Chariots of Fire Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 Made a little bit of progress. I've been sidetracked by another project but should get back to this one soon. Got the rear steps to build and some added detail to the outside of the cab. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hct728(Bob) Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 (edited) 33 minutes ago, Chariots of Fire said: "I've been sidetracked by another project but should get back to this one soon." I resemble that remark, LOL! Great progress, everything in alignment despite all the chrome trim and surface chrome bits. you have a good eye (or a strong magnifier!) Dare I say this was the easy part? Wondering how much of the ladder truck you'll be using for the body Edited March 7 by hct728(Bob) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chariots of Fire Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 Not a bit of it, Bob. The tower has a 5 section ladder with the basket on the end. Mid mount to boot. Body is basically one of a kind so all will be scratch built as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hct728(Bob) Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 12 hours ago, Chariots of Fire said: Not a bit of it, Bob. The tower has a 5 section ladder with the basket on the end. Mid mount to boot. Body is basically one of a kind so all will be scratch built as well. Amazing to take that on! Looking back at the 1:1 I see what you mean, it is a monster! I noticed lots of surface variation, not all is flat like on most kits. Did you see my post on piano hinges, after some digging at the website I see that they have some very small sizes available, see the photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chariots of Fire Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 I'll check that out Bob. At first glance they seem just a little big but maybe not. We'll se. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvfd221 Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 How do you make the corners? Do you start with tubing and cut to 1/4 round or have a place that you get 1/4 round stock. Thanks Rex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chariots of Fire Posted March 8 Author Share Posted March 8 8 hours ago, lvfd221 said: How do you make the corners? Do you start with tubing and cut to 1/4 round or have a place that you get 1/4 round stock. Thanks Rex If you are talking about the cab corners, it is PVC water pipe. I sliced it lengthwise to get a section for each corner. The radius is based on the radius measured on the drawings of the truck and reduced down to 1/25 scale for size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvfd221 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Thank you for the info. I have a project that needs corners that looks like the cab corners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hct728(Bob) Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 (edited) 5 hours ago, lvfd221 said: Thank you for the info. I have a project that needs corners that looks like the cab corners. $10-$20 for a heat gun and you can bend styrene into any shape you want. For corners, I heat and bend it over the rounded edge of a piece of scrap wood. You need to stretch it a bit to make it conform. More heat and you can 'heat and smash' over a wooden buck or even vacuform it. Edited March 8 by hct728(Bob) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanman Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Charlie when are we going to see this one finished? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chariots of Fire Posted Sunday at 03:11 PM Author Share Posted Sunday at 03:11 PM HI, Ed. Not for a while, I'm afraid. It has been put away until the spirit says go. A lot to it and there has to be a plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanman Posted Tuesday at 01:27 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:27 AM I hear you been there myself. When the moment hits you. I watch this site faithfully but I haven’t built any thing in years but I’m feeling the moment so I guess l’m going to have to dive in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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