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Post by jimb on Sept 20, 2012 4:34:29 GMT -8
Looking really nice. I like your hood ornament!
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Post by ap40rocktruck on Sept 20, 2012 6:24:23 GMT -8
Nice build so far, Pink seems to work well on a Peterbilt 359... Small suggestion, when you are doing the fuel lines on the Cat (or any) engine, either strip the wire of its insulation if it is a solid core, or use solid wire of about 26-28 gauge. This will scale out closer to the 1/4" diameter used on most engines of that time period. In 1/25, 1 mm = 1", so it looks like your fuel lines are about 1" pipe! Attached is a Cummins HB-600 with the fuel lines done in #26 solid copper wire. Ap40 Richard,thanks for the tip,I used a smaller wire on a previous kit and wish I did here again,I honestly thought the looked a lil out of scale but wasn't sure....so would stripping the insulation on the phone wire be about the right size?....maybe I can try to redo it.....if not then I got one heck of a hot rod with 1 inch lines ,thanks again,I really appreciate the info....Ohhh and by the way,that Cummins is beautiful!! Thanks on the Cummins. You are probably better off just leaving this one alone, as you have done a ton of work at this point on the motor. Chalk it up to "Learning". As for telephone wire, with the insulation, it is .040" so that is 1" on the real truck, striped you are down to .020", still a bit big, but much closer to the real thing in scale. I have a spool of 26 gauge & it is .016", any smaller & will become too small to work with (fragile). Also, when working with the bare copper wire, pull it thru a piece of 400 grit sand paper or scotch brite pad (maroon), this will make the paint stick better. The truck is coming out super sharp, popping colors! Ap40
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