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60 Ranchero
bill lanfear replied to 2doors3pedals's topic in Model Trucks: Pickups, Vans, SUVs, Light Commercial
Well done! Paint, color choice, detail work, fabrications.....very nice over all! -
64 Ford F250 4x4
bill lanfear replied to bill lanfear's topic in Model Trucks: Pickups, Vans, SUVs, Light Commercial
So kind! Thank you all very much! -
1977 International Scout SSll
bill lanfear replied to bogger44's topic in Model Trucks: Pickups, Vans, SUVs, Light Commercial
Very nice clean build! The sheen on that black is perfect! -
64 Ford F250 4x4
bill lanfear replied to bill lanfear's topic in Model Trucks: Pickups, Vans, SUVs, Light Commercial
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78 GMC 4x4 Wrecker
bill lanfear replied to mchook's topic in Model Trucks: Pickups, Vans, SUVs, Light Commercial
Excellent work on this Jay! The weathering is spot on and the details are excellent. Is the wheel lift scratch built as well? -
64 Ford F250 4x4
bill lanfear replied to bill lanfear's topic in Model Trucks: Pickups, Vans, SUVs, Light Commercial
Thank you Paul, I use an Anycubic Photon printer with regular 405 wavelength resin (Grey). I wash the parts with 3 baths of 91% - 99% alcohol and cure it for about a min under a UV lamp. The larger parts sometimes warp or curl when they fully cure and become really brittle but a quick 30 seconds of heat from a space heater or whatever heat source gets them soft enough to get them back to correct shape.. I then sand if necessary and prime and paint as usual. I use Sketchup for the modeling and design software. Hope this helps! -
64 Ford F250 4x4
bill lanfear replied to bill lanfear's topic in Model Trucks: Pickups, Vans, SUVs, Light Commercial
Thank you very much fella's, I appreciate your kindness! -
Well I finally finished this one. Unfortunately, it is -20 outside so I had to take pics inside with crappy lighting so sorry about the quality of the pictures. I started with the Moebius 65 utility bed kit. The kit items I used was the cab, glass, hood, front bumper, and most of the interior. I designed and 3d printed almost everything else. Parts box pieces are the carb, intake, and fan. She is sporting a 292 v8 with a Borg Warner T98 4 speed. I made this one as a very low mileage original truck as it would be in 1979. I hope you like it and thanks for checking it out. Comments welcome!
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Well I have an update for those following. I completed the engine and most of the chassis. All of the suspension and engine pieces were created on my computer and 3d printed. Of course Murphy's law kicked my but. I change something for accuracy and wouldn't you know it, I have to change five other things to make it work! I made a complete 292 engine but the firewall wouldn't let it fit very good and the firewall isn't right for a 64 so I cut out the bulge on the firewall that was giving me fits. Got the engine to fit nicely but when I mounted the front shock towers on the frame, the inner fenders wouldn't work. I had to cut out holes for the shock towers. I made some inner fenders that cover the shock towers but not 100% accurate for this truck. They are beyond my abilities at this time to do 100% accurate. I started on the headliner using the same technique I did on my 66 1 ton. Anyways, here are some progress pics.
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Thank you everyone for understanding my situation. More than likely, I will reopen in the future but for now, I need to take a break from the business aspect and enjoy my family, building models again, and just time to relax and take care of other things. I appreciate everyone's kindness throughout this whole endeavor as I sort things out. Bill