diymirage Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 like the title says, i finally got started on my dodge L700 tiltcab semi it came as a kit with a busted up ford and a flatbed trailer. this is definatly a challenging kit to say the least. it is my first and very likely last lindberg kit the instructions are not very good, the parts ar not numbered and there is massive flashing on the parts. having said that, it is a fun build never the less. as far as paintsceme goes i will go with a flatblack frame, red cab, tan interior and green engine here are some pictures of my progress and just for the heck of it, what it would look like with a hemi i am going to go for an older look, like the truck has actually been out on the road for the last several years, so a slightly weathered paint job, bare metal showing on the steps and maybe even some rust i know it didnt show well in the pictures but the engine is pretty nasty, i think it might be sweating some oil (it is a dodge afterall) this is my first dodge truck and my first semi in a long while so as always, comment and suggestions are welcomed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eshaver Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Eelco, look, that dodge was an old Industrio Motive Company kit from 1966. I M C kits were ,even in their day ######. O K ,I said it Heck, they even made some Pyro and Auroura kits look pretty tame even when these companies were still around. Meanwhile Linburg bought the old tools. It is not their fault that the pieces wont fit. The kits that Linburg has done : 61 Impala,66 Malibu, 53 Ford and their Ford Model T's at least will go together well. Linburg takes a bad rapp cause they bought alll of the old I M C -Testors-Union molds.Now this is not to say that Linburg aint put out a few turkeys . One kit that comes to mind would be their 1932 Ford Pick up street rod. I don't think they coulda got that onto the old Ted Mack amateur hour television show. So look gang if in doubt , ask one of the Dinosaur model builders , like me fer instance ! Ed Shaver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diymirage Posted November 5, 2008 Author Share Posted November 5, 2008 it reminds me of my drums they are made by a company called pacific but sold under the DW name in all honousty, they are junk, not worth the wood they are made out of as a result i refuse to ever again invest a penny in anything DW not per se because i had a bad expierience with DW but because i believe your standards are only as high as the worst thing you allow your name to be stamped on. i kinda feel the same way about lindburg i guess i understand they are not too blame for the lousy tooling BUT they did decide to put thier name on it. having said that, i cant deny i dont like the challenge this kit poses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 I have to agree, it's a very challenging kit and the instructions are terrible. I've been working on one off-and-on for a couple of months. But I love the subject, so I'm plugging along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geezerman Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 (edited) Everything said above is true! However, persevere!! A little TLC and some adjusting, the finished model is pretty cool. I canned the kit's doorhinges and mirror brackets. Scratched my own. The 40 Ford is correctly depicted on the box art......JUNK Edited November 6, 2008 by Geezerman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diymirage Posted November 6, 2008 Author Share Posted November 6, 2008 Everything said above is true! However, persevere!! A little TLC and some adjusting, the finished model is pretty cool. I canned the kit's doorhinges and mirror brackets. Scratched my own. The 40 Ford is correctly depicted on the box art......JUNK is that the ford i spot in the left hand corner of your dio ? that dodge is looking pretty good im taking the day of from it today (jus tput some paint on the rear axle is all) but i am hoping to be persistant on it i just wish i had test fitted everything before painting it looks like i might need to trim the doors and repaint them in order to open/close decent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geezerman Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 is that the ford i spot in the left hand corner of your dio ? that dodge is looking pretty good im taking the day of from it today (jus tput some paint on the rear axle is all) but i am hoping to be persistant on it i just wish i had test fitted everything before painting it looks like i might need to trim the doors and repaint them in order to open/close decent No, the 40 alongside the garage is way older. It was a bagged kit (?) and the body and fenders, apparently, were from 2 different manufacturers and didn't fit for beans = junker However, I did just post that Lindberg 40 yesterday in the under glass section. 40 Salt LSR Like I said, I gave up on Lindbergs hinges for that truck, and scratched my own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diymirage Posted November 6, 2008 Author Share Posted November 6, 2008 i just mocked up a few of the rims to the chassis, does it look like it is not level ? i mean, is it suposed to look like that ? the front end seems to sit lower then the back ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geezerman Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 i just mocked up a few of the rims to the chassis, does it look like it is not level ? i mean, is it suposed to look like that ? the front end seems to sit lower then the back ? Mine sets that way also. I really don't know if thats typical of the 1:1. Notice that the first step is level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diymirage Posted November 6, 2008 Author Share Posted November 6, 2008 just glad to see it is normal, and not something i done wrong it is too late for me to cut the springs, i already gleud them to the chassis and painted them. but i migt come up with something , who knows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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