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  1. Rockford
    Looks great, love the butterfly hood.
  2. Rockford
    Can't live with that bumper, I'm going to have to trim it down like I did on my previous 352. I'll recess the grille too.
  3. Rockford
    The top truck would be a "24 ton rigid" or a "six wheeler" or us old fellas might say "class 2 work" because that was the licence you needed. If it had the type of trailer you're building it would be a "drawbar unit", or in slang for us old blokes a "wagon and drag". The bottom truck is just an "artic" shortened from articulated vehicle, the type of trailer just gets added after : artic tanker/ artic flat/ artic fridge etc... I know the German for tractor unit translates as a wagon with a saddle on its back. I used to work for one of the first Mercedes-Benz truck dealers in the UK. We were dealer number 00002!
  4. Rockford
    I tried to list my 1/32 fleet last night and so I thought I'd scan through my photos and see just how many I can find. I've missed a few trailers off here because I couldn't readily find unaccompanied photos of them. I've been busier than I thought.
  5. Rockford
    Good abrasives have more of an effect than you think. Well done on wet sanding too. I was taught to always wet sand when I did days in the paint shop. You'll reap the benefits at the final paint stage.
  6. Rockford
    Tidy job on the interior! Well done.
  7. Rockford
    Excellent stuff, my models look like someone hitting a box of bits with a stick in comparison. Good job I'm happy being inadequate. 😛
  8. Rockford
    I used to wrestle with them. There's no room for a spare on modern chassis. Very well done, as usual. Jurgen the Unstoppable!
  9. Rockford
    I had no choice really. I was very happy with the result.
  10. Rockford
    W900 Aerodyne, W900 Sonny Pruitt, K100 Aerodyne, K100 Flattop, GMC General, Chevy Bison daycab, Chevy Bison double sleeper, Freightliner Cabover, Freightliner Conventional, Ford Aeromax, 352 single sleeper, 352 double sleeper, Trailmobile dry vans X2, Trailmobile reefer, Fruehauf dry van X2, Fruehauf post van, Fruehauf reefer X3, Trailmobile flatbed, Fruehauf tank. So 23 done with about 12 waiting in the yard.
  11. Rockford
    Managed to do a little bit of work today with limited tools and not being able to make a mess. I was having withdrawal symptoms. Added a 1mm square strip around the back face of the bumper to add depth. I also want to round the edges of the bumper too, hence the extra depth. The bumper will be going further back too. Added my battery box and air cleaner further forward than stock. Mocked up the fuel tank in the position I'm wanting, but I might want smaller tanks to emphasise the tandems hung out at the back.
  12. Rockford
    Great job mate, good to see the surgery working out.
  13. Rockford
    A very novel project. Glad i don't have to fuel it!
  14. Rockford
    Very clever stuff, looks the part.
  15. Rockford
    Excellent stuff, very tidy.
  16. Rockford
    Randy the blacksmith! Great stuff.
  17. Rockford
    Very realistic weathering, I especially like the mud in the tyre treads, it really picks out the tread. The chassis looks brilliant too. The only time our trucks got a thorough clean of the chassis and engine was when they went for their annual Ministry Of Transport roadworthiness inspection (present a dirty truck - instant fail), or when they went to be repainted which was only once in their lifetime usually. Weekly, the drivers did their best but they were mainly interested in the cab so they didn't get dirty just working the job. In other words, what you've done is representative of a real feet truck. Well done.
  18. Rockford
    You need to print a copy of yourself to sit at your desk in work! You'll still be working faster than many I'm sure. Nice progress on the job.
  19. Rockford
    Great to see things happening with this again. Nice mix of parts.
  20. Rockford
    Very nice piece of kit that.
  21. Rockford
    That's craftsmanship right there, making something of museum quality from pretty much nothing. Unbelievable!
  22. Rockford
    Lee, you're very naughty dropping bombs like that and then walking away! 😁 In all honesty I have pondered that project many a time, I'd love a Wilson. I've considered reducing an AMT kit but I'm so sentimental I wouldn't be able to face it, I'd have to build it and buy a tractor to go with it. So the only route is one of my own making. 🤔 By the way, you said not to get too stupid, I think I missed that bus a long time ago!
  23. Rockford
    Ha! It's nice to see more snapper subjects on the site. The General was the first snapper I ever built and I was amazed at how well it went together and how good it looked. I ended up with quite a few. You're doing a great job there Lee, looking forward to seeing them parked together.
  24. Rockford
    Nice lineup, great to see this back on the bench. Very clean job.
  25. Rockford
    You're one clever beggar! You think outside the box on things all the time. Great work on the door panels and windscreen, AND you're making it all repeatable by casting them! Brilliant stuff.
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