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Randy D

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  1. Making up the springs from nickel silver stock... Spring hangers.... shock mount filed from white metal stock... That is all for now, Thanks for looking in. Randy
  2. Thank you Gary ! Brian, Glad you're liking this my friend! Victor, Thank you ! Jeff, Appreciate you checking in buddy!! Dom, thank you! BD, thank you sir! Working on the chassis..... Building up frame horns..
  3. Scott, The extra detail in the motor looks great !! Randy
  4. Gary, The grill upgrade looks terrific!!! Randy
  5. Dom, This is an awesome build you have going on!!!! Love all the details with the hoses and dials and gauges. Randy
  6. What a wonderful hood , you packed in so much detail Brian!!!
  7. WOW my friend!!!, 2 big thumb's up, great looking cab and interior . Randy
  8. Always enjoy watching you bring new and different trucks to life Jurgen!!!! Randy
  9. After some failed attempts at soldering an end on the cut down water bottle , the art of aluminum soldering does not seem to be in my wheelhouse, I went with good old Plastruct end cab. Epoxied and putty, I can live with it... That is all for now, Thanks for looking in, Randy
  10. The middle upper bolt for the cross members proved to impossible(for me ) to get to so I will do a short piece of threaded rod and a nut, a fake that will match up to the others. The pic below shows the rod that I will be able to cut into four pieces...
  11. Hi Folks, To the folks who took the time to leave a comment on my last update....Brian, Trevor, Steve, Gary, Muncie(Steve), Ricky, Sergey, Victor and Rockford(Steve)....it is appreciated and I thank you! Some progress.... The frame is K & S rectangle tubing with a side cut out forming a c channel. Still was not quite big enough so I wrapped it with sheet stock creating a double frame. A few pics showing a simple jig to produce same size cross members I am building them upside down in the jig more ....
  12. Loved the wrecker and looking forward to your build of this truck Scott!! Randy
  13. You are just killing this build my friend!!! Wonderful details with the whole back end. Randy
  14. New bench area looks great Gary. Always enjoy your builds! Randy
  15. Okay, the whole custom RV was over the top and now you're adding a cool trailer ???? This is so good Victor. Randy
  16. WOW!! this is going to be an epic build Brian. So many cool parts to create! Randy
  17. Very impressive scratch building going on here Tom!!!! Randy
  18. Really enjoying the new build Ron!! Randy
  19. A wonderful upgrade Steve! Randy
  20. What a great build you have going here my friend!!!!! Love the teamwork. You're showing some real skills working with the printed goodies as that is a whole different animal. Randy
  21. Hi Brian, Spent some enjoyable time this afternoon getting caught up on this masterpiece !!!!! The cab interior is flat out amazing. All the detail wiring, monitor, levers and gauges look spot on. Can't wait to see your paint job. Randy
  22. Well my friend, so much awesome modeling to take in here. Love the shot from underneath showing all the detail you built up with the hood and floor framing. The dash is looking like you shrunk the real thing!! The mast and control tower , with the monitors and levers is really shaping up. Great idea using those RB Motion boots. What have you found for a glue that works with the silicone? Randy
  23. Well you sure knocked the radiator out of the park Francis. Beautiful machining and soldering. Simply a feast for the eyes my friend!!!! Randy
  24. You've got to be kidding, 14 perfectly spaced cuts on a rod that is 1/16th of an inch. I am sometimes just flabbergasted at what you achieve my friend!!!! Randy
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