Missing in Action Posted April 1, 2011 Posted April 1, 2011 (edited) Hey Everyone!! This is a model of the Bj and the Bear truck restored after sitting in a junkyard in Douglasville,Ga for 20 years. The model is built very close to the way the truck looks now in 2011.Heres some pic's... Don't be shy,Let me know what Y'all think...Thanks for lookin'...Roy Edited April 12, 2011 by roy lingefelt
CharlieBravo Posted April 1, 2011 Posted April 1, 2011 Nice Mate. Very smooth What brand kit is the trailer? Does it have the side door on the other side? Cheers Chris
whale392 Posted April 1, 2011 Posted April 1, 2011 Looks good, Roy. Did you hand-paint the stripes or are they decals? Reason I ask is dads truck was painted in the Blue 'Salem' scheme like this one, and I wanted to know how you got it so straight and the Gold separation pinstipe so crisp.
Missing in Action Posted April 1, 2011 Author Posted April 1, 2011 Nice Mate. Very smooth What brand kit is the trailer? Does it have the side door on the other side? Cheers Chris Hey Chris!! It's an Itelari 48ft western reefer trailer that I shortened to 40ft.I am in the process of adding the side door. I will post some more detailed pics end to end of it that I missed. Have you got any pic's of Bj truck projects? If so, post them on here!!! Thanks Roy
Missing in Action Posted April 1, 2011 Author Posted April 1, 2011 Looks good, Roy. Did you hand-paint the stripes or are they decals? Reason I ask is dads truck was painted in the Blue 'Salem' scheme like this one, and I wanted to know how you got it so straight and the Gold separation pinstipe so crisp. Hey Bradley!! The stripes are decals that I got from Jerry/phoneguy at...www.modeltruckin.com ,He has alot of truck decals of many different liveries.He also stands behind what he sells with very good service!!! I know, because I had 1 door logo on this truck that was smudged apart and it was unusable.So Jerry sent me the replacements, No charge whatsoever!!! I am very happy with his products and great service!!! Also, I have heard real good things about J-BOT Decals/Jim Botatis...He also makes the Bj decals.I hope this helps!!! Roy
Missing in Action Posted April 2, 2011 Author Posted April 2, 2011 (edited) Hey Everyone!! Heres more pic's of the trailer. Oh,By the way...The wheels are incorrect!! They are for mock-up only. Thanks for lookin' Roy Edited April 2, 2011 by roy lingefelt
whale392 Posted April 2, 2011 Posted April 2, 2011 Roy, thanks for the decal/stripe info. It does help a lot. At least I can order up a set and remove the Red section to border the Blue I will be using. Thanks again, and nice looking combo you have there.
phoneguy Posted April 2, 2011 Posted April 2, 2011 Roy, thanks for the decal/stripe info. It does help a lot. At least I can order up a set and remove the Red section to border the Blue I will be using. Thanks again, and nice looking combo you have there. You don't have to worry about the red. When you see the decals in the store, you'll know why. It is the black/gold stripes and the white lettering. Jerry
CharlieBravo Posted April 2, 2011 Posted April 2, 2011 Hey Roy! That trailer looks great modified. I have the ERTL Great Dane Reefer with side door but the extra ribs need to be added and some heavy mods on the rear. This 48ft-er that you have done has the correct 'ribbing' and looks a tad more accurate. Now I'm thinking I might get one of these as well and modify likewise. How involved is the shortening? I'm at the moment waiting very patiently for some Ben W. wheels to be cast so I can continue my BJ build. Not sure how long they are going to be as Ben said he's waiting for some earlier parts to be cast by his 'man' before he sends away the 10-hole alcoas that I need. Fingers crossed it wont be too long!! I kind of like to build 'in sequence' so don't really want to start the trailer until the tractor is built. The engine is nearly done so I will try to post some pics of that soon. Cheers Chris
