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OTR LTN 8000
animal
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Posted: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 11:19 AM UTC
Here is the beginning of the AMT Ford LTN 8000 Dump Truck.



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Posted: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 01:36 PM UTC
So far so good. Keep it up. What's your plan for the engine?

Oh, and it's LNT8000.

Jim
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Posted: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 03:46 PM UTC
Lookin good dave!
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Posted: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 - 12:31 AM UTC
Dave,
What body work are you doing ? or are you planning just a tractor unit !.

Roger.
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Posted: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 - 06:09 AM UTC

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Dave,
What body work are you doing ? or are you planning just a tractor unit !.

Roger.


Will be building it as a dump truck like the one I drove back in the early 80's
jimb
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Posted: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 - 07:42 AM UTC
Nice idea. Did your 1:1 truck have the bar-type grill or the grid-type grill (like the kit)?

Bar-Type Grill

Jim
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Posted: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 - 10:21 AM UTC

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Nice idea. Did your 1:1 truck have the bar-type grill or the grid-type grill (like the kit)?

Bar-Type Grill

Jim


It had the grid type grill. Although I do like the bar grill better.
Modelbouwerke
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Posted: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 - 10:50 AM UTC
Nice, also a dump truck.
You're going fast.

Erikssson.
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Posted: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 - 01:03 PM UTC
Nice!
Some really cool rigs already showing up here. One request please Dave.....could you build this one a bit sloooooooower so we can enjoy it?



Hermon
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Posted: Thursday, May 06, 2010 - 03:10 AM UTC
Some update pics of the build

















jimb
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Posted: Thursday, May 06, 2010 - 07:32 AM UTC
Very nice. I like what you did with the interior. Very realistic. Are the cab & hood going to be white or is that just a mock-up?

Jim
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Posted: Thursday, May 06, 2010 - 10:51 AM UTC

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Very nice. I like what you did with the interior. Very realistic. Are the cab & hood going to be white or is that just a mock-up?

Jim


Just a mock up for now. But the cab will be white with a green dump bed.
old-dragon
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Posted: Thursday, May 06, 2010 - 12:04 PM UTC

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Nice!
Some really cool rigs already showing up here. One request please Dave.....could you build this one a bit sloooooooower so we can enjoy it?



Hermon

I'm guessing that would be a "no"... ...better shift yours into overdrive hermon!{we do have a year though for one or more trucks}
The dump looks good...can't wait to see the paint!
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Posted: Friday, May 07, 2010 - 09:52 AM UTC
Here is update #3. I got the hydraulic lift and the dump box assembled. I got some paint on the cab and dump box also.

I can spend some time after the paint is dry to start some of the plumbing.







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