Chariots of Fire Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 The Pierce Arrow 7 Ton dump is finally done. The body hoist is in place and the detailing is finished. Already for a test drive and showtime!
Chillyb1 Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 That is a really, really cool truck. I love this kind of modeling subject and wish there were more of this sort of thing. Now I want to see more pictures.
cargostar Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 Looks AMAZING!!!!! How did you do the racks for the bed dump???
Eshaver Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 Yeah , the tracks man ......... I suppose you're going to tell me they work too! Humm, I reinterate my comments from several months ago . I sure as H --- would'nt compete against ya . Hey , I'm pretty good at what I do but this Pearce Arrow , wow , how come it aint at one of the Art Meuseuems ? Ed Shaver
Chariots of Fire Posted September 9, 2009 Author Posted September 9, 2009 (edited) Yeah, well, they work and they don't! They are attached to the body and pivot upward so that the body can be lowered down into position on the frame. The two pinion gears engage he rack so as to hold the body up in just about any position. The racks are made from sections of nylon material obtained from a local scratch builder's supply house. He had some brass sections as well but they were expensive and would have been very difficult to bend. As it was I had to thin the nylon ones down so that they could be wrapped around the edge of a piece of 0.80" sheet stock. Once glued in place I could trim away the excess sheet. I glued a narrow piece of strip stock to the sheet that was left opposite the rack portion. Thinning out the nylon rack material and gluing it to the edge of a piece of thick sheet took all of the stress out of the rack so that it would keep its shape. Here are a couple of other pics for you. Here are just about all of the parts before they were finally assembled. and a couple more. Edited September 9, 2009 by Chariots of Fire
Modelmartin Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 I have admired your work for some time and this is no exception. Bravissimo!!! Thank you for sharing it with us.
Kostas Parchas Posted September 10, 2009 Posted September 10, 2009 That is a unique truck for any truck collector. Nice and clean build, nice choice of color. Kostas.
mardtrp Posted September 12, 2009 Posted September 12, 2009 I've said it before, but it needs repeating, bloody marvelous build, something you should be very proud of achieving. Excellent model, sure is a 'cut above' for what passes as bashing a bit of plastic. Mark
Harry P. Posted September 12, 2009 Posted September 12, 2009 First of all... I didn't know that Pierce-Arrow made trucks! Second, that is a way cool model! I guess I missed this... is it scratchbuilt? Sorry if I'm clueless, but I don't get to the Truck forum often enough...
Chariots of Fire Posted September 12, 2009 Author Posted September 12, 2009 First of all... I didn't know that Pierce-Arrow made trucks! Second, that is a way cool model! I guess I missed this... is it scratchbuilt? Sorry if I'm clueless, but I don't get to the Truck forum often enough... According to what little information I have Pierce Arrow built about 50 of them. Yes the truck is scratch built. The one I modeled is at the Middlebury, CT Golden Age of Trucking Museum. It was originally owned by the City of New York but is now privately owned. I took many measurements and photos of the truck on my visits to the museum.
Eshaver Posted September 12, 2009 Posted September 12, 2009 Charriots, yer toooooooooo much , I'm still speechless ! Ed Shaver
Chuck Most Posted September 12, 2009 Posted September 12, 2009 Wow. Incredible! Just a tad surprised it isn't a fire apparatus...
Chariots of Fire Posted September 13, 2009 Author Posted September 13, 2009 Wow. Incredible! Just a tad surprised it isn't a fire apparatus... It was a nice diversion, Chuck. I'm back in the fire apparatus mode again, though. Here is the next one on my list. It'a a WW2 vintage Mack with American LaFrance body work. They were only used state side and didn't come about until the latter part of the war.
Old Albion Posted September 13, 2009 Posted September 13, 2009 I agree with the others. This is an outstanding example of Engineering in Miniature. Yes!! More than just a model. This should be in a museum so all can see. Great work and Many Thanks for sharing this great old truck with us. Best Wishes Dave
Chariots of Fire Posted September 13, 2009 Author Posted September 13, 2009 I agree with the others. This is an outstanding example of Engineering in Miniature. Yes!! More than just a model. This should be in a museum so all can see. Great work and Many Thanks for sharing this great old truck with us. Best Wishes Dave Thank you Dave and to all of you for your kind comments. It was an enjoyable project. It gave me more of an appreciation for the way that some of these old pieces of equipment were made and how well they were made. Charlie
Chuck Most Posted September 29, 2009 Posted September 29, 2009 It was a nice diversion, Chuck. I'm back in the fire apparatus mode again, though. Here is the next one on my list. It'a a WW2 vintage Mack with American LaFrance body work. They were only used state side and didn't come about until the latter part of the war. You ARE going to keep us posted on THIS one, too, right?
Chariots of Fire Posted September 30, 2009 Author Posted September 30, 2009 I can do that! Just sent out the tires for casting. Should be back in a week or two. Then I need some info on Hercules engines of that vintage. Anybody got any ideas?
Old Albion Posted September 30, 2009 Posted September 30, 2009 (edited) Charlie, Join the ATHS and put up a question on the members forum about the Hercules and let people know what your planning to do. If anyone knows about old trucks and engines the people on the ATHS forum do. Good Luck. Dave Edited September 30, 2009 by Old Albion
Chariots of Fire Posted October 1, 2009 Author Posted October 1, 2009 Thanks for the information, Dave. I'll look into it and see where things lead!
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