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    11 hours ago, Brian Dutz said:

    Thank you.  These style Mack’s look awesome. That would have been a great truck to learn in. 

    Quad box with 2 hand shifting, air assist steering, hot in summer, cold in winter and for someone who is 6' 2" 210 lbs not a lot of room. But I still love them.

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    4 hours ago, 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....

    My system blocked it as a potential security risk for SSL issues.

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    6 hours ago, vincen47 said:

    Neat project. Garbage trucks are always a unique build, as scratch building is really the only way to go. Too bad nobody ever made a kit. But, it’s great to see your project. Someday, maybe I’ll put one on the list.  

    I talked to a computer whiz about scanning it for 3d printing. 

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    Very nice!  I had a photo tutorial on an easy easy to do the glass, but your unit is already painted so it would not work. Basically I use a pair of dividers to mark a line from the outside of the body on all the openings. Take a Dremell 10mm diameter barrel mill on slow speed and mill a channel inside the openings. You can than set the glass up to the body close to the outer edges. The glass has a 1/8 glue area all around and does not need to be an exact fit to the opening. I need to search out the photos after the P.Bucket thing.  Paul

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    I took the AFV Club 1/35 M35  Vietnam gun truck and scaled it up to 1/25 and scratch built it. The chassis, wheels and suspension are kit bashed from a pair of Italeri 1/24  Opel Blitz. Cab roof and windshield are from an old Monogram hot rod kit, air cleaner cover is actually a Tuxedo shirt cuff stud.

    There is a few kits on here I've scaled up from 1/35 , one is an AM General M917 dump truck I scaled up from the Trumpeter  U.S. Army Container semi truck kit.

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  10. Posted · Edited by 41CHEVY

    On 5/20/2020 at 11:31 PM, Chariots of Fire said:

    I've seen some pretty heavy units down your way as well, Paul!  You tend to do a lot more protection over the top than we do.  Here are a couple more examples of Cape Cod rigs.

    In 1952 this was one of the ways in which they were done.  Not much protection here!

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    This one is more up to date and in fact was upgraded about 7 years ago.

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    Yes we need a ton of overhead protection! Here is our Shoreham rig I started a few years ago. I scaled up a 1/35 GMC to scratch build it in1/25. Still doing the tank, pumps, hose reels and froward below bumper spray units.

    Now the Long Island built Fire-Matic factory built units are replacing the ex mil units here

     

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  12. Posted · Edited by 41CHEVY

    Started with a scratch built RS Mack that needed to be more than a power unit. Stretched it about an 1 1/2".  Started to build up the body from a Leech unit in the yard where my Marmon is parked right now. Also on a whim stuck it on a Mack LMSW that is slated to be a Maine Logger unit.

     

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  20. Posted · Edited by 41CHEVY

    On 12/9/2019 at 9:32 AM, Mel said:

    Hi thanks Bully i also need to find a supplier for 1/25 chain as i would like to add some chains /hooks and maybe a bucket to hang on a hook with some coiled rope hanging in the frame behind the cab ,any body know of such a company  Cheers  Mel

    http://www.b-n-lresins.com/shoppingopencart/Aftermarket-resin-cast-1-24-1-25-scale-model-model-Towing-Chain

    You can also  look to the 1/35 Armor modeler sites for heavy recovery chain and cables sets, while heavy duty for the 1/35 armor are perfect for 1/25 trucks. An other thing I do is look at cheap necklaces for chains.      Paul

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