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  4. Posted

    On 2/3/2018 at 9:34 PM, Cornbinder said:

    First day on the job... that must be why she's so clean. :)

     

    All my trucks were sweep out and washed every day after the job. The driver who didn't keep them clean  would not work for me after the second warning.   Paul

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    18 hours ago, Cornbinder said:

    Very nice! I'm planning to build one of these to haul a GATR rig. 

    That will be interesting can't wait to see that in progress!. I have another pair, and one will be a tractor unit with and extended sleeper and a giant Detroit in it The other will end up as the Papa Truck..

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    19 hours ago, Cornbinder said:

    I've got a few sets of the Plastruct letters- it's more the emblem I'm worried about. That dainty little V-crown thing. :)

    If you have a part with the V and Crown on it, make an aluminum foil pressing of it and cast it in 5 minute Epoxy.

    Foil copying (or, foil casting) is done by taking a piece of metal foil--generally aluminum kitchen foil, because it's heavier and stiffer than BMF, laying that over an engraved surface detail of a model body or part, embossing it into that detail (could be a script, a badge, a molded-on door handle, for example). Once it's embossed, it has the impression of the detail you want to copy. Simply lift off the embossed piece of foil, gently lay it on a flat surface, hollow side up, spray with a light spray of Pam or other oily substance to act as a mold release, then mix up some 5-minute epoxy, and fill the embossed foil with that, and allow to cure completely.

    Once cured, the epoxy casting can be removed from its foil "mold", sanded on the back side to a flat surface, any flashing trimmed away, and then glued in place on the body shell, or wherever it is to be used. It can then be painted, foiled with BMF, whatever is wanted as you finish the project.

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    15 hours ago, Cornbinder said:

    This *should* be a fairly simple project. The idea here is to take the 1972-ish Diamond Reo kit and backdate it to a 1966 Reo GH. The main cosmetic difference is the hood. Though the shapes and basic cues are similar, the Reo does have a few unique features.

    Here's an example of a "late model" Reo, just before White Motor Co. merged them with the Diamond T division...

    31540139512_46e4e223d1_k.jpgREO, very late model by Dick Copello, on Flickr

    Here's an ad touting the benefits of Royalite with a similar hood but a slightly different grille insert.

    reo nose.jpg

    And here's where I stand with the project so far...

    reo gh.jpg

    The basic hood from the Diamond Reo kit was assembled as intended. I stripped the chrome from the grille and lower fender trim and added that as well- it'll be treated to Bare Metal foil later on. I filed the grille smooth and glued it into place, then created a new grille surround and trim from Evergreen strip. 

    My big problem might be getting the tainty Reo V emblems right. :)

     

    Plaststruct makes polystyrene letters in various scales., I used them on a Diamond T conversion and filed them to the "deco" style I needed.   Paul

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    6 hours ago, Cornbinder said:

    None are as bad as Tremors 3 though. In that one a Ford Explorer Sport Trac plunges into a canyon, and when they find it at the bottom it has turned into a third-gen Dodge Caravan. :)

    AAH the original Vanishing Point Challenger turns into a 67 Camaro before it crashes  ;)

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    2 hours ago, Grampas garage said:

    As a new member i don't want to break any rules so soon after joining the group.I would like to know what kind of "truck model's are allowed on the site.If it's called a truck and is a model of a truck,being built in good taste,of course,can we put it on this site? I'm building a scared rabbit truck!!! It runs down the track like a scared rabbit, and looks like a normal truck without tires.The narrow gauge railroads starting in the 1920s put railroad 'trucks' under a car or road truck and used them for all kinds of things.One of my projects,starting with the 1926 Mack AC model,is a rail truck.It will sit on my backwoods repair shed diorama for repairs to the engine.I'm thinking of a track repair truck,with all the track tools,grease,fluids,and parts on the back.I still have to get the proportions worked out.The problem is 1/24 wheels from G scale(1/2") cars are way to big.I think i need to go with "O" scale car wheels to make it look right.Please feel free to give any advice,thoughts,or opinions.I will end here so i don't erase all my typing.Rick 

     

    Remember the standard wheel size on the AC's with hard rubber tires is 34 inch diameter. Gives a lot of leeway on your rail wheel choices. Here are photos of a log rail AC for ideas.  Paul

     

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    229ba2becbc6bc10f409efaacb60574b--mack-trucks-semi-trucks.jpg

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