Spruslayer Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 Wile my building mojo is in high gear im gonna attempt a WIP for this one. After discovering my Trailmobile double header vans would not work with my Astro 95 i needed a single drive day-cab to put in front of the Trailmobiles. This was in the stash so even though it is a odd match for the trailers im gonna do it anyway. Everything is in a Dawn bath till tomorrow but heres a shot of the box Ill try not to write confusing stuff so bear with me if i slaughter the English language along the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spruslayer Posted August 2, 2019 Author Share Posted August 2, 2019 Today i have all the parts cleaned and have started assembly. This is the first 8 steps for the frame. There was minimal flash and mold seems to clean and the frame went together straight and square with no issues Next will be the engine assembly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigred63 Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 Cool, love the old 1628 trucks. Not a bad kit, but the part I didn't like was the mounting of the wheels to the axles. They where clip on. I will be following your build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TECHMAN Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 Interesting project.... will be watching this one!!! DJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spruslayer Posted August 3, 2019 Author Share Posted August 3, 2019 On 8/2/2019 at 2:04 PM, bigred63 said: Cool, love the old 1628 trucks. Not a bad kit, but the part I didn't like was the mounting of the wheels to the axles. They where clip on. I will be following your build. Gotta say i don't like the wheel axle mount ,not sure how i will deal with that More parts on frame and have the engine and some sub assembly together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam I Am Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 I will be following, I have one on the stash as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigred63 Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Looking good! I remember buying it when it first came out in Germany. I also had bought the same tractor with a 3 axle tanker trailer, as a set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spruslayer Posted August 5, 2019 Author Share Posted August 5, 2019 Moving steadily along i have some color down on a few things Everything is fitting together fabulous so far,the only setback was my fault when painting the wheels. A little superclean soaking put me back on track Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spruslayer Posted August 6, 2019 Author Share Posted August 6, 2019 A little further down the road today Manage to destroy the gauge decals ?? But the show must go on ?♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spruslayer Posted August 7, 2019 Author Share Posted August 7, 2019 More progress on the 1628 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spruslayer Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 I just wraped this one up Heres a couple shotz,one with the Double Header vans and ill post glamor shots in under glass Now to the Shell Tanker ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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