Missing in Action Posted April 2, 2011 Author Posted April 2, 2011 Hey Roy! That trailer looks great modified. I have the ERTL Great Dane Reefer with side door but the extra ribs need to be added and some heavy mods on the rear. This 48ft-er that you have done has the correct 'ribbing' and looks a tad more accurate. Now I'm thinking I might get one of these as well and modify likewise. How involved is the shortening? I'm at the moment waiting very patiently for some Ben W. wheels to be cast so I can continue my BJ build. Not sure how long they are going to be as Ben said he's waiting for some earlier parts to be cast by his 'man' before he sends away the 10-hole alcoas that I need. Fingers crossed it wont be too long!! I kind of like to build 'in sequence' so don't really want to start the trailer until the tractor is built. The engine is nearly done so I will try to post some pics of that soon. Cheers Chris Hey Chris!! It was so easy...Even I could do it!! LOL!!! Seriously,It was easy,The roof,floor,and sides are 2 pieces each.It is harder to explain than it is to actually do it.What you see in these pics,reefer excluded...Took about 1 1/2 hours to get the box where it is now!!! If you had 1 in front of you...You would see how rediculously easy it is to do!!! Building the reefer was harder,And it wasn't very hard!! Oh,by the way the only bodywork will be on the roof,If you do it like I did...Zoom in on the pics to say 200-300 on your computer and look very closely and you should be able to get yours right!!! I hope this helps!!! Cheers Roy
Missing in Action Posted April 9, 2011 Author Posted April 9, 2011 Hey Everyone!! I was messin' around with the side cargo door last night and scratchbuilt one that looks good,At least it looks good to me!! And I also got it in prime today!!! It's almost ready for some red and white and stripes!!! Heres a few pics... Thanks for lookin'...Roy
CharlieBravo Posted April 9, 2011 Posted April 9, 2011 Very nice Roy. That side door looks awesome Mate. The reason I like that trailer is the ribs, much closer to the Brown trailer than the Fruehauf ones which have twice as many ribs. I've read a few criticisms of the Italeri 48ft reefer but I think from memory the complaints are about the length(I could be wrong) but as it's modified to a 40ft, I really think I need to get one. Can't wait to see it in the BJ colours, or as you Yanks spell it-colors!!! Cheers Chris
clayton Posted April 9, 2011 Posted April 9, 2011 Those kits are off just a bit.But there so close that I leave them as is.From what I can remember it is one too 4MM to tall and a 1/2 too 3/4" or so to long come out too 50' or 53'. GTG
Missing in Action Posted April 9, 2011 Author Posted April 9, 2011 Thanks Guys!! The only complaint I have with this trailer was no drip rail above the rear doors and the wheels and tires...They were the first thing to be removed from the kit!!! However, I will never pass one of these up,If the price is fair!!! This is a very good "curbside" trailer(absolutely no interior detail)...Which is fine with me!! And it's a very easy build to boot!!! Roy
Missing in Action Posted April 12, 2011 Author Posted April 12, 2011 Hey Everyone!! I'm adding a few more progress pics... Not much longer now!! Thanks for lookin'...Roy
butchey Posted April 13, 2011 Posted April 13, 2011 She's Lookin Great !!!!!!!!!!!cant wait to see it done.
billb Posted April 13, 2011 Posted April 13, 2011 Hey Everyone!! I'm adding a few more progress pics... Not much longer now!! Thanks for lookin'...Roy Hi Roy.. Tell us what paints you used to do this.. It really looks good.. Bill..
Missing in Action Posted April 13, 2011 Author Posted April 13, 2011 Hey Bill!! I used Krylon gloss white,gloss "Red pepper" and matte aluminum and will clear it with Krylon crystal clear.I hope this helps!!! Roy
CharlieBravo Posted April 13, 2011 Posted April 13, 2011 Can't wait to see this done Mate, it's gonna look sweet!! Cheers Chris
Missing in Action Posted April 13, 2011 Author Posted April 13, 2011 Can't wait to see this done Mate, it's gonna look sweet!! Cheers Chris I can't wait to see it done myself,I'm just waitin' on stripes right now...Cheers Roy
Missing in Action Posted April 19, 2011 Author Posted April 19, 2011 Hey Everyone!! I'm postin a few more pics of the progress... The trailer only has temporary 1/8" black automotive pinstripes on it until the decals come in...I did that just to take it to the IPMS show,And it still has the wrong tires/wheels also.It will be dead on the money before the next show!!! Thanks for lookin'...Roy
Jim B Posted April 19, 2011 Posted April 19, 2011 Looks really nice, Roy. You had B.J.'s rig & the "Movin' On" rig, right? Oh, what's wrong with the tires on the trailer?
Missing in Action Posted April 19, 2011 Author Posted April 19, 2011 Looks really nice, Roy. You had B.J.'s rig & the "Movin' On" rig, right? Oh, what's wrong with the tires on the trailer? Hey Jim!! Yeah the Movin' on truck is mine too.The Bj trailer is supposed to have 2 hole Budds,Painted silver. Thanks Roy
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