41CHEVY
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Thank you both. When I get back home from the Quarry this weekend and sit down I'll post up some goodies. Paul
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I see a lot of Cape Cod style rigs with that set up but in their defense I've seen demos of the pushing trees over with them. My hood was made from some car body and 1/350 scale ship hull parts. What powers that unit? multi fuel engine or up grade to diesel?
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You're right, now days just seat warmers, no pride, no real skills and no desire to learn any of it. I was just called back to do a quarry haul because the new automatics can't get out of the pits. Seems they done have a deep reduction like the sticks. Lucky my Marmon wasn't tagged with antique plates yet. If you're close to southern Maine you can take a drive in my '58 B773 not cramped because of the LJ series cab. Still quad box with a Brownie so it is 3 sticks, but up graded power to a tip turbine 315h.p.
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Most likely his end, it is usually a renewal or up date issue for the stores. Paul
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Quad box with 2 hand shifting, air assist steering, hot in summer, cold in winter and for someone who is 6' 2" 210 lbs not a lot of room. But I still love them.
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My system blocked it as a potential security risk for SSL issues.
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Welcome to the group Jeff. Paul
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Very nicely done. I seem to be partial to Macks any how since I learned to drive and took my CDL test in a 1962 B81SX
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I talked to a computer whiz about scanning it for 3d printing.
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Very nice! I had a photo tutorial on an easy easy to do the glass, but your unit is already painted so it would not work. Basically I use a pair of dividers to mark a line from the outside of the body on all the openings. Take a Dremell 10mm diameter barrel mill on slow speed and mill a channel inside the openings. You can than set the glass up to the body close to the outer edges. The glass has a 1/8 glue area all around and does not need to be an exact fit to the opening. I need to search out the photos after the P.Bucket thing. Paul
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No new progress for a bit, I ended up putting my Marmon back hauling granite blocks for a quarry near me in Maine for a local bridge project. Seems the new units with automatics can't "make the grade"
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I took the AFV Club 1/35 M35 Vietnam gun truck and scaled it up to 1/25 and scratch built it. The chassis, wheels and suspension are kit bashed from a pair of Italeri 1/24 Opel Blitz. Cab roof and windshield are from an old Monogram hot rod kit, air cleaner cover is actually a Tuxedo shirt cuff stud. There is a few kits on here I've scaled up from 1/35 , one is an AM General M917 dump truck I scaled up from the Trumpeter U.S. Army Container semi truck kit.
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Yes we need a ton of overhead protection! Here is our Shoreham rig I started a few years ago. I scaled up a 1/35 GMC to scratch build it in1/25. Still doing the tank, pumps, hose reels and froward below bumper spray units. Now the Long Island built Fire-Matic factory built units are replacing the ex mil units here
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Beautiful work! Those Cape Cod units are sure built a tad heavier than our L.I. Pine Barren units are. Paul
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Here is the link to my Fotki with every truck detailing article. A few maybe out of order. Paul https://public.fotki.com/ptcheshire/truck-detailing/
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Very nice build. Did the kit come with the zimmerit or did you add it? The Frui tracks make a big difference on all armor especially T34's IMO. Making up a set for a 251 UHU conversion on the bench. Paul
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Welcome!! Don't F.B. either so can't wait to see you post some here! Paul
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Moebius kit build to be from the time when Ford made OTR and farm tractors. Added full engine compartment details, made up dual exhaust because nothing sounds better than an 352 FE with glass packs! Paint is 2005 Chrysler Pacifica Yellow and decals are from 1970 F100 4x4 kit. Tools in bed are scratch built.
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Now that I am officially semi retired (unless I find an interesting haul) and since it's too late to repaint my Marmon time to build models . . . Building a big sleeper, E12 V12 Turbo tri axle Mack. Since I had to cut a pair of cabs and a pair of chassis figured I do a shorty also. Here is the start. Paul
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Made the hood fold, added tool boxes, modified the front bumper and full wiring and last added the missing AC compressor for the Red Dot roof AC. Paul
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The interior work and screening on the steps are excellent. Color it is painted works very well the the chrome items. It will be an impressive rig when done! Is the Blue a Humbrol paint? Is it enamel, lacquer or acrylic? Paul
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Welcome to our group!! Paul
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Winter project done early. Peterbilt 378-119
41CHEVY replied to Mark 1's topic in Model Truck Show Room
Absolutely awesome build particularly the interior! Paul -
http://www.b-n-lresins.com/shoppingopencart/Aftermarket-resin-cast-1-24-1-25-scale-model-model-Towing-Chain You can also look to the 1/35 Armor modeler sites for heavy recovery chain and cables sets, while heavy duty for the 1/35 armor are perfect for 1/25 trucks. An other thing I do is look at cheap necklaces for chains. Paul
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Awesome build, very eye catching! Paul
