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Belly Tanker
slownlow replied to slownlow's topic in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
See my very first posting in this topic I identify my source there. At the time I got mine there was only one left but they may have recast more. You might also try a search for 3D printed sources. -
Speaking of Bare Metal Foil
slownlow replied to slownlow's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
Thanks for the suggestions. I’ll definitely get it straight from Bare Metal Foil in the future. -
Belly Tanker
slownlow replied to slownlow's topic in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
Updates. Both the car and the truck been getting attention. The car has received tie rods, a half a** shroud over the engine, a wind screen, and radius rods. I plan to paint the car raw sienna, like the shroud, unless I change my mind. The whole theme of this build is total lack of sophistication so some design features will be crude and the colors simple and subdued. The trucks wood bed is stained gray and then golden pecan. To simulate planks saw kerfs are cut part way through and then highlighted with a pencil. Storage box added to the right side. The color of the truck is burnt sienna.p -
Has anyone else had trouble getting it. All the stores in the Des Moines area don’t have any and say they’re having trouble getting it. Amazon doesn’t have the chrome but do the black and brass. I ended up getting some on eBay.
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Salt aka Bonneville
slownlow replied to Holeinthehead2's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
Here’s what the sand you get at the big box stores for your sidewalks looks like. The plaque was painted with white house paint then the sand was added and after drying another coat of paint. It seems a little coarse for 1/24 but maybe okay with the bigger scale. -
Best Way to Plug Holes in a Semi Truck Frame?
slownlow replied to Jim B's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
How big is “big”? In some cases a plug can be made from the kit’s sprue. Some shaving to match the right size may be needed. Another technique is to make “sprue glue”. Cut up small chunks of sprue and add what ever solvent glue your using. The plugs will dissolve and form a paste which can be applied to the hole. After drying the patch can be sanded to match the piece. There are also 2 part epoxies on the market that will also fill areas. My favorite is Milliput extra fine. Which ever way you choose good luck. -
Belly Tanker
slownlow replied to slownlow's topic in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
Thanks Alan. I spent some time in the oil fields at Elk City, OK in the mid 70s when you couldn’t buy a job elsewhere. -
Belly Tanker
slownlow replied to slownlow's topic in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
I’ve made progress on both the car and the truck. On the car the exhaust outlets are, measured then measured again and just to be safe measured once more. Then with tremendous courage the holes were drilled. The final pipes are yet to be bent. Looks like they will require a complex bend. Wish me luck. The truck got a fuel tank made from the air pressure tank off the L-700. The wood for the bed is fitted also but the stain and varnish will go on after painting. Still debating what color to use. I’ve done enough red and black combos to last a while so vasilating between an electric blue or just some faded old truck look for both the car and the truck. For a sponsor John’s Lubritorium has been chosen -
Belly Tanker
slownlow replied to slownlow's topic in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
Here’s a couple of looks at the frame modifications. The kit frame was cut as it began its upward sweep for the kit rear axel. Then a narrow rail was overlapped to support the wider member the rear suspension is attached to. The width of the upper piece was dictated by the tires clearing the bed. The length and width of the bed was set by how much room the car needs. Hope that all makes sense. -
Belly Tanker
slownlow replied to slownlow's topic in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
I got a wild hair and fabricated a sun visor for the truck. Thoughts, too big? more of an angle? not at all. Inquiring minds want to know. -
Belly Tanker
slownlow replied to slownlow's topic in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
This project has two principles. The first is the belly tanker and the second is the transport truck. Rather than split them between two catagory topics I’ll take a chance and hope the administrators allow me to piggy back the truck on this topic. The car is coming along. The stash didn’t provide a suitable seat so a simple bomber seat was fabricated. I was getting concerned about how congested the driver area was becoming until I came across a picture of driver seated in one and saw how cramped he was The nice thing about a two part project is you can move from one to the other as you mull issues. So the car is on pause while I work on the truck. It started life as a 1937 Ford pickup. The bed is extended as is the frame. A club member located some era correct wheels. The rear axel is from the parts box as are the springs. The bed needed to be raised clearance and the front axel had to be lowered from the frame to clear the fenders. Anyway that’s it for now. Thanks for looking -
Who doesn't love a mock-up? Let's see yours!
slownlow replied to Belairconvertable's topic in WIP: Model Cars
Thanks Paul. It’s a resin casting of just the shell. The rest of the bits are from my parts box or imagineered. The transport is the 1937Ford pickup with the bed lengthened. -
Who doesn't love a mock-up? Let's see yours!
slownlow replied to Belairconvertable's topic in WIP: Model Cars
Getting there is half the fun. Not sure about the wheels for the truck but close. I went through my parts boxes and couldn’t find a seat I liked so came up with this bomber seat.- 931 replies
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Here’s a gathering of my old models. Not as old as many here as I took time out for about 40 years. I’ll trill try to post them in the order they were built..
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Visible lasers as modeling tools
slownlow replied to slownlow's topic in Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials
I can see how it would be a problem with a hand held saw but I’ve used compound miter saws with them and they help there.