Chariots of Fire Posted April 2, 2020 Author Share Posted April 2, 2020 (edited) GE used to say progress was their most important product. So we got progress. But I'm not GE.? Lots of detail stuff going on since the last post. The body and cab are now secured to the frame and the front bar work has been completed. It stiffened up a lot with the addition of the braces. Next will be to start the upper brush bars that will be made of brass rod soldered and pinned together. Here is the progress so far. Edited April 2, 2020 by Chariots of Fire spelling error Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotnitro? Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Awesome work, the details really stand out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermann Kersten Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Absolutely great, also the paint job is of high quality and standard. I mean this in the most positive way, if you didn't know better, you'd think it's a die-cast model.? Hermann. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Absolutely Beautiful Work!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince66 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Beautiful looking truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chariots of Fire Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 (edited) Continuing on...The top bars have been put together all as one piece so that they could be painted away from the rest of the rig. Trying to do it while attached and with a brush would be a disaster. The work was done by first fabricating the parts on the top of the body sides. As one piece they run forward over the cab and stop just in front of the windshield. Then the two main bars from the corners of the lower brush bar were added and soldered where the first bars stop. This gave me a solid beginning to work everything else around. Solid brass rods were used for all except for the short sections on top of the body which were done with tubing so that a piece of plastic rod could be inserted inside. The rods were ground down at each end to form a pin that would go into pre-drilled holes. They helped keep everything in place as the soldering progressed. After soldering was complete the joints were cleaned up with small files. Here is the complete upper bar work standing alone for painting. After it dried it was re-set using the pins as guides. Note the plastic rods and pins that go in the drilled holes that are visible on the lower bars. With the bar work completed it is now permanently fixed to the model. Edited April 5, 2020 by Chariots of Fire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLMFAA1 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Another fire fighting marvel from the east coast. I hope they were exempt from weight regulations. How many Federal 174 Beacon Rays did they go through? Great model Charlie greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chariots of Fire Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 Hey, Greg! I don't know how many beacons. Actually I haven't added the little bit of protection they put in front and in back of it. Still got that to go along with a lot of other stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 Looks Awesome! Incredible craftsmanship!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotnitro? Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 The cage work is fantastic, always enjoy your craftsmanship with brass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutzie Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 I really enjoyed watching this build. Great work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopar - D Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Awesome build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 On 4/5/2020 at 10:24 PM, DRIPTROIT 71 said: Looks Awesome! Incredible craftsmanship!! Absolutely! This is the kind of work which makes me wonder what I am doing here. Top flight on all aspects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chariots of Fire Posted June 11, 2020 Author Share Posted June 11, 2020 Check it out in the finished projects. Lots more to see than here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince66 Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 Looks Great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces ll Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanMuscleFan Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 On 6/11/2020 at 6:30 PM, Chariots of Fire said: Check it out in the finished projects. Lots more to see than here. Difficult to imagine seeing more than that... it's a piece of art, period... but I will go to check the Under Glass section just in case... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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