S&M Trucking open for bizz nizz !!!

[TRUCKMAKER]

Mario the truck and trailer combo look great!

[Espeefan]

Looks great Mario! What did you use to attach the fender bracket to the fender? Epoxy?

[1985 kenworth]

hey mario great looking truck...see i told you people will flock to clifford every year to see our scale trucks then go to see the 1:1 afterwards...keep up the good work,next year is right around the corner

[Mama Sue]

Dwayne, I can hardly wait til Clifford. He is doing great work!!!! All he needs is for the remaining parts to show up and then he will be set to finish it off, know he has some plans for his after he's done mine. Will add that he is taking pics while I am getting ready for Christmas so excuse any mess. LOL....Merry Christmas to everyone and their familys'. May there be peace, love and joy for all.....
Susan

[Supermario]

Originally Posted by Tamiya Cowboy

Looking good Mario keep up the great work..

Thanks Paul, glad you like

[Supermario]

Originally Posted by TRUCKMAKER

Mario the truck and trailer combo look great!

Thanks truckmaker , funny how things work out. I've had the trailer since well before this truck was even a thought and with Susan wanting her truck black, it all works out. Trailer suits both hers and my truck.

Mario

[Supermario]

Originally Posted by sharkey

Sue's truck is looking awesome dude!

Thanks Adam, I really like how it's all coming together.... Can't wait to get the rest of the parts so I can rock n roll on this build!

Mario

[Supermario]

Originally Posted by Espeefan

Looks great Mario! What did you use to attach the fender bracket to the fender? Epoxy?

Hey Nathan,

As a matter of fact, I used Gorilla glue. I cut and glued a test strip to a scrap fender to check for strength and as I tried to twist or pry the fender off ( while mounted on a wheel so I wasn't twisting like crazy ) I actually bent the bracket and the glue held.
This is my first time using this stuff, not sure how well it holds up over time. If they do let go in the future, plan B is gonna be epoxy.

Mario

[Supermario]

Originally Posted by 1985 kenworth

hey mario great looking truck...see i told you people will flock to clifford every year to see our scale trucks then go to see the 1:1 afterwards...keep up the good work,next year is right around the corner

Hey Dwayne, Glad you like the build so far. And yes people will flock! My dream is that the Clifford show in the future, becomes Canada's early summer version of the Indy show with the added bonus of the 1:1 trucks to drool over
Clifford in June, Indy in August...doesn't that sound sweet?
And Clifford ain't to far to travel for a lot of you guys south of the border by the way!!

Is it June yet??? ....

Mario

[woodhog]

Mario,truck is looking good What do you think the lowboy would look like with the rc4wd lopros on it instead of the tires that come on it?

[Claus]

Looking really good, nice and clean!!

[Supermario]

Originally Posted by woodhog

Mario,truck is looking good What do you think the lowboy would look like with the rc4wd lopros on it instead of the tires that come on it?

Thanks Chris. I'm not sure how lowpros would look. I have never purchased any yet and have only seen pics, and on a few rigs at the Indy show back in August. My first impression is the lowpros may look " lost " or too small for the wheel wells ? How much smaller in diameter are the lows vs standard size?
Also, I love the aggressive look of these tires. I don't think lowpros come in this style of tread pattern.



Loaded heavy.....
Those Pete wheels are dead awesome. First time seeing and BEST I've seen on ANY model truck.

Thanks dude! Yes, the wheels are spectacular and pics do them no justice. IHBuilder really knocked this one out of the park when he makes these Pete ovals.....actually, everything he makes is a home run !

Mario

[Supermario]

Hey All ! I see alot of KW builds topping the thread list and thought this a good time to show the start of the King of Bling make over.
Now that Susans truck is a true Pete with fenders and lights.... well, my old cross breed looking truck aint gonna work anymore.
So I'm using the pete grill with the badge and swan off my truck for Sue's and picked up a KW grill for mine





the unfortunate thing is I remember scuffing up the surface before installing the pete badges so to install the KW in the right place i need to cover the damage. i ordered some of those side hood flames from PMD in hopes to cover up the blemish and place the kenworth side badge on them?? hope it works and if it works I'll post pics, if it dont.........

Thanks for looking and comments.

Mario

[plow jockey]

Mario the grill looks good on the truck!!

[1985 kenworth]

yea adam you should see this truck in the sun like last year...it was the brightest truck out of the bunch of us ..i kept telling mario...take good care of that cab man ....i think he knew secretly i wanted it but ...rats....he was on to me...

[Tamiya Cowboy]

That looks great it dont look like a half breed king hauler now a bad KW nice work..

[Mama Sue]

Well guys, while he was working on the grill of his truck I was waxing the body of mine...she shines like a diamond...Can't wait for it to be done...

[Supermario]

Thanks for the comments everyone . Switching to a KW just seems like the right thing to do and the best part is, now I can put a set of Russ super 8 suspension under it

Update on Sue's Rig : sorry Adam, didn't get a chance to take some pics. They probably wouldn't turn out due to the fact the truck is so shiny lol .
Susan is definitely into this build, she did 3 coats of wax last night and then another 2 when she got up this morning!......hmmmm, or maybe telling me to pick up the pace

Mario

[Diesel Demond]

Yep that Kenworth front end looks way better. didnt look bad before but this is more like it. yeah and that many wax jobs in 24 hours is for sure hurry the #$%@ up!

[Supermario]

Originally Posted by Diesel Demond

Yep that Kenworth front end looks way better. didnt look bad before but this is more like it. yeah and that many wax jobs in 24 hours is for sure hurry the #$%@ up!

LOL. I agree DD

Update on Sue's build:
Now with all the protective wax on the body it's time to tackle the marker lights. Been thinking about how to do without damage and be sure they are perfectly straight. I'm sure people out there have a few tricks how to do it, this is what i came up with and it worked really good.

Using graph paper i traced out the shape of the cab roof. cut it out and layed out the light pattern. Then placed on cab and transfered locations with a sharp tip.



I dont have all the lights yet, should have the other set in a week or so but heres how it turned out so far. I'm really happy with the results so far.








Also been busy painting. Using a small brush I painted all led wiring flat black and its all ready for install. Best part is I'm off next week and looking forward to getting lots done.

Thanks for looking and happy new year !

Mario