Hillbilly Hauler

[old-hermit]

I've been playing around with a couple of ideas recently and came up with this ...

The body was a trashed pour that I salvaged by chopping, sectioning and removing the center of the roof. Lots of bondo later and it's serviceable. I cut the frame out of a quarter inch thick plastic kitchen cutting board but will replace it with aluminum when I can afford the plate. Rear suspension from a Deuce and front from a Lindy T. Wood in roof and bed is balsa. I'm getting reference togther to scratch a Packard straight 8 but also have some resin Ardun heads for a flattie coming. Kind of a toss up right now. It's will be on hold waiting for money for aluminum plus I've got a 1/25 club challenge to build for my model club.

Heres some more pics.

http://public.fotki.com/old-hermits-garage...illbillyhauler/

[GOTH KUSTOMS]

One heck of a start, thats for sure

Edited August 8, 2009 by unforgiven

[Harry P.]

Wheels and tires from an Exterminator?

[old-hermit]

Wheels and tires from an Exterminator?

Front, yes. Rear are custom resin.

[pstreet]

Amazing looking work as always.

Are you going to be doing the aluminum frame in the same style as the one now?

[old-hermit]

Are you going to be doing the aluminum frame in the same style as the one now?

Sure am, but a plate of aluminum big enough to cut the rails out of is expensive and I only want to do it once.

Thats why I made the template out of a $7.00 plastic cutting board. heh heh heh.

Edited August 8, 2009 by old-hermit

[Modelcarjedi]

that is awsome!!!!!!!