leafsprings Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 On 10/6/2020 at 12:52 PM, stenfalk said: Somehow the curves of these early trucks were prettier than the streamlined ones that dominate the trucks today. Much more charm and elegance in my opinion. And this will be a very nice model, an ornament for every showcase! Very good point stenfalk, they were sculptured pieces of art, much more easier on the eye than the more boxier shapes covered by Ertl, especially the rough severe service construction front ends of the Paystar series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leafsprings Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Very nice work on the RF 190 Brian, like the fact you used the Ertl IH spoke wheels with their unique look. The build would look spot on with some Union Pacific Railroad decals! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotnitro? Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Very nice ! The yellow really makes the lines stand out . The truck could really fit into any township service fleet or RR operators too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted October 11, 2020 Author Share Posted October 11, 2020 (edited) Thanks for all the comments guys! 2 hours ago, leafsprings said: Very nice work on the RF 190 Brian, like the fact you used the Ertl IH spoke wheels with their unique look. The build would look spot on with some Union Pacific Railroad decals! Thanks! I was actually going to use Union Pacific yellow but ended up using Chicago & Northwestern yellow. I actually found a picture of one of these with this style wheels on it. It is possible that it was an r200 though. Edited October 11, 2020 by DRIPTROIT 71 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 Thanks for all of the comments guys! This one is under glass now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chariots of Fire Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 My compliments, my man! That looks great! Where did the mirrors come from? They look like they really belong there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutzie Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Very sharp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted October 20, 2020 Author Share Posted October 20, 2020 11 hours ago, Chariots of Fire said: My compliments, my man! That looks great! Where did the mirrors come from? They look like they really belong there. Thanks Charles! The mirrors are out of the 4300 kit. 4 hours ago, Dutzie said: Very sharp! Thanks Brian! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJ790 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Beautiful! What did you end up using for headlights? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted October 20, 2020 Author Share Posted October 20, 2020 22 minutes ago, KJ790 said: Beautiful! What did you end up using for headlights? Thanks KJ! Since the rings were cast into the fenders, I painted the entire light and ring area with a Moltown pen. I then used the headlight lenses from the 4300 kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanMuscleFan Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 19 hours ago, DRIPTROIT 71 said: Thanks for all of the comments guys! This one is under glass now. Brian, what size of display case do you have? It is not fair to put the picture of a real truck and pass it off as a scale model! Jokes aside, he's just great, yellow suits him really well! Another success to your credit my friend!!! ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vettegasser Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Awesome work again sir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotnitro? Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Very well done ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 On 10/20/2020 at 11:30 AM, AmericanMuscleFan said: Brian, what size of display case do you have? It is not fair to put the picture of a real truck and pass it off as a scale model! Jokes aside, he's just great, yellow suits him really well! Another success to your credit my friend!!! ? Thanks for the kind words but I believe that you might be the one passing off the real thing as a model. ? On 10/20/2020 at 11:46 AM, Vettegasser said: Awesome work again sir Thanks!! On 10/20/2020 at 1:51 PM, gotnitro? said: Very well done ! Thanks Jeff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 She is a beauty. Did you scratch up that engine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, landman said: She is a beauty. Did you scratch up that engine? Thanks Pat. The engine is definitely not completely accurate, nor near the quality of your scratch built engines. I started with an old Mack block out of the DM 600 kit. The valve cover was made from two Detroit valve covers. In retrospect I should have cut some more off of the lower side of the block and narrowed the oil pan a little more to get my dimensions a little closer, but since it is curb side and not very visible I let it pass. Edited October 22, 2020 by DRIPTROIT 71 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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