Ford LT9000 Dump Papco

[DRIPTROIT 71]

This is a model of a truck where my dad used to work; “Piedmont Asphalt Paving Company.” This project began with the AMT Ford Snowplow kit. The long hood came from Gary Wallace. The grille and emblems are from Detail Master. Although the Detail Master Mack kit was excellent, this one for the Ford was a bit lacking. The emblems were too large, and there was only one. I went ahead and used them. The 6-71 Detroit is from Jamie at moluminum. The wheels are from an Ertl kit. Thanks to Charles Rowley for the decals!

[Jim B]

Great looking Ford.  Really well done.

[vincen47]

Like I said over in the modeltruckbuilder forum, the hood/cab paint mismatch was a happy accident. Looks great and it’s very realistic with these weathered workhorses. I love the 6-71, nice job on that. Excellent build!

Edited September 3, 2022 by vincen47

[leafsprings]

You again captured the look of a no-nonsense workhorse that has the power and capacity to do the job right.  The L hood and 9000 emblems are very nice upgrades.

[Doug 1061]

Good looking workhorse.   The mismatched hood gives it character.   

[catpack68]

Nice work!?

[slusher]

Looks great!

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

[Warren D]

Well done!

[Bronzekeg]

6 hours ago, Warren D said:

Well done!

x2

[DRIPTROIT 71]

On 9/3/2022 at 5:21 PM, Jim B said:

Great looking Ford.  Really well done.

Thanks Jim!!

On 9/3/2022 at 6:39 PM, vincen47 said:

Like I said over in the modeltruckbuilder forum, the hood/cab paint mismatch was a happy accident. Looks great and it’s very realistic with these weathered workhorses. I love the 6-71, nice job on that. Excellent build!

Thanks Vince! 
 

 

On 9/3/2022 at 8:41 PM, leafsprings said:

You again captured the look of a no-nonsense workhorse that has the power and capacity to do the job right.  The L hood and 9000 emblems are very nice upgrades.

Thanks Tommy! I wasn’t real happy with the emblems as they are too big. They are actually 8000 emblems that I painted through the bottom of the 8 to make it a 9.?

On 9/4/2022 at 2:38 AM, Doug 1061 said:

Good looking workhorse.   The mismatched hood gives it character.   

Thanks Doug!!

On 9/4/2022 at 3:46 AM, catpack68 said:

Nice work!?

 Thanks Scott!

On 9/4/2022 at 9:30 PM, slusher said:

Looks great!

 Thanks Carl!!

14 hours ago, ChrisR said:

Looks great!

 Thanks Chris!!

7 hours ago, Warren D said:

Well done!

 Thanks Warren!!

50 minutes ago, Bronzekeg said:

x2

 Thanks Ken!!

[KevinCarroll]

All the little things - which in reality are not little at all - really add up, Brian. Too many to mention, but that dinged and dented (how did you do that?) tailgate with chains and the wonderfully weathered wooden sideboards really caught my eye. As others have said, a great replica of a work-a-day truck, but one that is well cared for too. Congrats!

[trick my mixer]

nice job on the firewall wiring and overall build. looks great.

[happy grumpy]

Absolute beauty, the weathering is right on and that engine and wiring looks real. I always like these old Fords, I grew up around them. My father was a heavy equipment operator and I when he brought me around often on Saturdays . Great memories.

[yh70]

great job

 

[grodudulle77]

Very realistic, well done !! Your pics are neat, i really like it ??

[Toys4Don2]

Excellent build. The modifications and weathering definitely add to the realism. 

[Dutzie]

Well done Brian. Great work as always. 

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On 9/6/2022 at 7:16 AM, KevinCarroll said:

All the little things - which in reality are not little at all - really add up, Brian. Too many to mention, but that dinged and dented (how did you do that?) tailgate with chains and the wonderfully weathered wooden sideboards really caught my eye. As others have said, a great replica of a work-a-day truck, but one that is well cared for too. Congrats!

Thanks Kevin! The bed was dented by sheeting it with very thin aluminum and then actually denting it. 
 

 

On 9/6/2022 at 1:25 PM, trick my mixer said:

nice job on the firewall wiring and overall build. looks great.

Thanks Lucas!

On 9/6/2022 at 1:34 PM, happy grumpy said:

Absolute beauty, the weathering is right on and that engine and wiring looks real. I always like these old Fords, I grew up around them. My father was a heavy equipment operator and I when he brought me around often on Saturdays . Great memories.

Thanks Mario! I have a similar background. I went to work with my dad when he worked at the truck shop. Those are great memories! When he went to work for Papco working on heavy equipment, I was working my own job.

On 9/6/2022 at 8:38 PM, yh70 said:

great job

 

Thanks Dave!!

On 9/6/2022 at 11:35 PM, grodudulle77 said:

Very realistic, well done !! Your pics are neat, i really like it ??

 Thanks Philippe!!

On 9/11/2022 at 3:15 PM, Toys4Don2 said:

Excellent build. The modifications and weathering definitely add to the realism. 

Thanks Don!!

On 9/11/2022 at 8:10 PM, Dutzie said:

Well done Brian. Great work as always. 

 Thanks Brian!!

[rekcirb13]

Nice build, Brian! I like the long hood!

Bob

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On 9/14/2022 at 1:19 AM, rekcirb13 said:

Nice build, Brian! I like the long hood!

Bob

Thanks Bob!!