BK9300 Posted January 8 Author Posted January 8 9 hours ago, gotnitro? said: Interesting build to follow w all the information about plow trucks, most of us never realize when they pass . The details blow my mind, thanks for posting your work Thanks, Jeff - glad to hear your thoughts and I appreciate the compliment! Lots to learn about these trucks - any truck for that matter. The ‘initial’ research process never seems to stop - always another ‘how to’ question to deal with! 1
BK9300 Posted January 8 Author Posted January 8 9 hours ago, Jürgen M. said: That looks just perfect! I could actually imagine you being a giant working at a huge workbench with a real truck on it! Thanks, Jürgen - that made me laugh! Glad you keep checking in. 1
BK9300 Posted January 8 Author Posted January 8 7 hours ago, Bronzekeg said: awesome build with great details! Thanks very much, Ken - been an adventure getting all the bits in place! 1
Gary Chastain Posted January 8 Posted January 8 Brian, this is so well detailed, your skills continue to standouts 2
BK9300 Posted January 8 Author Posted January 8 2 hours ago, Gary Chastain said: Brian, this is so well detailed, your skills continue to standouts Gary, thanks for taking the time to have another look, and I always appreciate your comments! (hoping to see more from your Autocar soon, too!) 1
BK9300 Posted January 9 Author Posted January 9 (edited) Managed a bit more today - little job, but big frustration! (another note to self for future builds - plan better - hook up hoses to fittings before you can't get to fittings!) - got the bulkhead fitting set in place and the lift cylinder hose runs hooked up on the back side of the fitting. Fitting CA glued and pinned with Top Studio Hex rivets - touch up paint from CA glue melting paint needs to be done Hoses attached, 'bolts’ also epoxied so should never dislodge; minor touch up paint done as well Bulkhead fitting from front, ready for hoses from lift cylinder once its in place Not much today, but still carrying on - see what happens tomorrow! Take care. Edited January 9 by BK9300 Missing word 4
Steve H Posted January 9 Posted January 9 The amazing work continues… This is a remarkable build Brian. That rolling chassis is a thing of beauty sir. The plow is spectacular too. Going to be a treat watching this come together. 1
Pete68 Posted January 9 Posted January 9 Those fittings looks sweet Brian. Thanks for sharing your little updates. 2
BK9300 Posted January 9 Author Posted January 9 (edited) Got a bit side-tracked today - had wanted to get onto the front lift cylinder today, but found I still needed a small part to finish off. Then I took a couple pics and realized that a lot of little paint touchups are going to be needed from handling the frame. Started doing a few paint touchups, then got distracted by trying out some acrylic black wash on the fittings underneath the sander, to see if it improved the look of the fittings - I think it did, a bit. Then, got distracted even further by starting on tidying up the wiring at the front of the sander. I finally got back to doing a temporary assembly of the front plow - without lift chains, yet, and, of course, took more pics! Couple things going on here - a picture like this has been posted before, but now that the frame is off the rotisserie, I could finally complete the hydraulic hose run through the rear cross member, and 'plug' it until needed for summer dump box duties! Also applied some of the acrylic black wash to the hose fittings - although only slightly better than before, there is a definite improvement in the detail visible in the fittings Some wash applied to connector lids and hose fittings on wing plow's rear mount Decided to tidy up the sander wiring a bit, because I need to figure out how make it so the sander can be removed from the truck in the future, if need be, just like it can on the real truck. Made little rubber wafers to gather the wiring together This is a real truck's wiring at the same location - I don't yet have these final three hydraulic lines in place on the model yet Has a similar look to the real truck . . Finally back to the front lift cylinder and temporary assembly of lift group - need one more bit of Albion tubing to finish attaching the hydraulic lines to the bulkhead fitting Mocked up front plow - two mounting pins for the push frame to attach to the bumper need to be made. Again, the fasteners in the pic might be replaced by slightly smaller ones. Still got a bit more on the go for the rest of the afternoon and might post again later today - thanks! Edited January 10 by BK9300 typo 3
