72 Charger Posted July 20, 2015 Posted July 20, 2015 Thank you Jonathan I see what you where saying now . I look forward to more keep at it, it looks great
kilrathy10 Posted July 20, 2015 Posted July 20, 2015 She's coming together very well.....I like the overall look of this thing.....I guess it's the curved edges on the front end of the trailer that I really like......Tough to get that even on both sides for me....Haven't really implemented that on my designs, yet.....But I see I'm going to have to step it up a bit.... Great work.....
martinfan5 Posted July 20, 2015 Author Posted July 20, 2015 You are right JT, it is very hard to get the curved front end to be the same on both sides , I will be honest, the front is not perfect, but it will do.
jimstixxx Posted July 21, 2015 Posted July 21, 2015 Did you use a Italeri roof or floor for your frame ? Those tabs look familiar...this is giving me some great ideas. Your builds look great,keep it up !
martinfan5 Posted July 21, 2015 Author Posted July 21, 2015 On 7/21/2015 at 7:44 PM, jimstixxx said: Did you use a Italeri roof or floor for your frame ? Those tabs look familiar...this is giving me some great ideas. Your builds look great,keep it up !I did not, I used Evergreen sheet plastic and Plastistruct I Beams to make the floor/frame.
martinfan5 Posted July 24, 2015 Author Posted July 24, 2015 (edited) This update is going to cover the liftgate and the progress of the engine, going to start with the engine And now to turn our attention to the liftgate starting with a piece of .60 sheet plastic the uprights( I am not sure what the official word is for them), is what the gate is going to attach to, used some sprue, drilled a hole through them for the retaining rod to go through also need to build the gate extender , starting with a piece of Plastruct diamond plate , and a piece of .30 sheet , the .30 is to give the diamond plate some extra strength. using square tube, not sure the size, drilled holes for the rods Holes drilled for the retaining pins and a completed extender attached , in the extended position and in the non extended position And that concludes this update , thanks for watching Edited July 24, 2015 by martinfan5
Petetrucker07 Posted July 24, 2015 Posted July 24, 2015 Very nice. Keep the updates coming. Great work.
martinfan5 Posted July 24, 2015 Author Posted July 24, 2015 And the gate in the closed position down position and in the up position to unload the second deck/get to the observation deck Its still in mock up phase.
gatorincebu Posted July 24, 2015 Posted July 24, 2015 That is cool! Nice scratchbuilding . Be Well Gator
Tesla Posted July 24, 2015 Posted July 24, 2015 Great work Jonathan and thanks for the pics and explanation for the lift gate...very nice!
martinfan5 Posted August 5, 2015 Author Posted August 5, 2015 Been making progress , starting with the Lonestar Trailer, the compartment doors for between the axles And something I am going to call the interior, yeah, its not very nice, but it will do
kilrathy10 Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 Excellent work on the lift gate....Thanks for laying that out.....It will make for some excellent reference whenever I decide to do another trailer.....The interior looks well appointed, enough for me.....The white with black accents seems to be a staple for these things.....Looks pretty awesome....The opening side boxes look great, too.....That Lonestar is coming along nicely, as well.....One of my favorite rigs......I would say the Lonestar/Prostars from Moebius and the Volvo VN 780/670 models from Italeri are my favorites.....They're the most "race rig friendly", if you will.....Awesome work, Man....
tim boyd Posted August 9, 2015 Posted August 9, 2015 Jonathon....what an ambitious project! Really impressed with your trailer and your scratchbuilding/working feature skills....TIM
Petetrucker07 Posted August 9, 2015 Posted August 9, 2015 Lookin good man. You got some really nice details going. Lookin forward to.the next update.
#1Volsfan Posted August 11, 2015 Posted August 11, 2015 Jonathan this trailer looks awesome. Thanks for your detailed illustrations and can't wait to see more. I think I'm going have to try to build one myself only hope it turns out as good as yours.
martinfan5 Posted August 13, 2015 Author Posted August 13, 2015 Made the ladders for for the viewing platform
Petetrucker07 Posted August 13, 2015 Posted August 13, 2015 Lookin pert darned good man. This will be a looker when it's done.
kilrathy10 Posted August 13, 2015 Posted August 13, 2015 That's just too cool, Man....Just too cool....
martinfan5 Posted September 8, 2015 Author Posted September 8, 2015 Havent updated in while but still have been working on it slowly , at this point, I am almost finished , but for now, will post some of the photos that I have took so far, it has been painted(boring white). a look at the blurry steps Sat dish made, Front section A/C units made, sat dish is sitting on top of the gen compartment And in the ready to receive a signal position And been working on the viewing platform railings, I still need to cut the sheet plastic for the rest of the sides.
martinfan5 Posted September 8, 2015 Author Posted September 8, 2015 (edited) The rear section , chrome vinyl applied , BMF on the lower I have no idea what to call it diamond plate And the rear sliding doors, now, I sort screwed myself on them, when I made the rear section that doors are on, I made the gap for the doors really tight, so I was not able to make the doors look they do on the real trailers, I was going to add strip plastic on the outer edge to make a frame, and I was going to add a window, but there would made them way to thick and would not allow them to slide for the open position And the generator compartment Edited September 8, 2015 by martinfan5
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