sports850 Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 I reccntly found a Glue Bomb build of an Italeri Scania T 143 M500 and fell in love with the engine , whoever built it didn't do too bad a job with the exception of the paint on some panels being super thick and with heavy brushmarks (I'm thinking it was done by a kid) and instantly thought hot rod rig . Unfortunately it's missing one plenum chamber for the turbo inlet so I'll scratch both sides so they look equal . Most of the body panels are there and most unpainted , plus the glass sprue looks untouched so if anyone is after anything from this let me know and I'll post it off . I went looking at Scale Automobilia (local specialist model shop , Aussie guy's know who I'm talking about) searching for a resin vintage truck cab but couldn't find anything I liked so came away with a Lindberg '34 Ford custom pickup kit for the cab etc . Here's the first mockup to get an idea of where to go with it , and the engine that started the thought process Chassis Z'd to bring it down to a decent length and height , plus front end moved forward to a more hot rod style , radius arms to be fabricated yet (ok , it mightn't be the safest style of front end for a semi but it looks cool ) And front on using an old Peterbilt grille I had , Next is to brace the chassis more , strip and repaint the cab (since the Tamiya rattle can ran out half way through and sprayed splotchy , and I don't think gloss red suits it now) , fit air tanks at the sides and a big round fuel tank behind the cab then the turntable at the rear . The plan is to build a short trailer to go behind it to carry the Glue Bomb Peterbilt I'm turning into salt racer truck that I'm playing around with . I know , I have odd thoughts when looking at Glue Bombs . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilrathy10 Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 (edited) Pretty cool idea for a hot rod....Looks like, if you left it like it is, a nice looking rat rod, already.... Edited October 8, 2013 by kilrathy10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sports850 Posted October 9, 2013 Author Share Posted October 9, 2013 Yeah , thinking of going more Rat Rod look for it now , was originally going to go shiny but I think the Rat look would suit it better . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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