The Same but “ a little “ Different

[Biggu]

  On 11/7/2024 at 10:09 AM, Rockford said:

Engine looks great, very realistic. Having worked on English tippers in the 80s I can recall scraping oil soaked grot from engines looking for buried bolt-heads. They were built to work, not to polish. The Gardner 180LXBs we had a lot of would commonly use up to a gallon of oil a day, I swear the blocks and crankcases were made out of sponge. Then along came Cummins - bone dry. 

I found this picture of two of the very trucks I used to work on when I worked for Rainfords. Just to let you know what garbage I'm talking about. 

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??blocks made of a sponge…. Thats a good one…. I was a bit concerned I may have been a touch heavy handed but in real life it doesn’t look bad. Thanks for the confirmation, Steve. Your story is interesting. And thanks for the VERY cool pic. I’m going to save that one. Is that loader an Aviling - Barford ? Check my spelling but …?  Love the short story and pic, thanks. 
Jeff

[Biggu]

  On 11/7/2024 at 11:59 AM, Jürgen M. said:

Engine looks great Jeff!

Admit it, it's an original engine projected onto your workbench! ?

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Thanks JM! I was striving for a hard worker, but maintained, just not a show piece. It’s a fine line … the frame weathering is next. Then wheels and tires, fuel tanks etc. still a way to go. But it’s fun. Thanks for checking in. 
 

[Rockford]

  On 11/7/2024 at 3:32 PM, Biggu said:

Is that loader an Aviling - Barford

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Jeff I think it was a Bray. It was replaced with a Fiat Allis about 1982, the driver thought he was dreaming. Looking at the trucks you can see the only chrome on a UK truck was in the headlight reflectors! 

[Biggu]

  On 11/7/2024 at 4:46 PM, Rockford said:

Jeff I think it was a Bray. It was replaced with a Fiat Allis about 1982, the driver thought he was dreaming. Looking at the trucks you can see the only chrome on a UK truck was in the headlight reflectors! 

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Oh ok. Forgot about the Fiat-Allis  and those are real working utilitarian trucks. Typical fleet units, not owner operator trucks.  I know our trucks were not loved by many of the guys being fleet units. It would have been a different story if the guys had to buy their own truck ! 

[Gary Chastain]

Love the look of your engine, I need to duplicate that for my GMC build. Well done

[RoninUtah]

Can't wait to see what you do with the chassis, wheels and fuel tank!

[Biggu]

  On 11/7/2024 at 5:09 PM, Gary Chastain said:

Love the look of your engine, I need to duplicate that for my GMC build. Well done

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Thanks Gary. Coming from you I really appreciate that

[Biggu]

  On 11/7/2024 at 5:20 PM, RoninUtah said:

Can't wait to see what you do with the chassis, wheels and fuel tank!

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Now the pressure is on ???????? with luck I can get a start on it today. 

[Biggu]

I was’t going to post these as I thought no big deal, but they were very time consuming , rims and tires done. Lots of detail painting and weathering….

[Biggu]

Sorry the pics are lousy. It’s my phine ?

[BK9300]

  On 11/8/2024 at 9:55 PM, Biggu said:

I was’t going to post these as I thought no big deal, but they were very time consuming , rims and tires done. Lots of detail painting and weathering….

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The weathering looks great, Jeff - about the time it took, I read an article awhile back that said weathering a model might take longer than it takes to build the model, depending on what you're trying to achieve!

[Biggu]

  On 11/8/2024 at 11:02 PM, BK9300 said:

The weathering looks great, Jeff - about the time it took, I read an article awhile back that said weathering a model might take longer than it takes to build the model, depending on what you're trying to achieve!

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Thanks Brian, I think who ever wrote that article was surly correct. Its fun though but real easy to over do it. For me, I have to keep the whole picture in mind, like if the tires are heavy mud then the rest of the truck has to match. And of course vice versa. Its a real fun experiment.  Thanks for checking in. 

[Gary Chastain]

Nice detail, looking good, I like the light weathering 

[Randy D]

Hi Jeff,

   That motor is looking just awesome my friend!!! Nice touch on the "wet" valve covers.

The wheels and tires came out great.  Inquiring minds need to know,  did you use Meng bolts or CTM on those ?  How did you do the dirt in the tire threads?

