Jürgen M. Posted July 16 Posted July 16 I don't know the details of this kit, I've never built it but I can imagine how that area is executed. Decals can be made easily by drawing them in a graphics programme or even Power Point and then printed on decal paper. I make all my decals that way. Stripes, corporate logos, licence plates, ... Give it a try. It's not hard. 1
RoninUtah Posted July 16 Posted July 16 I made mine simply by painting it flat black and then going over the edges and stripes with body color with a super fine brush. It turned out okay but a decal would have been better. I make my license plates the same way Jurgen suggested. I’ve been collecting plates for years and I’m a member of a couple of world-wide collector clubs, so I have access to a lot of resources. North American plates are 6”x 12” so I just scale the photo to 1/2”’wide and it’s accurate to 1/24 scale. 1
Jürgen M. Posted July 16 Posted July 16 Painting is of course a very elegant way of solving the problem! 👍 You could also print them! Concerning the plates, I just google the plates I need, e.g. truck licenses of Utah (😉) and then I choose what I like, make a screenshot and downsize it to be printed! 2
Biggu Posted July 16 Author Posted July 16 Man , you guys are on to cool stuff, sadly I don’t have a color printer for plates. But yes the side panels on the Ford C kit are really plain and a decal would be a good quick simple solution. License plate decals and safety placards are things that would be really welcomed.
Biggu Posted July 16 Author Posted July 16 A little more progress, very little bit progress none the less , added the hand rail, filler lid, and vent, it is starting to look a bit busy now 5
BK9300 Posted July 16 Posted July 16 Progress of any kind is good - summer’s a busy time for everyone, so good to see any movement forward. Looking good! 1 1
RoninUtah Posted July 16 Posted July 16 I can't wait to see this thing painted, and spots of black goo on the appropriate places! When I worked on an asphalt crew, we would pull the fuel truck up next to our equipment to wash it down with raw diesel fuel. It did a great job as a solvent for liquid asphalt. That was over 50 years ago, I don't think you could do that today! 1 2
1st 700 Quad Posted July 16 Posted July 16 10 minutes ago, RoninUtah said: When I worked on an asphalt crew, we would pull the fuel truck up next to our equipment to wash it down with raw diesel fuel. It did a great job as a solvent for liquid asphalt. That was over 50 years ago, I don't think you could do that today! OSHA would have a stroke.... 3
RoninUtah Posted July 16 Posted July 16 2 hours ago, 1st 700 Quad said: OSHA would have a stroke.... Yeah, one time I slipped off a roller and landed on my chin on the pavement and a mild concussion. Needed a few stitches... No OSHA reporting in those days! 1
Biggu Posted July 16 Author Posted July 16 I hope I don’t disappoint you guys but I was seriously thinking of painting the tank black. All the ones I see up here have been black …….🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 1
Daverde Posted July 21 Posted July 21 Cam actuated air brakes are less complicated than wedge brakes and cams tent to get a few more miles out of them than wedge style . fantastic work!!
slusher Posted July 21 Posted July 21 On 3/23/2025 at 9:08 AM, Biggu said: Its square! Are the Frames hard to get Square?
Daverde Posted July 21 Posted July 21 I remember these trucks when I was a kid down on the cape area in Massachusetts The roads where sand and some gravel in the summer the asphalt truck would go done the roads and lay asphalt down 1
Biggu Posted July 21 Author Posted July 21 43 minutes ago, Scott Eriksen said: Jeff >>>> lol What a cool pic, mow THAT is old school !! Love it ! Thanks Scott… 1
Biggu Posted July 21 Author Posted July 21 (edited) 1 hour ago, slusher said: Are the Frames hard to get Square? Yes sometimes they can get away from you. The molds are quite old and back in the day I’m sure they tried as hard as they could to get as much detail as possible and some of the parts need some extra clean up with some precision. But don’t be put off, with a little care and taking your time, they can be really good. Definitely not impossible but not shake and bake either. Edited July 21 by Biggu 1 1
Biggu Posted Thursday at 01:25 PM Author Posted Thursday at 01:25 PM A little update to show this is still happening …… did a slight mock up to see how the tank looks and fits the truck frame. The tank sat on the truck frame perfectly and length was exactly where I wanted it but I was a little concerned about how low the spray bars were, so I decided to add a spacer of sorts to lift the whole thing up about 1/8 inch and it looks way better and sits nicely on the truck. I also hand painted the propane tank to make it look as though it has been out in the weather and used. In my experience with those tanks, they don’t stay pristine very long. Also splashed paint on the tank. I wanted to go period correct for the late ‘60’s to the early ‘70’s when the tanks were black. Hopefully I can ‘spill’ a little SS-1 on it in the correct places. It will be subtle though I think. Also got the cab painted the white base coat and yesterday shot some orange on it as well. Did a little fiddling with the interior yesterday and maybe a bit more today. That’s about it for now but there will be more to come…… oh and if you notice that the spray bar and bumper look crooked, that is because the bumper has a slight ‘wow’ in it as printed, and I did notice it but didn’t think it was too bad, and it can’t be fixed so I’m going with the driver backing into something and bent the bumper. So far I have not seen an accident form for that, so like my dear old dad used to say …..” Mr. Nobody must’ve done it “…. 1
BK9300 Posted Thursday at 02:08 PM Posted Thursday at 02:08 PM Looking mighty fine, Jeff! Good call on adding the frame spacers. Paint looks really good - must have been fun getting paint in all the tight places around your detail parts, but sure turned out well. 1
Biggu Posted Thursday at 02:30 PM Author Posted Thursday at 02:30 PM 18 minutes ago, BK9300 said: Looking mighty fine, Jeff! Good call on adding the frame spacers. Paint looks really good - must have been fun getting paint in all the tight places around your detail parts, but sure turned out well. Thanks Brian. Yeah I must admit I was certainly moving it around to get paint into the tight places. Not my usual way of doing business but to paint all the bits then assemble might have been worse. As for the frame spacers, they also gave the whole structure a little more support and looks better over all. Thanks for checking in.
Jürgen M. Posted Thursday at 02:30 PM Posted Thursday at 02:30 PM Looks great Jeff! Awesome paint job, nice surface! Keep going Pal! 1
ShakyCraftsman Posted Thursday at 02:32 PM Posted Thursday at 02:32 PM Looking great Buddy!👍🏻 Ron G 1
Biggu Posted Thursday at 07:23 PM Author Posted Thursday at 07:23 PM 4 hours ago, Jürgen M. said: Looks great Jeff! Awesome paint job, nice surface! Keep going Pal! 4 hours ago, ShakyCraftsman said: Looking great Buddy!👍🏻 Ron G Thanks boys !! 1
Biggu Posted Thursday at 10:05 PM Author Posted Thursday at 10:05 PM (edited) Got a little play time today, so did some fiddly stuff in the interior, not much to show just yet but well needed stuff. Then decided the propane tank needed a little detailing so added some oxidation kind of rust to the mounting ring, painted the valve, and cobbled together a placard. Then made a couple placards for the tank using very thin sheet plastic and decal letters, and then added a few decals to the tank itself. Managed to unmask the cab and it turned out pretty good with absolutely no cleanup or paint correction. And then a minor brain wave ……I have come up with an idea on how to mitigate the curve in the rear bumper, not sure it will be perfect but may help a bit… that will come in the next update. So for now, I think everyone who is interested is caught up. Thanks for checking in Edited Friday at 12:18 AM by Biggu 2
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