Below you can view more photos of Joe Enriquez’s models. Click on images to enlarge.
Dump Truck
A scale model dump truck, finished, painted, and decaled. It’s hard to get a handle on just how small and detailed these trucks actually are, because they are fully plumbed and detailed with brake lines, etc.—all to scale.
Dump Truck
Dump Truck Construction
A step/tool box takes shape in plastic, ready for installation on a frame.
Dump Truck Construction
A fuel tank being installed with tweezers.
Dump Truck Construction
The scratch-built, assembled hydraulic dump mechanism.
Dump Truck Construction
The dump mechanism and box.
Dump Truck Construction
The tailgate with locking levers.
Dump Truck Construction
Parts and pieces for the dump hopper.
Dump Truck Construction
A detail of the frame shows brakes, compressors, etc.
Dump Truck Construction
A fuel tank being turned in aluminum on the lathe.
Dump Truck Construction
The finished fuel tanks in place on the frame.
Dump Truck Construction
An air horn being turned in brass on the lathe.
Dump Truck Construction
The finished horn in place on top of the cab.
Dump Truck Construction
Tires and treads being turned on the lathe.
Wheel Construction
A finished tire and wheel (gray—before painting) compared to the stock kit item.
Flat Bed Trailer
Part of a flat bed trailer with scale and stock wheels underneath.
Red Mack LTL Truck
This red Mack LTL is modeled to look as it would as it left the Allentown, PA factory in 1952, headed for the West Coast.
Red Mack LTL Truck
Note the penny at the left side of this photo to get a true appreciation of the tiny size, and high level of detail, of these models.
Kenworth W900L Truck
The cab and totally scratch-built trailer are shown here in dumping position.
Kenworth W900L Truck
Talbert AC3-25 Tag Trailer
Again, note the penny for size reference. These vehicles are REALLY small!
Talbert AC3-25 Tag Trailer
The diorama built for a photo background also lends a sense of realism to the shots.
Kenworth C-500B Heavy Oilfield Tractor
It looks great in its black and red Mammoet livery, too. Joe says this was a, “fun winter layoff project.”
Kenworth C-500B Heavy Oilfield Tractor
Mack FCSW Water Truck
A Mack FCSW water truck sits by the side of the road next to a penny. The penny is about 3/4″ tall, and the truck is in 1/87 scale.
Mack FCSW Water Truck
Joe did an excellent job on the weathering of the paint job, making it look like the truck has been hard at work for years.
Mack FCSW Water Truck
Joe puts a lot of effort into the photos of his projects, too, making his tiny models look massive in a construction setting—until you see the penny.