GeeBee Posted June 22, 2015 Posted June 22, 2015 Truly amazing, I got fooled into thinking the first photo was of the real thing, that's some serious and stunning scratch building .....
Plastheniker Posted July 2, 2015 Posted July 2, 2015 Once again modeling on the highest level! For me this model is - hard to believe - even more impressive than the outstanding work you showed us before.
Chariots of Fire Posted July 3, 2015 Author Posted July 3, 2015 (edited) Here are some photos of the truck as it was being built. The rig was built using measurements and photos of the actual truck. That is plastic porch railing stock that I used for the fenders. The hood, doors and bumper are brass. Photos of the real truck included side views of all of the fenders. The front fenders are most unique and the rear fenders of the tractor are wider than the fenders for the trailer. So with the profile images brought down to size via computer I trimmed them out and stuck them to the porch railing stock with double sided tape. Once the profile for each fender was cut and sanded to shape the under sides were ground out with a dremel and sanding disc. It took a while for each fender and getting them to look the same while being mirror images of each other was not the easiest to do. The porch railing stock was real easy to work with, however and is quite strong. Once the underside carving was done I smoothed it up with some two part casting resin. Not only did it make each fender stronger, it made the underneath look more finished. Edited July 3, 2015 by Chariots of Fire
SCI-FI Posted July 3, 2015 Posted July 3, 2015 o_O More, please! Was there ever a build thread for this?
Chariots of Fire Posted July 3, 2015 Author Posted July 3, 2015 No I never did a build thread on this one. I do have a few more closeup shots of the turntable area but that is about it. It was started nearly 15 years ago.
Chariots of Fire Posted July 3, 2015 Author Posted July 3, 2015 Here are a few more photos of the truck as it was being built. I wish I had taken some before paint but I did not. First photo is one of the real truck (what was left of it after having sat outside for quite a while). At the end of my visits to get photos and measurements some of the detail parts started to disappear; like the Seagrave emblems on the battery boxes. Headlights were already gone and many of the ground ladders were missing. Seagrave was kind enough to send me a blueprint of their ground ladder construction. It shows everything from a 14' single ladder to the 50' extension ladder that was still on the truck. Guess it was just to heavy for someone to cart off. I included a page out of my sketch book that shows the measurements taken and the 1/25 scale conversion for each one. This closeup really shows the poor job I did in nickle plating the front bumper! That's a signature finger print that I failed to remove from the brass before it was plated. Maybe I can chock it up to "wear and tear". And the last one really shows up the outline of the decals. Today I would do a better job of hiding the edge. Maybe better decal paper would have helped. Live and learn, eh?
Superpeterbilt Posted July 4, 2015 Posted July 4, 2015 I can't really express how extraordinary this is. It's nothing short of amazingly impressive. Thanks for including some build pics and pics of the 1:1. Super great work Charles.
Phat 46 Posted July 4, 2015 Posted July 4, 2015 (edited) Charles formerly being from Massachusetts I've had the opportunity to see some of your work in person and it's even more amazing than the pictures. Keep up the great work you're an inspiration to reach for the moon. Edited July 4, 2015 by Phat 46
kilrathy10 Posted July 8, 2015 Posted July 8, 2015 Again....An amazing build......Very nice of you to post the actual truck reference pics you used....Incredible that it has lasted THIS long.....
fractalign Posted July 23, 2015 Posted July 23, 2015 Fantastic work ! These are the kinds of truck models we need to see more of.
Ack! Ack-ack! Posted April 30, 2016 Posted April 30, 2016 Such a masterpiece would deserve to be placed in the front row of any display cabinet.
mangodart Posted May 4, 2016 Posted May 4, 2016 I don't know what to say. It's so good, it's beyond words. Same thing for me !!!!
landman Posted May 4, 2016 Posted May 4, 2016 Speechless!!!! That's scratch building at its highest level.X2 and then some!!!!
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