BK9300 Posted January 10 Author Posted January 10 21 hours ago, Steve H said: The amazing work continues… This is a remarkable build Brian. That rolling chassis is a thing of beauty sir. The plow is spectacular too. Going to be a treat watching this come together. Thanks, Steve - very pleasing to get to it to that point! 1
BK9300 Posted January 10 Author Posted January 10 21 hours ago, Pete68 said: Those fittings looks sweet Brian. Thanks for sharing your little updates. Lee, the fitting turned out to be a real life solution for a problem in my model - just would have been a lot easier to do before I put the bumper on the truck! 3
BK9300 Posted January 10 Author Posted January 10 So, motivated by having the sander back on the truck, I carried on this afternoon with some re-assembly of the other two plows. Everything had to go together differently than when first built, because now it was difficult to turn truck upside down. It all turned out good, after about three hours of fussing, and its going to be a long truck - 23" from the back of the sander frame to the leading tip of the front plow. Exciting moment to see it all (mostly) together! Got the the adjustable pins and part of lift cylinder back on the underbody Had to remove sander again and precariously perch the truck on its side to install the underbody's pins in the sleeves on side of truck frame Looks real close to being done but still lots to do on engine, hood and cab; didn't put push arms and cylinder on wing plow, because paint tends to easily come off the aluminum tubes - she's long! Two different lights used here so, not great result, but you get the overall look! (may need to re-do lift cylinder ram - not that happy with looking at it in this pic - a bit out of proportion?) Have to get the sander decals on and figure out how to take the sander body off in the future, but still another good day - thanks for having a look. 4
Biggu Posted January 10 Posted January 10 Yes, they are long. On the driver’s side , from the front bumper to the plow corner bit is 9 feet and almost 3 feet in some cases for the sander chute and spinner. Believe me when I say they can be a challenge to turn around on a narrow road. Outstanding as usual , Brian. 1
Pete68 Posted January 10 Posted January 10 2 hours ago, BK9300 said: I put the bumper on the truck! Sorry you had some trouble it happens. Progress looks good as always. 2
BK9300 Posted January 10 Author Posted January 10 23 minutes ago, Biggu said: Yes, they are long. On the driver’s side , from the front bumper to the plow corner bit is 9 feet and almost 3 feet in some cases for the sander chute and spinner. Believe me when I say they can be a challenge to turn around on a narrow road. Outstanding as usual , Brian. Thanks, Jeff! 1
BK9300 Posted January 10 Author Posted January 10 5 minutes ago, Pete68 said: Starting to look like Truck Brian. Yes, even more so once I get the cab and hood on - guess I've taken so long with that because I'm reluctant to do the cutting and modifications to cab and hood I need to do to make it look more like a 4900 FA. 3
Scott Eriksen Posted January 10 Posted January 10 10 hours ago, BK9300 said: So, motivated by having the sander back on the truck, I carried on this afternoon with some re-assembly of the other two plows. Everything had to go together differently than when first built, because now it was difficult to turn truck upside down. It all turned out good, after about three hours of fussing, and its going to be a long truck - 23" from the back of the sander frame to the leading tip of the front plow. Exciting moment to see it all (mostly) together! Got the the adjustable pins and part of lift cylinder back on the underbody Had to remove sander again and precariously perch the truck on its side to install the underbody's pins in the sleeves on side of truck frame Looks real close to being done but still lots to do on engine, hood and cab; didn't put push arms and cylinder on wing plow, because paint tends to easily come off the aluminum tubes - she's long! Two different lights used here so, not great result, but you get the overall look! (may need to re-do lift cylinder ram - not that happy with looking at it in this pic - a bit out of proportion?) Have to get the sander decals on and figure out how to take the sander body off in the future, but still another good day - thanks for having a look. Absolutely stunning Brian ,,,if there ever was a model builders porno magazine that would be the centerfold ,,,lol incredible work! Those hydraulic fittings were from CTM ? That's what mine are ,,super fragile ,, when attempting to remove from the 3D print support 2
