Randy D Posted August 11 Author Posted August 11 Thank you Gary ! Brian, Glad you're liking this my friend! Victor, Thank you ! Jeff, Appreciate you checking in buddy!! Dom, thank you! BD, thank you sir! Working on the chassis..... Building up frame horns.. 3
Randy D Posted August 11 Author Posted August 11 Making up the springs from nickel silver stock... Spring hangers.... shock mount filed from white metal stock... That is all for now, Thanks for looking in. Randy 3
Gary Chastain Posted August 11 Posted August 11 Wowzer, that is some incredible fabrication, outa my league
Biggu Posted August 11 Posted August 11 And I thought 3d printing was cool …….. this is out of this world !!!! Randy, your skill set is unbelievable. Its a really good thing you display these parts with tweezers as I am sure if posted alone, no one would be able to understand it is a miniature replica and not the real thing, absolutely stunning.
meechum68 Posted August 11 Posted August 11 .... stunning... absolutely stunning! Your skills... mindboggling amazing!
Straightliner59 Posted August 12 Posted August 12 I don't have any idea how I missed this! That engine is...I'm speechless. It's amazing, my friend! I still have to check out the rest of this project. I just had to say that!
BK9300 Posted August 12 Posted August 12 (edited) Another inspiring post of your amazing work, Randy! This last series is quite interesting to me, because I'm going to need to make Western Star frame horns for my next build, too, so very inspirational for me to see this. Just marvelously complex detail you create! Edited August 12 by BK9300 typo 1
redneckrigger Posted August 25 Posted August 25 This is a stunning build! But way down deep, a piece of me thinks that just maybe instead of doing all this incredible detail work, you built a 24 to 1 pair of tweezers and found a huge fiberglass hand to hold them and are showing us pictures of a real truck……..just sayin’! This is absolutely incredible work sir!!! 2
Randy D Posted September 3 Author Posted September 3 Big thanks to those that took the time to comment!!!! Gary, I don't think much in this hobby is out of your league😀 Jeff, As your build proves, 3d is really cool!!! Thanks Michael Brian S. thank you! Steve, always appreciate you!! Daniel, Thank you and be sure to check out all the great builders in this section of the forum. Brian K., Thank you and really looking forward to your bridge truck build! Tom, Appreciate the kind remarks. Your crane build is an inspiration to all !!! Les, Love it and thank you!! Some work on the sprayer booms. Ref. pics of different trucks and systems... more to follow.... 2
Randy D Posted September 3 Author Posted September 3 Center section of boom examples .... a start on the basic frame... 2
Randy D Posted September 3 Author Posted September 3 A couple of ref. pics for the boom sections.... making up the pillow blocks and hard water lines.... 3
Randy D Posted September 3 Author Posted September 3 That is all for now, Thanks for looking in! Randy 1
BK9300 Posted September 3 Posted September 3 (edited) I knew that MCM notification in my email meant something special would be waiting. Fabulous attention to detail, Randy - good thing your truck has a brass frame and metal suspensions. Awesome work! Edited September 5 by BK9300 Typo 1
Biggu Posted September 3 Posted September 3 This is awesome.... crafted like a fine watch maker.... your metal work is more than something to behold...I love looking at this come together, every time I look I see something I missed the first time, your 'welding', soldering is just perfect.... man this is cool...
BDSchindler Posted September 3 Posted September 3 I have got to learn how to solder like this...words escape me, Randy 1
Straightliner59 Posted September 5 Posted September 5 On 9/3/2025 at 12:45 PM, Randy D said: Daniel, Thank you and be sure to check out all the great builders in this section of the forum. Oh, yes! I've been admiring a certain crane! 1
Randy D Posted Tuesday at 10:42 PM Author Posted Tuesday at 10:42 PM Hi Folks, Thanks Brian K., It is getting a little heavy😄 Jeff , Appreciate the kind words my friend! Glad you like it Brian S. Thank you Victor, I look at your RV & trailer build and think the same thing about your skills with styrene!! Daniel, that is a good one ! Steve, thank you for following along on this one! Been trying to get a start on the sprayer details out on the booms. I need about 40 of these sprayer nozzles. You find them with anywhere from 3 to 6 heads.... Here is my effort. Photo etch 'x' , pipe union, and a vertical brass piece and a horizontal one all... more ...... 1
Randy D Posted Tuesday at 10:54 PM Author Posted Tuesday at 10:54 PM Some small beads and a little paint.... Also working on the boom folding mechanism.... Now it pales in comparison to Tom's awesome boom on his crane truck but I have almost 68 feet 😁 Thanks for looking in! Randy 1
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