Deuce and a half…1/35 Italeri with Trakz canvas…"The Red Ball Express”
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Morne Meyer said on April 5, 2015
Great looking Deuce and a half. I like the weathering and the canvas looks great!
bob mack said on April 5, 2015
thank you Morne...and good morning to you
Simon Whitney said on April 5, 2015
On the ball once again Bob.
Looks swell sir.
Well done mate.
bob mack said on April 5, 2015
cute quip...thank you Si
Craig Abrahamson said on April 5, 2015
Nicely weathered and detailed, Mr. Mack...and photographed - a good piece of work all around.
bob mack said on April 5, 2015
thank you sarge...a four day quicky...you'd have had it in a day
Rob Pollock said on April 5, 2015
I agree the weathering is a high point of the build. You've caught the panels exactly.
bob mack said on April 5, 2015
all ways appreciate your eye Rob...thank you
Christian WERY said on April 6, 2015
Weathering of the cover especially is amazing !
bob mack said on April 6, 2015
thank you Chris
Ramon R. Lomeli said on April 6, 2015
very nice looking truck! great job on the weathered canvas top!
bob mack said on April 6, 2015
much appreciated Ramon
Frank Cronin said on April 6, 2015
Bob,
I have always liked this rig for some reason or another and you have really done it justice. A little aside if I may. During the summer after high school I along with five other guys my age worked for the City street department. One of the rigs we used was a surplus truck like this one. It was a Mess and was a bear to drive. It was a challenge to see who could drive it the best. None of us could and by summers end the six of us 18 year olds reduced this once proud warrior to a worthless POS. Today the six of us (still around) would do anything we could to restore it to it's glory.
bob mack said on April 6, 2015
oh...double clutching...no power nothing...a beast i imagine...thank you
Mike Maynard said on April 7, 2015
Bob
I took a few rides in one of these things in the winter, they are not for the Cadillac crowd...noisy, cold, drafty, rode "rough as a bus'. Great job on the model, the canvas looks as real as can be.
bob mack said on April 7, 2015
thank you mike...i'll bet it beat you up
Bernard E. Hackett, Jr. said on April 7, 2015
Bob, like Mike, I had some rides on the later version from late '67- 69. All I can say is that it beat marching. Is this the Studebaker or the GMC? Only way I can tell is the cab slope, myself.
bob mack said on April 7, 2015
thank you very much Bernie...it's the GMC...amen it beats gravel crunching
George Williams said on April 7, 2015
Great looking truck, Bob, like the others have said, your finish and weathering really make it look the part.
bob mack said on April 7, 2015
gentleman George...nice to hear from you and thank you
Richard Mcstay said on April 8, 2015
Fantastic truck Bob. Great painting, I love that dusty look.
bob mack said on April 8, 2015
thank you very much Richard