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Nice job Doug.

I agree. Great build.

now on the bench... I did a casting for the 5 hole budds with the old AMT Firestones.

I haven't been able to get in any of his sites either. Jerry

Hobby Lobby usually has the for $19.99

Italeri makes the kits.

I myself use the purple power. Seems to work, sometimes with no extra effort. Jerry

Tim, you have a little how to manual with pics for this conversion? :lol: Jerry

Looks good. Jerry

Tim-- have you considered casting this one? I wouldn't mind seeing a few of these locoe's in kit form. Jerry

Great job on this one (again) Tim. Great skill you have.

Actually both are Transtars, the newer one was called the Transtar II (4070) and the conventional (4370) just Transtar. http://public.fotki.com/modeltrucks25thsca...areagle-01.html Jerry

got this off ebay. Someone swapped parts with a 4370 and here's what I've got. Spring suspension, the IH V8 instead of the Cummins 903, even though I'm cramming a Cummins 350 under the hood. Kit still has the spoke rims, seats are lowbacks which I changed to highbacks and that's about it. Added the headache rack from the KW Alaskan Hauler and rear tires from the parts box.

Looks great -- again!!!! Isn't it time for a non-Pete build again? :lol: Jerry

Another great project you're working on Tim.

I alternate between box stock and "other". depends on my mood and the model. Jerry

Thanks for the comments guys. James, I've seen some pics somewhere on Hank's site that had a few older trucks with the exhaust similar to that, but I don't recall which ones. Jerry

that is an impressive build. looks great!! Jerry

Thanks, Tim. Coming from you, that means a lot. Jerry

Here's the final pics....

the front spokes are resin that I picked up on a trade with a fellow builder. Jerry

looks good--I could use it around my house. Jerry

it's great to see these kits surfacing again, but too bad they are doing a limited run. Maybe they need do double the amount, that way I'll be sure to at least get 2 or 3. Jerry

awesome prize packs. Be sure to get involved either building or judging. and don't forget to support our sponsers. Jerry

Started with the Autocar Dump truck and swapped dump beds with the Freightliner Heavy Dump. still have more work to do on it, when I find time. Jerry