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Completed the interior. The DM 800's had pretty much a spartan interior, so I went with what I was seeing on various truck forums and other sources. I will be adding a C.B radio to the dash and an A.M/F.M radio to the area above the windshield and below the interior roof in front of the driver. I had to adjust both of the shifters towards the drivers side to properly place the passenger seat......yet again vague instructions.....relied a lot on pictures of 1:1 scale DM 800 interiors to get everything placed right.
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WindRunner joined the community
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Heres the Dogs turning one into a western daycab the other will be an OTR Dog And found my 3rd wagon to go with the freightliner
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Well found 2 more cow chow wagons so frieghliner and 2 R/W/B mack R700's 1 day cab western frame 1 sleeper western frame. Modeling era fall 1979.
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Just so everyone is up to speed divorce is dragging out she says yes then no and her families involved Me I'm just trying to locate all my parts again to finish this one up Found my Wilson Cow 🐄 chow wagon 1/87 scale
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Progress update..... This thing pretty much fought me every step of the way...vague instructions along with parts that would not align up ...had to shoe horn the alternator in place, that's a first for me.... This was my first diesel engine and I was not all that familiar with the Mack ENDT 866 , ( I am now after all of the research) with what the kit piece most closely resembles. Building this engine will test your patience...if it doesn't you have the patience of Jobe. Since I stretched the frame I had to add a carrier bearing and second drive shaft. As it so happens the AMT Ford C 900/Garwood LP 900 kit that I am also working on had a shorter drive shaft (for the tractor version, I presume) on one of the sprews. I shortened both the Mack and Ford drive shafts to fit properly and scratch built a carrier bearing out of a section of sprew. OFF TO THE BODY SHOP..... I got rid of the unsightly , IMHO, gap between the grill and butterfly hood sections (white triangle shaped portions) the 1:1 scale trucks didn't have the gaping area unlike some DM 800 builds I have seen on the internet....it's more of a MPC quality control thing verses builder error Did the same thing with the butterfly hood sections. I added styrene strip to the bottom of the butterfly hood to show only a small gap as seen on the 1:1 scale rigs....again correcting a MPC issue Will get the body all cleaned up and get it repainted and re striped next...
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HshegrAdek joined the community
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Excellent! Keep it going.
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Part 2 is coming
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Thank you for the kind words, appreciate it.
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Simply beautiful. Excellent work. Looks like a perfect example of a modern day show truck restoration.
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Stretched, lowered, body drop, bagged, skirts, scratch built 52 inch sleeper, not one part that didn't get modified in some way.
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John Smith joined the community
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DEF regen..soon to be a thing of the past?
Brian Conn posted a topic in 1:1 Truck General Discussion
Heard this on the Glenn Beck show this past week. GREAT NEWS!!!! https://www.facebook.com/GlennBeck/posts/trump-administration-moves-against-def-system-rules-that-can-sideline-perfectly-/1651654516317863/ I was side lined for a few hours this past Tuesday with a regen issue....70 mph to around 35 mph on I 70 in short order will get your attention. I cant begin to tell you how many DEF issues (mostly with the regen system) I have had since 2007. The company I work for is suppose to get new lease trucks in early 2027..hopefully without any regen crap on them. -
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PART 2..... In this second part, I will be attaching the aforementioned milk transport tank. The first order of business was to stretch the frame 40 scale inches (40mm.). I had a difficult time locating optional wheelbases for the DM 800. I spent quite a while scouring the Big Mack Trucks forums where I was finally able to locate a wheelbase that ,more than likely, would have been the wheelbase for a 1:1 scale with this type of tank. The chassis is now at a 203" scale wheelbase. As a side note, this wheelbase was also used with the Mack coal dump trucks (coal buckets as they are called in Eastern Kentucky) ..using the length of the dump bed as compared the the length of the milk tank is where I came up with the 203" wheelbase. This wheelbase was referenced a few times in the Big Mack Trucks forums. The black pieces are some "C" channel from some unknown large scale car kit that I formed into plausible frame pieces for the Mack...white pieces are cross members made from Evergreen styrene "I" beams and strips.
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Hello everyone, Thank you for allowing me to join you all. I've been retired 10 years and thought I would give model building a try after 50+ years. Jumped in both feet with Revells's Level 5 Peterbilt 359, have one built, working on #2, and just finished a lowering kit for #3. I've learned a lot from reading and watching videos from guys like you all, and it's helped tremendously. I don't have any desire to do weathering or in use trucks just what I like, read that more than once, build it the way you want it. I would like some advise about chroming things like toolboxes and fuel tanks etc, hate those darn seams, and any suggestions you all may have. So far they've turned out pretty decent in my opinion, but open to learning more. From what I've seen here are some very talented builders and I will never be to that calibur, just a hobby to keep my mind and hands busy. Sorry but I'm computer illiterate otherwise I'd definitely post some pictures for critique and advise. Love this site and seeing all of your amazing builds, keep on trucking. PEACE everyone.
