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Post by Muleskinner on Oct 26, 2011 12:14:17 GMT -8
I drug this model off the When ever you get time to finish up shelf, to do just that. Finish it up. The model is a Off Hiway rig which was owned at on time by long gone Cal-Pacific Lumber Company of Hoopa, California Back in the mid Sixties. I am building it from memory of how I seen it only on the Road hauling Turns. She was shop built in the shops at Hoopa and was a one of a kind for her class. I used the old ERTL Dump for a starting point, modifying and building around the basic truck. The heavy running board and bumper modifications were done with evergreen plastic and a few odd and ends from the parts box. Still to ad is the taper down stinger and the hooking up of the water lines for the brakes. I am also working on a Heavily modified Pierce Logging trailer for this unit as that's what the original had on her. There is still a lot of work to do to bring her in to focus but you will get the general idea of the model from the photos.
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Post by gator on Oct 26, 2011 14:08:11 GMT -8
That is just bad to the bone! I love the pit fenders. It would also make a nice pit truck~
Be Well Gator
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Post by Muleskinner on Oct 26, 2011 14:19:06 GMT -8
I think maybe the original might have been modeled of just that kind of rig as there were alot of them in the Wichpeck-Orleans and Hoopa Area.
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Post by Ryan Rønning on Oct 26, 2011 15:10:13 GMT -8
I see all my ideas in your truck. I am going to have to dig really deep.
Awesome truck William
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Post by Muleskinner on Oct 26, 2011 15:24:35 GMT -8
I posted these mainly for you to see that there a really no set standards for Off Highway rigs. Its maily up to the builder and the operator.
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Post by Ryan Rønning on Oct 26, 2011 16:45:18 GMT -8
It sure is cool looking.
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Post by tufftin on Oct 27, 2011 5:50:55 GMT -8
You must have a great stash of projects. This one is going to be great. Mike
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Post by Muleskinner on Oct 27, 2011 10:21:11 GMT -8
Yep I still have a couple of loaders. One is a united 6500 which is mounted onthe linberg 1/20th scale Pete, and the other is an old HOPTO CBE unit with loader on the deck. Guess I'll have to get em all finished up now.
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Post by Ryan Rønning on Oct 27, 2011 15:59:30 GMT -8
Wish I had your knowledge with scratch building.
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Post by Muleskinner on Oct 27, 2011 16:32:07 GMT -8
Ryan,
A little advice which I gave my son was to get some posterboard, Elmers glue and scissors. Then find something you want to model like a building, trailer for a truck or even a tanker or something of that nature. Cut the shapes out of poster board and then start shaping them into your model. Another good aid would be to get a !/25th scale hobby rule which is available at hobby stores. This will keep all your peices in the right range of size.
As long as I have been modeling, there are times when I revert back to the poster board to try and figure out a problem part. A lot of the older machines which I do in the logging industry requires a lot of this like gears, spools, and so forth. I will build a lot of the parts from Poster board and make sure They will work before going into the more expensive plastics. If you are happy with the poster board cut, You can also use them to transfer the part to plastic, by Tracing around it on the plastic sheet.
Give it a try on your next project. It may help you get a start in scratch building, or may help to advance the skills you already have. I can also give you a list of the tools which I use that are all available at Micro mark if you'd like.
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Post by Ryan Rønning on Oct 27, 2011 16:39:51 GMT -8
I would like that. Also I think I will try the poster board idea.
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Post by slurrydog on Nov 3, 2011 15:34:33 GMT -8
Very nice William Dave
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Post by Muleskinner on Nov 17, 2011 12:14:06 GMT -8
Heres an update on Old Bigfoot. I decided to give em a new coat of paint and his Zebra vision stripes on the front bumper. I redesigned the head ache rack and made it heavier, as the tubular AMT unit just didn't fit the bill, for this type of rig. I also gave him longer tail feathers and built the cheese block bunks for em and added the straw lines to them. The following photos are of the scratch built Miller/Pierce Heavy duty log trailer. Usually these trailers were bought stock from Piece Manufacturing up in Montana and then shipped to Miller equipment in Redding, California where they were given a complete work over and strengthened for off hiway use. In the photos you can see the strengthening bars on the side of the trailer and larger bunk. Yet to be installed are the Cheese Blocks and straw lines for lining up the blocks under the logs. Will be adding more as I go along as I have yet to order the wheels and tires for this unit from AITM.
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Post by gator on Nov 17, 2011 14:24:59 GMT -8
That is shaping up nicely. I really like the shop built stuff. gives you lots of room to p,ay with things!
be Well Gator
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Post by Ryan Rønning on Nov 17, 2011 14:41:09 GMT -8
Keep up the awesome work!
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