crazyjim

Great pics. Thanks for sharing.

I thought the shorter wheelbase trucks with short trailers were used for local deliveries in the city. Space is usually at a premium in cities and the shorter version trucks were able to back into cramped loading docks much easier. At least that's what trucker friends have told me.

Here's an update on my car hauler. I used Evergreen to extend the frame and more Evergreen to make mounts for the extra axle. Instead of just cutting round wheelwells, I made atemplate from the Chevy box, transferred the shape and cut them out.

As of yesterday, July 23, 2009 Mission Models has the 2mm replacement tips in stock but not the chisel. On July 9, 2009 he supposedly had both in stock. I used PayPal which means he already has my money.

You're exactly right diymirage! I've never donw a set and wa wondering how it's done. Looks I meant be doing a tandem axle and will run 23" t"s all the way around. Decision time tomorrow and I get my chores done.

Hey Ed, I was planning to put a set of dualie wheels/tires under my car hauler. Working on it today, I'm thinking that 23" T's with a tandem axle might look better. If I do that, I wouldn't need to run a dualie set up. My original question was meant as "How do you build a set of dualie wheel/tires?"

The base truck is the cusom 1999 Chevy Silverado. I'm thinking of running 23" T's with a tandem axle. The second one would be just a dummy and not a drive axle. Working on the frame and looking at those T's. I'll try to post pics tomorrow.

I don't think I've done a set of dualies and I'm going to need them on my car hauler. Any suggestions on how to make a set? Or maybe I should add another axle?

A most excellent model. Hope you don't mind if I steal some of your ideas for my car hauler?

I don't know what happened, but here's the pica again. Sorry for whaatever I did wrong.

I don't know what to tell you - actually I don't know what to do to try and help you out. The pics are in photobucket. Want me to email the jpegs to your real email address? You'll have to provide it.

There's a couple of guys waiting to see this thing since re-doing the original drawings, so yeah, I'll keep posting as it progresses.

Got started on the car hauler today. I used Evergreen .040 plain sheet for the sides that was reinforced with Evergreen .100 Angle #293. For support and rigidity, I used Evergreen 1/8" square tubing #252. The ramps were made with Plastruct 1/16 scale diaamong plate #91683. Here's some pics of the haauler so far and the Chevy truck that I'll be using with it. I'll be working on getting that frame stretched soon.

Hey Shane, How was your trip to Disney? Did you make it to Big Daddy Don Garlits place? ###### trip to Chicago messed me up there - but I found a pretty decent hobby shop in Rockford, IL.

Looks like tomorrow I might get the Harley out and take a ride to the hobby shop for some Evergreen.

Unforgiven supplied templates for a car hauler but not 1:1 scale. I got sick of trying to convert the measurments and so came up with this. My template is 1:1. Print, cut out, trace onto styrene, cut, build. Couldn't be easier. I'm going to the hobby shop soon to get some supplies - diamond plate Evergreen for the ramps, sheet styrene for the rest. I'm thinking of enclosing the center part and cutting doors in the sides (where it says "Template . I'd suggest not cutting the wheel opening until you have the truck that you're going to attach the hauler to - just in case you have to change the location of the opening. I'll post pics when I finish one, but if somebody else gets there first, please let me know.

I wish I woul have known that before I bought the little jar of the model wax. Next time I'll go for the automotive wax. At the rate I use model wax that should be about 10 years.

I agree too! Posting to a public forum opens the doors. I wouldn't think though, that people would be cruel. Constructive criticism is differnt from plain rudeness.

Last time I bought The Treatment Model Wax was from megahobby.com. It was $4.00.

You can get the wax at Wal-Mart.

I did a AOL search for "model car wax" and found a site that carries it. When I go out to the shop later I'll get the suppliers name & address for you.

I was up in Rockford, IL over the weekend and visited the Royal Hobby Shop on State Street. If you're ever up that way it's worth the stop. I wish I had my camera with to take pics of all the models he had. There were even a few "Zingers" on the shelf (way out of porportion tires and engines). There were quite a few older models too. They'll mail out but you have call and ask if they have what you want. The prices were very decent too! 815 399-1771 Have any of you seen these PTX Mini Engines? http://www.phoenixtoys.com/index.htm None of them appear to have a transmission, but they wired and hosed. I bought a 396ci Chevy for $6.95. You get them direct from PTX for $5.99.

After reading the post on your engine, I searched for "beading wire". Is that 22 gauge or .022? Can you provide additional info on where you got it? I keep buying ignition wire from Scale Dreams and/or Model Car Garage. Their ignition wire has a pliable metal center that stays when you bend it.

maybe think about posting your needs in "Wanted" section of this forum.

I scanned and emailed the jpg files to awbcrazy and got the same error message. I don't know to do now. I've got the Revell VW Street Machine and JoHan 1970 Eldorado all scanned and ready to go. Any suggestions ?