Scott S Posted July 1, 2010 Author Posted July 1, 2010 couple more progress pic's, she'll realy look good with a coat of future, then on to the trailer.
Pete1980 Posted July 1, 2010 Posted July 1, 2010 I love when they get to this point cause it starts to come together and you can see your work payin off.Looks good man!
SpreadAxle Posted July 2, 2010 Posted July 2, 2010 Nice work. I like the paintjob, and the photos are MUCH better. Now I can see your work.
ARTEMIS1759 Posted July 2, 2010 Posted July 2, 2010 (edited) Did the old Ford get in a wreck there? Might have to call a tow truck. Keep up the good work. It's looking good. The only thing I would have done was used a red chassis. Not sure why but I love green on red after seeing a Pete my dad built that way. But thats just me. Looks good. Edited July 2, 2010 by ARTEMIS1759
Scott S Posted July 3, 2010 Author Posted July 3, 2010 Did the old Ford get in a wreck there? Might have to call a tow truck. Keep up the good work. It's looking good. The only thing I would have done was used a red chassis. Not sure why but I love green on red after seeing a Pete my dad built that way. But thats just me. Looks good. Lol, the ford and a western star wrecker had a hard time when i moved, their on the block for rebuilds soon, as for the pic's the nice ones are with my olympus E420, which i'm gonna use more often, the rest are Palm pre camera pic's, i wanna take some gud pic's of the 53 with that camera... hood and bumper are just sitting on thats why their crocked.. Scott
Scott S Posted July 4, 2010 Author Posted July 4, 2010 OK , she's done, i hope i did her justice.... comments are welcome, actualy requested.. Thanks for looking, Scott
cowboysevens Posted July 4, 2010 Posted July 4, 2010 what a great biuld on a great truck, fantastic job. cant wait to see the payload. dennis
Scott S Posted July 5, 2010 Author Posted July 5, 2010 The payload will be the original isue fruehauf box van, (T-507) and that poses a question for me. what color should it be? white, or silver like a traditional dry van. gimme you thoughts guys. Thanks, Scott
cowboysevens Posted July 5, 2010 Posted July 5, 2010 The payload will be the original isue fruehauf box van, (T-507) and that poses a question for me. what color should it be? white, or silver like a traditional dry van. gimme you thoughts guys. Thanks, Scott i would go all white dennis
mackinac359 Posted July 5, 2010 Posted July 5, 2010 Cool! A classic kit, a classic paint scheme. Nice. Tim
highway Posted July 5, 2010 Posted July 5, 2010 Nice job on the tractor, Scott. The white trailer sounds alright, but I prefer stainless trailers myself, especially on an owner operator style truck. I'm not trying to hijack your thread, but I thought maybe this pic would give you an idea. I used Elmer's sprayable craft glue to attach good old household aluminum foil to the sides and roof. I, of course, left the shiny side out on the sides to replicate the stainless steel sides and I put the dull side out on the roof to replicate the aluminum roof these old trailers had. I burnished it much the same as you would Bare Metal Foil, and even though it's a little thicker than BMF, it shows the engraved detail such as the rivets and ribbing very well.
Semi Trailer Mechanic Posted July 5, 2010 Posted July 5, 2010 Hey Scott Well Done. The Fruehauf Van sounds like a winner to me. Here's how I recommend painting the trailer.Roof - Model Master Aluminum Metallizer. Polish and Use a Dull Coat Clear Coat.Upper/Lower/Nose Rails - Tamiya Bare Metal silver (gives the best dull aluminum appearance IMO)Side ,Nose, and Radius Panels - Model Master Classic White w/ dull coat clear coat.Door Frame,Fan Tail, I.C.C. bumper - Model Master Classic White. Don't dull coat this.Dolly Leg Assembly,Bogie/Axles, - Tamiya Semi Gloss BlackCoupler Plate, Kingpin,Slider Rails (underside) - Model Master Magnesium MetallizerUnder Carriage,Crossmembers Underside of the Floor - Tamiya Light Grey (To represent RPC Sealer)
ARTEMIS1759 Posted July 5, 2010 Posted July 5, 2010 That turned out sweet. Only question I have is what happened with the rear shock mounts and shocks?
Scott S Posted July 5, 2010 Author Posted July 5, 2010 Hmmm, ya got me on that one . i had to shorten the shocks to fit, they were to long to fit properly, i musta tweaked that one some how, i got couple lil things i wanna touch up anyways, so i just add that one to the list. Semi trailer mech. Thanks for the color tips, thats a BIG help. much appreciated.. Scott
Old Albion Posted July 9, 2010 Posted July 9, 2010 Scott, Great colour scheme, Great truck! Very impressive! Good Luck with the trailer. Dave
Scott S Posted July 28, 2010 Author Posted July 28, 2010 Some Progress pic's of the vintage Fruehauf that i'm building to go with her. Box stock, only deviation was i painted the hubs to match the tractor. Scott
Jim B Posted July 28, 2010 Posted July 28, 2010 That came out really nice. I like the trailer combination.
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