DRIPTROIT 71 Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 (edited) Finally finished this one. It's not perfect, but I'm real happy with how everything turned out but the windshield. I knew better, but got in a hurry. Oh well. Special thanks again to Wayne Crane for all the reference material. Truck Specs: 1955 IH RDTC Highbinder, P-I-E, with belt drive tandem. Cab: Illini Replicas Chassis: modified AMT T600 Suspension: Scratch built Fabco rear, scratch built IH front Engine: Cummins NHRS Iron Lung: Resin from Dan's Models Front wheels: Resin, possibly Ben Wicker's Drive Wheels: Resin copies of Ertl from Ebay Drive Tires: Solid cast hard resin sold to me used as Clint Freeman's. Oil Hubs on tag axle: Double Take Replicas Decals: modeltruckin.com Paint: Duplicolor Flame Red Plus a ton of scratch built parts, resin parts cast by me, and plenty from the parts box; International RDTC-405 Highbinder by Brian Smith, on Flickr IMG_6771 by Brian Smith, on Flickr IMG_6777 by Brian Smith, on Flickr IMG_6873 by Brian Smith, on Flickr IMG_6803 by Brian Smith, on Flickr IMG_6806 by Brian Smith, on Flickr IMG_6807 by Brian Smith, on Flickr IMG_6808 by Brian Smith, on Flickr IMG_6823 by Brian Smith, on Flickr IMG_6841 by Brian Smith, on Flickr Edited November 20, 2018 by DRIPTROIT 71 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrKerry Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 WOWEEEEEEEEE, ya did good on that one Brian!!!!!!!! That's a build to be proud of right there!!!!!!!!! Love all the little details in it too!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 That came out great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfmanJedd Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 This is a beautiful rig! Really enjoyed watching the building process too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towman1271 Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 So impressive.. Amazing details & scratchbuilding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 OK, what are we supposed to do now? Sell all our stuff? All joking aside, you have built a masterpiece, Sir. Heavy on the Sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plastic trucker Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Beautiful work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted December 6, 2017 Author Share Posted December 6, 2017 8 hours ago, DrKerry said: WOWEEEEEEEEE, ya did good on that one Brian!!!!!!!! That's a build to be proud of right there!!!!!!!!! Love all the little details in it too!!!!!! Thanks for the kind words Kerry! 8 hours ago, Jim B said: That came out great! Thanks Jim! 7 hours ago, towman1271 said: So impressive.. Amazing details & scratchbuilding! Thanks Dave! 5 hours ago, landman said: OK, what are we supposed to do now? Sell all our stuff? All joking aside, you have built a masterpiece, Sir. Heavy on the Sir. Thanks for the compliments Pat! 3 hours ago, plastic trucker said: Beautiful work. Thanks Anton! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbill Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Wow! Fantastic build! Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell C Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 With rubber band drive, no less. Always like the models which could pass for 1:1 vehicle shots if a person didn't know better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted December 6, 2017 Author Share Posted December 6, 2017 9 hours ago, WolfmanJedd said: This is a beautiful rig! Really enjoyed watching the building process too. Thanks Jedd! I thought that I would never finish. 52 minutes ago, tbill said: Wow! Fantastic build! Well done. Thanks for the kind words Tom! 29 minutes ago, Russell C said: With rubber band drive, no less. Always like the models which could pass for 1:1 vehicle shots if a person didn't know better. Thanks Russell, I've never seen belt drive in scale before and have only saw it once in person, so I thought that I would give it a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren D Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobus Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 he is beautiful , great work its a winner in my book jacobus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72 Charger Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Stunning work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gilkeson Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 as good as it gets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Outstanding build!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extmcdriver Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Another beautiful job Brian. You outdid yourself on this one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted December 7, 2017 Author Share Posted December 7, 2017 (edited) 18 hours ago, ChrisR said: Looks great! Thanks so much Chris! 15 hours ago, Warren D said: Looks great! Thanks Warren! 14 hours ago, jacobus said: he is beautiful , great work its a winner in my book jacobus Thanks for the kind words Jacobus! 12 hours ago, 72 Charger said: Stunning work Thanks so much Dave! 11 hours ago, Ken Gilkeson said: as good as it gets Thanks Ken! Your builds have been an inspiration to me! I really like your style of building! 10 hours ago, Ben said: Outstanding build!! Thanks for the compliment Ben! 5 hours ago, extmcdriver said: Another beautiful job Brian. You outdid yourself on this one! Thanks for the kind words Rick! Edited December 7, 2017 by DRIPTROIT 71 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrKerry Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 I know you say you weren't happy with this build and we are our worst critics........ BUT YOU my friend have a lot to be proud of in this build!! From what I can see this is a top tier build!!! I keep coming back to look at this and hope someday to be able to build one this nice!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercuryman54 Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 WOW!!!!! THAT is great!! fantastic build!! Dennis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatorincebu Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Brian, That looks pretty dang good from over here. Awesome job on this one . be Well Gator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truckabilly Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 I enjoyed looking at the progress of this one and seeing it all done is just as great. It´s a nice truck and you have done a great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mchook Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 This is one of my favorites on this board!!! I love everything about it. I watched you build it and man a lot of work went into it, & well worth it. Again WOW!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yh70 Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 awesome build.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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