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Post by rnagle on Apr 14, 2013 17:21:31 GMT -8
Some progress on the 1/24 one, styrene strip & shapes used to build up rear frame area. Reference photos of a 1:1 Labatt's van have been very helpful.   Nose cone faired in with Tamiya putty. Credit where it is due for FRP texture, I saw a post on one of the model truck groups about using a small roller to give textured surface to simulate FRP panel, it shows up well in this photo.  |
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Post by trailking120 on Apr 15, 2013 2:55:42 GMT -8
Very nice Rob.  |
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Post by rnagle on Apr 16, 2013 15:58:48 GMT -8
Thanks Justin, on all it's "feet" for the first time. Both lift axles being modelled in the raised position, looks more interesting to me that way and if I pose the rig going around a corner as shown here they would be raised to prevent tires scrubbing sideways.  Some of the underbody detailing in place, more still to add. Lift axles, backing plates and slack adjusters all from Plaskit. I will be using his 6 spoke wheels as well, just don't have them yet.  |
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Post by trailking120 on Apr 17, 2013 3:12:24 GMT -8
WOW  |
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Post by ap40rocktruck on Apr 17, 2013 4:59:27 GMT -8
Ahhh the Canadian style weight laws. just think of how heavy all that tasty beer is........ Ap40 |
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Post by rnagle on Apr 17, 2013 17:48:59 GMT -8
I believe it is 80,000# payload on a 4-legger. Not sure how many bottles of beer on the wall that works out to.......definitely more than 99! Heavy enough to need substantial landing gear, black pieces are from the Italeri trailer kit, gearbox is AMT part, rest scratchbuilt. Again "best guess" for design/size working from reference photos of trailers.   Closer view of lift axles, boxes which would contain valve, gauge etc. for each axle are from the parts box, they are main body of Farr air cleaner AMT puts in their Road Boss kit.  Spring ride suspension is mostly stock Italeri, hollow back of equalizer bars filled in. Axle and brake parts all detail items from Plaskit.  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2013 23:40:10 GMT -8
Nice trailers awesome work
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Post by ap40rocktruck on Apr 18, 2013 5:23:39 GMT -8
super work Rob, always amazes me just how much effort one must put into a plastic kit to correct all of the manufacturing short cuts. from parts left out all together, to recessed or raise EJ pin marks, sink marks & non-fills, and my favorite the cored out sections to make the plastic pack out the dies correctly on one side.
On the landing gear, everything looks right on for heavy duty version. The only thing I might change would be to put much larger shoes on the legs to distribute the load to the ground over a larger area.
I suspect that if the trailer is rated for 80K payload, then Labatt's (and others) have a strict policy of not dropping a full trailer. This would mean that all loaded trailers must remain attached to the tractor until the load is removed.
Anyways, Keep it up, rally looking forward to seeing the 2 full Monty's done!
Ap40
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Post by trailking120 on Apr 18, 2013 12:35:14 GMT -8
Rob very nice work as always. |
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Post by rnagle on Apr 19, 2013 17:20:53 GMT -8
Thanks guys, yes it is a lot of work making different things right on a plastic kit. On the other hand it is still easier than building the entire model from scratch! Raised ejector pin marks aren't too bad to deal with, it is the recessed ones (and sink marks  ) that I find frustrating. Parting lines are an inevitable part of the molding process, I have one hobby knife used strictly for scraping these off. Out-of-register mold halves often result in round parts not being round, many times I will replace these with rod or tube. A holdup on the 1/43 trailer, .040 half round, has been solved with recent hobby shop visit.  So next stop for this one will be paint booth for silver. Kit reefer unit narrowed slightly and piece of Plano mesh used for grille. .020 brass wire ladder made for access to one side, other uses HO scale hinges to simulate kick down steps.  |
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Post by rnagle on Apr 25, 2013 16:20:56 GMT -8
Any day a Plaskit order arrives is a good day! 6 spoke wheels with proper oil hubs can go on now. .020 brass wire valve stems added.  Spare tire holder made from 1/4" styrene channel, rim is two Italeri outer rings glued together to make open spoke wheel rim.  And in the "just about complete" category, decals made for Coors trailer. Corrugated sides are bad enough for trying to decal over, then I went and added ribs as well.......   Decals have been a struggle, they do look OK from a distance.  |
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Post by ap40rocktruck on Apr 25, 2013 16:33:56 GMT -8
Super sharp & looking great!
Ap40
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Post by 78kw on Apr 25, 2013 17:58:42 GMT -8
Awesome. The Coors trailer looks so classic.
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Post by bandit on Apr 26, 2013 7:40:14 GMT -8
nice scratch building and the coors trailer looks awesome
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Post by gator on Apr 26, 2013 15:11:30 GMT -8
Hmmmm! That looks pretty good from here!!! :-)
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) that I find frustrating. Parting lines are an inevitable part of the molding process, I have one hobby knife used strictly for scraping these off. Out-of-register mold halves often result in round parts not being round, many times I will replace these with rod or tube. 
So next stop for this one will be paint booth for silver. Kit reefer unit narrowed slightly and piece of Plano mesh used for grille. .020 brass wire ladder made for access to one side, other uses HO scale hinges to simulate kick down steps.
Decals have been a struggle, they do look OK from a distance.
