AaronPerkins Posted January 24, 2016 Author Posted January 24, 2016 Thanks Rob. It is definitely still a work in progress.
kilrathy10 Posted January 25, 2016 Posted January 25, 2016 Looking good, Man....You'd better get those hair bands back to Mama or you'll be sleeping in the shed...
AaronPerkins Posted January 25, 2016 Author Posted January 25, 2016 Looking good, Man....You'd better get those hair bands back to Mama or you'll be sleeping in the shed... i played it smart JT. I got the wife in to models too. She is working on her first one now, the Lindberg 39' custom ford van. Thanks Dennis.
kilrathy10 Posted January 25, 2016 Posted January 25, 2016 i played it smart JT. I got the wife in to models too. She is working on her first one now, the Lindberg 39' custom ford van. Thanks Dennis. Good thinkin' Krueger !!!! That's cool.... My wife has gotten into crafting, lately..... However, now she wants me to set up a a place in my garage.... Oh well..... I can deal with it.... Gotta take care of Mama....
AaronPerkins Posted January 26, 2016 Author Posted January 26, 2016 I took over the kitchen table. I got a nice piece of plexi-glass to cover it so I don't tear it up.
gatorincebu Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 Aaron, Real nice work on the motor . I am looking forward to seeing how you do the rest of the model. Be Well Gator
AaronPerkins Posted February 3, 2016 Author Posted February 3, 2016 An update..... I found a better solution to the pulley belts, got the rails for the chassis extended still need to clean them up, and got the sleeper rough build done.
Old Buckaroo Posted February 4, 2016 Posted February 4, 2016 Very cool , a genuine custom sleeper in the works. My I offer a suggestion - make some inside angle braces with styrene to keep it from bowing or add a second layer.I think those signs are about .020" in thickness and pretty flexible. Keep up the good work !
AaronPerkins Posted February 4, 2016 Author Posted February 4, 2016 The styrene angle braces are a great idea. When I saw how flimsy it was I started framing it with skinny popsicle sticks. Also made some more progress on the engine and chassis:
Canso65 Posted February 4, 2016 Posted February 4, 2016 The frame came together nicely Aaron.What did you come up with for your fan belt material?
cowboy rich Posted February 4, 2016 Posted February 4, 2016 I like the custom sleeper also, and agree that.020 is to thin if it's going be an empty box, but if it's furnished it's worked fine for me. If it's going to be empty I usually use .040. You have some nice work going on thereRich
AaronPerkins Posted February 4, 2016 Author Posted February 4, 2016 The frame came together nicely Aaron. What did you come up with for your fan belt material? Wife found some thinner rubber bands from Doller Tree, there's two thicknesses. Just go with the thin ones. They were specifically with the black hair care products.
AaronPerkins Posted February 4, 2016 Author Posted February 4, 2016 I like the custom sleeper also, and agree that.020 is to thin if it's going be an empty box, but if it's furnished it's worked fine for me. If it's going to be empty I usually use .040. You have some nice work going on thereRichThe interior is going to be furnished. I'm hoping I can get the scale right on the furnishings.
cowboy rich Posted February 4, 2016 Posted February 4, 2016 Just looked at pics again and the thought hit me...that could be turned into El-Turbo fairly easy!!Rich
Old Buckaroo Posted February 4, 2016 Posted February 4, 2016 (edited) Aaron - I have some sleeper furnishings and bunks. If you want them I would be happy to send them to you. Drop me a p/m if interested. Edited February 4, 2016 by Old Buckaroo
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