Road Boss 2 Integral, photos 03/08/17

[purepmd]

As a time and effort saver, I started multiple White High Cab scratch builds. I started with the same basic side panels, albeit a little shorter, as the Western Star cabover, and narrowed front and rear panels, and got the basic cab she'll set up in order to start cutting up a AMT Road Boss hood. It had to be widened, shortened a bit, made taller, and set the rear curvature to matche the front of the cab. I added .060 to each fender, on the overall width as well as to the width of the head light area to accommodate the quad rectangular head lights. Still have a lot of work before primer, and will post some more pics then.

[lapazleo]

neat!

[Bennyg]

Great to see scratch building. Looks ace.

Ben

[Superpeterbilt]

Awesome work. Ive been waiting to see this. Now, wheres that Western Star Coe?

[extmcdriver]

That is fantastic work!!! Scratch building cabs takes lots of patience and skill. Good luck the rest of the way!!!!

[kilrathy10]

Very nice work, my man....That looks awesome.....

[DRIPTROIT 71]

WOW!!! I have always wanted to build one of these!! What you have come up with looks great! I'm wanting to see more of this one!!

[redneckrigger]

Very skillful work!

[Bowtienutz]

Nice work it isn't often that you see how much work is put into constructing a master. Can you please continue and also maybe go back little and show how you made the front end changes and constructed the cab . Maybe by importing the jpgs it into a drawing program and drawing lines and explaining what you did in that area. it'sfasinating to see the work being accomplished. Thanks

 

[purepmd]

 Can you please continue and also maybe go back little and show how you made the front end changes and constructed the cab .  it'sfasinating to see the work being accomplished. Thanks

 

Great idea Vinnie, as you wish. The cabs are really simple in principle: just slabs of .060 sheet, with the front and rear angles cut. I sandwiched 6 sheets together, for 3 cabs, when forming the sides. All 3 should, in theory, be the same. Evergreen tube, various diameters, is split, length-wise, into 4 sections, to make the quarter round cab corners. A corner jig, and miniature carpenter's square, help keep panels aligned during the sand, fit, sand, fit, sand, and so on assembly.

Here are some pictures, with notations, about the, more involved hood construction.

 

Edited March 9, 2017 by purepmd

[purepmd]

[Bowtienutz]

Thanks for taking the time to do this!! It can really help seeing what's involved and hopefully inspire other to show their work. 

[extmcdriver]

Great tutorial, I am going to give this a try.

[purepmd]

 

Great tutorial, I am going to give this a try.

Rick, go for it! There are some great reference photos on any image search, and there is valuable info at Whiteroadcommander.de, the form of many brochure scans. If you have a KFS resin kit, it makes it so much easier. I found, at the website, the BBC measurements for all three hood lengths. The long hood version I am doing, is 152 inches. That calculates to 160 millimeters in 1/24th scale. The cab itself, has a 88 inches, front to back, and 15 mm narrower. The sides of my hood measure 72 millimeters, and the trailing edge is about 3 to 4 millimeters away from the cab front /firewall. Add 2 mm to the front and if I remember, 14 or 15 mm to the rear of the wedge, added to the AMT Road Boss hood. Add 6 mm to the side, above the fenders. The longest sections of the AMT hood, will need to be shortened a little over 8 mm. This is the paint job mine is going to get. Oh, FYI, Detail Master has a photo etched, rectangular grille mesh that is super close to the grille on the RB, and RB2. Good luck, keep us posted!

 

 

Edited March 10, 2017 by purepmd

[purepmd]

Sorry about the picture not loading, here is attempt 2. I was looking at Tamiya black and titanium silver, and red outline.

[Truck parts]

That is a great looking build so far,

[Tesla]

All of your research is certainly paying dividends...awesome!!

[olsbooks]

GREATLY enjoying following this and the Western Star cabover. 

Outstanding work and as others have said, thank you for taking the time to explain.  It surely encourages and provides valuable help for dunderheads like me.

Peace.