AMT Ford C 900/Garwood LP 900 refuse truck

[Gary Chase]

Good to see ya gettin some bench time. Build is looking the part. 

[Brian Conn]

Thanks Gary...wish I had more time in the hobby room to devote to this project, but it is what it is.  I think I might have enough for another update post soon

[Brian Conn]

...Finally got enough work done on the packer body worthy of posting....

  Got the under body control valve assembly plumbed.  Used 24 gauge floral wire for the hydraulic lines.  I've began some subtle weathering in spots and taped off the areas that need to stay white.  All the packer bodies coming off of the Garwood assembly line were painted white, which makes things a lot easier as far as a build goes.

 

Electrical conduit for rear lights on the hopper...located between the hydraulic lines and the under body control valve assembly.....flexible section to be tied in to the trucks electrical system later.

 

Since I am going to be displaying this with the packer body roof off at shows, I added a support rib at the rear of the body to support the race way for the rubber hydraulic lines (3) and the metal electrical conduit.  The electrical conduit line is already attached.

 

  

 

Edited July 1, 2025 by Brian Conn

[Brian Conn]

   Nothing SPOOKtacular to report on this Halloween day........

  

  Inching closer to completion, still a ways to go.....had hoped to have had it in the model clubs annual show coming up in a couple of weeks, looks like next year.

Since the P.E kit that I got from S.T.S came with a radio face, I went all in and scratch built an antennae to go with the radio.  Still need to dirty up the front of the cab a little bit as the dirty windshield-clean body look wont pass muster with the judges.

 

 

   

Scratch built the hydraulic lines for the front of the packer body, also the electrical conduit for the rear of the packer body (vertical round white piece, Left of center going down into truck chassis)

 

  Overhead electrical and hydraulic line raceway going towards the rear of the packer body.

Edited November 1, 2025 by Brian Conn

[vincen47]

One of the most detailed builds of this kit I’ve seen so far. Nice upgrades. I like the scratch built hydraulic lines and the electrical conduit for the rear of the packer body. That’s something I’d forget  to add.

[Brian Conn]

    Thanks for the response!!!!   I have had too much outside the hobby room drama going on to maintain the focus and concentration needed...should have knocked this one out a long time ago....so I keep on keepin' on.

[Brian Conn]

....One last update for 2025....

 

Have the hopper done and ready for weathering

 

 

Began some subtle weathering on the upper panel

 

 

Will be scratch building the control handle for the over head winch that ties in with the controls for the upper and lower panels 

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL AND KEEP ON TRUCKIN'

[JPR]

This is a great build.  I love the hydraulics.  Really adds the fine details.  Love this

[Brian Conn]

....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.

Edited July 6 by Brian Conn