ShakyCraftsman

Hinge looks good Scott. Ron G

Thank you Gary. They still need a little tweaking here and there, but look way better then the first ones. Ron G

Hey all I got a little bit more done on this build today. I've been trying to work out the exhaust system for this truck. It has not been easy because of me using larger fuel tanks and a longer battery box there wasn't room for the exhaust to come up from under the frame. But it all worked out in the end. This view shows the custom made exhaust pipe from the turbo to the exhaust crossover. And the custom made exhaust cross pipe. I need to lengthen the drivers side of the cross pipe a bit so the stacks go on in a vertical postion. This view shows the exhaust cross pipe. It also shows my first attempt with a exhaust set from KFS, but this turned out to be to tall. Plus they are 1/24 scale and just look to big for this truck. I'm going to try and use them on my 1/24 Alberta oilfield bed truck build. This view shows that the whole mounting situation was not going to work, plus you can see they are just to big. In this view you can also see that there is no room for the exhaust between the tank and box. These are the colors I'm going to use for this build. Tamiya X-5 & X-15. I'm going to see how it all looks when I finish the painting. I my add a coat or two of clear pearl over the cab & hood for a little pop! This view shows the Auslowe round hole exhaust kit I'm using for this. I just cut off the top peice of resin pipe and replaced it with a peice of 3/16" aluminum tube. And this view shows the final set-up for the exhaust. I added some rain caps (from Paul at ST Supply) Well that's it for now be back soon with more updates for you all to look at. Ron G

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Hey Scott I think thats the one the redneckrigger used on one of his doors, it's a little big for 1/25. I used that hinge on my 1/16 Peterbilt 359. As you can see it's perfect for 1/16 scale but a triffle large for 1/25-24 scales. Ron G

Hey Scott You should use the hinges I used on my Autocar build, they will work way better then those fiddly model car garage ones, they are to delicate. Go to Micromark for the little hinges. Ron G

Looking good Ron.👍 Ron G

Ask the wife if you can put shelfs up in the living room...😆 🤣 😂 that should go over good.😁😉 Actually finding space is difficult with big long models.😳😲😏🙄 Ron G

Hey Ron As I said. Mine is almost 5' long with the stinger. Yours probably will be also. We're to store it is part of the reason mine isn't finished yet.😁😉 Ron G

Thanks Ron Believe it or not, it's on my to do list. Right after the Autocar, Alberta oilfield bed truck, IH 350 Payhauler, "Bill Signs" Peterbilt, etc., etc....😆 🤣 😂 I just hope I live long enough to finish everything, I am getting up there in age you know...😆 🤣 😂 Ron G

Hey Ron Yes, all scratch built. Except for suspensions from Jamie, W/T's are Moebius, small honda engine for the hydraulics from Shapeways, etc. It's just sitting there staring at me. "Saying..finish me!!!!...😆 🤣 😂 I'm really going to have to finish it. Jeff keeps bugging me to get it done.😁😉 Ron G

Hey Ron This is my Heavy Haul trailer set-up. About 80% scratch built. It's a XL SPECIALIZED XL120 RGN Lowboy, Jeep and Stinger. That's my attempt at trying to scratch build a Cat 374F excavator sitting on the trailer. This view shows the whole set-up. It's about 5 feet long! This is the load equalizing stinger. This view is the jeep. This view shows the flippable gooseneck. This view shows the trailer deck. This view shows the trailer rear suspension. (I know the brakes are caged, I've since fixed this). I'm not trying to appropriate your post. Just showing what you can do by scratch building one.😁😉👍 One of these days I'm going to have to finish it. Ron G

Hey Ron That trailer looks pretty nice! Ron G

Yeah it can be a real pain in the you know what! Thanks Brenton. Ron G

Hey all I didn't get much done today on the Autocar. I have an eye condition that acts up every now and then. It makes every thing blurry, so I can't model.😫😢 I did manage to get the NTC-290 Cummins painting finished before my eyes crapped out. All that it needs now is some weathering and plumbing and it will be all set. Front view of the engine showing the fan & belts. Passenger side view shows the oil filters, alternator & turbos. This view shows the fuel filters & a little of the fan belts. Top down view of the engine showing the rusting on the exhaust turbo. View from the front. And this is it in place in the frame. I think it looks the part. Oh, I also made a drive shaft out of some left overs from the KFS front drive axle kit I used on my Alberta oilfield bed truck build. These are real nice drive shafts. Pretty good detail to them. Well that's it for today be back soon. Ron G

