Zil 157 truck from Trumpeter kit 204 . Its 9-26 and Its finished ! Cutting edge pictures posted !

Nice work on the cab!   You are almost there... the best part rocket would be next?  

Nice base for the steps that will make it look like it goes with those seats.

Looks like they cleaned her up for Mayday parade.  I'll be waiting to see her get all dirty

Ha Ha .... I didn't miss this one !

She does look mighty purtry, Shell !

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Aint it purrrty ! Not for long . Wait till tomorrow .

I used MM enamel Russian armor green for the base , then i lightened that with MM enamel flat white and finally put mant a coat of Future ...........as a protective coat for my burnt umber oil wash . 

William my friend thanks . I had to do some handling of the model and i rubbed off some of the pigs . I wont retouch them untill i get everything completed .

Heya Shell 

Jeez you blink your eyes around here and ya miss an update !... Nice save on the hub, man, but I would expect nothing less !.  

The pigments on the tires and the all the rest look terrific, I love the  double spares in front of the fifth wheel.

You are doing a killer job my friend !

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Marc , now thats a cool idea .............i never thunked of that'n

Bill i figured i wasnt alone . Worst thing is that i always seem to mess up something else while i'm repairing .

Andy , guess that makes me a "pig master " ?

Thanks again my friends !!!!

Nice safe on the missing hub.  It even looks better than the kit part!  Outstanding work on the tires... you are truly a master when you deal with pigments...

Nice job on the replacement hubs Carl, I've been there before and it's always a sinking feeling when you realize you've made that kind of part swap error.

Carl that is nice work on the hub.  Gotta love that feeling of accomplishment when you turn out some nice scratch building.  But if it happens again and your not in the scratch mood, try this.

Take some silly putty and press it on one of the other hubs.  Makes a perfect impression.  ix a tiny amount of casting resin and Bob's your uncle... a new hub in no time.

Steve , glad you like . Speaking of rain , we could sure use some !

 Carl

over all and nice hub recovery. 

The tires are still amazing to me; realy realy good "dirty tires"  (hate to admit where I saw some today, as I got out of my truck....-----wheres the rain when I need to wash it ?)

Marc , i think i'm done with my wiring under the hood .I put some paint on the cab enterior and the firewall last p.m. I'm going for the final push to get the cab on ......... after i get few details cleaned up . like the missing axle hub on the right rear wheel location .

I did have a hub glued on their .....but it was the wrong one , this vehicle being a 6 wheel drive means the front axle has a different hub than the rear axles.......so of course i glued one of the fronts on the right rear .Then i did'nt notice it till later, after the glue had set up nice and hard . I popped off the right front ok but the right rear hub cover broke apart . So i made a new one from scratch with various size if styrene tubing and stretched spue for the hub fasteners .

How's lookin' under the hood?  More wires? The inquiring mind wants to know... and me too

Ibuild , i sure appreciate that

This keeps getting better and better Carl. You do great work!

Andy , thanks . Have a nice ride !

Looking real good!  Now I want to learn how to hot wire so I can steal your truck for a joy ride... 

Rob , good to hear from you again !

Hey buddy....things are coming along fantastic!   Chassis is looking great, colors are right on and you have been doing some great work with those MIG pigments.  The lights came out really nice and I may have to try your technique for that.  Scratch work under the hood is looking good and look forward to see some more

Hey William  Good to have you back ........i was wondering where you were .  Thanks for looking in and good to hear you like the build . The fenders ...........i did rub some more shades of Mig pigs and chalks on them , that's probably the diff your seeing . I look at this thing so often that i didnt really notice the change myself . 

Scratch work under the hood looks really nice,Shell...also, terrific ' how to' on the headlights and turn indicators... looking absolutely great ! ... did you change the color a bit on the fenders ?... they look more on the green side now. Sorry for jumping in late .. I was 'away ' again 

great work buddy

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Here's a little scratch build under da hood .

Temporarilly stuck together .

No date stamp .

Thats it .

Thank you Eric Eric , i've thought about it . I think i'd have to get rid of date stamp .................now i could figure thaty out .........

Bill , certainly am glad you like te following this one .

Each update is a pleasure to see Carl, keep 'em coming!

You know Carl, I wish you'd submit something like this to the magazine or another, ala Wbill or Doogs.

More tires ! I'm sure liking the Mig pigs .

Guess i'll have to go get the cab next ..................... TAXI ! (Yes i know , Marc already said it )

Eric , hey man i know your really working your butt off so dont sweat it my friend ! Thanks for taking some of your preciouse time off to stop by !

Always a pleasure to watch one of your WIP's Carl. Sadly I haven't had time to do much of that or comment either. Keep up the great work.