B.R.B.O. 2022 CF Freightliner Pusher

[DRIPTROIT 71]

Thanks Tom and Gary! I will post more bed pictures as it comes along. Push bar assembly is about ready.

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A little more progress.

Edited February 13, 2022 by DRIPTROIT 71

[slusher]

I see you have done some more great work!  Is the push bar complete?

[Mopar - D]

The push bar looks awesome Brian!

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14 hours ago, slusher said:

I see you have done some more great work!  Is the push bar complete?

Thanks Carl! The push bar is done for the most part. There were a few different versions of these. 

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7 hours ago, Mopar - D said:

The push bar looks awesome Brian!

Thanks Dan!!

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Getting closer to the finish line.

[4mula1fan]

Nice! You can almost hear the 903. It made a distinctive racket. 

[Dutzie]

The pusher truck looks awesome Brian. Great work!

[DRIPTROIT 71]

Thanks Brian and AJ!! I close to done except for some weathering and figuring out how to replicate the concrete for the bed.

[slusher]

it looks so great do you, have to weather it?

[Mopar - D]

Looks excellent Brian! I’m with Carl on the weathering in a lot of the reference pictures the truck looks clean. For your concrete you could use tile grout. 

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9 hours ago, slusher said:

it looks so great do you, have to weather it?

 

29 minutes ago, Mopar - D said:

Looks excellent Brian! I’m with Carl on the weathering in a lot of the reference pictures the truck looks clean. For your concrete you could use tile grout. 

Thanks guys! I like the way it looks clean too. You are right Dan, these are about the only clean CF trucks that you find pictures of. Weathering will very light and mostly chassis.

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This one is pretty much done. It was my first experience experimenting with snow in scale. 

[Petriedish]

Try casting a thin layer plaster of paris for concrete and when dry, break it up with a hammer.

Bent up pieces of paper clips can work as rebar reinforcement.

Really nice work on the pusher, and a very cool subject.

Not something you see every day.

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Just now, Petriedish said:

Try casting a thin layer plaster of paris for concrete and when dry, break it up with a hammer.

Bent up pieces of paper clips can work as rebar reinforcement.

Really nice work on the pusher, and a very cool subject.

Not something you see every day.

Thanks! I used a Woodland Scenes version of plaster for the concrete. It turned out pretty good, then it ended up with snow on it.

[Mopar - D]

Looks awesome Brian! Here’s a couple more ideas for you to think about maybe add a guard rail on one side to let you know it’s a snow covered road and maybe some snow on the front of the cab like in your reference picture. 

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15 minutes ago, Mopar - D said:

Looks awesome Brian! Here’s a couple more ideas for you to think about maybe add a guard rail on one side to let you know it’s a snow covered road and maybe some snow on the front of the cab like in your reference picture. 

Thanks Dan! I was a little afraid to over do it on the snow. There is a little snow  on the cab, but nothing like the picture of the 1:1. I may experiment some more when I do the outside shots.

[Bills72sj]

The tire chains look AWESOME!

[tbill]

You’ve done it again, what a cool looking build, and loaded with detail. The snow is a nice touch, really sells it. 

[lwwoodss]

Great work!

[Dutzie]

Dude!! That looks spectacular! The attention to detail is perfect! 

[Bronzekeg]

great job!!

[gotnitro?]

Excellent work 

Love the details, including the tire chains and snow. 

[vincen47]

Excellent and incredibly unique!