The Brush

Thanks for the reply, I have another frame to make a mould & cast frames to save time on the next builds.

Thanks for the kind words, Yes the motor is from the ford, cast in resin from homemade moulds, the gear box is mounted in both frames. It`s worth having a go at casting , I use 3 & 5mm foam board for the boxes, cheaper than plastic. mould & casting materials from DWR Plastics ltd.

Hi, Heres the frames painted one is curb side the other has a D/D 8V 92 painted silver for a change & a few extra details added, Next job is the cabs. I have also made cab supports which i have made a mould of ready to cast

Thats in a class of it`s own. Superb work.

Hi Steve, Sterling work on this, Wheels are much better & nice to see you back at the bench. Graham.

Hi, Thanks for the positive comments much appreciated, Heres the wheels & tyres i have cast in black resin , one got damaged so it`s now cream, These are going to painted before gluing together, Tyres & brake drums are from a diecast truck, the wheels are from the pumper kit. Thanks for looking.

What a great job , Paint & decals are superb well done.

Nice work so far, I like the old Diamond Reo trucks , Looking forward to seeing it finished.

You certainly have an eye for detail & great skill to produce something this good, Very Nice. Graham

Hi, Had a busy month with other life jobs to do, But managed to get more done on the frames The only engine i have in this scale is a DD 8v92 from AMT so far, Next job is to fit the cab. & sort some wheels & tyres. Not 100% perfect but looks passable. Thanks for looking.

Hi, I make the mould boxes from 3 or 5mm foam board stick the parts on with PVA glue, then fill with silicone moulding rubber, The parts i need more of i make 2or3 rubber moulds, I used to mke the boxes from plastic but found foam board more cost effective & easy to cut. Cast the parts in fast cure resin.

Fantastic work, You are a craftsman well done.

Thanks Ben, I downloaded a diagram of the spring & scaled it to size, made a template from wood, the bottom arc, then built up the springs with strips of plastic card from there the rest is from photo`s, The brake chambers should be more angled downward next time. Thanks Graham.

Great work on this one, Those printers are very handy,

Hi, Thanks for the replies, Heres a few more pics. I have made 3 frames-2 for the first builds & 1 to make a mould from, Also 3cabs + cleaned up parts & assembled to make the suspension & axles.I only had a normal axle to convert so for now it will have to do.till i get one with an offset diff, I used the half engine which can be cut out to fit a full engine

Hi, I decided to finish off a couple of unfinshed projects, This is a build started a few years back, Mack F700, using a cab front from the pumper the rest is scratchbuilt. I had good intensions to build a few variants so i made a mould, Cab could also be used for a Brockway & Hayes. The rest of the truck will also be scratch built or adapted to a mack r frame if one ever became available, I have`nt seen any for sale lately. Heres a few pics to start us off.

Fantastic job, a well detailed model.

Hi Happy new year. Great work on the trailer, Looks good.

Very nice build, paint & finish is superb, well done

Hi Great work on the kenworth, details really make it. I used that same colour on my Mack b61 but over a silver ground coat to lighten it a bit more. Graham.

Hi, I thought i would post these pics of a scratchbuilt 1/24 diamond t i built many years ago, I used a 1/72 model to scale up from. Having no room to display larger models now i have decided to start selling some off this being the first.Made from plastic card with italeri hard tyres airbrushed green. spare parts & resin bits. back drop is printed vinyl.

As always very impressive build & great colours well done.

Nicely done, Its good to thin the spares out a bit also.

Thanks Steve ,your comments are welcome. Now what shall i build next?.