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  2. Gary Chase

    International 5300

    Well the weather becoming cold and snowing here, so I can get some bench time this week. Added some more color to the hood (too much white). Still working out the fuel tanks and roughing out a new visor.
  3. vincen47

    Hello from Kentucky

    Welcome to the forum!
  4. Brian Conn

    Greetings to All!!!

    Welcome aboard! Tried to locate you on eBay with no luck, BUT did score a fire fighting apparatus that I had been looking for , so it wasn't a total bust. Could you please post a link to your eBay store...much appreciated.
  5. Rbray47

    Hello from Kentucky

    Just found this forum while searching for parts. Hope to learn a thing or two. Just recently got back into building trucks.
  6. Last week
  7. Excellent build, your scratch building skills are fabulous ! Jeff
  8. JPR

    1960 GMC B7000 wrecker....

    Spectacular build !
  9. 3D resin printed 

    1:25 Scale

    48" pictured, others similar

    Note:  Prime parts before painting

    Caution:  Sand and file only, do not cut parts with hobby knife.

     

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    $4.00

  10. 3D resin printed 

    1:25 Scale

    48" pictured, others similar

    Note:  Prime parts before painting

    Caution:  Sand and file only, do not cut parts with hobby knife.

     

    Overseas Purchases and Shipping Info

    Overseas purchase minimum is $25.00. 

    We charge a base rate of $20.00 for overseas shipping ($15.00 for Canada).  

    If the actual shipping cost is over base rate, customers will receive and invoice in the amount of the additional charge.

    If the additional shipping invoice is not paid within three days, the order will be cancelled and the customer will receive a refund in the amount of the purchase less all PayPal fees assessed on the purchase.

     

     

    $5.00

  11. 3D resin printed 

    1:25 Scale

    48" pictured, others similar

    Note:  Prime parts before painting

    Caution:  Sand and file only, do not cut parts with hobby knife.

     

    Overseas Purchases and Shipping Info

    Overseas purchase minimum is $25.00. 

    We charge a base rate of $20.00 for overseas shipping ($15.00 for Canada).  

    If the actual shipping cost is over base rate, customers will receive and invoice in the amount of the additional charge.

    If the additional shipping invoice is not paid within three days, the order will be cancelled and the customer will receive a refund in the amount of the purchase less all PayPal fees assessed on the purchase.

     

     

    $6.00

  12. 3D resin printed 

    1:25 Scale

    48" pictured, others similar

    Note:  Prime parts before painting

    Caution:  Sand and file only, do not cut parts with hobby knife.

     

    Overseas Purchases and Shipping Info

    Overseas purchase minimum is $25.00. 

    We charge a base rate of $20.00 for overseas shipping ($15.00 for Canada).  

    If the actual shipping cost is over base rate, customers will receive and invoice in the amount of the additional charge.

    If the additional shipping invoice is not paid within three days, the order will be cancelled and the customer will receive a refund in the amount of the purchase less all PayPal fees assessed on the purchase.

     

     

    $7.00

  13. vincen47

    Greetings to All!!!

    Welcome to the forum. I have you saved as a favorite seller on eBay. Nice parts.
  14. Gary Chase

    Ryder IH Loadstar

    Fantastic build
  15. Gary Chase

    1960 GMC B7000 wrecker....

    Very cool build
  16. Mini Deluxe

    Greetings to All!!!

    Greetings to all!! My name is Tim. Thank you for having me on your forum. I am proud to say I am a scale model builder for many years and have built quite a collection. I have many skills but I always am always open minded and love to learn and teach new skills on how make our scale projects look more realistic or what our minds eye perceives and what it looks like in a real world environment. My background and work experience always has had something to do with Bigtrucks or vintage machines. My Father was a Driver and owner /op for 28 years in many aspects from flatbed to refrigerated from the late 1970s to 1990s. I have many fond memories of going on long haul trips with my father during what some my consider the golden era of trucking when it was not uncommon to see cabovers with tweaked and peaked Cbs sitting on the dash. I feel very fortunate to have experienced these days and to spend this time with my Dad. I have been able to learn many skills as a diesel tech in a high volume diesel shop for the last few years and it has helped my truck model building by leaps and bounds. I also have my own small business on eBay (MiniDeluxe) that provides scale truck parts that I design from real world pictures and hands on knowledge. I try to produce items that are somewhat difficult to scratch build and items that are not correct in scale version of model kits. Also I enjoy helping new builders ease into what sometimes can be a frustrating hobby with tech or parts that add a dramatic change and added excitement to the kit they have on bench with limited skills or insight to real world 1:1 scale counterpart. Well hope this intro finds you all well and helps you to get to know me a bit better Looking forward to great build post and seeing what awesome ideas and truck models are being built. Best Regards, Mini-Deluxe. Tim
  17. vincen47

    Peterbilt 379 RV Conversion

    To connect the charge air cooler to the turbo and engine block, I used rubber air to air connectors from Moluminum along with Plastruct elbows and aluminum tubing, cut to fit and painted with Molotow chrome. The rubber air connectors came in blue and orange, and though that’s common in real life, (orange on the hot side, blue on the cool side) I opted to paint them rubber black to better match the overall look. You can find black silicone connectors on 1:1 trucks as well.I also added the chrome rings around the connectors by using brass zip ties from CTM, painted chrome. That was one of the most tedious things I’ve done on this build, but the only option that seemed to work. Painting the recesses chrome was a failure, so CTM to the rescue. For the exhaust exiting the turbo, I needed a flex tube, just like the real thing, in order to make the awkward curvature needed to fit between the engine block and frame. Once I had the plastic tubing bent to fit, I wrapped it in wire, and added putty between to get the look. Painted in aluminum, it works well. I finished with adding the tubing clamps where the connections are with chrome bands made from strips of furnace tape.
  18. vincen47

    Ryder IH Loadstar

    Excellent job on a unique build.
  19. DRIPTROIT 71

    Ryder IH Loadstar

    This was the Loadstar cab cast by AITM, mastered by Charles Rowley. The chassis is a stretched AMT Ford C Cab.
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  21. Chris K

    1960 GMC B7000 wrecker....

    Great looking truck.
  22. Welcome to the group. Great looking truck.
  23. vincen47

    Peterbilt 379 RV Conversion

    Thanks, I appreciate that.
  24. Gary Chase

    Peterbilt 379 RV Conversion

    Wow, man you got some serious skills, well done
  25. Gary Chase

    KW T800 wrecker with rotator....

    Very cool build
  26. In answer to Gary Chases's question... I documented the build, from beginning to end, on Facebook's group "Tow Truck Model Builders"
  27. Outstanding build, did you do a build thread on this?
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