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I was busy for the few days that the site was down....I'm still working away on the Ford/Garwood trash truck, just needed a change of scenery. In 1976, the Bi-Centennial year, I was 11 years old. I was building a variety of kits, thanks in part to subscribing to a model of the month club through the mail. My skills , if you want to call them that, where typical 11 year old. I've improved some what in the last 50 years...I think??? I remember seeing the first release of this kit and wanting it, but I knew that I did not posses the skills that it would take to build it...may be when I get older. I got this kit earlier this year, thanks to family at Christmas time. Thought that I would be deeper into the build than I am, but sometimes life gets in the way. My goal is to at least have a curbside build by the 4th of July .....I'm not building it as a tractor.....I have other plans for it in mind, so it will be just a truck with no body on it as you might see at a Mack dealership. This is what the color will look like for the most part...some of the chrome pieces will be painted as there seemed to be an excessive amount in this kit. Got some of the sub assemblies put together....every thing pictured will be Blue. Got some more sub assemblies to put together as I am going to airbrush all of the exterior Blue assembled and attached to the frame sub assemblies, then the Red grill, hood and cab areas
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Just wanted to say thanks to who ever fixed the issue and got the site back up and running again....
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AMT 1/43 Peterbilt 359 w/ 40’ Watkins Reefer Trailer
A64B replied to A64B's topic in Model Truck Show Room
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AMT 1/43 Peterbilt 359 w/ 40’ Watkins Reefer Trailer
Gary Chase replied to A64B's topic in Model Truck Show Room
That’s a great looking build, love the tire/wheel choices, adds to the timely look of the truck. -
Sweet looking
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Gary thanks for sharing looks good over here.
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After about 10 years I finally got the Rig off the bench. I added many custom parts to the truck and swapped the wheels on the trailer for some 6 hole steelies. The front 5 hole Alcoas I made from Don Mills and adding the AMT snap ring to it. Truck and Trailer decals were made by “ Goochie” many years ago.
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Gary. Glad to see you post it here. I say again very nice build.
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Thanks so much for checking in. I’ve been working on it here and there the past few months, doing more body work, mostly fixing small blemishes. In between, I built a Volvo VN 670, which I’ll post here soon. It gets a little tedious just doing body prep on a scratchbuilding project, so it’s nice to do a “quicker” kit project to break it up. I’ve done at least two more rounds of filling/sanding/primer on the stacker since the last post. I’m hoping that I’m nearing the end of the prep process and I can start paint soon. I’ll do an update when I’m ready for paint. Thanks again.
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Any progress on this build?
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Does anyone know if someone makes the square pit fenders for the AMT and the Revells Peterbilts? Thank you in advance for any response.
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Thanks Brian, I don’t judge, so I don’t what they look for. Thank you for the kind words.
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...I have been a contest judge for a few years now with the local club (both AMPS and IPMS)...viewing this thru a 1280 x 720 resolution monitor screen (aprox. 22" across by 14" tall) this is easily a a top 5 ..top 3 build. Don't sell your self short with this one.
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That does sound fun, maybe this year I can participate in the show.
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The photos show the trucks well, and I’m not seeing anything to nitpick about, but I understand your apprehension. I’ve only done one show (last September in St Ignace, we chatted about it) and it was not judged, just people’s choice. And those people were not particularly modelers, just general truck show attendees, so they were familiar with the subject matter, but not looking for someone to demonstrate modeling skill. Their votes seemed to fall towards “general effect” - things that brought a smile to their face - something that your models will certainly do. The other truck modelers there were very supportive and non-competitive. It was just a bunch of guys enjoying truck models.
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Thank you sir, maybe some day I will take a couple of these trucks to a show. Problem is, I can see every mistake and I know everyone else will see them as well.
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It’s a beauty. Lots of custom parts. Updating the power with things like a charge air cooler is a feature a lot of guys miss. The Cummins logo is a nice touch. I enjoyed watching this come together on the other forum. You should definitely consider bringing this to a show.
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Just finished this build today. Nearly every part was modified/ replaced with 3D print or scratch built.
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Hi! For 1/24 and 1/25 scale truck parts, check Thingiverse, MyMiniFactory, Cults3D, and Printables by Prusa. You can also use CAD software like Fusion 360 or FreeCAD to design or scale parts yourself.
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Mack DM 800 wheelbase question
Brian Conn replied to Brian Conn's topic in Model Truck General Discussion
appreciate your in put ......I just presumed that finding info. on the Mack would be like my previous findings (dimensions) on the 60's era International Harvester DCO 405 Emeryvilles and VCO A 190's as well as the Ford C series cab overs....discovered volumes of useful information. Looks like I will have to add 12 to 18 scale inches to accommodate the tank body...still undecided about adding a pusher axle. -
Mack DM 800 wheelbase question
vincen47 replied to Brian Conn's topic in Model Truck General Discussion
Sorry to hear your search hasn’t yielded much info. I unfortunately can’t offer specific as to wheelbase offerings, but I have stretched frames to accommodate bodies. I definitely agree that you can just place the tandems where they “look right”, and go from there. Sort of, “reverse engineer” the project based on what your eye tells you is right. That’s ultimately what you’re aiming to please - your own opinion of what’s realistic based on what is sweet to your eye. -
I have a Mack DM 800 ,tractor version, that I need to increase the wheelbase on. I have a 3-D printed oval tank that will be used with the build. I have scoured the internet including Big Mack Trucks.com with no luck finding any wheelbase options for the DM 800. I did find one spec sheet for the DM 800 showing multiple wheelbases, but the print was so small that any attempt to enlarge it only blurred it. Mack has a fair amount of wheelbase info. on some of its other models, but for some reason the DM 800 remains elusive. My question is to those of you who have stretched a frame to accommodate a body (dump,flatbed, wrecker, etc. etc) do you just dry fit the body and stretch it so the the tandems are where they are suppose to be or is there something else involved.
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i was wondering if you can lower the suspension on a international lonestar truck
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AMT Ford C Series cab over fitment issues and solutions Pt4 Body Clearance
Brian Conn replied to Brian Conn's topic in Model Truck Building Tips & Tricks
