Old modeller...#3

[modelercarl]

This is the two truck/trailer units with the cars in display cases I built to keep them in. I hate dusting!!! All of the cars, trucks and trailers have been air brushed with MCW (Model Car World)lacquers... great paint to use, authentic colors and very easy to air brush. I am now building another truck trailer unit using an old Italeri Freightliner and the ROG Car Transporter. Got a lot of models of friends cars from the teenage years to build and display.

[highway]

Wow, those trucks look great! I like both of them. The display case is nice, too, what did you use to build it?

By the way, what's the story with the motorhome on top of the case, is that a kit as well?

[modelercarl]

Thanks... I built the display cases out of 1/8" acrylic. The bottom, top, back and ends are joined together and the front is loose, tight fitting panel that is removable for access, the knob helps to disengage the front. The cases are separate and stackable (As you can see I am up to three already).

The motorhome you see on top is another project. A company I worked for had a GMC Eleganza motor home for entertaining customers (chauferring to sports events, concerts, etc.) and let employees use it when available for family vacations. I was Chief Engineer and got it pretty regularly. It's a model of Hess Oil Company training van that I found somewhere. It was in very bad shape, glue had oozed out of joints, tarnished chrome scored plastic, etc. I have been trying to rehab and am replicating the one we used many years ago....coming along OK so far.

[highway]

Thanks for the info, Carl. One more question, if I may, where did you get the acrylic from? I'd like to build something like yours for a few of my trucks.

[modelercarl]

Thanks for the info, Carl. One more question, if I may, where did you get the acrylic from? I'd like to build something like yours for a few of my trucks.

I buy it from United States Plastic Corp (www.usplastic.com). They will ship precut to your dimensions (very accurate!) or you can buy pieces in various standard sizes. They also have the acrylic solvent cement, knobs, corner reinforcements,saw blades, drills, etc.

Excellent service!

[highway]

I buy it from United States Plastic Corp (www.usplastic.com). They will ship precut to your dimensions (very accurate!) or you can buy pieces in various standard sizes. They also have the acrylic solvent cement, knobs, corner reinforcements,saw blades, drills, etc.

Excellent service!

Thanks again, Carl. I will check them out.