Warren D Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 (edited) I saw the freshly restored Autocar wrecker at the Bolton, MA truck show last fall. I think I got very close, though I didn't notice that the front of the wrecker bed was cut back and wrapped around the stacks until I was almost done. (Correction would have required cutting up the wrecker bed as well as shortening the chassis 1/4". With everything painted and assembled I decided to take some artistic license.) Otherwise, I'm pleased. AMT Autocar dump truck cab, fenders, hood, engine and front chassis, Pete wrecker rear chassis grafted to front chassis. Wheels and tires from Scale Scenics, 24.5's! Lights on body and nose from CTM. I usually paint the stripes on the rear but as I seem to be having more trouble getting crisp lines, I decided to go the decal route which worked very well. Wrecker body from First Gear, rear tow gear from scratch. Edited January 21 by Warren D 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Awesome!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Chastain Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Such a cool build, well detailed and love the colors. Well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Po Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Good looking build, nicely done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Really nice looking wrecker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Eriksen Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yh70 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 great job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug 1061 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 That is a beautiful beast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cifenet Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Perfectly produced! Great job making this look awesome, I really like how it all turned out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 This is one awesome wrecker - very well done ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutzie Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 That is one tough looking wrecker! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy grumpy Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Great rendition of an already beautiful truck, you brought it to the next level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Outstanding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren D Posted February 1 Author Share Posted February 1 On 1/21/2024 at 10:31 AM, ChrisR said: Awesome!! Thanks! On 1/21/2024 at 11:35 AM, Gary Chastain said: Such a cool build, well detailed and love the colors. Well done Thank you, nothing says wrecker better than red, white and black! On 1/21/2024 at 1:15 PM, Hi-Po said: Good looking build, nicely done. Thanks On 1/21/2024 at 2:55 PM, Jim B said: Really nice looking wrecker. Thanks On 1/21/2024 at 8:42 PM, PappyD340 said: Very nice! Thank you On 1/21/2024 at 8:49 PM, Scott Eriksen said: Nice job! Thanks On 1/21/2024 at 9:30 PM, yh70 said: great job Thanks On 1/22/2024 at 1:05 AM, Doug 1061 said: That is a beautiful beast. Thank you On 1/22/2024 at 1:51 AM, cifenet said: Perfectly produced! Great job making this look awesome, I really like how it all turned out. Thanks On 1/22/2024 at 1:55 PM, 1959scudetto said: This is one awesome wrecker - very well done ! Thanks On 1/22/2024 at 6:16 PM, Dutzie said: That is one tough looking wrecker! Thanks, the real one is a real beast On 1/25/2024 at 3:38 PM, happy grumpy said: Great rendition of an already beautiful truck, you brought it to the next level. Thanks On 1/26/2024 at 1:11 AM, slusher said: Outstanding! Thank you 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete68 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Nice finish Warren looks like a beast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Beautiful build Warren!! Excellent work!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toys4Don2 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Absolutely beautiful looking Wrecker!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grodudulle77 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Nice looking wrecker !!👍😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Great looking wrecker. I really dig this build. A very cool Autocar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemodeler Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Nice looking rig. Are you going to add any lights? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledsel Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Superb! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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