Semi Trailer Mechanic Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 (edited) What's goin' on... Here's what I started w/! (SKROLL DOWN FOR THE LATEST WIP PICS 9.21.08) Here's the recon chassis. (Should've taken a pic of it stripped) The chassis was painted w/ Tamiya matte black. If you noticed the tires were left on the truck while submerged in the (CSC) that's because they too were being cleaned up. And cleaned up THEY ARE!!! The degreaser cleaned them up flawlessly. Once dried I saned the crown and shoulders on the tires to remove any rubber flash and to give a weathered/driven look. The chrome was all stripped off the rims (from the Paystar 5000 dump kit). The holes were bored out and the back sides of these holes were ground down so the thickness of the rims look proportioned to scale. Next the molded on lugnuts were cut off flush w/ an exacto knife. (That needless to say hurts like a son of a b...... when it rolls off the work surface and land on your foot blade down) Using a pin vice I drilled out the holes for the 10 lug nuts then painted the rims white (Tamiya pure white) While the rims were drying I painted some scale bolts matte black made by Grandt Line. After both rims /bolts dried I installed the scale bolts in the rims and they turned out flawless!!! Unlike the chassis the cab/hood took longer to strip. Once it stripped the hood was infested w/ what looked like porosity and a wood grain look. (I bought this kit sealed in 2002 and don't remember this problem then and then in 2004 when it was repainted). I've found that dipping model pieces in 100% acetone in a round about way tempers the plastic if left in too long it'll destroy the piece as well. So I submerged for about 3 seconds and then ran cold water over it to cool the plastic. That cleared up some of the wood grain effect. Next I painted the hood w/ Tamiya Bare Metal Silver sanding it all off after it dried. I'm going to do this one coat at a time until the sureface is true enough to spray a complete base coat. Now for the second coat thatoo will get sanded down once it's set up. Of course this is trial and error. If it doesn't work then I have a donor chassis ready to go! Thanks for lookin and any interest in this. Edited September 21, 2008 by Semi Trailer Mechanic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diymirage Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 erm...can you say hydrolock ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my80malibu Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 erm...can you say hydrolock ? Looks like one of those trucks from Ice Road Truckers Gabriel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semi Trailer Mechanic Posted August 31, 2008 Author Share Posted August 31, 2008 Looks like one of those trucks from Ice Road Truckers Gabriel. What's goin' on... HA, you're right. In a round about way it does! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadRidesByDan Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Looks like one of those trucks from Ice Road Truckers Gabriel. Now aint that the funniest thing......it looks like one of the trucks that I had seen caught in a flood back in Montreal in 1987. All you need is a little car behind him with its butt in the air caused by the waves the Big Rig was causing. You should post a pic of the rig woth the bottom half paintless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semi Trailer Mechanic Posted September 1, 2008 Author Share Posted September 1, 2008 What's goin' on... Got a little more work done to the KW see the follow up. Thanks for looking and any interest in this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semi Trailer Mechanic Posted September 4, 2008 Author Share Posted September 4, 2008 (edited) What's goin' on... Since posting last I've primed and sanded the hood twice here's where it's at now. All the scratches, pin holes, and cracks are 99% flush now. It'll get one last coat of primer and sanded (lightly) then it's ready for paint. Thanks for lookin and any interest in this. Edited September 4, 2008 by Semi Trailer Mechanic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semi Trailer Mechanic Posted September 7, 2008 Author Share Posted September 7, 2008 What's goin' on... Here's the latest update. Thanks for lookin'!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semi Trailer Mechanic Posted September 13, 2008 Author Share Posted September 13, 2008 (edited) What's goin' on... After spraying on one coat at a time and sanding it I'm finally content w/ the way it turned out! I decided that this will be a partial curb side (the hood has been mounted solid everything under the hood will still be detailed) The decals are some trucking logos found online modified and printed on Bare Metal Foil decal paper. Some minor damage happened to the cab from a little over aggressive handling while sanding can be seen but I don't care about that. This isn't going to be shown at any contests this is just a half ass (maybe three-quaters) cosmetic clean up job. Thanks for looking!!! Edited September 13, 2008 by Semi Trailer Mechanic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary westervelt Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Turning into a real nice build there Scott.I like the idea of using the scale bolts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Nice looking rebuild, so far! Good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semi Trailer Mechanic Posted September 15, 2008 Author Share Posted September 15, 2008 (edited) What's goin' on... Last night I scratchbuilt a headache rack. Made from Plastruct 1:48 Diamond Plate and other pieces from Evergreen Scale styrene. On top is the light bar found in the Polar Lights Ghostbusters Caddy kit. The lens' are painted w/ turn signal amber yellow and the center is covered w/ Bare Metal Foil. The chains I found at Hobby Lobby in the craft jewelery section (in my opinion they are a perfect 25th scale 3/8 inch chain. Also added are scratch built mud flaps (not too much effort put into them) All they are ... are .020 black Evergreen Scale ( GREAT STUFF TO WORK W/!!!) sheet styrene cut to 24in x 36in w/ Fruehauf decals from the AMT Texaco tanker kit. (FYI driver's will hang mud flaps on the racks so the chains aren't smacking the rack thus reducing the noise and premature wear to the rack) As is the cab is just mocked on the chassis so it looks like the rack is too tall. Thanks for looking and any interest ya'll might have in this project!!! Edited September 15, 2008 by Semi Trailer Mechanic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semi Trailer Mechanic Posted September 21, 2008 Author Share Posted September 21, 2008 (edited) What's goin' on... This weekend I managed to get alot done to the W900. I decided to do away w/ the headache rack and install a tire rack in place. Here's the latest work in progress pics. Thanks for looking and any interest in this project!!! Edited September 22, 2008 by Semi Trailer Mechanic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert81 Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Holy $#!*, what house ape is going to get that tire up there? The truck is looking great. Looks a lot like the logging truck I have done tires on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george 53 Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 robert81, My brother is a heavy deisel mechanic with about 40 yrs of expierience, an about as many state certifications, He's 65(ten years oldern me) an THAT ol Fart can easy pick up one of those wheels AND rims an get it up there!He will say somethin stoopid like" Don't use yer muscles, use yer brains!" But he was in the Marine Corps too, an I thought they used up his brains! Either way, he LOVES his work an I don't see him retirein anytime soon. He'll probly have a heart attack or somethin doin somethin stupid on them big a$$ed trucks.But he does love it! BTW Great lookin truck, ain't it?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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