kilrathy10 Posted July 26, 2013 Posted July 26, 2013 I'm really diggin' the purple, Man....Really diggin' it....Awesome work....
Q tip Posted July 27, 2013 Author Posted July 27, 2013 Help! I can stop building this, a small idea has turned into a whole new project. It gonna be worth it though. Every thing you see is scratch built except the cable shives. Enjoy and thanks for looking......john
BigBad Posted July 28, 2013 Posted July 28, 2013 Waht do you mean, you need help? You're doing fine! Thsi is looking better every time you post it! I guess you're like a sculptor who's chipping away at his piece and deciding what it's going to look like as he goes along... That is valid, isn't it? Keep going!
baloney Posted July 28, 2013 Posted July 28, 2013 i like the towing route. this will be awsome. really good work there.
Q tip Posted July 29, 2013 Author Posted July 29, 2013 Thanks for all the great comments. Started on the body this morning and this is what I have so far. Just making it up as I go. What I'm after is a towing and winch machine, not a full wrecker cause I didn't build a boom. Thanks.......Q!
redneckrodder Posted July 29, 2013 Posted July 29, 2013 that'd look awesome as a logging truck too hint
Truck parts Posted August 3, 2013 Posted August 3, 2013 WOW, I liked the big sleeper at first, but the small sleeper is also cool
Q tip Posted August 4, 2013 Author Posted August 4, 2013 sad to say the sleeper isn't going to happen. BUT , went to the hobby shop today to get more supplies,( and take my wife garage saleing, just happened to end up near the shop , I think she was on to me ) anyway back to work and I will post new pics in the morning........thanks john
Q tip Posted August 4, 2013 Author Posted August 4, 2013 Here is the latest update on this Project. As everyone has seen this truck has taken turns from road tractor to heavy hauler to winch truck to now a full wrecker. I have added a extendable boom and a side pull unit loosely based on a SP 850. I've got a ways to go yet. More winches,D-rings ect. Hope you like were this is going. As always comments and suggestions are more than welcome! ........john
BigBad Posted August 5, 2013 Posted August 5, 2013 Scratch built stabilizers... Neet! This is going to be even better than I thought!
Q tip Posted August 5, 2013 Author Posted August 5, 2013 still have a lot of work to do . all the large pins sticking out will be gone after painting. i'll need to dis-assemble everything to really get good coverage and work in different color. white and alcad 2.stay tuned, took some more reference photos today at the shop so there may be more changes yet to come..thanks for the positive feed back......john
truckabilly Posted August 6, 2013 Posted August 6, 2013 Wow, this is going to be a great model. Excellent scratch building. I really enjoy looking at the pictures. Impressive progress, indeed. Top marks from me.
Q tip Posted August 8, 2013 Author Posted August 8, 2013 thanks for the high marks, but I need to stop and finish it quickly. got a show the first of sept. I would like to take it to. regardless finished or not , cant short cut now. it may go as a work in progress.
Truck parts Posted August 8, 2013 Posted August 8, 2013 WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a super build. How much did you add to the hood?
ap40rocktruck Posted August 8, 2013 Posted August 8, 2013 still have a lot of work to do . all the large pins sticking out will be gone after painting. i'll need to dis-assemble everything to really get good coverage and work in different color. white and alcad 2.stay tuned, took some more reference photos today at the shop so there may be more changes yet to come..thanks for the positive feed back......john The model certainly is an impressive build so far, the hood stretch is convincing enough to be a factory option, flawless paint & stripes. Why not use ally tube for the hydraulic rams? it will polish out much better & you wont have to be concerned with paint thickness build up & loss of tolerance. Just curious why you limit yourself to only using styrene for scratch building when there are better material alternatives. Ap40
foundationsedge Posted August 8, 2013 Posted August 8, 2013 very nice job, shame about the original sleeper, it looked really smart, some great features on this, especially love the candy purple and white on the cab and hood, the s.p legs look great, will watch this develop
Q tip Posted August 9, 2013 Author Posted August 9, 2013 I added 1/2 inch to the hood. didn't want to get to carried away, if you can believe that after the lonestar build. and it never dawned on me about using alum. tubeing on the cylinders. I thought of the build up of paint and the tolerences and figured I would cross that bridge when I got to it. as far as using other materials? well I have been just winging this whole project. if it looked good and fit ,I just ran with it. and last but not least. give FOUNDATIONSEDGE a huge welcome. found him floating around another fourm an boys let me tell you, he's got talent. hope to see some of his work in this neck of the woods.........thanks john
Q tip Posted August 12, 2013 Author Posted August 12, 2013 Got a little bit done,but not as much as I would have liked.spent most of the weekend in the real thing.(had another rollover on i69) so here it is.reworked the rear down riggers,added some body trim and built the side winch.the cable will run under,through the shive wheel and up to the boom. Have a look.......thanks john
Old Albion Posted August 14, 2013 Posted August 14, 2013 Very impressive build so far! I like it. Thats a good idea to use aluminium tube for the cylinders. I may try that myself sometime.
Car Man Posted October 27, 2013 Posted October 27, 2013 (edited) what are the front rims from?? Edited November 6, 2013 by Car Man
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