S&M Trucking open for bizz nizz !!!

[Espeefan]

Looks great Mario! What did you use to attach the fender bracket to the fender? Epoxy?

[1985 kenworth]

hey mario great looking truck...see i told you people will flock to clifford every year to see our scale trucks then go to see the 1:1 afterwards...keep up the good work,next year is right around the corner

[Supermario]

Originally Posted by 1985 kenworth

hey mario great looking truck...see i told you people will flock to clifford every year to see our scale trucks then go to see the 1:1 afterwards...keep up the good work,next year is right around the corner

Hey Dwayne, Glad you like the build so far. And yes people will flock! My dream is that the Clifford show in the future, becomes Canada's early summer version of the Indy show with the added bonus of the 1:1 trucks to drool over
Clifford in June, Indy in August...doesn't that sound sweet?
And Clifford ain't to far to travel for a lot of you guys south of the border by the way!!

Is it June yet??? ....

Mario

[woodhog]

Mario,truck is looking good What do you think the lowboy would look like with the rc4wd lopros on it instead of the tires that come on it?

[Supermario]

Originally Posted by woodhog

Mario,truck is looking good What do you think the lowboy would look like with the rc4wd lopros on it instead of the tires that come on it?

Thanks Chris. I'm not sure how lowpros would look. I have never purchased any yet and have only seen pics, and on a few rigs at the Indy show back in August. My first impression is the lowpros may look " lost " or too small for the wheel wells ? How much smaller in diameter are the lows vs standard size?
Also, I love the aggressive look of these tires. I don't think lowpros come in this style of tread pattern.



Loaded heavy.....
Those Pete wheels are dead awesome. First time seeing and BEST I've seen on ANY model truck.

Thanks dude! Yes, the wheels are spectacular and pics do them no justice. IHBuilder really knocked this one out of the park when he makes these Pete ovals.....actually, everything he makes is a home run !

Mario

[Supermario]

Hey All ! I see alot of KW builds topping the thread list and thought this a good time to show the start of the King of Bling make over.
Now that Susans truck is a true Pete with fenders and lights.... well, my old cross breed looking truck aint gonna work anymore.
So I'm using the pete grill with the badge and swan off my truck for Sue's and picked up a KW grill for mine





the unfortunate thing is I remember scuffing up the surface before installing the pete badges so to install the KW in the right place i need to cover the damage. i ordered some of those side hood flames from PMD in hopes to cover up the blemish and place the kenworth side badge on them?? hope it works and if it works I'll post pics, if it dont.........

Thanks for looking and comments.

Mario

[Supermario]

Originally Posted by Espeefan

Looks great Mario! What did you use to attach the fender bracket to the fender? Epoxy?

Hey Nathan,

As a matter of fact, I used Gorilla glue. I cut and glued a test strip to a scrap fender to check for strength and as I tried to twist or pry the fender off ( while mounted on a wheel so I wasn't twisting like crazy ) I actually bent the bracket and the glue held.
This is my first time using this stuff, not sure how well it holds up over time. If they do let go in the future, plan B is gonna be epoxy.

Mario