mrsmackpaul Posted May 31, 2025 Share Posted May 31, 2025 Good job for you and your lovely wife to enjoy in your golden years Then again why wait until your to old to see such tiny things as model pieces ha ha Paul 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75059-starting-dm800-plastic-model/page/5/#findComment-576691 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted June 1, 2025 Author Share Posted June 1, 2025 Heh almost missed this… excellent hopefully you don’t find yourself loosing interest at your age as I did…. It takes alotta patience and concentration I didn’t realize till I started working on mine or tryed to get it finished… I realized u had a lot more to offer as a teenager.. devotion to these models seems to have slipped away with time best of luck with that… also I’ve never seen the freightliner but I think I put together the peterbilt conventional and cab over long time ago bob 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75059-starting-dm800-plastic-model/page/5/#findComment-576753 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Mack Posted August 20, 2025 Share Posted August 20, 2025 Bob, you could have made progress on the model when taking your break on demounting those tires, just saying…Jack 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75059-starting-dm800-plastic-model/page/5/#findComment-581119 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mowerman Posted August 21, 2025 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 21, 2025 Ha ha, hell put that thing back in the closet about a month ago Mrs. mower was bugging me. Hey fat stuff either put that model together and get it off my kitchen table, but thanks for the peptalk. 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75059-starting-dm800-plastic-model/page/5/#findComment-581155 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted December 24, 2025 Author Share Posted December 24, 2025 OK, no promises, but I’ll be pulling the model back out of the closet very soon. I think I’ll start on the interior. I’m going to detail it a little bit more than I planned. 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75059-starting-dm800-plastic-model/page/5/#findComment-587729 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted December 24, 2025 Author Share Posted December 24, 2025 I started messing with an old reel lawnmower. I’ve had 20 years or so and decided the weather is not quite nice enough. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75059-starting-dm800-plastic-model/page/5/#findComment-587730 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechohaulic Posted December 29, 2025 Share Posted December 29, 2025 On 12/24/2025 at 3:27 PM, mowerman said: OK, no promises, but I’ll be pulling the model back out of the closet very soon. I think I’ll start on the interior. I’m going to detail it a little bit more than I planned. how do you plan on "detailing the interior more";; changing color or high rise seats. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75059-starting-dm800-plastic-model/page/5/#findComment-587982 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechohaulic Posted December 29, 2025 Share Posted December 29, 2025 AC an option ?? built in or roof mount?? you mentioned it so we will ALL be waiting in excitement for regular updates. LOL Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75059-starting-dm800-plastic-model/page/5/#findComment-587983 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted December 29, 2025 Author Share Posted December 29, 2025 green interior darker green on the seats and black floor,,and sticks,im also painting the steering wheel green,,,,drives me nuts these model companys have to keep chroming everything,,,,,i might bring it down out of the closet today,,,,whether has finally turned to shit here lol.bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75059-starting-dm800-plastic-model/page/5/#findComment-587984 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted December 29, 2025 Author Share Posted December 29, 2025 1 minute ago, mechohaulic said: AC an option ?? built in or roof mount?? you mentioned it so we will ALL be waiting in excitement for regular updates. LOL i think it has a roof AC but im not putting it on Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75059-starting-dm800-plastic-model/page/5/#findComment-587985 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechohaulic Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago On 12/29/2025 at 11:44 AM, mowerman said: green interior darker green on the seats and black floor,,and sticks,im also painting the steering wheel green,,,,drives me nuts these model companys have to keep chroming everything,,,,,i might bring it down out of the closet today,,,,whether has finally turned to shit here lol.bob so to set the record straight : the plastic DM800 will be getting a slightly darker green interior AND the real DM600 will be getting a darker brown interior??? 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75059-starting-dm800-plastic-model/page/5/#findComment-588185 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago On 12/30/2025 at 3:46 AM, mowerman said: i think it has a roof AC but im not putting it on You'll over heat in those hot summers Paul 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75059-starting-dm800-plastic-model/page/5/#findComment-588187 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechohaulic Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 7 minutes ago, mrsmackpaul said: You'll over heat in those hot summers Paul the Mack DM's have the standard Mack cab cooling system taken from the B's :: two 1/4 windows = cooler cab open both 1/4's wide open -drive faster. LOL 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75059-starting-dm800-plastic-model/page/5/#findComment-588189 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago Does a DM have the foot vent on the drivers side ? I stuffed about getting the one on my truck working only to discover that the air cleaner stopped it working ha ha ha Paul 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75059-starting-dm800-plastic-model/page/5/#findComment-588191 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted 1 hour ago Author Share Posted 1 hour ago 25 minutes ago, mechohaulic said: so to set the record straight : the plastic DM800 will be getting a slightly darker green interior AND the real DM600 will be getting a darker brown interior??? No the seats will be a darker green than the rest of the interior and yes the big one light green will be replaced with medium brown I’m going to have to darken it since I’ll be using Rustolium machine paint not sure if I’ll be happy with thier shade might have to add a few drops of black and Mecho thanks for your interest 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75059-starting-dm800-plastic-model/page/5/#findComment-588193 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted 1 hour ago Author Share Posted 1 hour ago 10 minutes ago, mrsmackpaul said: Does a DM have the foot vent on the drivers side ? I stuffed about getting the one on my truck working only to discover that the air cleaner stopped it working ha ha ha Paul Yes the DM has the front side vent … it’s right over the dimmer switch 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75059-starting-dm800-plastic-model/page/5/#findComment-588194 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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