Dandydan Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Last Christmas I built a replica of one of two wreckers my Dad operated at a Texaco station back in the late 70's and early 80's. This year I tackled the other one. I had one 35 year old picture and my memory to go from-the original truck unfortunately was wrecked and painted to match the one I built last year. The cab, frame, and engine are from the Firestone reissue kit, the wrecker boom and floor are from the blue Captain Hook reissue, and the sides are scratch built. I ordered peel and stick decals from Kenny Anderson and gave them to my brother (Moparian) to touch up and make the necessary changes to match what I was building. Thanks for reading and looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o-man Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 That is so cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Outstanding build Dan. I really like this build. Great work on this friend... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Nice build, good job, Dan! And, a great name, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemodeler Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Very nice. Well detailed and looks like the 1:1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disabled modeler Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 I like it...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandydan Posted December 24, 2014 Author Share Posted December 24, 2014 Thank you all very much-I appreciate the kind words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunajammer Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Wonderful. Looks like you really got the look right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilrathy10 Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Good looking setup....Love to see these old trucks reimagined in scale.....Great job on everything.....Spittin' image..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Great looking truck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmvw guy Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Nice one to replicate. I love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandydan Posted December 26, 2014 Author Share Posted December 26, 2014 Again, thank you-it was a big hit with Dad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Love it! Looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S. Svendsen Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandydan Posted December 27, 2014 Author Share Posted December 27, 2014 Thank you very much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdWatcher Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 That's one cool Wrecker Dan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandydan Posted December 27, 2014 Author Share Posted December 27, 2014 Thank you Buzz! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmerc2003 Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Truck looks cool. Being a huge fan of '79 fords especially the Indy pace cars and trucks. Can you post some more info on where you got the decals from? The tow truck and flat bed are my next builds but have not been able to get any good pics to make decals with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandydan Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share Posted December 31, 2014 Thanks Bill. I sent you a PM with more details about what we did so as not to bore anyone-lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Very cool. Where did you source the wheels & tires? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandydan Posted January 4, 2015 Author Share Posted January 4, 2015 Thanks Bruce. Tires were from the Captain Hook reissue and the wheels are from BNL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Very nice job. I'm impressed. Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandydan Posted January 5, 2015 Author Share Posted January 5, 2015 Thank you very much Scott-I appreciate the compliment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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