It's been a long time and I haven't forgotten about you guys. Time has been real tight lately. I have a two month old son now. And my first son will be 3 in a few days. I don't have much time anymore. Pretty much no time at all. But my dad was able to finish up the paint job for me and I was able to do final assembly over the past few weeks.
I still have some small things to button up but it's the home stretch now. 2 1/2 years worth of work. Overall I'm happy with it.
And as you all may have noticed, I didn't do all yellow. I had someone powder coat the frame because it saved me time. And money too considering what I paid to have the job done was what it was going to cost just to rent a sandblaster and air compressor. And the powder coat got into places paint wouldn't have. It's all good though. I always did like the two tone since I was using rubber tracks instead of metal.
And since I threw out the budget a long time ago, I found a place online that engraves panels. They have software you can download to design it. It was pretty easy and the prices weren't bad.
And here is a random shot before I put the panels on.
Glad you all enjoy. You guys kept me motivated to finish this. I'll continue to post more pictures as I take it to shows and hopefully get it next to the full scale ones.
I'll be taking it to a few shows around northern Il this year. If any of you are in the area, let me know and I'll tell you where I'll be at.
Ryan
