Daycab workhorse Pacific P510 P

[Claus]

Beautiful truck, you guys sure like your trucks heavy!

[Espeefan]

Nice looking rims and tires Lou! I love the little grab handles on the hood as well. All the little details really add up.

[lukewmc]

i like that color! Thats a great looking truck. I really like the cab detail and the wheels

[RCP57]

It's about time you posted some pics on here! Probably if you didn't spend so much time texting some guy that was stuck on a boat you could have posted those a day earlier! They look great Lou! I'm looking for ward to seeing it at the show!

Reg

[ihbuilder]

good job on the wheels Lou . exactly how I want mine to come out .

[BRICKNICK]

That baby looks sweet, if you took pics of it in a dirt pile or with trees behind it, you would have a real hard time telling it wasn't a 1:1 truck. That hood and front end came out great, and the wheels look fantastic. Nice work.

[doodlebug]

Great Job, I like it!
Cheer's, Neil.

[tracksntreadslou]

First of all I want to thank whom every it was for the nomination of build of the month ...Very stiff compitition and some great builds being done these day and thanks again to eveyone for all your comments and encouragement ..Was laid off a few months ago so a bit more time to build but my budget is kind of short ..Got quite abit done on the pacific and a few more nice little surprises on the way .
I made up a chain rack and a set of single railerrs to hang on the rack



A new cab guard ..One that with support the reach of the logging trailer





A new set of mirrors with clearance lights installed ..Theres something about the stock tamiya mirror that dont appeal to me ..especialy the 4 screws on the backs ..i modifide the frames a little ..Would of like to get the set that guy in eruope is making but tight budget is kind of holding me back


Square fender lights and a Pacific logo crest on the rad support

And a start on some air tanks

Heres a few with the mirrors

[Trucker_Jo]

Woah that cab guard is suh-weet. And the Protech chain rack is super scale, keep it up

[Straywolf]

Great looking truck!!!! I love the mirror's, so those mirror's are the one's that come from Tamiya then? Excellent Work!!! If i may ask i haven't seen the one's from europe you talked about, is there a site to see them at? Thank You.

Mike

[tracksntreadslou]

Thanks Trucker Jo and Mike ..Mike just the wire frame is from tamiya .For the light i ran only 1 wire and the other wire was attached to the inner side of the metal mirror ..the second conection will be attached to the lower wire frame threads inside the door .so basicly im using the metal frame as one wire ..have to make sure the + side never makes contact with the frame .I added the extra cross brace by glueing it with JB weld ..Check these out ..These are wicked http://www.lkwmodellbauberlin.1a-shops.eu/

[Diesel Demond]

that truck is sick! got my vote lotta nice tractors but i love trucks!!

[Straywolf]

Originally Posted by tracksntreadslou

Thanks Trucker Jo and Mike ..Mike just the wire frame is from tamiya .For the light i ran only 1 wire and the other wire was attached to the inner side of the metal mirror ..the second conection will be attached to the lower wire frame threads inside the door .so basicly im using the metal frame as one wire ..have to make sure the + side never makes contact with the frame .I added the extra cross brace by glueing it with JB weld ..Check these out ..These are wicked http://www.lkwmodellbauberlin.1a-shops.eu/

Thanks for the info on your truck mirror's and Thank You for posting the link to the mirror bracket's those are really sweet!!!

Mike

[Snochaser]

Fabulous craftsmanship and detail. Great job Lou! A true working beauty. Many of the trucks that are on here don't often get dirty, this is a true down and dirty beauty.

Ben

[Supermario]

I saw and liked your truck on build of the month but never got around to reading your build thread till now and I must say Lou, I'm a big fan of details and craftsmanship and this truck has it big time! Great work, can't wait to see what's next

Mario

[D8R]

What a difference from first pictures. From a stock vehicle now a realy prptp looking truck model. Do like the spoke wheels a lot, a real workhorse should have those! And also those steps on fuel tanks.
Congrates to a really nice model, guess it will be better with more details like the airtanks.
Dan

[Izzy]

really beautiful truck you have there. Those lights in the mirrors are a super addition to a nicely detailed work horse!

[Espeefan]

Perfect details, Lou! That cab guard is awesome! The mirrors that Tamiya (and Wedico for that matter) use are just flat out ugly. I really like the small improvements you made to yours. It's defintely miles ahead of the stock pieces. Thanks for sharing the trick for fitting the bulbs inside the mirrors. Great thinking on using the metal frame of the mirror to complete the circuit. I might have to borrow that idea.

[tracksntreadslou]

Originally Posted by Diesel Demond

that truck is sick! got my vote lotta nice tractors but i love trucks!!

Thanks..Very much appreciated

Originally Posted by Straywolf

Thanks for the info on your truck mirror's and Thank You for posting the link to the mirror bracket's those are really sweet!!!

Mike

Mike Keep your eye out there is a few guys on this forum that have them install .they look really good

Originally Posted by Snochaser

Fabulous craftsmanship and detail. Great job Lou! A true working beauty. Many of the trucks that are on here don't often get dirty, this is a true down and dirty beauty.

Ben

Thanks Ben .Not a show truck thats for sure ..this ones getting dusty already

Originally Posted by Supermario

I saw and liked your truck on build of the month but never got around to reading your build thread till now and I must say Lou, I'm a big fan of details and craftsmanship and this truck has it big time! Great work, can't wait to see what's next

Mario

Thank you Mario ..I really appreciate your compliments as well

Originally Posted by D8R

What a difference from first pictures. From a stock vehicle now a realy prptp looking truck model. Do like the spoke wheels a lot, a real workhorse should have those! And also those steps on fuel tanks.
Congrates to a really nice model, guess it will be better with more details like the airtanks.
Dan

thanks Dan ..Still a ways to go ..I Guess we all strive to make a" one of "truck and add those details simular or as close to the 1-1 trucks ..

Originally Posted by Izzy

really beautiful truck you have there. Those lights in the mirrors are a super addition to a nicely detailed work horse!

Thanks Izzy ..Very flattered ..Coming from a master builder as yourself.I kindof wish I had torn the whole thing appart and did a frame up instead of a makeover ..Im impressed with your workhorse as well

Originally Posted by Espeefan

Perfect details, Lou! That cab guard is awesome! The mirrors that Tamiya (and Wedico for that matter) use are just flat out ugly. I really like the small improvements you made to yours. It's defintely miles ahead of the stock pieces. Thanks for sharing the trick for fitting the bulbs inside the mirrors. Great thinking on using the metal frame of the mirror to complete the circuit. I might have to borrow that idea.

Thanks Nathan they are far from perfect but I glad you agree they look better.If you got even more creative im sure you could even hide the other wire in some small tubing instead of wire framing ..that was my initial plan..BTW the bulbs are grain of wheat i picked up at the LHS ..I did try them out on a receiver battery and they looked ok ..Thats what this forum is all about ..Sharing ideas , Making new friends , Helping others

Thanks For looking

[toniolillo]

I like it, i did not know this truck but it is identical from the photos