Force Posted February 14, 2019 Posted February 14, 2019 (edited) 17 hours ago, Yahshu said: The AMT KW123 has the correct bases for the seats It has one as do the W925, the K100 Aerodyne kit has two but not at the same detail level. You will not see much of them if you don't open the doors but the Revell kit has opening doors so one might want to have the right bases. Edited February 14, 2019 by Force
Yahshu Posted February 14, 2019 Posted February 14, 2019 5 hours ago, Force said: It has one as do the W925, the K100 Aerodyne kit has two but not at the same detail level. You will not see much of them if you don't open the doors but the Revell kit has opening doors so one might want to have the right bases. Thanks Force, just checked mine & low & behold there's only one, how rude.
DrKerry Posted February 14, 2019 Posted February 14, 2019 17 hours ago, Force said: It has one as do the W925, the K100 Aerodyne kit has two but not at the same detail level. You will not see much of them if you don't open the doors but the Revell kit has opening doors so one might want to have the right bases. I’ll hopefully be getting two from the Aerodyne Kit a friend of mine has. I’m using the Revell kit so mine will have doors open and they will show.. Not sure how hard the K123 seat bases are to find!?
CharlieBravo Posted February 14, 2019 Author Posted February 14, 2019 So from this the best/most accurate representation would be the AMT bases and Auslowe seats?
Force Posted February 15, 2019 Posted February 15, 2019 (edited) 9 hours ago, DrKerry said: I’ll hopefully be getting two from the Aerodyne Kit a friend of mine has. I’m using the Revell kit so mine will have doors open and they will show.. Not sure how hard the K123 seat bases are to find!? Both the AMT K123 and W925 wich has the same drivers seat base has been reissued lately so the kits can't be that hard to find, the K100 Aerodyne kit is also quite easy to find as the Tyrone Malone Papa Truck transporter was reissued not long ago. 6 hours ago, CharlieBravo said: So from this the best/most accurate representation would be the AMT bases and Auslowe seats? Yes...or use the seats from the AMT K100 Aerodyne with K123/W925 bases or detail up the bases from the K100 Aerodyne, the seat base can of course be scratch built too as it isn't that complicated. You decide for yourself how you will attack this. K100 seats like they are in the BJ truck. AMT K123 seat. AMT W925 seat. AMT K100 Aerodyne seat. Edited February 15, 2019 by Force
DrKerry Posted February 15, 2019 Posted February 15, 2019 11 hours ago, Force said: Both the AMT K123 and W925 wich has the same drivers seat base has been reissued lately so the kits can't be that hard to find, the K100 Aerodyne kit is also quite easy to find as the Tyrone Malone Papa Truck transporter was reissued not long ago. Yes...or use the seats from the AMT K100 Aerodyne with K123/W925 bases or detail up the bases from the K100 Aerodyne, the seat base can of course be scratch built too as it isn't that complicated. You decide for yourself how you will attack this. K100 seats like they are in the BJ truck. AMT K123 seat. AMT W925 seat. AMT K100 Aerodyne seat. Very nice! Thanks for the info!!
