Just so everyone is up to speed divorce is dragging out she says yes then no and her families involved  Me I'm just trying to locate all my parts again to finish this one up  Found my Wilson Cow 🐄 chow wagon 1/87 scale 

Progress update..... This thing pretty much fought me every step of the way...vague instructions along with parts that would not align up ...had to shoe horn the alternator in place, that's a first for me....    This was my first diesel engine and I was not all that familiar with the Mack ENDT 866 , ( I am now after all of the research) with what the kit piece most closely resembles.  Building this engine will test your patience...if it doesn't you have the patience of Jobe.      Since I stretched the frame I had to add a carrier bearing and second drive shaft.  As it so happens the AMT Ford C 900/Garwood LP 900 kit that I am also working on had a shorter drive shaft (for the tractor version, I presume) on one of the sprews.  I shortened both the Mack and Ford drive shafts to fit properly and scratch built a carrier bearing out of a section of sprew. OFF TO THE BODY SHOP.....     I got rid of the unsightly , IMHO, gap between the grill and butterfly hood sections (white triangle shaped portions)  the 1:1 scale trucks didn't have the gaping area unlike some DM 800 builds I have seen on the internet....it's more of a MPC quality control thing verses builder error        Did the same thing with the butterfly hood sections.  I added styrene strip to the bottom of the butterfly hood to show only a small gap as seen on the 1:1 scale rigs....again correcting a MPC issue   Will get the body all cleaned up and get it repainted and re striped next...       

Excellent! Keep it going.

Part 2 is coming    

Thank you for the kind words, appreciate it. 

Simply beautiful. Excellent work. Looks like a perfect example of a modern day show truck restoration.

Stretched, lowered, body drop, bagged, skirts, scratch built 52 inch sleeper, not one part that didn't get modified in some way. 

Heard this on the Glenn Beck show this past week.  GREAT NEWS!!!! https://www.facebook.com/GlennBeck/posts/trump-administration-moves-against-def-system-rules-that-can-sideline-perfectly-/1651654516317863/ I was side lined for a few hours this past Tuesday with a regen issue....70 mph to around 35 mph on I 70 in short order will get your attention.  I cant begin to tell you how many DEF issues (mostly with the regen system) I have had since 2007.  The company I work for is suppose to get new lease trucks in early 2027..hopefully without any regen crap on them.

PART 2..... In this second part, I will be attaching the aforementioned milk transport tank.   The first order of business was to stretch the frame 40 scale inches (40mm.).  I had a difficult time locating optional wheelbases for the DM 800.  I spent quite a while scouring the Big Mack Trucks forums where I was finally able to locate a wheelbase that ,more than likely, would have been the wheelbase for a 1:1 scale with this type of tank.  The chassis is now at a 203" scale wheelbase.  As a side note, this wheelbase was also used with the Mack coal dump trucks (coal buckets as they are called in Eastern Kentucky) ..using the length of the dump bed as compared the the length of the milk tank is where I came up with the 203" wheelbase.  This wheelbase was referenced a few times in the Big Mack Trucks forums.                       The black pieces are some "C" channel from some unknown large scale car kit that I formed into plausible frame pieces for the Mack...white pieces are cross members made from Evergreen styrene "I" beams and strips.                                   

Hello everyone, Thank you for allowing me to join you all. I've been retired 10 years and thought I would give model building a try after 50+ years. Jumped in both feet with Revells's Level 5 Peterbilt 359, have one built, working on #2, and just finished a lowering kit for #3. I've learned a lot from reading and watching videos from guys like you all, and it's helped tremendously. I don't have any desire to do weathering or in use trucks just what I like, read that more than once, build it the way you want it. I would like some advise about chroming things like toolboxes and fuel tanks etc, hate those darn seams, and any suggestions you all may have. So far they've turned out pretty decent in my opinion, but open to learning more. From what I've seen here are some very talented builders and I will never be to that calibur, just a hobby to keep my mind and hands busy. Sorry but I'm computer illiterate otherwise I'd definitely post some pictures for critique and advise. Love this site and seeing all of your amazing builds, keep on trucking. PEACE everyone.