BK9300 Posted January 10 Author Posted January 10 (edited) 2 hours ago, Scott Eriksen said: Absolutely stunning Brian ,,,if there ever was a model builders porno magazine that would be the centerfold ,,,lol incredible work! Those hydraulic fittings were from CTM ? That's what mine are ,,super fragile ,, when attempting to remove from the 3D print support Thanks, Scott - made me laugh! The resin fittings I am using are Top Studio, purchased from different suppliers, and they are very fragile! Early on, after breaking too many, made the decision to drill out the fittings and replace the tube portion with brass rod - maybe there’s a better process, but haven’t found it yet! The aluminum fittings used on the bulkhead fitting are from R&B Motion and are described as AN fittings, but they look the part that I needed. Thanks again for the compliment! The magnifying desk lamp sure came in handy doing this work! Edited January 10 by BK9300 2
BK9300 Posted January 11 Author Posted January 11 (edited) Spent some time this afternoon, thinking about what I need to accomplish with my cab and hood modifications. For the cab, I'm using Italeri's Western Star 5964SS Constellation kit, which is fairly close to what I need for the Western Star 4900FA cab. The hood is from Italeri's Western Star 4964 kit, which has the fender shape I need, but is too narrow where it meets the cab. Have it mostly figured out, just need to execute it properly! The cab and hood configuration I'm striving for - only one air cleaner - one on the other side might suck in too much snow when plowing! I need to create this curved indent and sidewall projection on both sides of the Constellation cab The Constellation cab - in addition to making the curve in to the firewall, and projections, will need to have the lower edge profile of cab extended forward on both sides; the Constellation kit had a sleeper opening in back of cab - I'll convert it to a day cab with the WS back panel from Auslowe The 4964 hood has the fender profile I need but I need to remove slight flare on sides of hood and fill in cutouts for the air cleaner clearance at the back edges of hood Light blue tape edge closely defines how much I need to widen the hood at the back edge; also need to remove the raised portion on top of the hood - the 4900 hood has a wider, raised element, and I need to remove the raised ribs on top of the fenders. The hood will be widened by cutting along each side of hood where the fenders meet the hood, and make a cut back to front on the top, center of the hood and all across the front edge of the hood, to allow the hood to be spread at the back. Then glue sides of hood back down on top of fenders, fill in the gaps with styrene, add back a wider raised portion on top of the hood and do the finish work. Sounds straight forward enough, but I screwed up an earlier attempt, about 8 months ago! I didn't make the hood wide enough at back, and messed up the curved profile of the top, back edge of hood. Anyway, you can get the general idea of what I hope to do better this time around. Not going to get it perfect but closer than last attempt. Could use a little luck! As always, I appreciate you having a look and your comments are welcomed! Thanks. Edited January 11 by BK9300 2
Scott Eriksen Posted January 11 Posted January 11 Looks like you got it pretty well under control Brian ! I need to get a Western Star kit ,,,,anyone know the difference between the AMT and the Italeri? 1
BK9300 Posted January 11 Author Posted January 11 13 minutes ago, Scott Eriksen said: Looks like you got it pretty well under control Brian ! I need to get a Western Star kit ,,,,anyone know the difference between the AMT and the Italeri? Thanks, Scott - here's hoping! I don't have any experience with the AMT kit - I just happen to prefer the overall quality of the Italeri kits 1
Scott Eriksen Posted January 11 Posted January 11 1 minute ago, BK9300 said: Thanks, Scott - here's hoping! I don't have any experience with the AMT kit - I just happen to prefer the overall quality of the Italeri kits Yes,,Italeri's quality is up there ! Being they are both in 1/24th I was curious if they shared the same molds 1
Scott Eriksen Posted January 11 Posted January 11 I just checked on Scalemates the AMT kit is the Italeri kit ,,,or started out as,,,, 1st time boxed as an AMT was in 2023
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