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Fantastic job. I can’t believe how real this truck looks. I especially like how the tires are weathered.

Absolutely stunning to say the least. One of the nicest, and well detailed wrecker builds I’ve seen. Great job!

Details are looking good, real good.

Thanks guys! Bruce, it’s either Tamiya Deep Blue Metallic, or Tamiya Racing Blue. I painted it a while ago, and I’m not totally sure, as they are pretty close in color.

Exactly. On my next build I now know where to add detail and what to just leave alone. It’s a shame that you have to cover that all up.

Thanks Scott. Yes, I agree the build is a little challenging, but I think the decals are more challenging than the build itself. I’m planning on another build real soon, and would like to do a Mustang as well also.

I think it’s just the contours of the body, they want to bubble, and wrinkle where it’s not flat. Still waiting for the decals to arrive from Salvinos.

Got the wheels all figured out. Just gotta find some lugs for the front rims, as they are not a spindle mount. Maybe I’ll just leave them this way? Pretty much how it should sit. Plan on decals tomorrow, and clearing a few days later. Only doing the hood and trunk in white stripes, and BMF on the sides, with no decals. Never was a big fan of the stripes running the full length of the car. While I’m foiling this car, I’ll foil the Dick Landy car too while I’m at it.

My bad. I see you already posted the trailer was “unknown”.

BTW, Bill, where did you get that trailer? I have Archway Ford Thunderbolt and the decals to do the tow car. Just waiting to get a resin 64 wagon, and a trailer to complement the T Bolt.

Maybe look at a Moebius truck kit, that you can lengthen the chassis on, and add some dual rims and tires?

Thanks guys. I wanted to show one method that I’m using to incorporate aftermarket aluminum wheels to my model. I dig through my wheel backs bin, and find a useful that I can use. Then in order to keep them centered, I use a piece of styrene rod that I can push through the wheel backs. In my case I’m using two different sets. Only because I want the skinny’s up front to fill the wheel well, and not be too far in. After the rod is through, I can glue them together,( not the rod) just the backs. Then I can tailor the rods after the glue dries, to center one end into the aftermarket wheel, and the other end into the front suspension part. I noticed this topic came up on here a few times, so I wanted to do my best to try to show how I did it.

These tires and rims are beautiful works of art. Thanks Scott at Futurattraction.

Getting the engine square in the frame rails. Took some filing to get this old resin bell housing to fit right. Also added a deep sump to the supplied oil pan.

I scratch built an MSD box, and roll bar, and also a tach with shift light.

I added a weld in fuel sump to the stock tank. Also adding a resin pump and filter. Hopefully I have a small fuel pump decal in my bins somewhere? Maybe a BG, or Weldon.

I started this build about a year ago, and put it away when we moved into the new house. I always like the 68 Chevelle, and was constantly looking for a kit online. This was before Revell tooled this kit, and they were really expensive, that is, if you could even find one. Since I had this car in the plans for a long time, I decided to do some extra details on the build. The plan is a blue car, with black interior, and white stripes. The stripes will be from the Revell Germany kit. Just a quick car, that sees track duty on the weekends.

I figured it all out. I had to change it in my password app. Thanks Dave for making the site safer.

I’m sorry but I’m not really that tech savvy.

Hi Dave After updating my phone, I have my password come up as “fill password”. With the update, a new password was generated that’s ridiculously long. I followed the instructions you posted, and my email address is correct. I tried logging in with it, but it just fills my saved password.

Looks fantastic, Bill. The engine, paint, decals are spot on. Also the rear tires fit perfectly under the wheel wells. You did a nice job on this.

Another beautiful build, Anthony. You must get a LOT of bench time in, the way you turn out these machines.

This is a really cool build. I like what you did to modernize the car. Grump would be proud.

The paint and decals look amazing Bill. I can’t wait to see the finished car.

Thanks for the replies, everyone. It was a fun build, even though it gave me a few problems. Sometimes, a kit you have built before will still give you a challenge.