RyanR Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Hello everyone. Im getting back into the hobby again and have a few questions about a few things. Im going to make this truck a custom and was wanting to put some dual 10" stacks on this rig. I bought some 7/16 aluminum tube that's .30 thick as I thought I read thatwas the scale size being it was a1/24 scale model. Also going to use aome aluminum to make a texas style bumper for it. I have a buffer to get the shine but dont want it to look stupid and not correct to scale. There are a lot of trucking companys out here and I have a friend that is deep into that scene. Possibly a money maker in the long run. Its been a while so bear with me on this voyage. Thanks for your time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petetrucker07 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 (edited) For your bumper you could also use polished stainless strips. The red cabover build i just finished, thats what i used. I think it was 1 inch, in scale is huge but looked alright on the finished truck. When you stretch the drive shaft, find some small aluminum tubing. Thats how i did mine. Polish it, gives it that custom, show truck look with a shiny drive shaft. Also, 1/24 to 1/25 isnt a big difference. But the stacks, 8" in 1/24 will look like 10" on 1/25. The differences arent big, but some are noticable. Just keep that in mind during your build, if you didnt know already. Edited October 24, 2014 by Petetrucker07 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanR Posted October 24, 2014 Author Share Posted October 24, 2014 Thanks for the tip. Is 7/16th tubing correct for 1:24 scale? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petetrucker07 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Ive been using 3/8 for 8 in. So 7/16 should be good for 10 in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superpeterbilt Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 7/16 is slightly bigger than 10" in 1/25 scale, but only by .035. Heres a link to a scale calculator that has been very helpful at times. http://jbwid.com/scalcalc.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanR Posted October 25, 2014 Author Share Posted October 25, 2014 Thanks for all the tips guys. What's a good place to order styrene for frames? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petetrucker07 Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 (edited) They are on ebay right now. Search 24" long frame rails w/ crossmembers. They are 26 bucks plus shipping Edited October 25, 2014 by Petetrucker07 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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