BK9300

Yes, and your attention to that detail shows up in the final assemblies - masterful build!

I checked my photos again, and the motorcycle chain I used was a Decalcas chain from Spot Model, not Hiroboy.

Going to be a good looking unit, especially hooked up to your trailer.

Finished some of the wiring on my plow truck sander hopper yesterday

Another detailed project well underway, Jurgen!

I used some Hiro motorcycle chains for the sand conveyor in my plow truck - think it was 1/12 scale. My truck is 1/24 and I’m working off of 1mm = 1 inch (approx). 1/12 chain was a bit small and 1/9 chain was a bit too big for what I wanted and Isettled on 1/12. Sand conveyor below is not finished but you can see the scale of the chain for the sander. Hope this helps

Got the sander's brake lights 'wired' today, along with several of the connections to the junction box. Working with tweezers and fingers that are a bit shaky, I managed to chip some paint on the right side and break off a small part of a valve support on the left side - if there's any good to come of that, its that most of it will be hidden underneath the valve. Have to see what kind of a repair I can manage. Overall, I need to be satisfied with the wiring outcome so far, and move along! While looking through my cell phone to take a pic, and trying to grab the wire with tweezers, I managed to break an ear off a valve support bracket - got the wire through the first grommet, though! There will be two spot lights on this side of the sander, eventually Wiring crosses underneath sand conveyor frame through rubber hose Both brake light housings wired in Several connections to junction box made - loose blue wire is for a spot lower on the right side and the remaining empty connection carries the wiring on to the two upper flashing lights and a roto-light at back of sander - need to wait for some black stripe decals to go on end panel of sander hopper before I can finish these lights Been saying some hydraulic hoses will be coming, for last two or three posts - they're coming soon - wiring has taken longer than I thought!

I hadn't noticed the lifting loop before, but there is one on the wing plow of the truck I'm modeling. Haven't done final coat of paint on the wing plow yet, so maybe I can still incorporate one. No extendable underbody, but I am going to try for the work lights in the pic below (quite a flimsy light mount at 1/24 scale on top of hydraulic filter, but maybe I can make a slightly bigger mounting plate). Right hand light shines down on outlet area of underbody Thanks for the suggestion!

Makes good sense, and in keeping with the single wire going to the housing on the wing plow - I put the same red lights on the wing plow as I used for brake lights on the sander, so should be reasonable looking. Thanks!

Incredible scratchbuiling! A great looking build.

Hard to believe this is 1/32 - great looking car! I remember some pretty basic cars from a couple sets I had as a kid - would be nervous about crashing this and damaging the paint. Awesome job.

Hey, Jeff - very flattering words - feeling a bit humbled! Hoping you can answer a question about the wing plow lights. In the pic below, the two red 'lights' on the wing plow look to be just reflectors - is that the case as you know it? (the wiring to this housing only looks to be enough to run the amber flashing light on the reverse side at the top, and not brake lights as well)

My goal when I started was to build a detailed model - I may have let it get away on me!

I'll have to try some of that - does it bond to brass as well?

I've mentioned elsewhere that I find weathering a daunting process - yours turns out very realistic. Looking forward to the scratch built hoist being added!

Terrific rad - so realistic the way the mesh/core sits behind aluminum tanks/frame and not just inserted into an opening - great to watch!

Awesome job with the grill - great looking build!

After I made my posting last night, I was cleaning up the work area, getting ready to call it a night, and thought I would try one of the PE zip ties, just to see how much work it might take in the morning. However, one turned out good, so I did a few more, did a photo of the wiring harness and then started in on putting the harness on the sander. I'd gone this far so, after a few hours (2 in the am, I think), I had the harness in. It was a struggle, and some touch up painting will need to be done, but a big step accomplished! Wiring harness zip-tied where needed and labeled to be sure I had the wires I needed - can't (or won't!) replicate every little wire, but the majority of the sander wiring is incorporated in this harness; there will still be wiring to run from the junction box at the back, to the rear brake lights and upper rear sander amber flashing lights The thickest 'wire' is a sheath for the power supply wiring, the blue wire is a three-wire line that runs back to wing plow amber warning light, and the black wires are two-wire runs to the hopper side light and the roto light at the top, front of the sander Had to put some tape on the wires in order to 'pull' them into place After much muttering and angst, the harness was tucked and pulled into space between trio of hydraulic hard lines - black wire up side of hopper is for light to shine on wing plow Wires up side of rear support rib will tie into junction box and three wires continue further back - two for pre-wet pump and one for the sand conveyor speed sensor Blue wire off side of fender will end up at amber warning light on wing plow and you can see a black wire running through side wall of hopper and up to service the roto-light. The other wires will terminate at a couple places under the cab Have to terminate the wiring at the pre-wet pump and then move on to some hydraulic hoses for the conveyor drive motor! Again, lots of pics, so thanks for taking the time to have a look - much appreciated!

Hope you have a speedy recovery - like Dan said, good thing you had yourself checked out.

Sorry to hear - very frustrating when “do overs” are needed.

I agree with you about maybe not using box walls - hard for driver loading vehicle on trailer to open the door to get out! (have first hand experience with that!)

Have always liked drag racing, in all its forms, and while I know very little about the cars themselves, I sure can appreciate the amount of realistic detail you achieve with your builds.

Amazing amount of fabrication you’ve done! What do you use to attach/glue your interior ‘tin’ pieces together?

Beautiful looking cars!

Amazing paint and beautifully executed trim!