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Post by reserve on Sept 27, 2017 22:11:17 GMT -6
Many of you will know this from elsewhere; for those who don't it's synopsis time
 009 by Mark Hartig, on Flickr
 008 by Mark Hartig, on Flickr
 002 by Mark Hartig, on Flickr
 001 by Mark Hartig, on Flickr
 001 by Mark Hartig, on Flickr
Kit supplied tanks (the black one) were toylike so some scratching was needed (the white ones)
 001 by Mark Hartig, on Flickr
 002 by Mark Hartig, on Flickr
All chrome plating was stripped for a variety of reasons, here's some rims done in Alcad polished aluminum over Model Master acrylic gloss black
 004 by Mark Hartig, on Flickr
 001 by Mark Hartig, on Flickr
 002 by Mark Hartig, on Flickr
And now, other than the improvements needed to keep this from looking like a toy, the first big snag. The cab sits too far back when dryfit as can be seen by the fender/tire and the cab door/battery box step relationships.
 005 by Mark Hartig, on Flickr
It will be necessary to move the cab .150-.200" forward to correct this. To save the pain of undoing I'll permanently mount the hood and just move the cab up so it meets correctly.
Not a bad kit by eighties standards but is extremely basic; needs a lot of help
Regards, Mark
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Post by BUCKY on Sept 27, 2017 22:31:10 GMT -6
Everything is looking great, so far. I know you'll figure out the setback problem. Thanks for posting this LARGE model for us, Mark!
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Post by JCON on Sept 27, 2017 22:52:33 GMT -6
Very happy to see this back on a bench we can follow along on!!! Thank you!!!
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Post by dogfish7 (R.I.P.) on Sept 28, 2017 7:05:58 GMT -6
Great! Glad you showed this over here. Your detail work is spectacular. 
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Post by Robbo on Sept 28, 2017 8:09:51 GMT -6
Jeez that engine looks real
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2017 19:53:33 GMT -6
Looking killer so far. I've always wanted to build a large scale truck but don't have the $$$ to get one lol
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Post by Wes on Sept 29, 2017 2:31:00 GMT -6
Good to see this back Mark.
Keep at it
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Post by JEFF on Sept 29, 2017 3:10:40 GMT -6
I'm in.  |
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Post by cliffj (R.I.P.) on Sept 29, 2017 11:29:29 GMT -6
A 1/16 K-Whopper  !! Awesome!! The Kitty-Cat looks so real I want to get the pressure washer out and clean it  . |
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Post by BUCKY on Sept 29, 2017 11:40:28 GMT -6
It's got a lot of that workhorse grime on it!! The big trucks where i used to work were always clean on the outside, but under the hood looked like ancient history! Those engines never got a cleaning!
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Post by Mence on Sept 30, 2017 10:08:39 GMT -6
The big boy is back, cracking. |
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Post by cliffj (R.I.P.) on Sept 30, 2017 20:33:58 GMT -6
It's got a lot of that workhorse grime on it!! The big trucks where i used to work were always clean on the outside, but under the hood looked like ancient history! Those engines never got a cleaning! Driving for a farm with all the grain dust and 'bee's wings' we had to wash and clean our trucks once a week. |
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Post by Buddho on Oct 1, 2017 19:02:46 GMT -6
Top notch work here. Wow.
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Post by reserve on Oct 2, 2017 11:58:23 GMT -6
Thank you all gents
A bit of thought, grinding, filing and fitting after work has led to the coachwork playing nice at last
Dryfit
 001 by Mark Hartig, on Flickr
 002 by Mark Hartig, on Flickr
Trucks have stuff everywhere under the hood, no telling what you'll see even between identical makes and models. Therefore I decided to fill in a blank spot on the right frame rail with some filter heads and lines
 003 by Mark Hartig, on Flickr
Gotta head to the LHS as I've run out of black paint
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Post by Wes on Oct 2, 2017 12:15:51 GMT -6
Looking good MArk
You must be using plenty of paint on this 1
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Post by SteveM on Oct 2, 2017 13:05:11 GMT -6
Very detailed build fella, I like it |
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Post by JCON on Oct 2, 2017 13:56:43 GMT -6
Nice under the hood additions fella!!! Fit looks good too!!! |
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Post by JEFF on Oct 2, 2017 16:38:51 GMT -6
Awesome bit of body work Mark and those filters are stylin'.  |
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Post by Mence on Oct 4, 2017 6:59:46 GMT -6
Such clean work, hugely impressed.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2017 16:52:11 GMT -6
And my friends say I'm picky about details!
Great work,Love the details!!!!!!
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!! Awesome!! The Kitty-Cat looks so real I want to get the pressure washer out and clean it 
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