We need details ?

Randy 

[Biggu]

  On 11/9/2024 at 12:36 AM, Randy D said:

Hi Jeff,

   That motor is looking just awesome my friend!!! Nice touch on the "wet" valve covers.

The wheels and tires came out great.  Inquiring minds need to know,  did you use Meng bolts or CTM on those ?  How did you do the dirt in the tire threads?

We need details ?

Randy 

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Thanks Randy !!

The wheels are 20” 2 hole Budd rims I bought from Paul at STSupplyco.com and they are little gems. The come with the rims and separate hubs for the steering axle and a set for the drivers. Worth every penny.  
 

As far as the ‘mud’ in the treads, I do a real simple thing ,…. I take dry pigments and wet them down, take a good thick firm brush and apply heavily to the tread area and generally make a mess. Lol , I let it dry over night and then next day take the same brush , clean it and keep it damp and rub the excess off the treads until the “ rubber “ shows and then rub with my finger to clean off the tread area cleaner and then streak the side walls with the damp brush dabbing it on a paper towel to get the excess off the brush. Let it dry and then rub it gently again with a fine towel or my hands until I get the desired result… does that make sense and paint a picture for you?

[Force]

The engine looks great, these Detroit Diesel engines has a habit of leaking oil, often called "Detroit leakers", if there isn't oil under it it is no oil in it. ?

[Biggu]

  On 11/9/2024 at 3:20 AM, Force said:

The engine looks great, these Detroit Diesel engines has a habit of leaking oil, often called "Detroit leakers", if there isn't oil under it it is no oil in it. ?

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Hahahaaa. Wasn’t that how you knew that you had to add oil??????

[Jürgen M.]

Great job Jeff! That weathering Looks perfect! So does the leaking engine! There's still lots to learn from you guys! Thanks for each lesson! 

[RoninUtah]

Amazing, just the right touch of weathering. I’ve got a lot to learn here, I appreciate the tutorial!

[Biggu]

  On 11/9/2024 at 4:12 PM, RoninUtah said:

Amazing, just the right touch of weathering. I’ve got a lot to learn here, I appreciate the tutorial!

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Thanks Ron, the thing is with the pigments, if you don’t like what you have done, just wash it off and start again , I’m still practising as well. I’d be excited to see what you do…

[RoninUtah]

What color pigments do you use? Is it different for ordinary dirt at the roof/ top of the cab vs. road dirt on the underside? 

[Biggu]

  On 11/9/2024 at 4:20 PM, RoninUtah said:

What color pigments do you use? Is it different for ordinary dirt at the roof/ top of the cab vs. road dirt on the underside? 

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I have a set of AK pigments for dirt and grime and I also have a set of Doc O’Brien’s pigments from MicroMark tools. You can mix and make any color mud or dirt or dust that you fancy. A little seems to go a long way and the pigments from Micro Mark are fairly reasonably priced although you don’t get quite as much as in the AK bottles. But they are perfect for starting out with out a huge investment….

[Biggu]

Another little update ….. here is the interior tub , almost done … just have to add the steering wheel, pretty much….. CTM pe is the hero here ….. their dash work is beautiful and the small ash tray had to be bent to shape?and the brake valves are as big as the head of a pin, but they son’t look right glued flat to the dash, so they should be made to give a 3d effect, I thought a small piece of wire would give that effect of what the real valve would be like on the dash. It also gave it the look of the actual valve, also as this is an older working truck, going with the theme of a worker and not a show truck, some dust and wear should be seen. So again with the pigments, dirties up the seats a bit and as the dog house is a leather or vinyl it can be dirty but has to have a bit of a ‘sheen’ and I think I managed that illusion. Also resin door handles and window cranks. I also dirtied up the sleeper curtain and it will be installed just before the tub goes in to the cab. Same as the steering wheel , I just don’t want to break them off with my clumsy hands…… she is slowly coming along…..

[BK9300]

Awesome job on the interior, Jeff.  Now you might need to open your driver’s door to better display your patient work!

[Jürgen M.]

That is one beautiful dash! I'm almost ashamed of the ones I've done! 

Keep going! This is gonna be some treasure!