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Post by dogfish7 (R.I.P.) on Mar 20, 2021 8:22:57 GMT -6
Makes me want to go out and change my oil.  Fabulous!  |
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Post by Steve Ski on Mar 20, 2021 9:39:10 GMT -6
Lol, do mine too, while yur at it, plz, HA!
Love that engine work!
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Post by Beekster on Mar 20, 2021 13:34:27 GMT -6
Looks quite suitably grimy and ill-kept. For a snap-fit model, there's an impressive level of detail here and very little that gives away the fact that it is in fact a snap-fit kit. Excellent progress!
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Post by JED on Mar 20, 2021 13:47:56 GMT -6
Great work Mark
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Post by reserve on Mar 23, 2021 18:03:22 GMT -6
Thanks gents Somehow I always enjoy trying to make a silk purse from a sow's ear. Preversley enough, I'm enjoying gussying this one up. More stuff done As always the fuel tanks needed help. The short one is a reworked AMT leftover  The weatherguard for the top of the air cleaner looked stupid so I scratched another  The stacks needed modification to clear the dump body cab protector  I hid the snap tite evidence behind a couple of doodads 
May have this one done soon unless the sun and PD's come out
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Mark
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Post by JCON on Mar 23, 2021 19:35:53 GMT -6
Supposed to be a few days of rain and snow headed your way Mark!!! PD's will be hunkered down!!! |
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Post by RLFoster on Mar 23, 2021 23:02:42 GMT -6
It's looking fantastic, Mark!
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Post by tojo72 on Mar 24, 2021 7:27:54 GMT -6
Worth the effort looks great.
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Post by Dukemaddog on Mar 24, 2021 14:01:58 GMT -6
Impressive work! One would never know that was a snap-tite kit!
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Post by JED on Mar 25, 2021 9:50:36 GMT -6
Impressive stuff
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Post by ARMORGUY on Mar 26, 2021 6:44:25 GMT -6
That looks awesome Mark! Great colors.
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Post by reserve on Mar 26, 2021 10:14:37 GMT -6
Thank you kindly fellow model blokes The good-all's left to do are the mirrors. Revell unlike AMT gives you nice, thin to scale mirror brackest but they are incomplete so I made up a jig to make the necessary additions more foolproof  The bad-it seems that Revell is incapable of molding even a snap tite kit that fits well. I was very disappointed when I saw this  Too late now guess it's gonna be open hood only &^$@*&^ Next time perhaps Regards, Mark |
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Post by JCON on Mar 26, 2021 10:54:05 GMT -6
Slight gaposis!!!
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Post by reserve on Mar 26, 2021 22:54:37 GMT -6
And it's THE END         Sooo, what have I done? Note the box art showing what it's supposed to be in the beginning. There is about six feet of various size wire and solder in there, transmission replaced, front brake cans added, mirrors improved, scratched windows/windsheild, AMT tires and rims adapted 'cause the kit ones were awful, modified stacks and fuel tanks, air cleaner mod, and a grafted on AMT 15 yard dump body. I think that's all. I am closing down shop for awhile as my work/display room needs a good purge and re-arrangement, should not take too long. Once that's done I'm not sure what I'll do next, it may be a tank or I may start this  AMT seems awful proud of this kit. I have obtained excellent reference pictures and I'd guess about 15 feet of wire and solder will be needed to properly detail an accurate model of this vehicle. I must say I'm kind of intrigued by it Regards, Mark |
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Post by JCON on Mar 26, 2021 23:27:14 GMT -6
Nice finish Mark!!!
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Post by RLFoster on Mar 27, 2021 1:38:46 GMT -6
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Post by ARMORGUY on Mar 27, 2021 3:08:11 GMT -6
Mark what a beauty this is! A winner.
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Post by Beekster on Mar 27, 2021 7:27:52 GMT -6
Gorgeous dump truck, Mark! It deserves to be displayed with the hood tilted open.
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Post by dogfish7 (R.I.P.) on Mar 27, 2021 7:57:28 GMT -6
Wow! Fantastic Finish, Mark! Lets hope the " Scales " are closed.
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Post by reserve on Mar 27, 2021 22:22:04 GMT -6
Thank you all for coming on the ride and your kind comments gents. Other than being a bit unhappy about the hood fit I am quite pleased with the way this turned out.
Oz I know the sneak route
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Mark
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Fabulous! 
