Jim Groeneweg built this International R-190 dump truck from a Sheepscot resin cab (Jim hollowed out the solid cab). Jim mounted the cab on a modified Athearn Mack R model chassis using the five spoke rear wheel/tire sets and the six spoke front wheel from Athearn mounted with Boley tires on the front. The fuel tanks and hydraulic oil tank and cylinder were semi scratchbuilt along with the cab interior and tailgate. The dump box is a heavily modified Lindberg part that started as a dump trailer from the GMC Astro and Ford CLT-9000 series kits, cut down with floor, cab shield, mud-flaps scratchbuilt along with mirrors for the cab. Glass is Humbrol “Clear-Fix” for the side and rear with an acetate formed windshield. The model is finished off in R-M BASF 1970 Ford Grabber Blue and Testors gray for the dump box. It is based on an actual truck Jim says he remembers as a kid owned by a local excavating company. Previously featured in Photo Gallery 503.

Posted March 18, 2012