Italari American wrecker truck

[Guest]

Hi all well I was given an idea for displaying this which I thought would be quite fun (and as you all know I like doing "out there" stuff) sooo, this was going to be a robot but I thought it lent itself better to this so I stripped it all down and will be using it for the dio, what's the dio going to be? Well I'm sure you will work it out.




And there's this little guy. I'm calling him ted.





Maybe I will give him a few warts or something.

[Guest]

Hi all another update, well this bit is never going to fit.

So with some heating and a little extension ted helped me fix it.




Hope the rest fits ok.

[Mini Me]

Put that little green guy to work Ken. Looks like all his appendages will fit the tight spots. Truck is really coming along, looking forward to the front clip and bumper grill assembly falling into place:thumb2:. Rick H.

[Guest]

Hi all bit more done on this one.

[Mini Me]

Yup, looks like a big Ford to me. Very nice work Ken.
Cheers, Rick H.

[Bortig the Viking]

Hi, how do all modellers out there make some of the extras like, the hi-viz jacket, tarpaulins and the like. Would like to try some of that.

[Guest]

I just took a picture off Google shrunk it to size copied and pasted it then cut them both out glued them back to back ( I should have printed a third and cut the reflective strips off and added them separate, would have looked better, may even still do that)

[Bortig the Viking]

Wow, clever stuff

[JR]

Cleaver idea Ken .
Certainly look right in the picture, love the cab details :thumb2:
John .

[Guest]

Hi all made a start on the dio

[Guest]

More work on the wrecker and dio.

[Guest]

Done some work on the hydrolic lift, not done any weathering of it yet.




Added a bit of paint.

[Mini Me]

Looks good Ken. Rick H.

[Guest]

Hi all more work on the hoist.
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[Guest]

More done to the truck.