CharlieBravo Posted February 25, 2019 Author Posted February 25, 2019 (edited) not much of an update... I've been sanding for weeks.. looking at the rear in the mockup I think I will need to scratch build bigger doors and make the opening bigger so they meet further to the edge of the trailer... l Next is on to the ribbing.. Edited February 25, 2019 by CharlieBravo
CharlieBravo Posted February 25, 2019 Author Posted February 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Yahshu said: You have been busy just killin' time until we make this dash mate
Force Posted February 25, 2019 Posted February 25, 2019 (edited) Keep up the good work. The grey plastic in these ERTL trailers is quite strange, as I remember it from when I built one of mine it feels softer and somewhat fatter than regular styrene. Edited February 25, 2019 by Force
CharlieBravo Posted February 25, 2019 Author Posted February 25, 2019 Yeah taking my time as its the only trailer I have..! the plastic seems ok I am most nervous about the ribbing but I am going to tackle that this week hopefully. I will use Tamiya extra thin cement just in case things get messy which I presume they might. Worst case scenario is I attempt to scratch build the entire side walls of the trailer but I don't really want to do that, I think I can modify this one sufficiently or at least that's the plan...fingers crossed and a beer in hand... I'd actually like to attempt to sand the ribs down once they are done to give it a more flatter look like the ribs on the actual trailer but I will consider that after they are in place. 1
DrKerry Posted February 26, 2019 Posted February 26, 2019 2 hours ago, CharlieBravo said: Yeah taking my time as its the only trailer I have..! the plastic seems ok I am most nervous about the ribbing but I am going to tackle that this week hopefully. I will use Tamiya extra thin cement just in case things get messy which I presume they might. Worst case scenario is I attempt to scratch build the entire side walls of the trailer but I don't really want to do that, I think I can modify this one sufficiently or at least that's the plan...fingers crossed and a beer in hand... I'd actually like to attempt to sand the ribs down once they are done to give it a more flatter look like the ribs on the actual trailer but I will consider that after they are in place. Make sure it’s only one beer! Two could make things messier yet!! Lol You’re giving me the itch to start mine!! 1
tbill Posted February 26, 2019 Posted February 26, 2019 Looking good, after what you’ve done so far, adding ribs to the trailer is child’s play
CharlieBravo Posted February 26, 2019 Author Posted February 26, 2019 13 hours ago, DrKerry said: Looking good Chris!!! cheers, i'm enjoying it
CharlieBravo Posted February 26, 2019 Author Posted February 26, 2019 5 hours ago, tbill said: Looking good, after what you’ve done so far, adding ribs to the trailer is child’s play Thanks and I hope so! I'm sure once the paint is on any little mistakes I make should hopefully blend in!!
CharlieBravo Posted March 8, 2019 Author Posted March 8, 2019 (edited) One side ribbed! Didn't take as long as I thought it would. Way back at the start of this thread Ben Wicker suggested drawing a straight pencil line to line up the ribs. This is what i did and it worked perfectly so thanks Ben!! No I just have to do the other side and finish the door relocation.. I am thinking of sanding down the ribs to give them a flatter appearance just like the real thing, not sure though if I want to mess with it though... Edited March 8, 2019 by CharlieBravo 1
Vince66 Posted March 8, 2019 Posted March 8, 2019 Dyyyyyyyynooooooomiiiiite Looks really good be better in paint. 1
DrKerry Posted March 8, 2019 Posted March 8, 2019 Looking good! I got to looking at the Coca Cola trailer and the back end and doors and such. If I’m seeing it right I think the doors on that are closer to the Bear trailer! They are wider and come closer to the outer edges of the frame work. If someone can verify that it would be helpful!! 1
CharlieBravo Posted April 28, 2019 Author Posted April 28, 2019 (edited) very little to report guys, it's been few and far between days on the bench. I've finished the ribbing of both sides, just needs some clean up. The sides are fairly close to how I want them now. I am going to sand down the ribs slightly to give them a flatter appearance. I've got some Archer rivets coming to hopefully replace some of the detail I have lost removing the Great Dane branding etc. The side door opening was a bit of pot luck as I just added sufficient framing with evergreen to make it look accurate and low and behold the side door fits in the groove perfectly!! So the side door relocation and the ribbing was a success for me. I have also trimmed the rear trailer framing as the kit doors needed to be larger; it is already heavily modified but needed more tweaking. Edited April 28, 2019 by CharlieBravo 1
DrKerry Posted April 28, 2019 Posted April 28, 2019 Looking great Chris!! A lot of work ahead for all who do this build!! My chassis is started and watching yours is giving me a lot of ideas for mine! 1
CharlieBravo Posted February 2, 2022 Author Posted February 2, 2022 (edited) Still going on this build! It's been a busy 12 months and little and sporadic time on the bench but still chipping away. modified kit reefer to get the control panel on the correct side. Added some bolt detail to chassis. used balsa wood and varnish to create the Brown mfg trailer inside walls. still plugging away on the scratchbuilt aerodyne dash. Not sure how I will replicate the rocker switches yet, any ideas? used a 3D printed Hutchens suspension with scratchbuilt frame. Raised the floor of the kit trailer and detailed the ribbed floor. Got some momentum! Edited February 7, 2022 by CharlieBravo 1
CharlieBravo Posted February 2, 2022 Author Posted February 2, 2022 (edited) Edited February 7, 2022 by CharlieBravo
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