Post by studioman3 on Mar 19, 2010 20:02:35 GMT -5
I recently built the AMT Flatbed trailer (new release), and thought I would share my progress with you.
It is a very simple model to build, I had it completed and ready for paint in about 4 hrs. Part of this is due to the lack of optional parts such as, any chrome parts, or lights. The tail lights are formed in and must be painted.
Other than that, it is real nice, the parts are all very clean and required very little sanding, and there is some very good detail molded in such as the wood bed, and the lines and hook ups for the air tanks.
I used a fine line black marker to go down all the cracks on the bed (between boards), and then followed that up with two different shades of stain markers follow by a coat of acrylic weathering. (two parts water, one part mud, one half part grime black. I am happy with the looks of the deck, but it is still a little shiny.
I just used the stock wheels and tires
I am going to turn this into a covered wagon to pull behind my WF.
I used balsa wood to make the sides, and flat toothpicks to make the uprights.
I have finished the sides and made all of the tarp support poles, (I'll need to straiten them out a little to make them more uniform).
I had some wrapping tissue out for the holidays, and it worked fine, as a tarp (with a little bit of trial and error).I laid the tissue paper on a piece of saran wrap, then sprayed it with a mixture of water and Elmer’s glue, at this point it will fall apart if you touch it, so I let it sit for about 10-15 minutes and then laid the entire thing over the trailer then carefully removed the saran wrap. AS it dried, you could hear and see the tissue shrink and become very tight on the poles. I just needed to add some straps and fix a few tares.
I started making bungee chords using small strips of black balloons and inserting pins at either end, then bending them into S hooks and snipping off the excess. This was pretty time consuming, but they actually work just like a real bungee chord.
Now for the eyelets, I took the same aluminum tubing that I had used for the tarp supports, and sliced off thin pieces, maybe 1/32", then flattened them with some pliers and drilled the holes a little bigger. After gluing these onto the tarp, I drilled through the tarp, (and the wood sides for support) to add the S hooks from the bungee chords, then pulled them down to the rub rails.
I haven't had a chance to get her outside for some good pics, I will post some when I can, here is a poor shot of her finished.
I'm open for questions or comments.
Thanks
Tim
It is a very simple model to build, I had it completed and ready for paint in about 4 hrs. Part of this is due to the lack of optional parts such as, any chrome parts, or lights. The tail lights are formed in and must be painted.
Other than that, it is real nice, the parts are all very clean and required very little sanding, and there is some very good detail molded in such as the wood bed, and the lines and hook ups for the air tanks.
I used a fine line black marker to go down all the cracks on the bed (between boards), and then followed that up with two different shades of stain markers follow by a coat of acrylic weathering. (two parts water, one part mud, one half part grime black. I am happy with the looks of the deck, but it is still a little shiny.
I just used the stock wheels and tires
I am going to turn this into a covered wagon to pull behind my WF.
I used balsa wood to make the sides, and flat toothpicks to make the uprights.
I have finished the sides and made all of the tarp support poles, (I'll need to straiten them out a little to make them more uniform).
I had some wrapping tissue out for the holidays, and it worked fine, as a tarp (with a little bit of trial and error).I laid the tissue paper on a piece of saran wrap, then sprayed it with a mixture of water and Elmer’s glue, at this point it will fall apart if you touch it, so I let it sit for about 10-15 minutes and then laid the entire thing over the trailer then carefully removed the saran wrap. AS it dried, you could hear and see the tissue shrink and become very tight on the poles. I just needed to add some straps and fix a few tares.
I started making bungee chords using small strips of black balloons and inserting pins at either end, then bending them into S hooks and snipping off the excess. This was pretty time consuming, but they actually work just like a real bungee chord.
Now for the eyelets, I took the same aluminum tubing that I had used for the tarp supports, and sliced off thin pieces, maybe 1/32", then flattened them with some pliers and drilled the holes a little bigger. After gluing these onto the tarp, I drilled through the tarp, (and the wood sides for support) to add the S hooks from the bungee chords, then pulled them down to the rub rails.
I haven't had a chance to get her outside for some good pics, I will post some when I can, here is a poor shot of her finished.
I'm open for questions or comments.
Thanks
Tim