kilrathy10 Posted May 22, 2021 Posted May 22, 2021 (edited) I decided to build another 38' dumper... I had one that ended up being left at my X girlfriend's house... "Sucks, but I can always build another one", I said to myself... 3 years later, here we are! I want to build something like this... I will be building my own dump box, for this one and saving the kit version for another build... Here's what I have, so far... This (below) is a frameless dumper, but mine will have a frame and the triple axle, as well... First we have to extend the frame... I know the plumbing is all wrong... It's mostly for effect, anyway... If I don't say anything, nobody will know... I think it looks the part, so far... Now, on to the dump body!!! Gonna pair it up with this...I had to use a piece of flat styrene to get the frame straight, so openings had to be cut... Now, it's straight, though... I just had to do it the hard way, I guess... Edited May 22, 2021 by kilrathy10 Quote
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted May 22, 2021 Posted May 22, 2021 I like it!! Looks great so far!! Looking forward to seeing more of this one! Quote
Mopar - D Posted May 23, 2021 Posted May 23, 2021 Awesome scratch building JT looking forward to seeing it in person. Quote
kilrathy10 Posted May 23, 2021 Author Posted May 23, 2021 Got a bit more done, last night... Noticeably, I changed my mind as to what type of dumper I wanted to build... As I was building it, I thought about the higher volume dumpers I'd seen a lot of after Hurricane Harvey that frequented the roads in the aftermath... I just had to do one... Anyway... Here's where it went... Quote
kilrathy10 Posted May 23, 2021 Author Posted May 23, 2021 On 5/23/2021 at 8:01 PM, Jim B said: You're off to a good start. Looks really nice. Expand Thanks, Bud.... I think you chimed in just as I was uploading an update.... Come on in and see what's new...? On 5/23/2021 at 6:32 PM, Mopar - D said: Awesome scratch building JT looking forward to seeing it in person. Expand Can't wait to show it to you... You need to come by and pick up that rear door setup, anyway...? On 5/22/2021 at 11:48 PM, DRIPTROIT 71 said: I like it!! Looks great so far!! Looking forward to seeing more of this one! Expand Thanks, Man... I just added more.... Quote
Jim B Posted May 23, 2021 Posted May 23, 2021 That's one big dumper! Should be able to haul quite a bit. JT, are you feeling ok? Your tractor is blue, not orange! ? Quote
leafsprings Posted May 23, 2021 Posted May 23, 2021 The custom frame and body work are very impressive, hard to believe it originated with the MPC kit! The newer more modern look of trailer matches the modern tractor perfectly! Quote
yh70 Posted May 24, 2021 Posted May 24, 2021 looking good brother...u run out of Orange paint ? Quote
kilrathy10 Posted May 24, 2021 Author Posted May 24, 2021 On 5/23/2021 at 8:49 PM, Jim B said: That's one big dumper! Should be able to haul quite a bit. JT, are you feeling ok? Your tractor is blue, not orange! ? Expand LOL!!! ? It's funny... I, indeed, am running low on orange paint... ? I had a couple of cans of Duplicolor medium blue, so I went with that, this time... It has been in my stash for about 4 years, and I was surprised that it was still good.... On 5/24/2021 at 2:00 AM, yh70 said: looking good brother...u run out of Orange paint ? Expand Thanks, Bud... As I told Jim, I have, sadly run out, but I figured I'd get rid of some other paint that has been sitting around for YEARS....? On 5/23/2021 at 9:11 PM, leafsprings said: The custom frame and body work are very impressive, hard to believe it originated with the MPC kit! The newer more modern look of trailer matches the modern tractor perfectly! Expand Thank you, Man... I'm having a blast with these reissues and newer kits that have come along, lately... Still waiting for my Moebius 48' flatbeds I have on back order... Can't wait to see what I can do with those... Quote
kilrathy10 Posted May 24, 2021 Author Posted May 24, 2021 Unbelievably... I was able to get most of the dump body work, done.... I got some paint slapped on it, and I'm ready to add all the peripherals and such... Quote
Brinx Posted May 24, 2021 Posted May 24, 2021 Looking really good JT, you do build some fantastic trailers! Quote
gatorincebu Posted May 24, 2021 Posted May 24, 2021 JT, Great idea here. Nice work on the frame extension. I really like the scratch built dump body . Looks like you have this one under control. I love dump trucks and trailers . Be Well Gator Quote
Mopar - D Posted May 25, 2021 Posted May 25, 2021 I was able to see it in person last night at our monthly model club meeting and it looks awesome in person. Quote
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted May 25, 2021 Posted May 25, 2021 That rig looks Awesome! But be careful! The weight man is going to be eyeballing a big bed like that one. Make sure your logs are caught up!? Quote
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