Hey all And the final color is. Drum roll! It's Tamiya X-5 (cab & hood) and X-15 (frame & wheels) I think it looks good, what do you guys think? 🤔 Ron G

Hey all Didn't work on the Autocar model today, but I did work on the paint scheme for it. This picture shows a very traditional Autocar paint scheme. At least in the East it is. This picture is the one I am leaning towards the most. This is a possibility orange and brown. This is also a possibility L. blue & D. blue. This is a variation on the one I like,but with the colors reversed. Well I have alot of thinking to do cause I'm at the frame painting stage. I'll be back soon with my decision. Ron G

Hello Everybody Well I got some more work done on this build. I worked on the fuel tanks, power steering reservoir and lubrafiner, hood and the engine. This view shows the drivers side fuel tank with the brass weld beads and fuel fittings that I added. This view shows the drain fitting on the bottom of the fuel tank. This view shows the tank before adding fittings and fuel filler neck. This view shows both fuel tanks done and ready for paint or dull aluminuming. This view shows the tanks with there fuel caps. This view shows the modifications I did to the fuel caps. (I know it's kinda anal...lol)😁 This View shows the cap hanging on it's chain. This view shows the cap in place. This view shows the tanks sitting on the frame. I had to bend these fittings up so that they will clear the front fender. I sprayed some Tamiya semi-gloss black on the inside of the hood. This view shows the front brake lines and fittings added to the frame. This view shows the oil drain plug and transmission drain plug I added. This view shows the black fuel feed line and the red return line added to the fuel pump & fuel filters on the engine. This view shows the shift tower I added to the transmission top cover. I got a little color added to the NTC-290 Cummins. This view shows the other side of the engine. Still more detail painting to be done plus weathering. Well that's it for now be back soon with more. Ron G

Thanks everyone Ron G

Hey everyone Small update today. I worked on the NTC-290 Cummins for the Autocar by adding some details and plumbing. It doesn't look like much work, but those fittings are very fiddly and time consuming. This view shows the oil lines added to the turbos. It shows the two fittings that will eventually connect to the luberfiner. Also I added a valve cover vent tube to the engine. This view shows the line added from the fuel filters to the fuel pump (loop). I also added a fitting to the fuel pump that will attach to the line from the tank. I added a fuel feed line from the pump to the head. Also a line from the block to the intake manifold all with fittings. It's hard to see but I added two flat head screws to the starter moter with a rivet making tool and sharp #11 blade (the silver dots). You can just barely see the tiny Tichy bolts I added to the PTO on the trans. This view shows the transmission shift lines and valves. Also the lines running to the head. A closer look at the starter screws. This view shows the air filter can I'm going to use for this build. It's from a Revell ROG Peterbilt kit, modified slightly. Well that's it for now be back soon with more updates. Ron G

Actually,my bad. The individual rubber cords are from Modelltruck.at they have 1.0mm & 1.5mm. Ron G

They are from CTM and are actually not hollow, they are a rubber cord to be specific. They come in their hydraulic fittings and rubber lines kit #24007. They are 1.0mm (0.984"), 1.5mm (1.476") & 1.9mm (1.870") in diameter. They also sell the 1.0mm & 1.5mm in individual packs. Thanks Pal for your comments. Ron G

Hello Everybody I got a little more work done on this build today. This view shows the power steering reservoir and lubrafiner temperaly attached to the cab. This view shows the battery box that I modified. I cut the two (don't know why there were two in the kit) boxes ends off and then joined them together to make a bigger box to fit all four of the batteries in it. This view shows the battery box lid and box with the kit batteries sitting in it. I took the lid and added tiny Tamiya magnets and a couple of tiny pieces of metal to it to keep it closed. This view shows the fuel tank I'm using and the brass weld beads that I'm adding to it. This view shows the batteries. I cut them in half. AMT molded them together. Dumb. This view shows the four batteries I ended up with. I'm cutting all the molded on detail off like the bottom right so I can add on better details. This view shows the step I added to the frame. This view shows the fuel tank and mounting brackets. This view shows the detail I added to the battery, just three more to do. This view shows the transmission top cover I scratch built and the Tichy bolts that I added to it. Well that's it for today be back soon. Ron G

Hey Tom It sounds like your going to need a miniature power hack saw.😁tthats alot of tube to cut and keep square. But with your skills you'll pull it off. Great work so far. Ron G

Hey Bren As I said in my previous posts I got them from Micromark. They are the same hinges that Redneckrigger used on his link belt crane build. He listed the number in his post, mine didn't have a number on them. They are doll house hinges. Ron G