bath. Then I took a saw to the cab and reduced it to a day cab. Not my tidiest cut but it'll do. Cut the interior down too. I don't really know where I'm going with this. Should I just do a day cab tractor or something else? Part of me has wanted to do a Navajo Freightlines drom, and this would fit the bill except that it's not a Freightliner. I'm torn.

Bit naughty in the current temperature and humidity but I got a little primer on the cab to see how it looked. OK to me. I also built a headache rack similar to the one in the Movin'On truck. I tried forming the outer frame using 2.3mm plastic tube and a heat gun for round edges and it was ok until I tried an adjustment and it snapped. I decided to use straight lengths with mitred corners. On the inner edge of the frame I cut a groove into which I fitted aluminium mesh. I added two main supports and braces, looks ok. I might put a rear window into the back of the cab, as in the truck in the episode. I think it had a lace curtain on it!

As I recall this is a very nice kit, such a shame ERTL disappeared, they did some great stuff. I like your colour choice and those decals look brilliant. Be good to see what you do with this Lee.

Such a clean build. With the fenders on the trailer there's a theme running through it too! Just so well thought through, well done mate, another build to be proud of.

Great job on the box. The back doors are very accurate and you've got them functional too! Well done. They're never pristine these things, right from their first load, they get battered. I won't stay behind one because little shards of metal fall out sometimes, they can shred your tyres.

It's too cold to do anything today! I was thinking of having a little bench time in the garage but I chickened out.

That looks absolutely brilliant. Weathering is just right. Up to your usual standard.

That's a fantastic piece of work.

I love the flapper on the stack

Niiiiiiiice....

I'd go with white, the pigments aren't very strong in modern paints so they need all the help they can get. For a minute I thought Candy Paint with a lace top was a girl you were talking about! 🫢

The paint job on this truck is sublime. Your hard work has really paid off. Looks excellent.

Hope the ease of building carries on for you Jürgen. Interesting choice of colour. Coming together nicely mate.

I've had a bit of a fiddle about with what could be a headache rack tbis afternoon. If it turns out you'll see it, if not I might use the several Snap Tite ones I have lying around.

Made a new exhaust stack from ali tube and plastic pipe. Mounted it into the cut out. Put a kink in the intake and added a socket type joint at the bottom from shrapnel with the elbow to the filter. I've seen this form of mounting the stack on some of the older trucks. I'm very happy with the overall effect.