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Posted
4 hours ago, Mopar - D said:

Looking good Jeff. What’s that on the passenger door?

Fish eyes... I washed  the cab, primer laid down clean then color coat had a mysterious brain fart other side has a few spots too

Posted
3 minutes ago, gotnitro? said:

Fish eyes... I washed  the cab, primer laid down clean then color coat had a mysterious brain fart other side has a few spots too

I hate when that happens! Maybe that is why I like to build working trucks. It looks great though! I really like the blue stripes on the yellow. This has been one awesome build!

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Thanks , this is getting weathered a bit so hopefully those spots will blend in. I'm gonna try to touch up those dots 

Those stripes really worked out along with the black hood..breaks up the yellow ! 

Now to do something with interior and add glass 

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Built up a set of tire chains today, once one pattern was figured out  they went pretty fast. I used oval  shaped jewelry chain for the long sides  w round craft chain  for the  cross bars like photos I found . 

Pinned 6 inch long chains to Styrofoam to keep even then cut 12 bars at 12 links each . I used small copper craft wire to tie them together.  20210129_211137.thumb.jpg.404f0cbfc17b9b2c56a001bcc48fff21.jpg

Make piles of cross bars  then wire together repeat...repeat..etc 

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Wrapped a tire to check fit and snapped a few pics ...I originally wasn't sure on chains , but after mocking up on chassis I was sold .

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And the money shot..

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They're in primer now , can't wait to hang them for good ! 

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Posted
3 hours ago, Mopar - D said:

Jeff those chains look awesome! How long did it take to make them? Your right they do make a difference to the look of the truck. 

Thanks , chains took about 30 minutes per run to make once I had the routine down. My wire ties got much cleaner on last set so I reworked all the crappy ones w new loops . 

Really glad I took the time , the truck needed something more visual to complete the story and think the chains help. They've been dusted w weathering powders cant wait to hang em

Posted
2 hours ago, doorsovdoon said:

That's some great work on the chains! Love it.?

Thanks if the blower doesn't chew up the roads the chains will lol  can't have this beast stuck in a drift , now the drivers don't have excuses 

Posted
14 hours ago, gotnitro? said:

Thanks if the blower doesn't chew up the roads the chains will lol  can't have this beast stuck in a drift , now the drivers don't have excuses 

I'd take bad roads over salt any day, haha. The number of cars I've scrapped in my time because of corrosion!

Posted
5 hours ago, doorsovdoon said:

I'd take bad roads over salt any day, haha. The number of cars I've scrapped in my time because of corrosion!

Definitely agree ! Seems even the newer cars are really getting destroyed by salt . Frames rotting out .

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Today the weathering starts,  I mixed up a few dirt/ mud  colored tamiya pigment powders and coated the frame and tires . This will be a multi layer attack on that shiny paint job..if ya can't stand trucks dirty...hit the back button and scroll past...thanks for watching up till now 

First coat slobbered on to create a deep dust coat , yes its very heavy right now..its gonna lose most of it..its a Mack not an Oshkosh it can't handle that much dirt lol 

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The tire treads got mucked up pretty heavy, I looked at several plows working my roads and they looked dusty w sand mainly w a trace of slush . I went a sand mud powder and glossed it on. Once it dries ill brush the treads down . I added some dirt /sand in the wheels to create the buildup seen when trucks parked .

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The sides got a little more than I planned,  getting carried away w brush.  Ill adjust the buildup layer later 

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Thats it for now ! Thanks for watching 

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Wish I had a real one after the last storm, took over 2 hrs to clean out from the storm...oh well. 

Took a few minutes after clearing out snow to actually chain up the RM and wipe down some of the weathering ..20210203_181926.thumb.jpg.3631354322206812384f2bf95f3e5cb6.jpg

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The interior is in primer finally , hoping to get cab mounted  after thats painted. Not to shabby for starting in Nov 

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Excellent Jeff can’t wait to see it with the cab on. Your snow clean up reminds me of when I was growing up in up state NY. I don’t miss your winters. 

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Thanks for all the positive feedback about the tire chains , I'm really glad i spent the time making them.  Been busy working on our 32 g reef tank adding coral lately so the trucks been waiting..ya know what they say about squirrels 

Our newest addition is a black torch i bought off evil b ...showed up in rough shape but seems to like its new home 

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On 2/4/2021 at 6:40 PM, Warren D said:

Great job with the chains!  I'll have you make the next set I need!  LOL!

I would be happy to help ya out after doing these pm me if ya want 

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Jeff that’s interesting black torch coral I’m assuming your tank is salt water. I’m still waiting for you to make some more progress on your snow blower. 

Posted (edited)
On 1/16/2021 at 7:16 PM, gotnitro? said:

 

The mesh arrived yesterday so I framed in the walkway w U strip and a popsicle width strips of screen. 20210115_160114.thumb.jpg.1a73feb1a1557cd06f9f5c3961be4a05.jpg

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Thanks for the info on the mesh. I haven't seen that trick before. I ordered a few sheets for future projects. You can learn a lot on here.

 

 

 

 

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Posted
18 hours ago, Mopar - D said:

Jeff that’s interesting black torch coral I’m assuming your tank is salt water. I’m still waiting for you to make some more progress on your snow blower. 

I puttered with the RM last night awhile , shot some rust brown along the auger discs and around the bank head,  there's more to come .they seem to repaint these frequently,  so heavy wear wasn't noted . I added a few rock chips inside w a piece of fine wire making paint dots 

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The red areas were just spots the paints rubbed off to  exposed primer underneath where most of the action happens 

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