Cheese Trucks & Cats (sorry so dark - it's night time, & them's dark blue parts!)

That's the Kenworth conventional cab & hood from the Tyrone Malone Bandag Bandit race truck, and, those long frame rails are from its matching transporter, the "Hide Out" truck, a Cabover Aerodyne kit...
BOTH kits are molded in dark blue plastic, and I'm thinking of building this combination as a "NAKED MODEL" build! Because both kits are the same color plastic.
There's been other old farts in the model builders community who have done 'group builds' on the theme of Naked Models, meaning: No Paint... Just the Molded-in-color. I thought it would be interesting to do a 'KIT-BASH" naked model at the same time....... because like,,,, you know, that's like all i do is kit bashes 😁
But, instead of using the V8 Detroit Diesel from the Cabover, (because I had already pilfered the V12 racing engine for a different truck) all i have with me, cause you know, I'm living in my van (for the winter again for the 4 th year now) is a handful of kits i grabbed from my camper when I went out to check on it this weekend; the only other diesel truck engines I have is the one in the White Western Star conventional i grabbed just for parts - it has a 350 straight 6 Cummins in it, and it's molded in the comen white plastic. It's a good solid color white though, (not a hollow or almost transparent mix!) so it would be purfect because those things were usually painted white back then! So again, making it a great choice for a Naked Model Build!!! Dark Blue with a White engine?
And get this,,, if i use the chrome wheels from the Cabover transporter truck on the DODGE L700 TRANSPORTER I'm kit-bashing with the bed, then I would need wheels.... In my limited selection, I have this Dodge L700 truck AND tanker trailer right??? Well, the cab is only a single axle, BUT HOLD ON!,,, that trailer has the same wheels! Plenty enough to put a full set on this naked Kenworth conventional! Those Dodge parts are all molded in a Rooster RED ! ! !
That would be kinda cool wouldn't it?
Dark Blue with Red wheels and white engine?
The tires from either the Cabover and Dodge are the same diameter to and interchangeable. So the taller white lettered tires from the bandag bandit cabover would look cool on the red wheels and blue conventional tractor no?

[@garytanck]

That's the Kenworth conventional cab & hood from the Tyrone Malone Bandag Bandit race truck, and, those long frame rails are from its matching transporter, the "Hide Out" truck, a Cabover Aerodyne kit... BOTH kits are molded in dark blue plastic, and I'm thinking of building this combination as a "NAKED MODEL" build! Because both kits are the same color plastic. There's been other old farts in the model builders community who have done 'group builds' on the theme of Naked Models, meaning: No Paint... Just the Molded-in-color. I thought it would be interesting to do a 'KIT-BASH" naked model at the same time....... because like,,,, you know, that's like all i do is kit bashes 😁 But, instead of using the V8 Detroit Diesel from the Cabover, (because I had already pilfered the V12 racing engine for a different truck) all i have with me, cause you know, I'm living in my van (for the winter again for the 4 th year now) is a handful of kits i grabbed from my camper when I went out to check on it this weekend; the only other diesel truck engines I have is the one in the White Western Star conventional i grabbed just for parts - it has a 350 straight 6 Cummins in it, and it's molded in the comen white plastic. It's a good solid color white though, (not a hollow or almost transparent mix!) so it would be purfect because those things were usually painted white back then! So again, making it a great choice for a Naked Model Build!!! Dark Blue with a White engine? And get this,,, if i use the chrome wheels from the Cabover transporter truck on the DODGE L700 TRANSPORTER I'm kit-bashing with the bed, then I would need wheels.... In my limited selection, I have this Dodge L700 truck AND tanker trailer right??? Well, the cab is only a single axle, BUT HOLD ON!,,, that trailer has the same wheels! Plenty enough to put a full set on this naked Kenworth conventional! Those Dodge parts are all molded in a Rooster RED ! ! ! That would be kinda cool wouldn't it? Dark Blue with Red wheels and white engine? The tires from either the Cabover and Dodge are the same diameter to and interchangeable. So the taller white lettered tires from the bandag bandit cabover would look cool on the red wheels and blue conventional tractor no?😊

[@AmateurScaleModelBuildi-lj3so]

Cat in a box. Love it! Foghat isn't bad either

[@ramblers69]

Cats and boxes, it's like peanut butter and jelly, 👍😎

[@garytanck]

😂🐈 🥜🍓🍇🍞🥪 👍🏼

[@garytanck]

I will grab them a "purfect" box once in awhile when I'm at a store, and see one empty or just about empty. They seem to like the low sided trays, like from beverages or can goods. The boys wore a couple out last summer and I had to get them new ones lol. I have videos of Marvin overflowing one of them that he loved so much. 🐈‍⬛

[@ramblers69]

@garytanck One of mine is in her box as we speak, 😼👍

[@garytanck]

@ramblers69 👍🏼❤️

[@gi_mechanicsscalemodeling]

The KW looks good Gary! & Jim Bob looking comfortable in his box!

[@garytanck]

@@gi_mechanicsscalemodeling LOL, ya, ever since I put those boxes there he's been enjoying the comfort of them, and view... today we drove out to a small town to look at an apartment (I might not get it, but I'm still hoping!) and it's a 3/4 of and hour trip; he sat there staring out the window the entire way back! I was surprised even. Ya, gonna make a cool-ass custom or a hot-ass beast of a work truck (chrome wheels and lowered, or red spoke wheels and not lowered:-) not exactly sure yet. For another truck, The cab of the Cabover I want to try doing what I did to that Mack Cruiseliner and raise the headlights and chop it way da flunk down. 🤔 Long story about the apartment, but it would be through a housing program for disabled, that I've been on for 8 months but still haven't been able to find anything that's cheap enough or who would accept their program (community action program) everyone thinks it's like section 8 or something and someone will just trash the place! Place I seen today was nice! Huge walk in closet in bedroom could be a model room! 🙏🏼😑😞 Hoping.

[@gi_mechanicsscalemodeling]

@garytanck Nice that's going to look bad ass!!. That's some good news about the apartment, I have been praying for you guys. We have a program like that which is the same it's a county based Action program called (CAP). We have a place called the Chappelle house that is a temporary place for people who are displaceany anyway take care God bless!

[@jimfolkers4425]

Slow Ride!!! Lol. Foghat

[@garytanck]

@@jimfolkers4425 Take it easy!!! 🐈 ❤️

[@moparnut6286]

I mean my cats are zagnuts got a cat condo given to me brand new put together none of them look at it twice... I buy a new electrical automotive meter... The box that it came in all 4 cats are in it fighting over who gets it 😂😅... Kiddo cats.

[@garytanck]

LMAO 😂😆🤣

[@garytanck]

...too damn funny I know, it's nuts alright 🥜😆🐈🐆🐅🐈‍⬛

[@garytanck]

@moparnut6286 I would grab them a "purfect" box once in awhile when I'm at a store, and see one empty or just about empty. They seem to like the low sided trays, like from beverages or can goods. The boys wore a couple out last summer and I had to get them new ones lol. I have videos of Marvin overflowing one of them that he loved so much. 🐈‍⬛