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Emergency vehicle build - Mack MCF
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Posted: Saturday, November 01, 2008 - 06:23 PM UTC
Here I am so far-

- cab and chassis

-close up of the cab

- back up cab idea{nah - I've got enough to do now}

- choice direction "A"

- choice direction "B" ....can go either way once I get the box done.
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Posted: Sunday, November 02, 2008 - 12:37 AM UTC
lookin good so far!!!
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Posted: Sunday, November 02, 2008 - 08:16 PM UTC
Bob,
Come on - spill the beans , we need info - who makes the cab, what are ya going to use for a chassis, wheels, etc etc.
Info junkies need feeding .
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Posted: Monday, November 03, 2008 - 01:20 AM UTC
Coming along. Is that from Dave at AITM?

Jim
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Posted: Monday, November 10, 2008 - 06:06 AM UTC
Ok, we have a slightly new direction here for the body...an older Swab rescue body. This will be a "new cab and chassis for the old rescue body theme". I really like the lines this Swab body has and wanted to integrate it with the cab...so I am!{hahaha} This a "walk thru body".


...the body will be relatively easy except for the rounded corners...and where to find the red round side lights...and where to find all the diamond plate sheet, and the needed spot lights....good thing "this" was the easy part!
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Posted: Monday, November 10, 2008 - 06:10 AM UTC

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Coming along. Is that from Dave at AITM?

Jim

Sorta....this is an old MTFA cast{before dave's ownership} and was found on ebay.
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Posted: Monday, November 10, 2008 - 06:14 AM UTC

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Bob,
Come on - spill the beans , we need info - who makes the cab, what are ya going to use for a chassis, wheels, etc etc.
Info junkies need feeding .

This is an old...oh go read my reply to jim! ...you saw the frame didn't ya?...I just need to lengthen it 1 scale foot to get the wheelbase right{kinda knew I'd have to change it one way or the other}. Wheels will have to be Mack since I'm going to use a mack cab and chassis, but alcoa 10 holes are standard fare so I'll probably just use the old pete needlenose rims and tires{cheat where ya can!}.

...best get that boat off the table and start carvin' pal, or your going to have failure to launch here.
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Posted: Monday, November 10, 2008 - 12:26 PM UTC
Get the boat off the table? Speak for yourself. Aren't you working on the Spaceship Arizona?

Hoping to have the Fletcher off the bench by the end of the month if the wheather cooperates.

Jim
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Posted: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 02:01 PM UTC

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Get the boat off the table? Speak for yourself. Aren't you working on the Spaceship Arizona?

Hoping to have the Fletcher off the bench by the end of the month if the wheather cooperates.

Jim

Actually, that was directed towards casper...
Me, I've got the dodge, the other dodge, the wrecker, the space battleship arizona, the chaperral, the chopper, the red baron tie fighter, the 8 wheeled scania "and" the fire truck{hey what's one more at this point, right}.
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Posted: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 02:10 PM UTC
Oh.

That red TIE fighter is a pretty cool project. You're using the TIE intercepter, right? What (2) Dodges? I only knew about the L1000. What engine are you planning on for the L1000? Sourkraut has a nice V903 that would go nicely.

Jim
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Posted: Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 02:51 PM UTC

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Oh.

That red TIE fighter is a pretty cool project. You're using the TIE intercepter, right? What (2) Dodges? I only knew about the L1000. What engine are you planning on for the L1000? Sourkraut has a nice V903 that would go nicely.

Jim

1) yes
2) "other" - L700 stakebed
3)I don't know yet...let me get past the cab and we'll go from there
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Posted: Sunday, December 28, 2008 - 09:03 PM UTC
Well, I have a tooth brush, I mean light bar{well, it was a tooth brush before}-
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Posted: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - 01:27 AM UTC
Great idea with the red tooth brush bob and it's a lot cheaper than any part you would have to buy and it looks awsome, i have done this for small parts before but nothing this big, your build looks good so far.
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Posted: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - 03:17 AM UTC
Looking very nice Bob. Cant wait to see the finished product.

Hunter
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Posted: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - 12:21 PM UTC
Great idea with the toothbrush handle, I mean, light bar!





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Posted: Sunday, March 22, 2009 - 01:45 PM UTC
Ok, just so you guys don't hink I forgot about this one, here's the current progress-




...oh, forgot to warn ya that sunglasses would be needed for viewing that paintjob!
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Posted: Monday, March 23, 2009 - 12:10 AM UTC
WOW that's BRIGHT even worse than Slime Green in full Sun!!!!
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Posted: Monday, March 23, 2009 - 05:36 AM UTC
That green sure is something!

Jim
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Posted: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 - 02:35 PM UTC

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That green sure is something!

Jim

Pretty bad , huh? I've got a custom mix that will top that, so I'm making this the base coat.
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Posted: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 - 11:43 PM UTC

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That green sure is something!

Jim

Pretty bad , huh? I've got a custom mix that will top that, so I'm making this the base coat.


Must find a Welding helmet before viewing this thread again
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Posted: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 - 01:20 PM UTC

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Must find a Welding helmet before viewing this thread again

..what, ya don't need one now?!....actually, the next/last color will be far more sedate as it will be more subdued....{I dumped 1/2 a bottle of yellow into the remaining 1/2 bottle of that acid green...much better, now!}.
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Posted: Sunday, June 14, 2009 - 09:16 AM UTC
Well Bob any new developments in the progress ?
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Posted: Sunday, July 12, 2009 - 03:36 PM UTC
Not yet...
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Posted: Sunday, November 15, 2009 - 04:22 PM UTC
OK, after I cleaned off the shelves and found this forgotten relic, I jumped back on the wagon to...finish the wagon!
Scribing around the door windows and side windows done, fixed the divots in the roof{big waves!}, added cargo doors and cut out holes for the slam locks, added the wheelwell molding and lower trim, made a front bumper{next for that pick}, rounded the corners on the body, primed the cab{we're going with red this time per the kids}, and started cutting out the wheelwell trim, and walkway diamond plate pieces...to be alcad chromed with the extended front bumper. Did all the side lights in alclad and have the jewels ready to go in them...I might just amke it by end of the year...cept maybe decals.....
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Posted: Monday, November 16, 2009 - 01:03 AM UTC
Nice work on the body.

Jim
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