My little project

[Sticks]

My little project in process The underside of the trailer has had a coat and the top now needs to be done. Then the suspension is to be attached, the front and rear gates to be panted and a few odds and ends lights ect.

Some more updated photos, Sorry I have not posted more but I have had some bad news with a friend passing so haven't done much.

Edited October 31, 2011 by Sticks

[Tony Bryan]

Nice, like the combing rail,

coming along very nice

[disabled modeler]

Nice!

[cowboysevens]

nice looking trailer

[Sticks]

If the weather is fine tomorrow the trailer will get a lick of paint. Will update photos when done. One question though, The trailer will be blue ( the same as the dolly ), tossing up between painting the deck black, silver or a tan colour. Any thoughts??

[Kostas Parchas]

Evan,

looks like a cool project.

Kostas.

[Sticks]

Thanks for all your comments too, muchly appreciated.

[Ben]

If the deck is wood, I would try to replicate the look of oak boards in their natural finish. The trailer and dolly are looking great so far!

[Sticks]

Thanks Ben, that gives me something to think about.

Cheers mate.

[Truck parts]

Evan, That is looking great. I think the floor would look good as oak or wood color. Whatever you use it will look great.

[Sticks]

Thanks heaps for your advice Gordon, muchly appreciated. I have one more trailer and a truck to complete yet and this place has given me heaps of ideas and its great to see other guys work in stages. Its good to see how things are done and a good learning curve for us learners.

Cheers mate

[Tony Bryan]

Evan

Yes wood would look good, but this is where research comes into play, if you look at websites like Freighter, or Bryne, Hallmark, or Titan ,Smith's up in Qld you will see with road train trailers, the majority of them

are checker plate, not many these days are wood, so here is the thing, where or what era is your model based on, if it is early then all the suspension ad rims will have to be changed, but if it is late model then

you have the lot already and the deck should be check plate,

Nigel does sell a very nice check plate from KFS, but I do prefer the Kangaroo check plate, the nice part about check plate is it looks like it should be there and you can "fake" the weld lines, and then you can make all the clips etc out of Piano wire

Keep your updates coming

[mackinac359]

Nice scratchbuilding.

Tim

[Sticks]

Evan

Yes wood would look good, but this is where research comes into play, if you look at websites like Freighter, or Bryne, Hallmark, or Titan ,Smith's up in Qld you will see with road train trailers, the majority of them

are checker plate, not many these days are wood, so here is the thing, where or what era is your model based on, if it is early then all the suspension ad rims will have to be changed, but if it is late model then

you have the lot already and the deck should be check plate,

Nigel does sell a very nice check plate from KFS, but I do prefer the Kangaroo check plate, the nice part about check plate is it looks like it should be there and you can "fake" the weld lines, and then you can make all the clips etc out of Piano wire

Keep your updates coming

Hi Tony

Thanks for your advice and I see what you mean with the checker plate, the trucks and trailers are the modern era so therefore I will have to go check plate but I have a few of questions for you,

Do you use the panio wire as a weld with check plate is that what you mean by "fake the weld lines"?,

Forgive me if I sound silly here but you also mention "clips ect out of panio wire" what clips are those? and

Where does one get panio wire from?

Thanks for your advice, muchly appreciated.

Cheers

Evan

[Sticks]

Tony,

I rang Nigel today and they have the photoetch checker plate and now they have plastic checker plate (so we can paint) in two sizes (sorry I cant remember the size) but to do a 41" flatbed with the small size he said that one would need 3 sheets and now he also has a large size that will do it in one go. Thought I'd let you know.

Cheers

Evan

[Tony Bryan]

Evan

I wouldn't use the plastic check plate, I really don't like it, and for a couple of reasons, 1st, you have already set the side rails, these determine what you can use on the inside, so if the plastic is a1mm thick then things start to go

hay wire, the photo etch is only 0.1 mm, so no change to what you have done, 2nd the detail is better, compare the 2 and you will see,

I am sure that the rail of the Auslowe kit is piano wire, but any stiff wire will let you make clips and stuff, K and S have a great range and by clips I mean these,

these are on my Scona Jeep, (Canadian for Dolly, could be a American thing also)and they are for holding pins in the turn table, much like a C clip, this is part of my oil field build, this matches onto a Klaus Clever picker trailer which will be changed a little

Now, my view may not be your view, so do let me talk you into something that you can't afford, or don't like, the choice is really yours, I just like things done the way they should be,

and trust me, this really plays with the head....... a lot

Any questions just ask them, there are plenty here that will help, and if I can answer I will

Have FUN

[Sticks]

Tony,

Thanks for your feedback and being kind of new here its all a learning curve and all advice, hints and tips are greatly appreciated in all ways. Its great to see the detail in your builds and it would be great to see the finished product. I think I have a long way to go with the building side of things but that will come with time and experience. I now know which way I will go with the plate now and thanks for the tip on.

Once again thanks for the advice and for the visual aids and I'm sure there will be many more questions to come.

Cheers

Evan

[Tony Bryan]

Evan, any updates for your project???

[Sticks]

Will update new photos tomorrow. Have been a bit busy lately. Thanks for the reminder Tony.

[Sticks]

update photos. I am waiting on the checker plate for the floor to arrive and I have just given the second trailer a coat of undercoat. This might be a silly question but how does one make the pictures larger?? I cant seem to find out how.

[Tony Bryan]

Dirty it up, throw a load on it, and it is ready for a trip to the out back,,I think it will look great with the check plate before you cut and fit it, make sure you have it so that 1. you get the best cut out of the sheet, and 2.you don't damage the edge,

I use the dept of war and finance's dress making scissors they have a nice sharp edge, but do this FIRST, check which way the scissors cut if you use this method, and cut the sheet so that the waste curls, and not what you want to use

Have fun

With the photo,s, check what your host up loads them at, you may have to change the settings

[Sticks]

Hi Tony

Thanks for the tip, Nigel sent me a sample a while ago so will try cutting that first. I rang Nigel today and the check plate is still not in, maybe in a couple of weeks, that gives me a chance to catch up on the second trailer.

[Truck parts]

Great job

[Sticks]

Thanks for all your comments.