Jim B

That would work. Be a dust magnet for sure!

So I was getting ready to do some chassis detail painting on the AC Mack, and I was wondering if anyone had a good color to replicate the greasy chain & front sprocket. I was thinking either Tamiya NATO Black or Polly Scale Grimy Black.

Should be nice. Those trailers really take up a lot of real estate.

Nicely done. Better late that never!

Great looking trailer. Well done.

Very nice job. Well done.

I'll be watching this one, too. Good to see another Bulldog being built, and I'm interested to see how yours goes together as there really haven't been any issues with mine.

You ain't just whistlin' Dixie there! I, too, have the Transtar II 4070B kit; however, the shrink wrap has been broken on mine. I don't think I'll build this one until my skills improve either.

Looks nice. Sure is bright.

I have seen that photo before, and I RPM used it for their box art on their 1/72 scale 1919 Mack AC Type EHC1 (the M1917 tank was sold separately, not sure about the figures). MMK makes this era of the Mack AC in a 1/35 scale resin kit, but at €70, it's a little too much for me. I'd like to build a 1919 or so Mack AC in 1/24, but sourcing those wood spoke wheels will probably be next to impossible; and at my current skill level (or lack there of) there is no way I could scratch build them. Lee, the cab, dump box, and wheels will all be the same green with the kit supplied decals (unless they self destruct, and that would be bad).

Thanks.

Managed to get some paint on the frame today. I used Krylon Gloss Seaweed. I still have to do the detail painting of the chains, transmission, etc.; but I think the green came out nice. Stinks to high heavens, but it looks nice.

That frame looks great!

Nice looking mixer.

That looks fantastic!

So, what's the plan?

Thanks, Dave. Yes, build one, definitely. I have not been disappointed with the fit & details. Monogram has some interesting color call-outs in the instructions. For instance, it says to paint the transmission silver. Would it really be silver, or the frame color? I'm thinking of replicating the green truck on the box, but I'm pretty sure the paint that the original modeler used in the 1970s is no longer available. Kind of looks like a Leaf Green. Any suggestions?

Thanks for clearing all of that up, Joe. So it seems like the decal sheet is about half useful & half fantasy.

I can barely get kits together. A complete scratch build of a M1070 just makes my head hurt. Good luck, and looking forward to your progress. Now, where's that Advil?

So, I made a little progress on the Mack today. Mostly trying to figure out how the evil (yes, I said evil) multi-piece cab goes together, and what's the best way to create subassemblies to make painting easier. Not sure I figured it all out yet, but I have noticed something about this kit as compared to AMT truck kits: if a tab or pin is supposed to go into a slot or hole it will go there perfectly. Now, if I could just figure out this cab! It's like the roof doesn't fit right.

So these from AMT are probably bogus, too:

I didn't see your post from January 1st, but I spoke with Daniel from Plaskit at the Fulton show in November, and if I remember correctly he will be getting back into casting once his move is all set. I'm not on Facebook, so I can't vouch for that; but did you try emailing him at plaskit_resin@yahoo.ca? Also, email that photo to Gary Wallace at gwtrucks@yahoo.com. I think he might have that dump box; but not sure about the tanks.

Think Fireball will make that 4x4 conversion? That would be awesome!

What's wrong with the stance?

Patience, Grasshopper. Right now, life is intervening; but I'm hoping to make some progress this weekend.