Lee Drennen
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On 5/2/2022 at 11:10 AM, Peterpools said:
Lee
Very nicely done and an extra bonus for us with the bio - adds to the build.
Keep 'em comin
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Thanks for the complement Peter. I need to revisit this build and finish it.
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Dump bed has been mounted now to add a few more details
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Getting some work done on the truck. I’ve upgraded the engine to a 350 instead of a 250
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This is a old AMT Autocar DC I’ve had for about 16yrs always undecided what till make till last winter. I decided to make it a Dump truck. I took my brother Bill’s old bed he gave me back around 1986 and re-do it. Bill bought a new AMT Autocar Dump Truck when it first came out in 1972. He painted the neighbors fence to buy it of course I helped I was 3yrs old. The cab shied and front was bad so I replaced it with a Ertl one I had. Here’s some pics of the bed and truck in progress.
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Jeff no I don’t mind glad you found it sorry if we high jacked your thread Ron
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6 hours ago, Jeff said:
WOW !!!!!!!!!!!! That gorgeous, but I bet the 318 didn't stay that clean for very long.................. tranny?? RTO 9513 or 12513? 44,000 rears? 12,000 F/A? that was a pretty common set up here in the BC mountains back in the day................... is this the video Lee?? and I see 9513....
Yes Jeff that’s me driving my brothers Kenworth I was raised on those old Detroit’s
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I bought this kit off EBay about 2 yrs ago and this kit brings back a lot of memories to me. I think it was Christmas of 1979 Mom and Dad got this kit for me and my brother Bill got me the GMC General the same Christmas I have a pic of them some where that my mom took of them when I finished them. They were my first model trucks.That was 40yrs ago so I thought I would build one for the Anniversary of this first model truck I got. I will be adding some spoke wheels and a tarp and a headache rack to this build. Hope you will follow along.
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Here’s one I finished last summer. The frame in the kit was a “Rubber Block” suspension So I used a Monogram Ford aeromax frame with air suspension instead. I also added other parts. Enjoy the pics
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Nice improvements Ron
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Ron. Wow!! What a great build at the moment I’m building some 1/25 trucks also I might post one. Here my brothers 1967 Kenworth he and dad restored and I helped a little. I can’t link the video from YouTube but if you go out and search 1967 Kenworth 318 Detroit you’ll see me driving my brothers truck. Great progress so far keep it going
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Thanks for the complement Guys and the pics good reference material
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Worked on the bed last night. I removed the top sides and sand it down and added the tail gate and gave it a test fit now for some paint
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Thanks yes can’t believe how quick this is going o hate to see it end but I have some more I’ll be building and I’ll show how I paint the tires
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Carl. Thanks for the complement and yes they are free handed the next one I do I will post some pics of me doing it
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Jeff. Thanks for the complement. I actually started drivIng for my dad when I was 18 I wasn’t old enough to go out of state yet. I hand painted the wheels with Tamiya NATO black I never use any mask I’ve always free handed my wheels. Hope to get the bed going next
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Jeff. Thanks for the complement. I actually started drivIng for my dad when I was 18 I wasn’t old enough to go out of state yet. I hand painted the wheels with Tamiya NATO black I never use any mask I’ve always free handed my wheels. Hope to get the bed going next
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The cab/hood has been added
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Here’s another update. Tires are painted and put on
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Back in 1990 when I started my Trucking career I use to see these trucks all the time on the Interstates and the Railroads on Flatcars. I never cared to much for this truck until about 10 years ago when I started taking a closer look at these beasts. Now I’m hooked on them. This is my first “Modern” Millitary Model I’ve built. I bought this off of eBay and it was missing the instructions, shelter building, and the cab top. I now have 5 of these in the stash now if this build goes well I plan on building more.
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Thanks guys it was a lot of fun for me too and thanks for the compliments
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I removed the slats after finding out thy were the bench seats folded up so I glued the seats that came with the kit and removed some pin marks
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This is one of my favorite 1/48 builds. I built this about 2yrs ago using a Tamiya Opel Blitz and a Ace flak gun.
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Looking really nice
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I second that way out of my league with details
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1/32 Monogram Chevrolet Bison Truck
in Non-LSM 'WIP' and Completed
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Thanks for the complement. I will have to look to see what paint I used. I think it was a Krylon color.