Wow, your Make-it-indistinguishable-from-the-real-thing (aka MIFTREAT) magic dust is really flying now, fantastic progress. As your resident all-wheels-floored (aka AWFL) checker, my level-meter’s flickering to amber but I think it’ll settle OK 
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I like the looks of the frame a lot! Good luck with your build and have a nice day!
Paweł
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Fabulous work as usual!
Please tell me my eyes are deceiving me or that the hubs/rims are just temporarily attached.
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@Dioramartin and @Uncle-Heavy , well, I suppose every party needs some trouble makers!! 
Uh, yeah, while Robin mentioned it, I’m sure that you, Tim, spotted the camber problem too!
Despite my efforts to keep the twin steer tight and under control at all times, it does have a bit of a mind of it’s own - both in latitude and longitudinal alignment! As you might recall from the beginning of the build, the steering knuckles are made using RC U-joints, but to keep them from moving up and down, but allowing back and forth movement, I inserted small blocks which basically work. But the little blocks tend to pop out from time to time, despite being glued in place - so, I find myself adjusting these more than I would like! Miraculously, none of the steering knuckles of wheels have popped off the axles yet! When I take final pics….sound familiar Tim? I’ll have to be sure the wheels are indeed in camber and all pointing in the same direction! 
@Pawel Thanks you and I’m glad you like it! For your information, regarding the chassis paint, instead of painting it all black, like the real life prototype, it’s painted German grey, with several individual parts painted black or NATO black, then several washes of grey and eventually dust. I did this because I have found that painting all of this one color of black, details seem to get lost (visually). I usually use Vallejo Model Air anthracite grey for chassis, which is my favorite for this task, but was not in the mood for trying to paint this big chassis with an air brush, so used Tamiya spray paint instead.
And, as noted, work continued on the bed, which is now installed and rigged up:
How’s that for a big butt??? yep, it’s a big one, but with all sorts of little bits - making for a tedious and complicated, simple rear end! The two tone paint worked out fine, so did the weathering:
Getting the rigging done was not fun. The lower winch cable crosses the length of the bed, then drops through a hole in the deck then to emerge out the back through a roller fairlead - then, tied off to the frame with a hook, ring and crimp. This was as tedious to do as it sounds - but, a good primer for the main winch line, which also runs to the rear, but ends at a cable lifting loop - and yes, lots of hardware! chain, crimps, a D ring, rings, and hooks!! I’m still coming down from the blood pressure spike that occurred during this task!
On to an overview and some other bits:
This still needs more dust wash….so, that will come, then on to the front end, which also has several more steps to go -
Thanks for having a look -
Cheers
Nick 
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Indeed I did, but I had to leave something for Robin 
. I’m not sure if you’re putting something on the flatbed for extra weight but it looks like it is settling down and/or be undetectable. Weathering is Goldilocks, next-level
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Yeah, exactly! That’s the thing many new modellers don’t get (yet) - if you paint it black in the beginning you get no way to darken the part, add the shadows. Then when black weathers (dirt, wear) it gets lighter, this has to be accounted for and you did it just fine!
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Well guys, time to call this project done. I really enjoyed this build, so it’s sort of a drag (get it? it’s winch truck! hahha) that it’s time to move on:
This was particularly interesting to build because while on one hand, it is essentially a flat bed, there is a lot going on, and as it was largely scratch built, there was plenty to figure out.
So, out of the oil patch and into somewhere else we go -
Thanks for having a look -
Cheers
Nick 
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Stunning job, Nick! I’m sure you could sell it for good $$$ to Suncor in Fort McMurray 
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So good! Thanks for sharing! 
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Ha! thanks. I imagine I could try and sell this anywhere north of Red Deer!
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Thank you - I really enjoyed this build, so am glad to hear you like seeing it!
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Wow tough crowd, I’m surprised the Collective’s become so blasé about your integrated backgrounds which look superb (PS please remind/PM me what you’re using!) 
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