signguy2108

good looking rig!!!

Hey David, looks like you nailed it! I seen a lot of these in north louisiana & s. arkansas in the early '90's. I had a Mack r and a freightliner, both w/ sleepers hauling wood chips, lumber and would not hesitate to hook on to a pole trailer. There was some good money in pulling logs back then if you didn't mind getting your truck dirty! Oh, and if you hauled into Bastrop, that sleeper came in real handy. A 3-4 hr wait was normal! Seen a lot of good looking large cars come in there with a pole trailer. Nice job!

Picture pretty much says it all. Dually wheels came from a new ray farm toy set at atwood's. Patterned after new dodge wheels. Supposed to be 1/32 scale, but are the same size as the monogram ford dually wheels. Also had a nice set of 1/4 hole chrome wheels and tires on a horse trailer in the set.

Beautiful biiiigggg wrecker!!!

Well detailed fleet truck. I like the worn look to it!

Looks good. Start of a nice build.

I like the dart in the background. Looks like a saturday night bracket car!

Came out looking good. Color made a big difference.

After the untimely roll down the mountian(dropped in the floor), finally got it put back together. Another modified snap kit, stretched frame, 2 pete sleepers put together, etc., etc., Beginning to get finished with a few things, only about 12 to go!

Going to look good. Question is, when it's finished, where do you put it!!!!

Got it back in the body shop today, hopefully be out next week!!

Well, on further review the worst thing that took a hit was my pride....and maybe my diffibulator!

This was supposed to be in "under glass" by this afternoon! While moving it to take pics, hands not being what they used to be, dropped it in the floor. Although alot can be said for the holding power of clear Gorrilla Glue!

Hey John, that was International paper, late '80's. Looks like a little before your time!

Wow! Glad to read all of this, I thought it was just me. Takes forever to post something and then may have to repost 3 or 4 times. LOL, just had to repost this reply twice!

In high school, I was known as "the artist". Spent much of my time drawing pics for everybody. With a good set of brushes and several cans of one shot enamel, turned it into a pretty sucsessful sign business. Drove a truck hauling lumber by day, doing signs & truck lettering nights & weekends. Got out of trucking, bought an auto body sho ,and spent 20 years breathing who knows what. Now after 2 heart surgeries, back surgery, and a pacemaker, I'm back to building models! AND found out last wednsday that I probably will not be around to write something like this this time next year.....IF I had only gone to college in the first place...

Great job! I like the papers on the dash. Glad my computer does'nt have a smell ck on it. Good looking rig.

Terry, I'm still working on him, but he still has the first bycicle his parents ever gave him,if that tells you anything! I think it would be easier to get into fort knox than that attic.

I was talking to an old friend last nite that is 60, I'm 57. He has boxes of old model cars (built and unbuilt) that we had growing up in the 50's & 60's sitting in the attic of his parent's old house. Knowing him to be somewhat of a hoarder, I don't think they will ever see the light of day! That got me wondering, What are some of the most valuable kits in the world today?

Decided to finish this yesterday. Pretty much a snap kit, lenghthen the frame, old 20" split ring wheels, and a few other small changes. Got several half-dones sitting around that need to be finished. Hpoe everyone made it thru Thanksgiving!

Good looking and well detailed truck. I drove an old internatioanal R190 mixer part time early 80's. Everyone should experience this once in their lifetime!

Good looking truck! Didn't use to see a lot of this type trailer in this area, most were folding nabors trailers. Oh, how I miss the days of sitting in line for 4 hrs waiting to unload at bastrop!

Yea, thats a la logger, use to haul wood chips to bastrop & mansfield. Now people are going to new petes and 4 bunk trailers around here. Oh, Oh, almost forgot Bogaloosa, 11 hr round trip from monticello, our dispatcher told us we could make 2 loads a day. Go figure!

I see no reason to feel intimidated, off to a great start. Cool whitewalls!

My grandfather had a '57 caddilac 2 dr convertible, lime green, white interior and top.Bought it brand new and kept it in a garage. I was about 10 years old then and he told me that when he died, I could have it. My mom thought otherwise! She said a car like that could only get you in trouble. Somewhere along the line, he sold it and I never seen it again. My other grandfather had a 62 dodge dart, only knew one speed, wide open down a gravel road! those were the days!!!