Rockford

Got this kit to the paint stage today. Added air hoses for the sliding tandems and a load of marker lights. I can't resist colouring the marker lights, even before paint. I'm happy with this kit now, it's hard work but it looks great id you put the effort in. I'll now have to wait until spring to paint. I mustn't open anymore boxes until afterwards.

I'm sure you'll do a great job. This is a real sturdy looking kit. I made one many years ago and thought ERTL did such a good job on it, the contrast to the AMT stuff. Things actually fitted together like a..... Kit!

Nice history Len, and you've got a lot to keep you busy in the near future. I've got about 500yrs of building to do to finish my stash.

Welcome, really nice builds. Like the Steve Magnante style build. Hope he's going to be ok.

I've got family in Vancouver, Canada, I know there's more than one!

Some great cars there, and excellent weathering. Welcome aboard.

Hiya Shaun from wet rainy Liverpool. Everyone's welcome here, even us Scousers! So far I've only nicked ideas.

Looks good, boxes and tanks look really clean, should make a big difference to the finished job.

That's a truck you could cuddle!

This isn't a mock-up, more of a mockery. Here's my 1/32 scrapyard with projects awaiting. There's three snappers bought as stock builds off eBay, a Chevy Bison, a K100 Aerodyne and a Freightliner cabover. Amongst the mess is my Bison double sleeper from a WIP on here. They will eventually get done.

Thanks mate, this kit is so frustrating but looks so good. If things in this hobby were still affordable I would get some better [bigger] wheels and tyres for it but I have to make do with what's given to me.

Thanks mate, pales into insignificance next to your stuff. 8 is indeed the problem number because if it falls over it becomes:- which is the mathematical symbol for infinity - and then I'll never get out of this mess!!!!!! I need to get back on with some of my older jobs, my Google photos is reminding of some from a year ago that are still patiently waiting on the shelf. The shelf looks like a scrapyard at the moment. Anyway I carved a lock handle and added channels either side. I also dressed the rear of the slide rails using 5mm right angle and some strip cut from sheet to look like the real thing. The kit pieces make a poor attempt at this. I couldn't resist colouring in the rear lights

I can't explain why I did this but I opened the box and couldn't stop myself. It's another AMT Trailmobile Snap kit. I've already got about 8 projects on the go, I used to be one at a time! The rear suspension has fought me every step of the way on this. Rather than just move the axles closer to correct the appearance I decided to shorten the subframe too, what a nightmare. Nothing is straight on the rear tandems, from the slide rails to the axles, there's, half a mil difference on the axles alone. Had to fab a roller shutter door because I need the doors for one of the reefer versions I've got, one has a short shot on the door. I just scored a piece of sheet to form the slats and added straight pins for coachbolts. At least it's sitting square now. I've got to stop opening boxes though.

For some reason this posted twice. Please see "I'm a trailerholic"

Another abused unsung hero of the road. Long gone but not forgotten. Great job mate.

Yes, it's mainly the front pinion angling down that hurts the trained eye, like looking at a left hand thread, just not comfortable with it.

You're right about the torque arms, you can see the rear axles are splayed outwards at the top so that the pinion angle is pointing downwards. Not right.

Great looking finished product, any of us would be proud to build to such a standard. The real truck photo you've posted is actually a UK vehicle, so the exhaust might be rerouted because we drive on the left, on the standard German build the exhaust would point at our pedestrians. We're awkward people over here!. ?

Very nice, that's some propshaft!

All that's missing is the time slips! Brilliant.

You can be truly proud of that mate, very clever engineering on the cab tilt issues. Possibly a European trailer to suit?

Very nice, I like the stubby exhaust. They were a nice looking truck, shame none of the mainstream kit manufacturers made one.

Looks great to me.

You caught the original so well I thought the first picture was a diorama you'd built.

Interesting stuff, chassis looks good, that's a helluva crossmember for the rear suspension.