DRIPTROIT 71

Great looking build!! Definitely not something you see every day.

Awesome looking fleet Tom! I tried to pick a favorite but I couldn't settle on one!

Excellent looking build!

Craftsmanship at its best!! Top notch work Charles!

Great looking build Brian! I really think that this is my favorite Alaskan Hauler build!

I thought that these may inspire some great builds:

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I really enjoy watching your builds come together!! Your craftsmanship is simply amazing!! This is a beautiful example!!

Just a beautiful build all the way around! Great fabrication work and details! Great choice for cargo too!

This is my current project. Amt 359 kit with Bill Drennen hood conversion. Power will be 8v-71 Detroit backed by a Spicer 4x4 transmission.

Fuel tax stickers are a great detail to add to a vintage build. Here are some of my personal stickers that you are welcome to save and print yourself.

Welcome aboard!!

You did a Great job with this one Brian! The resin cabs can be quite challenging! This one looks Great!!

On 6/11/2020 at 12:01 PM, JPR said:

I can't access Jamies site, is anyone else having that issue, I am on Firefox, and I get this thing that comes up about X Frames or some computer jargon, anyway, there is no way I can get on his site....

I had the same problem, so I did a new Google search. It directed me to a new website copyrighted 2020: moluminum-com.3dcartstores.com. It looks like the old site with another provider maybe. I haven't tried to order yet, but if I get ready to, I may call Jamie first to make sure this new site is right.

On 5/29/2020 at 8:34 PM, vincen47 said:

Truly a work of art in the making. Your master is already a work of art in itself.

My thoughts too!

Looks great Brian!!

On 6/3/2020 at 5:03 AM, Brian Dutz said:

Great looking set up Brian. 

Thanks Brian!!

On 5/28/2020 at 10:40 PM, discodave said:

Looks great all wrapped up! 
I would also like to see a re-release, have one in my stash already. Sorta like potato chips.... just can’t have one. Nice work 

Thanks!! You're right, I built the Johnson truck and had to build another. 😀

On 5/28/2020 at 10:42 PM, vincen47 said:

Great looking truck! I really like the engine, you don’t see many people use 6v92 Detroits in their builds.

I agree that it needs to be reissued. It’s got to be one of the most requested truck reissues out there. It’s an incredibly popular model today, I’m seeing a lot of guys building them, especially lately.

Thanks! I like Detroits! My favorite one to use in builds is the 6-71.

I like it! That is one serious bumper on the front! I thought that I had a big one on the front of my H-model Mack! Nice work!

58 minutes ago, ModelTruckEnthusiast said:

That came out great Brian, top notch work as always. I'd really like to see Round 2 work out whatever licensing issues and technical glitches there might be and re-issue all of the Ertl IH kits. We keep getting AMT junk from over 45 years ago, it's about time they get their heads out of their arses and do the good stuff for a change. 

Thanks Anthony!

I would like to see the Transtar II released again too along with the other Ertl kits. I know the tooling was modified from the Transtar to make the Transtar II and from the 4200 to make the 4300, but they managed to release the W900 kit that was said to have been modified. My hope is that there would be enough interest to warrant such an undertaking as making the Transtar and 4200 again. With all that said, I think the Transtar II and the S series trucks would be the easiest to release first, that is if the molds can be found.

Thanks again.

36 minutes ago, goingsouth58 said:

great job  very  nice detail and paint just just a great truck

Thanks!

Thanks for all the comments guys! This one is posted in the finished section now!

This one is a combination of the Ertl Transtar II kit, the latest release of the Ertl IH 4300, and the Ertl Paystar logger kit. The 6v-92 Detroit is from GW trucks. The truck tires are from Double Take Replicas.

Thanks for the comments guys! I think that I have the cab on for the last time.

Great looking build!! The wheels look good!!

Cool Project!

I like it!! Great work!!