Repstock Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 (edited) I decided to do a White 7000. I have rudimentary skills drawing for 3D printing, so I decided to do the grille that way. While I wait for the prints, I decided to start the chassis. I chose to make the hopelessly convoluted Velvet-Ride suspension. Here's what I have so far: I notice in my grille drawing I forgot to round the outside edges. I can always sand the part to fix that. Edited January 15 by Repstock 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockford Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Interesting stuff, chassis looks good, that's a helluva crossmember for the rear suspension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leafsprings Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Look forward to seeing this build progress, the foundation looks stout and well-engineered! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Repstock Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 14 minutes ago, leafsprings said: Look forward to seeing this build progress, the foundation looks stout and well-engineered! I'll be picking up the printed parts Tuesday, and then I'll get started on the cab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Force Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Cool! Fisrt time I've seen the Velvet Ride on a model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Man you nailed the Velvet Ride! This is going to be good! I hope that you are going to make the higher cab. All of the resin versions are the lower sitting cab. I’m looking forward to this one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Chastain Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Great start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Repstock Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 My 3D parts were very well done, but they wanted to curl up. I was able to super glue them to a flat surface and make resin castings of them. The cab work is underway. When I'm in "The Zone", it's hard to make myself stop and take pictures, but I managed to get this one. Updates to come. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Looks amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chariots of Fire Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Looking good, Tom! Nice to be able to cast more than one part once a master is done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Repstock Posted February 18 Author Share Posted February 18 Now I feel like I'm starting to get somewhere with this. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockford Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Oh, that IS good. Very tidy. You must be proud of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergey Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Wow! Looks cool, Tom! The roof is 3D printed too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Repstock Posted February 22 Author Share Posted February 22 5 hours ago, Sergey said: Wow! Looks cool, Tom! The roof is 3D printed too? The yellowish parts are resin (copied from 3D masters), and the white parts are styrene. The roof is made from sheet styrene and evergreen shapes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Man, the cab is looking great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 It looks awesome! I can’t wait to see this one finished! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Repstock Posted February 24 Author Share Posted February 24 I've got the cab pretty much done. Time to start on the interior. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockford Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 That is something else! Utterly amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brush Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Fantastic work, You are a craftsman well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Very nice! I remember seeing a photo of the 1:1 truck that had that intake setup, but I don’t remember where I saw it. I may have even saved it somewhere. Details like the side louvers and the door drains are always missed. This will definitely be the best 7000/7400 in any scale ever built. These are my favorite trucks. It was the first truck that I ever rode in as a kid. It looks like you have all the resources that you need, but I do have several reference photos if you were to need any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Repstock Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 41 minutes ago, DRIPTROIT 71 said: Very nice! I remember seeing a photo of the 1:1 truck that had that intake setup, but I don’t remember where I saw it. I may have even saved it somewhere. Details like the side louvers and the door drains are always missed. This will definitely be the best 7000/7400 in any scale ever built. These are my favorite trucks. It was the first truck that I ever rode in as a kid. It looks like you have all the resources that you need, but I do have several reference photos if you were to need any. I'd be happy to look at any photos you may have. I'm still looking for an underneath-the-cab shot. Thank you, and thank you all for the kind words. I appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trendsetta68 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 looove it !!! 😇👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Gore Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Awesome scratch work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Repstock Posted March 23 Author Share Posted March 23 I've been steadily working away at this project. Here's where I am currently... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Repstock Posted March 23 Author Share Posted March 23 I'd also like to thank Curt Zahn and DRIPTROIT 71 for helping me with this truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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