Chuck Most Posted January 1, 2015 Author Share Posted January 1, 2015 Engine is in the '71 flat bed. I stayed with the kit's 534 Super Duty V8 gas engine, grimed and rusted up to look like a well-used example. Fuel tanks can be seen in the background- the seams have all been filled, they just need to be primed and painted now, and the filler caps installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted January 1, 2015 Author Share Posted January 1, 2015 Last bit of progress for 2014... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Separated at birth?: It looks good, with just the right amount of grime on the engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted January 3, 2015 Author Share Posted January 3, 2015 ^That's the pic that started it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted January 12, 2015 Author Share Posted January 12, 2015 Back to the trailer for the '59- I used the axle, wheels, and tires from an AMT dry van. I also lifted it a bit, so it would sit level when hooked to the tractor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72 Charger Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 (edited) Looking great Chuck have you found a load for the trailer yet? Edited January 13, 2015 by Doobie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted January 13, 2015 Author Share Posted January 13, 2015 Leaning toward a junked C600 or Dodge L700. Or I might go off in some other direction. I guess I'll find out when I plop something on the trailer and like how it looks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Buckaroo Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 (edited) Both of these look great. The weathering is perfect - has that "out west" out in the elements look . Darn 'it I have at least three thumbprints on my monitor trying to squish your bug this morning ! Edited January 13, 2015 by Old Buckaroo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted February 7, 2015 Author Share Posted February 7, 2015 Pondering what to stick on the back- perhaps two or three 4x6' hunting blinds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petetrucker07 Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 That would be cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superpeterbilt Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Thats sounds cool, but itd be me Id put a load of culverts on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Ice fishing shanties? I'm getting a "I'll show up some time in the next few weeks, but I only get paid in cash" owner/contractor vibe from this truck, so just about anything would work on the bed roofing materials, fence posts and fencing, crusty old engines and/or metal scraps... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 Ice fishing shanties? Same thing as a hunting blind, but with a hole in the floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsxse240 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Ice fishing shanties? I'm getting a "I'll show up some time in the next few weeks, but I only get paid in cash" owner/contractor vibe from this truck, so just about anything would work on the bed roofing materials, fence posts and fencing, crusty old engines and/or metal scraps... I was about to suggest the same thing. Loads of rusty automotive scrap, a few refrigerators, a swing set, some empty freon bottles. Maybe some bashed up bedsides made from nailed together doors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Maybe a cut-up or heavily damaged 1/24 scale Huey chopper? That crane really should be put to use, or at least made to look like it was based on whatever's on the bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72 Charger Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Casey I think a cut up Huey sounds like a great idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atmobil Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Really cool projects, you are doing some fine work here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 Earlier someone asked about opening the doors. I remembered Ken Hamilton built an amazing weathered C-Series for his Playland Penny Arcade diorama. There are quite a few pics of the truck in progress and in the diorama, but I must warn you... set aside an hour or two to soak it all in! http://public.fotki.com/khamilton/models/playland_penny_arcade/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 (edited) One step forward, five or six back... I wasn't going to add hydraulic lines to the crane, but I figured it would look silly without any, so I made some from lengths of vinyl tubing from an AMT semi trailer kit. I also did the first stage of weathering on the crane, basically an oily wash here and there, in areas where hydraulic fluid might leak or be spilled. Step back? I elbowed the cab off the edge of the workbench, and there were a few casualties in that encounter. Fortunately, the damage should be easy to fix... or I could save that cab for something else and do something totally different with this one. EDIT- Also- I had to pry off the hard lines you see on the boom, as I managed to install it upside-down (the shorter lines were facing up, and on the right) the first time. But that was just a minor setback. Edited February 26, 2015 by Chuck Most Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72 Charger Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 These things are sent to try us and frequently do . Im sure you will fix things Chuck and it may turn out better than before. Oh thanks for the link to Ken Hamiltons arcade Diorama . Wow that man has some talent for realistic models . It took me 2 hours to look at all of the build but it was time well spent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted March 29, 2015 Author Share Posted March 29, 2015 To augment the crane, I thought it might not hurt to use the Todco lift gate at the other end of the bed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Nice touch, I like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopar - D Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Nice addition with the Todco lift gate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted March 30, 2015 Author Share Posted March 30, 2015 I made a pair of toolboxes by cutting down an Italeri accessories pack piece- as-is, it's about as wide as the flat bed. I cut the ends off and walled off the back side with flat plastic to make two "sidesaddle" boxes. Driver's side is installed, passenger's side will be shortly. I also added the loading dock bumpers and taillights- like the lift gate, they came from an AMT Louisville box truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopar - D Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Nice touch with the boxes may need a little weathering to go with the rest of the truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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