showbuilder Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 here is my entry for the old dominion show in richmond virginia last month. it is the italeri 378 with 120" condo and a scratchbuilt covered wagon. hope you all like it.
fordh8r Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 That thing is huge! But very cool looking. Very nice! The size makes it even cooler to see.
monkeyclaw Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 Very nice rig!!! The colors just amke it POP..........matt
mackinac359 Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 That is really nice. The base makes it look even better. Tim blowns10 said: here is my entry for the old dominion show in richmond virginia last month. it is the italeri 378 with 120" condo and a scratchbuilt covered wagon. hope you all like it.
trick my mixer Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 Very nice. This is what you call a LARGE CAR!
Chuck Most Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 Uh... WHOA!!!! Wish I had that kind of patience... not to mention, I don't know, skill!
Turbo590 Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 I think I have seen this one..in passing...HMMMM!! Kurt
showbuilder Posted March 23, 2009 Author Posted March 23, 2009 Turbo590 said: I think I have seen this one..in passing...HMMMM!! Kurt yea i think you have seen this one up close and personal. for all you guys who don't know...kurt took first at this show and i was runner up. i must say his win was well deserved and it was a pleasure to compete and hang out with him. looking forward to doing it again.
airhorn Posted March 24, 2009 Posted March 24, 2009 Like it? Man, what's not to like? Magnificent, awesome, etc. etc. etc. What's the overall length? Win
showbuilder Posted March 24, 2009 Author Posted March 24, 2009 airhorn said: Like it? Man, what's not to like? Magnificent, awesome, etc. etc. etc. What's the overall length? Win the truck and trailer are 38" overall and thats with the fifth wheel slide all the way back. the display board is 42"x6".
Ben Posted March 27, 2009 Posted March 27, 2009 I'd really like to see more pics of this truck!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Where did you get the wheels that are on it?
showbuilder Posted March 28, 2009 Author Posted March 28, 2009 Ben said: I'd really like to see more pics of this truck!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Where did you get the wheels that are on it? the wheels are cast by jamie at mo'luminum. his products are always top notch, and priced well. i had to do very little prep and then sprayed them with alclad polished aluminum with alcoa decals. the decals came from a good friend of mine.
Ben Posted March 28, 2009 Posted March 28, 2009 Thats cool! I know of Jamie quite well. I send all my wheel masters to him to be cast. I thought yours looked familliar. Those are actually resin copies of actual miniature Machined aluminum Alcoa wheels that Bill Drennen had made years ago. VERY hard to find now! I was wondering if you had the real aluminum ones on there. I have those tiny Alcoa decals too, neat stuff!!!!! It would be great to see more pictures of your work! Looks like your oneheck of a builder!!!!!!!!!
Old Albion Posted March 28, 2009 Posted March 28, 2009 This is a great looking rig. The paint work is superb. I especially like the camber in the trailer frame to resist the bending just like the real things. I to would like to see some more photo's if possible. I can imagine the judges had a nightmare trying to decide between this rig and Kurt's?? Probably came down to the toss of a coin. Thanks for sharing. Best Wishes Dave Bates
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