My Winter Project part 1
 

Hi this is the 1st post ive put on here ...only started in this hobie in april this year ....... ill post a pick of my 1st truck ive done and a few of my winter project while the cold weather is here .......hope you like them ?

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this is my winter project part 1 A MACK RS700... part 2 will be a gooseneck lowboy

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ive just started the rear fenders and back bar then it will be fitting the lights
hope you all like what im trying to do ?

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Welcome, Nice first post!
Great looking trucks,and nice color combo.

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Wow that King looks awesome, nice paint. What trailer kit is that? Is it extended in length? Looks like a 53ft trailer. That mack is also badass. Great job on it. Did you make tge mack cab yourself?

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welcome , the trucks look great :) Me likey the pupy dog :D

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Welcome to the forum roadie. Wow, impressive work man! Love your color choice and combo and your styrene skills are fantastic. Looking forward to seeing more from you.

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nice work, I like the colors used

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Job well Done your builds came out awesome!

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Great work! I like it. Keep the posts coming!
Scott

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Great builds!! The Mack looks great, did you build it yourself?

Brian

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Hey great looking trucks! i really like that mack :)

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Great trucks, is the Mack scratch built out of styrene ? You on the East or West side of Canada ?

greg

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Way to make an entrance, and welcome to the forum. Those are some nice trucks. The Mack especially!

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Hi, thanks for all your comments.....to answer some of the questions ....lol.....
the reefer trailer is scratch biult and running on tamiya gear, it is a true to scale 53ft reefer which measures 43.5 inches.
The mack cab came from a friend of mine who has set himself up doing tamiya and scatch biulds. he holds the patent for the cab and a pod just like the one from convoy. If i am allowed to put his website on here i will do for anyone who wishes to contact him over the mack cab. Th sleeper pod on the back of mine is indeed statch biult from styrene as is the rear fenders on both trucks.
Finally sorry im not from canada but from England. but i do have a brother living in east canada who i will be visiting next year

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Very interesting on the Mack cab! I would say have your friend contact us ( one of the mods) here and he can sign up for a vender spot. I'm sure he can do well with Mack cabs! Thanks!

Brian

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That mack would sure make a great daycab coal bucket for me! id for sure buy one

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I agree. Those old R models are beautiful trucks. Ill be ordering one as soon as he is set up on here. :)

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I highly suggest your friend become a vendor here, he will do pretty well with that cab. I would love to build a trailer like yours, i just dont know what I need. I need to look into this further.

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looks really good!


take it you're a fellow canadian?

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The reason people think you are in Canada is the Canadian flag on the fridge unit of your reefer trailer and the "R.T.S Heavy Haulage Canada" on the side of the Mack Sleeper. Maybe you should add your location to your profile.

And once again, great work!

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So is your friend, who builds these Mack cabs, from England too?

I never heard of anyone putting a patent on a model truck cab before. Seems rather impossible to do. Does that mean no one else can ever try building one of their own, as he could claim they are trying to copy it? You can only build a Mack cab like this one way. Anything anyone builds to match the real truck is going to be a copy now.

I could maybe understand the patent covering his one piece mold injected process and die, if that's how he makes them, but patenting a model, which is not licensed in the first place seems really conceited and backwards.

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wow looks great with the changes! it also looked good at the beggining

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That is one great way to introduce yourself here, the paint work make it stand out from the rest...
I'm sure the other mods wouldn't mind you posting the builder of the mack as long as his name isn't Joe....

Cheers Tracy

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You have an awesome mack and trailer combo !! :cool:Keep up the good work and keep us posted on your progress!! Also welcome !!:cool:

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I found your friends website. I was hoping he would have a products for sale page. :(. Oh well. Can't wait to see more pics. :)

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yes it is the patent for his cast die thanks for your input

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hi maddie i dont think you would have found his website as its over in england but ive had a chat to ed today and he's intersted in putting his website on this forum and what he does and sells, i will keep everyone posted as to when he has it all sorted out for you all. As i am disabled he helps me out with trickie jobs that i cannot manage......ill post more soon cheers dave:)

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You do know that www stands for world wide web. There is no such thing as a website only in England. If it's out there, it's out there for all to see, all you need is the URL.

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Hi again only managed to do a little this week ( not been too good )but i got the front bumper on although it still requires more work like an intergrated bull bar but let me know what you think ?........ for all the members who asked about the mack cab my good friend has now joined the forum his name on here is Kustum ED
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I ordered 2 cabs from your guy. Your truck looks great. :)

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nice one ..... always glad to help ...hope you have as much enjoyment out of them as i'm having biulding this one :-)

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Ill put some more photo's up once i have finished the lights and got more of the interia done.....just getting burnt fingers at the moment...lol....i dont have much feeling in them due to my condition but its getting there

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Well i have managed to get some work done on the mack for a change got some parts delivered and managed to get all the front facing lights up and running and even got my front bumper all finished . Interia is getting there but that takes time anyway here's a coupel of photo's of how the front of the mack looks

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will get some more done hopefully before the new year

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The straight pipes, air breathers, and bumper with the bullbar really enhance the mack...got to love the bulldog.:):p;):cool::D

Big John

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absolutely talented work ......hmmm.quack quack

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Yeah she is a beauty and as much as I love all of the KW's and Pete's, it's a very refreshing change to see a Mack. Great work roadie!

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thanks for the nice comments......its far from finished yet still got some steps and rear guard to fit and to finish the inside off but i recon it will be done and ready for its 1st outing at our club meet in jan 2012 .....will keep you posted ;)

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Well managed to get a little more done even through the new year celebrations....

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got the side steps fitted and the Amber lightbar for the overize loads ........ got some way to go yet like the inside to finish and the rear lights but its getting there

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Love the Mack trucks and this is one of the best I have seen done to scale!

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Looks great all lit up! Nice work
Scott

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well its been a few days ...been waiting on parts...here's an update now got the lightbar working and started on part 2 of my winter project detachable gooseneck lowboy :-)

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here's the chassis for the lowboy and another of the chassis for the gooseneck...

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