Jim B Posted March 10, 2019 Author Posted March 10, 2019 Thanks. Turns out that time made most of the decal carrier film disappear. Have to add the brass Mack logo to the front.
Jim B Posted March 11, 2019 Author Posted March 11, 2019 Thanks. Got the brass logo painted up yesterday, and the fenders are all painted. Now to finish the interior.
gotnitro? Posted March 12, 2019 Posted March 12, 2019 Very nice work love the green w gold very classy . Good to hear time settled down the carrier film Keep up the great build
Jim B Posted March 12, 2019 Author Posted March 12, 2019 Thanks. Going to add the raised bumper as well. Figure that would be on a construction type vehicle.
Jimbo8v92 Posted March 12, 2019 Posted March 12, 2019 Dang after looking at this i wish i would have bidded higher on the one i just lost on ebay lol.. super cool mack
Jim B Posted March 12, 2019 Author Posted March 12, 2019 Thanks, Jim. It's going together quite well, and the only issue has been the plethora of deep ejector pin marks on the inside of the dump bed; but I have a solution! I just need time to implement it.
Jim B Posted March 13, 2019 Author Posted March 13, 2019 You & me both! Actually, it has been a rather enjoyable build.
Straightliner59 Posted March 14, 2019 Posted March 14, 2019 On 1/18/2019 at 2:17 PM, Jim B said: So I was getting ready to do some chassis detail painting on the AC Mack, and I was wondering if anyone had a good color to replicate the greasy chain & front sprocket. I was thinking either Tamiya NATO Black or Polly Scale Grimy Black. I know I'm late to the party, with this, but, if I wanted to replicate a greasy look, I'd give oil paints a try. They can be textured, which could add a nice touch of realism. Yes, they dry slowly, but, it could be applied after everything else is done.
Straightliner59 Posted March 14, 2019 Posted March 14, 2019 Enjoying this thread! Great models, all around! Nice job, Jim. This has all got me wanting to build mine--I've been considering it, since late last year. Thanks, everyone for the photos and the inspiration. Just need to get my dragster finished, first.
Straightliner59 Posted March 14, 2019 Posted March 14, 2019 On 1/3/2019 at 6:15 PM, Chariots of Fire said: When Jeff Harper and I built out Mack AP's a few years back we substituted Delrin chains and sprockets for the plastic drive chains Where did you get the chains and sprockets? Those look excellent!
Chariots of Fire Posted March 14, 2019 Posted March 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Straightliner59 said: Where did you get the chains and sprockets? Those look excellent! We got them from a local flea market vendor but in looking at the Micro-Mark catalog it appears the same thing is available there. The chain can be taken apart link by link so you can fit it properly. It is larger than the 1926 AC Mack kit chain but it looks right for the larger AP Mack. The sprockets appear to be the same as what we used as well.
Straightliner59 Posted March 14, 2019 Posted March 14, 2019 5 hours ago, Chariots of Fire said: We got them from a local flea market vendor but in looking at the Micro-Mark catalog it appears the same thing is available there. The chain can be taken apart link by link so you can fit it properly. It is larger than the 1926 AC Mack kit chain but it looks right for the larger AP Mack. The sprockets appear to be the same as what we used as well. Very cool. Thank you, Charles!
Chariots of Fire Posted March 15, 2019 Posted March 15, 2019 (edited) Here is a better photo of the chain and sprockets. I used brass tubing for bushings inside the sprockets and inserted the next size down so that the wheels would turn. Then I added a plastic pin with a head on it to secure the small sprocket and a plastic tubing tapped to take a small screw for the rear sprocket. If you scroll back to the finished truck photo you will see I swapped out the plastic pin for a brass bolt and washer for the front sprocket. That way I could take things apart during the painting process and for final assembly. Both sprockets mesh nicely with the Delrin chain. Edited March 15, 2019 by Chariots of Fire
Straightliner59 Posted March 15, 2019 Posted March 15, 2019 It looks great! I noticed the pin assembly. Excellent work, sir!
Jim B Posted March 16, 2019 Author Posted March 16, 2019 There's more than one way to deal with those pesky ejector pin marks! The interior walls of the bed were loaded with them, but I guess I really can't complain too much as these were the only ejector pin marks I had to deal with on the entire model.
gotnitro? Posted March 16, 2019 Posted March 16, 2019 Yup sometimes it's faster just to cover them ! I better get back on my Mack, all the paints finally dry
Jim B Posted March 16, 2019 Author Posted March 16, 2019 You got that right. Hoping to get some paint on this sometime this week. Trying to finish up the cab first.
Jim B Posted March 18, 2019 Author Posted March 18, 2019 Tried a technique that I read about using craft paint to do a woodgrain effect on the cab floor & windshield frame. Didn't come out too bad for a first attempt at something like this. Maybe a tad too dark. All in all, I'm please with the results.
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