Jürgen M.

Thanks pal! I'm actually thinking of not using the sleeper for this build but putting a sort of a tool box there like on service trucks, but not as big. A bit smaller than the sleeper. Tires are Revell soft rubber tires. I stole them from my Marmon conventional. I'll put Italeri ones on that with new rims! Seperate construction site! The rims are painted with the same dull chrome finish as the fuel tanks. I like that stuff. Just ordered a new can the other day. It went empty today!

A bit of progress: Assembled the wheels... ... and mounted them:

Sleeper is more or less furnished. Didn't do much on that cause it won't be visible anyway! And I did some work on the dash: I'm quite satisfied! But it's not finished yet.

Doing what you do with these 1/32 models is amazing and shows that you're playing in an own league! Just cause you're building a bit smaller models doesn't mean they're below any standards. If we can talk of standards at all then you're putting them sky high mate! Your skills are outstanding!

Thanks Bren! Hope not to disappoint anyone! I keep seeing the next steps before I can even make them. Next step is to furnish the sleeper and put on the roof so the whole thing can be painted. I designed a two way cross member for inside the sleeper so the walls can be pulled a bit to the inside. Should work out with 0.5mms of clearance on each side. Wouldn't want to have a convex appearance when it's closed.

Looks perfect. You should be a truck customizing architect. You have knowledge and skills!

Thanks Brian! Hope it'll turn out as I expect it to. This truck was always one of my favorites!

And that from a guy with your skills and abilties! Thanks very much! Glad you like it. Don't forget the beer! You'll need it to over see mistakes! 😉

Looks perfect! Good idea with the ruler! I in the meantime discovered steel wool in different grains as quite effective, especially for getting rid of printing lines. You can sand edges without destroying the radius! You have to be careful though. It's not without risk. I like where this is going. I'll stay tuned!

Thanks Jeff! I'm sure it'll be a nice build. Thanks to these smooth parts the painted surfaces should come out pretty nice! The first parts are primered. I hope to apply the base coat tomorrow as well as the dull chrome effect on rims, grille, sun visor and side steps.

The Show can go on! Got my parts from Bren! Now I can proceed with primering. A big thanks to Bren! He helped me out once more so I can complete my build!

Thanks! Nice build! 👍

Is there an amt kit-number to that? Looks really good!

OK, thanks for that information. I'll have a look.

Hi everyone. Most of you will not know me yet. I'm normally at home in 'big rigs and heavy equipment'! What I'm doing here? To begin with, I'm a fan of the movie 'Convoy' and I've already built 7 rigs from the movie. Since my shelf has become quite full and there are no more trucks from the movie I really want to build I decided to build these two vehicles to fill up the shelf: First one is this 59 Chevy Task Force 3100: My question: Does anyone here know if there's a kit in 1/25 scale I could use? The box I would scratch build or print. I only need the pick-up truck. If there's none on the market I'll have to design it myself. I was just hoping I wouldn't have to! This will be the second one: This Chartreuse micro bus. As far as I can see, basically also a Chevy , quite similar to the Task Force but larger. I'd be happy to get any information on potential kits of this one too. Thanks in advance for any Infos. Jürgen

That flag looks cool. Great idea! Is a chrome pen an option on the door handles? I like using them for these small parts!

Nice work Ron! You're finishing one after another. The argosy, now this one! And in a perfect quality! It's always fun to see your builds! Keep going!

Wow! I'm no specialist in engines but that looks perfect! I might use those pics for my next build! 😉

A customized trailer to fit the truck is a cool idea! Looking at the truck the whole rig will be a blast!

That's a nice looking engine! Ver tidy work! Can't wait to see the whole rig put together!

Fuel tanks are attached: The straps are printed and chromed. Just snapped on at the moment. I'll glue them later! What you see in the background are the air cleaners and the intake plumbing for both sides: Here's a closer look at the mocked up air cleaners: The quarter fenders are also printed and painted in the same dull chrome effect as the fuel tanks and air cleaners! They're attached with 2mm brass rod bent into shape!

Oh man, I hate it when that happens. A practically finished part ruined by glue, paint or even scratches. Raises the "bad words" factor in no time New tank looks great. Maybe you can use the ruined one for something else. I always put stuff like that in a special box. You never now! (Needless to say the box is full!) 🙈 Love that bumper. Looks Like a mirror!

Now that the exhaust looks so smooth and clean I didn't like the air intake on the turbo charger anymore! I found an unused one from an AMT R600 kit and cut off the long end since I have to fit in a tube when the cab is on the chassis! I think it looks pretty nice now: It's not glued yet. Maybe I'll have to adjust the angle a bit depending on the space left underneath the hood. My virtual mock-up says it should fit! But that was with the printed version:

That looks amazing. All the tiny details. That insulation is fantastic! I always use isopropyl alcohol (30%) for removing glue and other disturbing stuff. Works quite well. I've never had problems with the flat black on the window gaskets. I mostly use Revell no. 6 (sounds like a perfume) 😂 It's called tar black. If I want the gaskets to look older I like to use Revell no. 9 which is anthracite. Looks a bit chalked out since it's not deep black. It doesn't chip at all and dries quickly!

I know you'll get it over with in no time. Be patient and look forward! I'll enjoy your build, looks really promising. Front row! 👍