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Revell Ford Expedition
hct728(Bob) replied to Smoke Wagon's topic in WIP: Model Trucks: Pickups, Vans, SUVs, Light Commercial
Coming along nice, looking forward to more! A little more work on the grille and some silver on the depressions on the wheels would be good - got the same wheels on my ‘98 F-150 and waiting for a ‘steady hand day’ to detail them. Hope my grille comes out as nice -
Great idea, and nice seeing a whole fleet of them! Thanks for the how-to, too! Bought a same model year 1/18 diecast pickup years ago when I couldn't find the kit, with the intention of replicating an Old Navy store truck, wonder what happened to it, LOL. Spent a lot of time and money in those stores when my boys were kids, though I would have preferred spending it at a restaurant!
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1977 Ford Motor Home
hct728(Bob) replied to Oldmopars's topic in WIP: Model Trucks: Pickups, Vans, SUVs, Light Commercial
Neat project! Check out Evergreen Plastics #4530 Corrugated Metal Siding, just slightly smaller profile than the side panels of the Open Road Camper kit. And 0.040" thickness is just right for a rigid side wall and it's smooth on the inside. Evergreen also has nice corner strips available too for securing the edges.. -
Thank you for the suggestions, one for box construction and the other using strips on frame construction. Thanks also for the tip on getting frame symmetry, seems obvious now. Picture of first attempt at wrapping frame with 0.010" styrene sheet, too thin and cap seems too narrow, needs another layer or use strip technique. I wanted to have a simple method, though...
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Anyone built one? My idea was to make a template shaped like the cab, and narrow it to match the tapered box in segments (like an egg crate) that I could wrap styrene sheet around. Not going well so far, 0.010" styrene sheet can be bent to match but is pretty thin for gluing and holding a smooth shape. More experimentation to come
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Neat work on the enclosure! Tempted to try sheet brass for a pickup truck cap I’m toying with, a similar shape. Hard to bend styrene sheet neatly over a egg crate frame I made up (Thought I was onto something clever, haha) I like the pump too, such neat alignment of the many curved parts, you must have an extra pair of hands, LOL! Good tip on the quick casting! Just today I dug out an old BMW build I need to cast outer wheel halves for, might come in handy. First attempt years ago didn’t go well and I put it back in the box
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New Dodge build
hct728(Bob) replied to Repstock's topic in WIP: Model Trucks: Big Rigs and Heavy Equipment
Such creativity and neat workmanship! Nice to see your take on the old Dodge cab mated to a unique flatbed, and I admire the precision cut and assembly of that flatbed, shame you plan to dirty it up! Keep up the good work! -
Looks great! Neatly done, and so nice to see a modern rig!
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1912 Ford Model T Depot Hack
hct728(Bob) replied to Bobchayer's topic in Model Trucks: Pickups, Vans, SUVs, Light Commercial
They had nice plating on the parts, they add a lot to the finished look! -
CITROEN TYPE H
hct728(Bob) replied to CUSTOMBOY's topic in Model Trucks: Pickups, Vans, SUVs, Light Commercial
Great concept, neatly done too! -
1912 Ford Model T Depot Hack
hct728(Bob) replied to Bobchayer's topic in Model Trucks: Pickups, Vans, SUVs, Light Commercial
My favourite version of the ‘T’ series (I did the three-seater a long time ago, and have the third issue as well) Very neatly done, lots of masking and detail painting to get the wood trim looking so good! These are great kits with lots of detail parts but not for the faint of heart due to all the flash on the castings, but you prevailed! Nice to see it get some love! -
Lifted Subaru Sambar
hct728(Bob) replied to Jurva's topic in Model Trucks: Pickups, Vans, SUVs, Light Commercial
Wow, looks great! Big improvement on the bland base kit, with a perfect lift, appropriate wheels and tires and just the right amount of weathering!