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Building a Vietnam road warrior. A cargo truck gets armor plate in this 1/35 scale plastic conversion.
FINESCALE MODELER Nov 1989 (v.7#7) pg. 50

Miss Agnes in 1/24 scale. Converting Monogram's plastic scale Rolls-Royce to fictional private sleuth Travis McGee's pickup truck.
FINESCALE MODELER Dec 1990 (v.8#8) pg. 26

Modeling a Phanomen Granit 1500 (a W.W.II German ambulance). An easy conversion based on Italeri's 1/35 scale plastic kit of the Horch KFZ 15.
FINESCALE MODELER Dec 1990 (v.8#8) pg. 34

Aged to perfection. Weathering techniques for model cars and trucks. Part 1. Rust and weathered wood.
FINESCALE MODELER Nov 1994 (v.12#7) pg. 28

Aged to perfection. Weathering techniques for model cars and trucks. Part 2. Grit, oxidation, and pastels to help keep the shine off your weathering jobs.
FINESCALE MODELER Dec 1994 (v.12#8) pg. 38

Building up a wrecker. Converting Monogram's 1/24 scale 1950 Ford pickup into a well-worn salvage company tow truck.
FINESCALE MODELER Nov 1996 (v.14#9) pg. 44

Building a Vietnam MUTT. Simple techniques backdate Tamiya's 1/35 scale plastic model of the M151A2 Military Utility Tactical Truck (MUTT) jeep-like vehicle to an M151A1 gun carrier (circa 1960-1980).
FINESCALE MODELER Sep 1997 (v.15#7) pg. 56

Building an M923 military wrecker. Combining two kits to build a 1/35 scale model of an unusual five-ton truck.
FINESCALE MODELER Sep 1998 (v.16#7) pg. 48

Superdetailing a snap-together pickup truck. Updating and improving Monogram's 1/24 scale Datsun 4x4.
FINESCALE MODELER Nov 1998 (v.16#9) pg. 52

Building a Grundy light-duty junk hauler based on a 1934 Ford pick-up. Scratchbuilding the wooden bed and weathering tips.
IPMS/USA JOURNAL Jan 1994 (v.6#2) pg. 26

Converting Pyro's 1/32 scale 1915 Ford panel delivery truck model into a C-cab pickup truck.
IPMS/USA JOURNAL May-Jun 1996 (v.8#4) pg. 24

Building a 1966 Ford F-350 wrecker in 1/25 scale using three kits, brass and some beer can material. Details include working Twin I-Beam suspension, working winch, and moving hydraulics.
IPMS/USA JOURNAL Jan-Feb 1999 (v.11#2) pg. 25

Chesapeake & Ohio's RoadRailer (Railvan). Scale drawings and photos of a bimodal rail/highway trailer, the predecessor of today's rail/highway freight vehicle.
MODEL RAILROADER Jul 1990 (v.57#7) pg. 84

Modeling HO scale Southern Pacific semitrailers for 1950s piggyback service. Includes tips on modifying Athearn's HO scale 24-ft. trailers.
MODEL RAILROADER Nov 1990 (v.57#11) pg. 116, 120
Added Info MODEL RAILROADER Mar 1991 (v.58#3) pg. 22

Building flexible flatbed trucks in HO scale. A simple kitbashing project based on the Magnuson 1956 Ford semi-tractor.
MODEL RAILROADER Jun 1992 (v.59#6) pg. 94

Railroad utility trucks. Easy modifications convert small plastic models into diesel-era maintenance vehicles.
MODEL RAILROADER Sep 1993 (v.60#9) pg. 102

Keep on truckin. Easy kitbashing adds detail and variety to your modern HO truck fleet.
MODEL RAILROADER Dec 1993 (v.60#12) pg. 130

N scale coal trucks. Detailing and painting a Walthers model.
MODEL RAILROADER Jul 1996 (v.63#7) pg. 102

Detailing highway trucks in HO scale.
MODEL RAILROADER Mar 1999 (v.66#3) pg. 113

Modifying the American AMT Kenworth plastic truck kit (1:43 scale) to make it more acceptable to the British eye.
MODEL RAILWAYS [2] Feb 1990 (v.7#2) pg. 106

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