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They could use a bunch of those only a bit bigger in the next few days!

I just noticed the number of hits this post has had since the model was finished. Don't know what there is about it that attracts that kind of attention but whatever it is, it's nice to see. Many thanks to all!

Got some building time in today with the storm and all. Work continues.

Downtime? Whazat??

With the casting done I gave each a coat of Molotow chrome using the 1 and 2 pens. Not a bad result on bare resin. The lenses are done but will not go in until the bezels are mounted on the cab. Clears in the ones with the turn signal attachments and red for the warning lights that go above them. 07...

I'm making a new mold for the headlights. Not included in the first go around were the corner lights that were next to the headlights at the round corners. So I made a new lens bezel with the attached corner light and will cast it for both sides using this one as the master. 002.JPG Here's the first...

The basic cab construction is now complete. The new doors have been built and hung (but will be removed for painting). Interior panels have been made and new windshield glass is done. Making up for all the mistakes on the first cab! Bumper done, new headlight bezels cast and the lenses salvaged from...

Work progressed on the cab but with initial poor results. Too much in a hurry to do certain things and it got out of hand. So we've started over. 055a.JPG I found lots of little mistakes that really show up if you know where to look. These things happen once in a while. So no crying over spilt milk....

Here are a couple of shots of the cab as it stands tonite. There is a bit of tweaking to do to clean up little things but it is coming along.

Got a little paint on the cab. It needs a bit of touchup here and there but some things will clear up with a separation stripe. Duplicolor red and black over gray primer.