'55 White SP 1/160 2-25-16 paint gone, as is Grill :(

[Foxer]

This is a quick build for a friend who is planning to put her N Scale Railroad up. I had a photo of one of her father's (he having a large HO Rail in his basement) rides. I'm calling it a 1955 ... and it's a Classic Metal Works White SP with Harley Davidson markings. Some new tanks mounted behind the model's position, stripping the paint and detailing back up. The silver trim pad printed areas worry me most. I should be able to improve the fit of grill to body.

Everything pretty much dropped apart. The body has a crush pin on it to attach the chassis. Easily chipped away.

It even has an interior!

 

Edited February 25, 2016 by Foxer

[Old Buckaroo]

Wow, my eyes hurt and my hands are sweating thinking about those tiny parts.  This is quite a project in a small package , it will be fun to see the results.  

PS I suggest having a tray to work in so you dont misplace something. I sit 1/25 parts down and look all over for them before I find them again.

[Foxer]

Wow, my eyes hurt and my hands are sweating thinking about those tiny parts.  This is quite a project in a small package , it will be fun to see the results.  

PS I suggest having a tray to work in so you dont misplace something. I sit 1/25 parts down and look all over for them before I find them again.

DITTO!

The whole truck fits in a flat plastic container ... about 3 x 2 x .75" eheh   Parts have already visited the carpet before the box.

Edited February 23, 2016 by Foxer

[gino]

looks great !   nice work !

[gatorincebu]

 

      Nice little ( sic ) project !  I am sure that you are a happy camper.having found those parts that went awol. Like Sean my eyes and fingers hurt just looking at those small parts.

 

 

 

    Be Well

     Gator

[Foxer]

The pieces spent a day in the purple pond with not a speck of paint loosening. So it went in a 91% Isopropyl alcohol bath for a day and the paint slid off in large sheets on the trailer. I was surprised to find another paint scheme underneath. This brushed off pretty well. The cab and fenders needed hard brushing and all went back into the tub for another day.

 

The wheels still won't pull off the axles easily. There may be a boss on the outside. I'm a bit nervous to pull on the tires too hard.

Edited February 24, 2016 by Foxer

[Old Buckaroo]

Wow - I thought the trailer looked a little thick , almost dipped.  I would be scared of the tires also.

If I was doing this I would toss the clear glass and use some Micro Kristal Klear and make new ones.  You can find this method used a lot by Model Railroaders and Aircraft Builders.  Basically you take a small blop on the end of a toothpick and touch the surrounding frames and fill it with a swirl motion towards the center and lift to where it is all covered in white. I t will dry clear and is transparent.  Best thing is you do it after the paint so no masking needed.

If your interested or confused I can send you some pics via p/m

[Foxer]

Wow - I thought the trailer looked a little thick , almost dipped.  I would be scared of the tires also.

If I was doing this I would toss the clear glass and use some Micro Kristal Klear and make new ones.  You can find this method used a lot by Model Railroaders and Aircraft Builders.  Basically you take a small blop on the end of a toothpick and touch the surrounding frames and fill it with a swirl motion towards the center and lift to where it is all covered in white. I t will dry clear and is transparent.  Best thing is you do it after the paint so no masking needed.

If your interested or confused I can send you some pics via p/m

I've considered this at one time and it may be the time to try. The windows are tiny and it should be perfect for it. The windows are recessed quite a bit due to the plastic thickness so doing it from the outside will help hide that. Thanks for mentioning this.

 

[Travis T]

Yeah I thought that trailer looked goofy too. Not the usual I am used to seeing from that company, I guess someone made themselves a HD truck?

[Foxer]

I'm not sure what to do to the trailer. It's a bit contoured around the top ... seems a bit flamboyant for a trailer. The one being modeled is very simple.

[Travis T]

I just meant that it looked a little too heavy handed and not of their quality, but I guess that was the thick coating on it. Lots of trailers from that time period had that front styling. Everything used to have some style to it.

[Travis T]

Have you ever seen these N scale kits? They have the same truck or a similar one. http://www.sylvanscalemodels.com/N%20vehicles%20new%20page.htm

[Old Buckaroo]

Hey Mike, I was thinking about the grill fit. Perhaps you could mix up a little blop of JB Weld and fill in the gap. Once dry it can be filed or sanded to shape and should bond better to the metal body then regular auto body putty.

[Foxer]

Have you ever seen these N scale kits? They have the same truck or a similar one. http://www.sylvanscalemodels.com/N%20vehicles%20new%20page.htm

That's interesting, they look very similar to Classic Metal Works truck but I do see some differences. They do claim to make all their own masters and have been in business for 25 years. Cool that there's another N scale company doing such nice work.

Their trailer at that link is exactly what I need for this. Thanks for the link!

[Foxer]

Hey Mike, I was thinking about the grill fit. Perhaps you could mix up a little blop of JB Weld and fill in the gap. Once dry it can be filed or sanded to shape and should bond better to the metal body then regular auto body putty.

Thanks for the suggestion, but I don't like using epoxies for body work. Most are a tougher consistency than plastic and it makes blending tougher. Bodywork is my favorite part of model building and I HAVE made some epoxy parts.

I use auto putty as my go-to body filler but have used many other things .. like plastic wood in the late 50's ehehhe

I'm going to just putty and blend the grill in. It's nice that it's painted red like the truck.

[Travis T]

I figured I had just cost you some more money. I want to buy some of their HO Ford trucks, I have heard nothing but good things about their quality.

[Foxer]

I figured I had just cost you some more money. I want to buy some of their HO Ford trucks, I have heard nothing but good things about their quality.

You probably did!  Too bad they don't sell online but a railroad model shop not too far away is listed as a dealer. Will have to see if they can get one.

Did you see they even have PE mirrors! The HO scale trucks look really good ... probably worth a try.

[Foxer]

Pretty much done with the stripping. The Iso got most everything but I had to chip away at the last thick spots. You can still see dome orange in the photo .. the camera is the best inspection tool on my bench!

 

Bad news: I lost the grill/headlight piece. Its smaller than a 1/25 coil. Hope is shrinking after two sweeps of the area.

[Old Buckaroo]

Mike , I have complete confidence in you that you can make a nicer looking grill out of a chunk of styrene or putty. Grill bars can be made out of some real fine brass wire and overlay'ed.  If you dont have any I can send you some (left overs from ship models)  I will check the old frets of ship p/e to see if there is something that might work.  Can you give me the width and height in Millimeters ?

 

[Foxer]

I have a lot of fine wire and should have something that would work, but I DO appreciate the offer .. and suggestion. I'm going to let it sit a bit as lost parts seem to have a way of "materializing" after a time.

The missing headlights would give me the most heartache as they are distinctive and very small for these old fingers to fabricate.