DRIPTROIT 71 Posted March 22, 2022 Posted March 22, 2022 Looking good Pat! The engine looks awesome! I like your 34 as well! 1
slusher Posted March 22, 2022 Posted March 22, 2022 Real nice project and work! Looking forward to more friend! 1
Oldcarfan27 Posted March 23, 2022 Posted March 23, 2022 Might be a little late for this, but Italeri made an Opel Blitz tanker truck that would have a perfect chassis for your build. Opel was a European division of General Motors. Same corporation that made the Chevy like yours.
landman Posted March 24, 2022 Author Posted March 24, 2022 On 3/23/2022 at 12:48 AM, Oldcarfan27 said: Might be a little late for this, but Italeri made an Opel Blitz tanker truck that would have a perfect chassis for your build. Opel was a European division of General Motors. Same corporation that made the Chevy like yours. You are right Patrick. However I am in poor condition financially right now and I am "making do" as they say. Or, in other words, use watcha got.?
landman Posted March 24, 2022 Author Posted March 24, 2022 However "making do" isn't so straightforward. It was a challenge to make the wheels tuck under the body. It took a few hub designs and some carving on the frame. Adding Meng nuts to the rear wheels
landman Posted March 25, 2022 Author Posted March 25, 2022 After quite a bit of fiddling and shimming, everything appears lever and sorta straight. Now I have to enlarge the radius of the front fender openings.
Chariots of Fire Posted March 25, 2022 Posted March 25, 2022 Unique use for the 1/32 Monogram Mack lower pumper body! ?
landman Posted March 25, 2022 Author Posted March 25, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, Chariots of Fire said: Unique use for the 1/32 Monogram Mack lower pumper body! ? Is that what this is Charles? Edited March 25, 2022 by landman
1930fordpickup Posted March 25, 2022 Posted March 25, 2022 You have some very good ideas for models Pat. This is another one.
Chariots of Fire Posted March 26, 2022 Posted March 26, 2022 From the thickness of the casting it looks like a re-pop but the outside details are definitely from the Monogram Mack kit. It must have been used as the master.
landman Posted March 26, 2022 Author Posted March 26, 2022 41 minutes ago, Chariots of Fire said: From the thickness of the casting it looks like a re-pop but the outside details are definitely from the Monogram Mack kit. It must have been used as the master. That is what it looks like. Now I wonder what he used for the tank.
leafsprings Posted March 26, 2022 Posted March 26, 2022 (edited) Nice progress, chassis and wheels look great! When it comes to bodies and frames for light-medium duty type trucks, we really have to turn over every stone to find something that will work. Foreign kits. obscure American kits and resins usually come together to the rescue. Edited March 26, 2022 by leafsprings
Chariots of Fire Posted March 26, 2022 Posted March 26, 2022 3 hours ago, landman said: That is what it looks like. Now I wonder what he used for the tank. Looks like it came from the Italeri Fire Tanker.
landman Posted March 28, 2022 Author Posted March 28, 2022 Looks like we are on the home stretch. And I even found a 1:1 although it is a GMC. 1
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted March 28, 2022 Posted March 28, 2022 That looks really good Pat! I like the color scheme! 1
landman Posted March 30, 2022 Author Posted March 30, 2022 Completed the chassis with the addition of the rad.
Hoffman Posted March 31, 2022 Posted March 31, 2022 Pat, you've done a fantastic job! The truck really looks great, very convincing. Well done! 1
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now