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Try to pick up where I left off I'm still here Just trying to survive day to day Shes dragging the divorce out just hope it's not like my buddies his took 10 years and she robbed him blind Back be slow finding everything try to pick up where I left off
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Freightliner FLD 120 - Ugly, but she makes money
vincen47 replied to vincen47's topic in Model Truck Show Room
Thanks, Brian. Yes, she still has miles to go, and no truck payment, right? Thanks, Gary. I appreciate it. It was a fun build. -
Freightliner FLD 120 - Ugly, but she makes money
Gary Chase replied to vincen47's topic in Model Truck Show Room
Oh man, that is sssoooooo cool, well done -
Freightliner FLD 120 - Ugly, but she makes money
Brian Conn replied to vincen47's topic in Model Truck Show Room
...You captured the essence of a used truck with many unused miles......if I had a dime for every time I've seen this truck in my travels, I would sure have a heck of a lot of dimes. -
Inspired by the steel haulers that run I-75 between Detroit and Toledo, here’s a parts box/glue bomb save that was an enjoyable build. Now, don’t get me wrong, many of the Detroit area conestoga pullers are beautiful large cars, worthy of best in show. The most beautiful rigs decked out in lights and chrome. But, there’s a few steel movers that are running out their twilight years wearing dirt, missing parts, and held together with duct tape and a prayer. This old Freightliner has seen better days, but she’s still earning her keep. The kit engine was replaced with a wired, plumbed and weathered Italeri Detroit Diesel Series 60. Aftermarket wheels and mismatched tires were added. It’s missing some fairings, and one of the original fuel tanks. The factory exhaust was replaced by a single weed-burner pipe. It represents a truck that has had it’s series of changes and modifications over the years, many the result of fender benders and even a low bridge (That’s how the rooftop fairing and upper exhaust met their demise). The repairs are often back-yard style…just throw on cheap junkyard parts and make it work. The kind of truck that you need to know how to wrench-on if you want to own and drive it - for someone that’s mechanically savvy (and resourceful). I hope you enjoy it. But don’t call her ugly. At least, not to her face.
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1989 K.W. W900 James Bond 007 Edition
william1963 replied to 41CHEVY's topic in 1:1 Truck General Discussion
hello my name is william iam going to build the revell w900kenworth truck i wanted to maked the sleep er in to a super sleep er would i have to used a second kit to make a super sleeper iadd apicture of the truck iam copy from and its my first time to cut asleeper to maker from william -
AMT Ford C 900/Garwood LP 900 refuse truck
Brian Conn replied to Brian Conn's topic in Model Truck Workbench
....Back to the Ford/Garwood it's been a minute. I wanted to show a cable coming off of the winch spool, so I came up with this. For the cable I used a single strand wrapped around the spool and a braided double strand for the length of exposed cable. The cable is 015. round lead wire used in making fly fishing lures. I carved the hook out of a plastic fork. The Garwood hydraulic winch is rated for 8,000 lbs. and the dia. of the cable is almost spot on for 1:25 scale. -
I set a goal of having this a curbside build by the 4th of July and I made it!!!!! This is my way of saying Happy 259th Birthday to the United States of America. This build is far from being done, in fact the cab is not even attached as the interior has been barely started and there still is some body work to be done.
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Starting to look like a truck...glass and stripe decals are next!!! Studied some pictures of the 1:1 DM 800's smoke stack location and repositioned the kit offering...in doing that I also had to move the battery box and air tank back on the frame. Shot a coat of floor wax thru the airbrush....now it shines like a new penny ☺️
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A minor setback..... I never was quite happy with the position of the smoke stack, so I removed the smoke stack and the battery box. While I was at it, I made some cab locating pieces....now the cab sits where it is suppose to. The cab sits on the four vertical pieces that are part of the frame. The kit locating bosses leave a lot to be desired..they are pretty small. I had some Evergreen styrene angle pieces laying around, so I made taller locating bosses...still a small bit of wiggle room left for final cab alignment. I think what I am going to do, unless someone has a better idea, is to attach the completed interior tub to the frame and then lower the completed cab shell over the tub. Edited just now by Brian Conn
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Necessity is the Mother of invention I was having issues with my latest build and getting the outside tires to look like they are seated to the wheel while having the proper gap between the tires...here's what I came up with..... These are the old laces out of my work boots. The first thing you do is mount the outside tire. I used canopy glue on the outside (visible) part of the tire/wheel since it dries clear...I plan on entering this rig in future model shows and cant have dried CA glue showing anywhere. The parts of the tire/wheel that are not visible, I use CA glue. Mount the inner tire. Wrap the shoe lace around the area between the two tires...snug it down until the tires are seated to the wheels..you will still have to move the tire back and forth across the wheel to get everything set perfect.
