......Some days its the Gold Mine, some days its the shaft.....today it was the Gold Mine.   Went to the Heartland Model Car Nationals in Overland Park, Ks. (Kansas City).....the contest itself is a predictable joke, but the vending area is awesome.  My first stop the past few years is the derelict truck area....great for the scratch builder and the prices, they wont hurt.  Picked up this unit for $30.00.  The milk tank portion will be removed and used on the Mack build.  I have scoured the internet looking for a 1:25 milk transport tank with no luck...this is the first one I seen anywhere.  Forgot to get a better picture...has a complete engine and transmission. Will have to scratch build the milk pumping portion.   Even has the inspection/clean out hatch     Not sure yet what I will end up doing with the I.H   Its too good of a truck to part out. Got the Blue areas painted...another touch up coat should complete it. 

Got everything chassis wise primered.  Had black parts, white parts and an over abundance of chrome parts that all needed to be one color.   Everything pictured will be blue.     

very nice!

That engine is a beast!

You're welcome.  I had to up the resources on the hosting plan.

I was busy for the few days that the site was down....I'm still working away on the Ford/Garwood trash truck, just needed a change of scenery.   In 1976, the Bi-Centennial year, I was 11 years old.  I was building a variety of kits, thanks in part to subscribing to a model of the month club through the mail.  My skills , if you want to call them that, where typical 11 year old.  I've improved some what in the last 50 years...I think???  I remember seeing the first release of this kit and wanting it, but I knew that I did not posses the skills that it would take to build it...may be when I get older.   I got this kit earlier this year, thanks to family at Christmas time.  Thought that I would be deeper into the build than I am, but sometimes life gets in the way.   My goal is to at least have a curbside build by the 4th of July .....I'm not building it as a tractor.....I have other plans for it in mind, so it will be just a truck with no body on it as you might see at a Mack dealership.  This is what the color will look like for the most part...some of the chrome pieces will be painted as there seemed to be an excessive amount in this kit.   Got some of the sub assemblies put together....every thing pictured will be Blue.  Got some more sub assemblies to put together as I am going to airbrush all of the exterior Blue assembled and attached to the frame sub assemblies, then the Red grill, hood and cab areas      

Just wanted to say thanks to who ever fixed the issue and got the site back up and running again....

Thanks Gary 

That’s a great looking build, love the tire/wheel choices, adds to the timely look of the truck. 

Sweet looking