Rockford

Very realistic. A real tribute to the unsung workers.

That's an impressive looking truck. Don't see many around, real or models!

Outstanding

Cracker of a Crackerbox!

The title came from when I was a kid and saw the AMT Exterior Post van advertised and thought it was something to do with a special type of mail! Took me a while to work it out. Got it on its feet. Altered the wheels to eliminate the shallow wheel rim. Landing gear tomorrow.

I think it looks great. Well done.

I've wanted an exterior post van for some time. You 1/25 lads have one, even the 1/43 boys get one in the TnT series! 1/32? Just a desert. So I made my own from a Monogram Reefer kit. Cut the sides out and recessed them. Added 1mm square strip at each rivet line to keep that detail. After that it was pretty standard stuff like suspension mods. I pegged the two suspension rails together to make it easier. Getting the van body near square was a real struggle. Once released from each other, the roof and sides proved to be bent all over the place which required heavy bracing on the chassis. I borrowed the suspension off the Pruitt trailer for a mock up.

Great job. Looks right.

Rapid progress! Looks great, shame about the wheels not sitting square but small beer in comparison to the issues with AMT classics! Keep up the good work.

It's the old compromise of manufacturing considerations over realism, and I suppose they were starter kits aimed at younger modellers, not us old perfectionists. I do wish I had took the plunge before now, but you grow in confidence as well as frustration with successive projects.

Looking forward to this build, you always do a really impressive job. The seam issue is frustrating but I don't understand the chassis design, it's not like it's a big chassis in truck terms! I'm sure you've nailed it though.

Well Håkan I took the leap. I had a "spare" set of drives on a built truck I only paid a few quid for so I used them. I did the same as the trailer wheels but used two strips of 0.5mm plastic card, one inside the other, to create the lip on the edge of the rim. Used BMF on them and they marry up to the kit wheels very well. Added drive hubs too. At last, a 1/32 with wheels that look right (almost). I suppose Sundance deserves the best. In the last picture you can also see the adjustments I had to make to the lower rail on the front bulkhead of the trailer. The is proud at one side and too short on the other so I added a strip of plastic across the front and then sanded it back.

Very clever mate. It's going to be great when it is finished. Your surface finish looks better too! You're getting more and more professional with each job.

Looks great and a great subject. Amazing how Ford left the curve of the cab-forward wheelarches in place and just used a filler panel.

They do stretch you but the satisfaction you get from it is great. I have to say it looks brilliant!

He did apparently, only one season. I thought they were asking him to impersonate Woody Allen when I watched the Rockford episode with him in.

Thanks mate, I have considered it on the drives but I've messed around that much with them already, and they'd be a harder one to pull off cleanly....

Very, very nice.

So R.D. means Rubber Duck! Now I get it. Wheels look great, keep up the good work. Can you print a Kris Kristofferson?

Major project this. Would keep me busy for years!

Watching The Rockford Files (obviously, I'm a fan) and I just glimpsed this gorgeous K100 Aerodyne in the Fibreglass Specialists, among the exotica. Never noticed it before. Nothing to do with the project but never mind.

I decided I had to do something about the wheels on this trailer because the shallow wheel moulding really spoils the overall look of the model. I've often considered doing it but always chickened out, not this time! The 5 spoke wheel is so well cast so I want to keep them, I just need to recess them to the correct position between the two tyres. The outer tyre has a flat backing that needs to be removed so the wheel move inwards. Took the boss down on the back by about 4mm and shortened the stub axle to suit. Then I needed a new wheel rim. I used 20mm electrical conduit cut to 5mm slices, then split it and took a section out so that it would fit into the 18mm wheel opening. I made them really tight so that they push themselves round and leave no gaps. The joint between the wheel and the rim just look like the strengthening rib in a rim. Boxed them up, what a difference! I'm really pleased with them. I should have done this a long time ago! Also added a square crossmember at the rear and cut the rear pan-type crossmember away. There's only one thing missing now - a side loading door. Thinking to be done. No I'm not going to do anything about the tyres.

So good! Really impressive.

The quality of the work in this job is really impressive. Craftsmanship!

Jürgen That is something else! The question is, how do you beat that with your next one? It's like the men who went to the moon, anything else is a bit too run if the mill. ?