Modelsbyroni
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EASTBOUND & DOWN. LOADED UP & TRUCKIN'.
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Post by Modelsbyroni on Oct 27, 2010 21:21:20 GMT -5
That is some outstanding craftsmanship.
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Post by signature600 on Dec 11, 2010 0:03:00 GMT -5
Thanks for the comments Just a little update with the brake drums, This is the first cast drum, from the master, next is working on the backing plates, brake shoes and S cams so that the brakes do actually work The backing plates on this do not actually look like the picture, in fact they are cut away, to allow for better ventilation, so you can see the brake shoes, more to follow soon
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blackf40
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Post by blackf40 on Dec 17, 2010 16:21:30 GMT -5
The drums look amazing--can't wait to see what the brakes will look like.
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Post by firefighter8104 on Dec 17, 2010 20:26:43 GMT -5
wow great work!!
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Arnd
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Post by Arnd on Dec 19, 2010 1:30:13 GMT -5
grate work with all that details. It looks very realistic.
so long Arnd
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Post by crackerboxkid on Dec 20, 2010 14:09:49 GMT -5
Oh I don't know... This thing ain't bad........ I'm KIDDING!!!! This masterpiece may just inspire me to retire from truck modeling and take up gardening! WOW, what workmanship! I've seen less detail on REAL trucks!!! Amazing work! I love 1/16th scale, and this project is a good example of why.... Please keep the updates coming...
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Post by signature600 on Dec 23, 2010 1:51:14 GMT -5
Oh I don't know... This thing ain't bad........ I'm KIDDING!!!! This masterpiece may just inspire me to retire from truck modeling and take up gardening! WOW, what workmanship! I've seen less detail on REAL trucks!!! Amazing work! I love 1/16th scale, and this project is a good example of why.... Please keep the updates coming... Thanks, after this build I may take up gardening as well, what I am doing with this, anyone can do it, just takes time and patience, and a a lot of research to what you are building, some parts I have made look ok, but then I look at them and throw it out and start again, like I am doing with the Hood, I don't like it,it is not 100% so I am re doing it, have made about 40 scratch built parts, and have about 150-180 parts to go, depends on how far I take it, it has been 2 years so far, on and off, would think it will be another 2 before it is finished
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Post by kwt904wolfman on Dec 24, 2010 4:42:40 GMT -5
you mean another 2 yrs to finished it ? lol
geoff
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Post by signature600 on Dec 25, 2010 23:45:06 GMT -5
you mean another 2 yrs to finished it ? lol geoff More than likely, then again, it maybe finished by the end of 2011, I do know people that spend anywhere from 1-4 years on a build, the end result is ....... close to perfection in scale
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Post by crackerboxkid on Dec 27, 2010 7:35:11 GMT -5
I can TOTALLY relate to what you're saying about taking forever on some of these builds. I have the same problem.. mostly because I keep doing everything over two or three times! My average build time is three years-per-model. It has been worth the time and effort though. Your KW is VERY ispirational, and your description of the how long it takes you to knock out one of these beauties is even MORE so! I don't feel so bad about taking forever now!
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gmc5star
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Post by gmc5star on Dec 27, 2010 21:30:18 GMT -5
This truck is looking great.
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Post by signature600 on Jan 25, 2011 1:58:22 GMT -5
Just a little more on this, I have started to build a RHD dash for the SAR, I really didn't like the after market one, due to being limited on what you can do with it, so am building my own here is what I have so far The idea is to have the dash light up, so that is why there is no gauges present, these will be on a clear back ground with a defused light source Also I experiment with brass J brackets, the ones that come with the aluminium tanks are just..... not what I wanted for this truck, so I started to make my own, these are an interesting thing to make in brass, I firstly annealed some channel and bent it around the tank and cut some thin stripes so, how to hold the stripes while they are being soldered, here you really need something that does not take to the solder, in this cast I used some aluminium tube, and bent it into the channel, it also helps as a heat sink, Next I wire the stripe to the channel and soldered it, this was a great tip I borrowed from Gerald Wingrove, and it work very well I think they turned out ok, but I am not that happy with them, they can be a lot better I think, as a trail run they work, I think they need to be slightly larger, so I can get the bolt on for the strap And this is what I am going for
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2011 8:33:40 GMT -5
Interesting idea on the dash. Did you make those dash faces from brass?
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Post by signature600 on Jan 25, 2011 16:58:09 GMT -5
Interesting idea on the dash. Did you make those dash faces from brass? Yes Jim They are photo etched in brass
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Post by signature600 on Jan 31, 2011 3:28:14 GMT -5
With making the tank brackets, I was thinking about what is often neglected in truck models, and that is the tank rubbers,there is a couple of ways to simulate them, sharpie, or decal underneath the strap, but I don't like either, So I made some, just like the real rubbers, and also cast them in rubber so the look like the real thing, here is how they have turned out this is the rubber with just a chrome strip in side it and this is what it looks like with the strip, and wrapped around the (make shift) tank And before anyone asks, yes I will more than likely do the same with the door rubbers as well, so what do you think?do they look like the real thing?
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