Mack B-61 Dump Body

[ShakyCraftsman]

17 hours ago, Scott Eriksen said:

 

.............took a ride up to Chestertown N.Y. EMS to pick up a rig today,,4 hours up 4 hours back up the NY Thruway,,thru the Adirondacks......part time/full time guy ,,lol ....anyway did a bit on the Mack,,made an oil bath air cleaner from some of the R model kit -cut that down and shortened the top inlet and added a piece from an Auslowe Donaldson air cleaner ,,massaging the hood,going to use piano hinge and have to do latches. Probably shoot some black on the dump body this weekend

Hey Scott 

 You should use the hinges I used on my Autocar build, they will work way better then those fiddly model car garage ones, they are to delicate. Go to Micromark for the little hinges.

Ron G 

 

[Scott Eriksen]

3 hours ago, ShakyCraftsman said:

Hey Scott 

 You should use the hinges I used on my Autocar build, they will work way better then those fiddly model car garage ones, they are to delicate. Go to Micromark for the little hinges.

Ron G 

 

Ron,,I have those which I may use but I ordered a piano hinge from the wood boat kit company Dumas ,, I'm going to see what that looks like 1st...it's complete,,15 inches long,,,you cut it to size Miniature Piano Hinge .360″ x 15″ #2120 – Dumas Products

[ShakyCraftsman]

5 minutes ago, Scott Eriksen said:

Ron,,I have those which I may use but I ordered a piano hinge from the wood boat kit company Dumas ,, I'm going to see what that looks like 1st...it's complete,,15 inches long,,,you cut it to size Miniature Piano Hinge .360″ x 15″ #2120 – Dumas Products

Hey Scott 

 I think thats the one the redneckrigger used on one of his doors, it's a little big for 1/25. I used that hinge on my 1/16 Peterbilt 359.

As you can see it's perfect for 1/16 scale but a triffle large for 1/25-24 scales.

Ron G 

Edited May 15 by ShakyCraftsman

[Scott Eriksen]

1 minute ago, ShakyCraftsman said:

Hey Scott 

 I think thats the one the redneckrigger used on one of his doors, it's a little big for 1/25. I used that hinge on my 1/16 Peterbilt 359.

I figured I'll see what it looks like only dimension was .360 opened so it's a guess how it will look on the butterfly hood,,,I have the ones you have to use if it looks too big 

[ShakyCraftsman]

Okay

[GLMFAA1]

On 5/2/2025 at 8:58 PM, Scott Eriksen said:

no problem buddy ,,,that cab would make a nice pumper!

Here is an example for you,

Bermuda cab

greg

[Scott Eriksen]

I used the Dumas brass piano hinge on the hood,,I didn't think it looked that bad,,shot the cab fenders and the dump body black,,started throwing some brake valves and air lines on the chassis.Made a hyd pump support bracket and hung the pump

Edited May 20 by Scott Eriksen

[ShakyCraftsman]

Hinge looks good Scott.

Ron G 

[Scott Eriksen]

1 minute ago, ShakyCraftsman said:

Hinge looks good Scott.

Ron G 

Thanks Ron,,I thought so too,,,I sorta countersunk it on the backside

[Scott Eriksen]

Tomorrow,,if I don't have to work,,,,,I'll hit the tanks with Alclad polished aluminum

[BK9300]

Hinging the hood turned out well, Scott.  Paint job is really going to pop on this one!

[Scott Eriksen]

58 minutes ago, BK9300 said:

Hinging the hood turned out well, Scott.  Paint job is really going to pop on this one!

As long as the pops aren't under the paint!  lol,,,yeah even though the black shows all the sins ,,,it should look good with the red cab/frame and chrome radiator shell/aluminum tanks .I think I'll do the rims white and the cast spokes will be red with the frame

[Gary Chastain]

Scott, this is coming together really well. 

[Scott Eriksen]

4 hours ago, Gary Chastain said:

Scott, this is coming together really well. 

Thanks Gary,,I might put the company name on a piece of Evergreen sheet ,red to match the cab ,in "gold leaf" lettering just above the long body bar

[Scott Eriksen]

Made a parts run to FDNY today,,,hot item ......off and on rain couldn't mow so I shot the chassis and stuck the engine in ,,Revell Chrome on the radiator 

[ShakyCraftsman]

1 minute ago, Scott Eriksen said:

Made a parts run to FDNY today,,,hot item ......off and on rain couldn't mow so I shot the chassis and stuck the engine in ,,Revell Chrome on the radiator 

That's looking real sweet Scott.

Ron G 

[BK9300]

Fabulous progress, Scott - really like all the air line plumbing and the cab is looking good in red and black!

[Gary Chastain]

Ooooh…..I like this one

[Scott Eriksen]

.............driveshafts & pto shaft made/painted installed ,spokes and rims painted/mounted/installed ........ going to attempt the "gold leaf" decals with my inkjet printer and then Tamiya silver,clear yellow/orange /red 

[ShakyCraftsman]

It's really coming together Scott. I'm loving this build.😉😁

Ron G 

[Scott Eriksen]

......................last test fit of cab with interior tub before I start getting serious ,,,,lol 

[BK9300]

3 hours ago, Scott Eriksen said:

.............driveshafts & pto shaft made/painted installed ,spokes and rims painted/mounted/installed ........ going to attempt the "gold leaf" decals with my inkjet printer and then Tamiya silver,clear yellow/orange /red 

 

Looks better each post, Scott.  If you happen to have your B-61 frame on its side while you're working on it, it would be cool to see a pic how you choose to attach the two stage pump to the frame (just curious, for future reference!)

[Scott Eriksen]

1 hour ago, BK9300 said:

Looks better each post, Scott.  If you happen to have your B-61 frame on its side while you're working on it, it would be cool to see a pic how you choose to attach the two stage pump to the frame (just curious, for future reference!)

Brian,I took a piece of rectangular tubing and sliced it about a 30 degree angle at the pump end,,sorta making it like angular reinforcements ,and drilled a hole where the pto shaft would go thru .The other end is attached to the crossmember I added at the frame stretch point . I'll make sure and take a picture next round 

[Scott Eriksen]

Here's a pic of the underpinnings...I did a bit of black wash on some stuff ,,,probably going with a theme of a "clean but somewhat normal dirt and grime working restored repowered 1965 Mack B-61 dump truck" lol .Also put the decals I made on the doors,,,,considering I had to hand paint the "gold leaf" in my black outline it didn't come out too bad ,,,should show up better on the panels I'm doing for the dump body .I might clear coat the cab tonight so I can get rolling on assemby 

[Scott Eriksen]

.....................shot the clear...in the dehydrator as we speak,,,it really brought out the sparkly in the Tamiya Bright Mica Red