Moebius 53ft trailer in IH livery

[Scott Eriksen]

..............starting the trailer to team up with the Transtar II ...........MAJOR warpage ! ...........I need a bigger table and more MCW paint !

[Gary Chastain]

Wow, that looks long on the bench. By the way, you can never have enough room to work ???

[Scott Eriksen]

.................got it squared up ,, have to clean up some boogers and maybe shoot the primer tomorrow ....I don't have enough Chrysler Engine Red and Antique Silver left so I had to order more from MCW ,,should have it in a week or so 

[Rockford]

You could move in once you're finished, sell the house. 

I suppose this is where the car modellers win, you don't need a warehouse to display them. 

[gotnitro?]

I experienced the same dilemma during the lockdown, doing a group build w the 53 ft trailer..where to put this !  Fun build though

Seems small now next to my 1/350 CVN76 Wip..

[Scott Eriksen]

I got the paint in from MCW,,, I will probably finish the Motown Missile 1st then go back on this...........not enough room!

[vincen47]

Love the IH livery. It’ll look fantastic.

[cifenet]

That is one long trailer!  I am thinking painting is going to be challenging, but I have faith you will pull it off fine.  
 

Edited February 29, 2024 by cifenet

[vincen47]

It’s too bad nobody makes a drop frame van. It could be crafted from the Moebius kits, but that would be a major modification project.

[Firebuilder]

That is huge , with a tractor you will need a big shelf! Looks good so far.

[Scott Eriksen]

..................primed and painted the white and Antique Silver,,the lower sill is painted higher to match the level of the silver on the Transtar , wait a few days then shoot the red

[Edward Gore]

Very clean masking!

[Scott Eriksen]

............shot the red,,,not too much bleed thru, I expected more with all the rivets,little touch up here and there,,,,, next is paint the underside flat black,,IH decals and stripes, then nail on the suspension,landing gear and lights 

Edited March 9, 2024 by Scott Eriksen

[Trendsetta68]

sweeeeet ! ??

[Scott Eriksen]

........started decaling,,,,,,,,I made my own decals with Ink Jet decal paper I got on Amazon.... found a vintage IH Farmall add on the web so I used that ,,, have to hit it with Micro Sol yet. I ran out of Microscale white pinstripes so I ordered those ...once all the decals are on then shoot the clear 

[Jürgen M.]

Beautiful trailer, nice decals!

Did you use white decal paper? I made the experience that you can't make white backgrounds on transparent decal paper. Or is there a trick?

[gotnitro?]

Excellent work especially the decals 

[Scott Eriksen]

6 hours ago, Jürgen M. said:

Beautiful trailer, nice decals!

Did you use white decal paper? I made the experience that you can't make white backgrounds on transparent decal paper. Or is there a trick?

I used white decal paper for the IH logos ,,I have a pack of both white and clear paper I got on Amazon for Ink jet ,,pretty good results with it so far,,I spray 3 light coats of Tamiya flat clear over them and let it sit a day before using

[Jürgen M.]

OK. Thanks! I got the transparent sheets for laser jets. 

Works fine but for white backgrounds I'll have to get white decal paper! ?

[Jürgen M.]

I also put clear coat on top. Keeps em from wrinkling and peeling off. 

That's really excellent work on that trailer. Very neat job!

If you want to avoid bleed through then first apply one layer of the color underneath the masking. That will fill the gaps unseen and allow almost perfect lines especially If you have an uneven surface like like nuts or structured reefer walls.

Not that yours aren't already close to perfect! ?

Edited March 18, 2024 by Jürgen M.

[DRIPTROIT 71]

Man I like this trailer! Looks awesome!

[Scott Eriksen]

...........bounced off the Diamond Reo and back on this,,,shot the clear,,,good thing I have ventilation! Installed the tandems and landing gear ,,,run the air bag and brake hoses next

[Sledsel]

On 3/17/2024 at 10:05 AM, Scott Eriksen said:

I used white decal paper for the IH logos ,,I have a pack of both white and clear paper I got on Amazon for Ink jet ,,pretty good results with it so far,,I spray 3 light coats of Tamiya flat clear over them and let it sit a day before using

I have one of these trailers and they are long. I used some fairly large decals on mine and found taking a new #11 blade and poking a hole next to the rivets and soaking each with a drop of decal solution the decal settles right around the rivet and pushes the little bit of air out.

[Scott Eriksen]

2 hours ago, Sledsel said:

I have one of these trailers and they are long. I used some fairly large decals on mine and found taking a new #11 blade and poking a hole next to the rivets and soaking each with a drop of decal solution the decal settles right around the rivet and pushes the little bit of air out.

I had no problem with that with using Microsol,what I was referring to was I make my own decals with an Inkjet printer and after printing I spray the paper with Tamiya flat clear to set the ink 

[Scott Eriksen]

She's done ,lights,tires/wheels,mudflaps,airlines,,,,,too long to fit in my display case hooked to the Transtar though! ...........I need to put another deckplate on the tractor too