Bernie's Mack

[Rockford]

This truck is a tribute to my dad Bernie McNally, who loved Macks. [I was always a West Coast thoroughbred man myself, KW, Peterbilts and Freighliners]. It's  based on the Revell 1/32 R Series that comes with the Fruehauf tank trailer. I modified the mudflaps to look less intrusive and more realistic, foiled a few parts and added a driver's sunvisor out of painted paper, so easy but really adds a bit of realism I think. The main thing was painting it in the colours of their vehicles, yellow and black, and printing a set of decals on clear decal paper with the company my dad drove cranes for for so long, Roadcraft in Bootle, Liverpool. Put his name on the hood and the back of the sleeper. I'll have to stop there because I could tell stories about my dad all day, even though he fell asleep in death about 28 years ago. 

[Jim B]

Really nice looking Mack, and a great tribute.  Well done.

[grodudulle77]

Nice look !!??

[TECHMAN]

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8 hours ago, Jim B said:

Really nice looking Mack, and a great tribute.  Well done.

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DJ

[Deuces ll]

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[Rockford]

Thank you all for your kind comments. I think my deeply detailed days are over for the moment due to a cataract in one eye and typical vision problems for a 56 year old in the other "good" eye. Makes small detail work soooooo difficult, especially with only really having one eye to work with, you lose your depth perception and it's so hard to place the knife blade or brush, even using a magnifying glass. I think I'm confined to six-foot models for now [ie: look good from six foot away].

Edited July 22, 2020 by Rockford

[ChrisR]

NICE!!

[PappyD340]

Very nice!

[Chariots of Fire]

I always thought those Monogram kits were great.  Even though there little things like the hollow tires.  When I built mine I used extra kits to slice up tire sidewalls and add them to the hollow sides.  The Mack pumpers were great kits too but had similar little oddities that had to be improved on.  

Nice work on your rig.  Love the color!

[DRIPTROIT 71]

Great looking Mack! Great tribute to your dad too! Nice work!