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Post by cfesmire on Apr 16, 2012 22:54:14 GMT 1
Thanks very much fellas. Built this last night after seeing a photo of an old airport fuel delivery truck on a web site. The truck is an Autocar CA with the fuel tank from the Jordan Model AA. The reel and decks are built from the parts boxes. The (unfinished) plane in the background is one of the few truly 1/87 scale winged aircraft available and it comes from Williams Bros. This kit of the 1938 Corbin Super Ace must be at least 20 years old and I finally got around to building it.
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Post by DavidJohnson on Apr 17, 2012 3:52:42 GMT 1
Chester, Did you say that you saw a web photo then built this awesome truck in the evening? The 20 year incubation period for the airplane model is one I can relate to.
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Post by Cor_DutchArt on Apr 17, 2012 10:54:03 GMT 1
A real nice truck again Chester. This time with opened front window...
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Post by Jeroen van der Ven on Apr 17, 2012 19:57:45 GMT 1
Great your back. And ofcourse a beautifull model!!!!
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Post by cfesmire on Apr 21, 2012 1:13:35 GMT 1
How about a little Art Deco? The Sylvan Scale 46 Chevy cabover here made into a small pumper unit. The bed and most of the details are scratch built. A little departure from the heavy weathering.
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Post by Jeroen van der Ven on Apr 22, 2012 14:12:07 GMT 1
Nice model. Do you have a picture from the rear end? Jeroen
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Post by cfesmire on May 2, 2012 20:44:02 GMT 1
This is one of those cheap Imex diecast pieces. I shortened it to a single screw, moved the headlights to where they belong and cut the windshield to be more prototypical. The tow unit is scratch built.
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Post by Sylvain on May 2, 2012 22:24:10 GMT 1
It's been a long time since I've been here, so I did not see them before, but very nice models, Chester!
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Post by DavidJohnson on May 6, 2012 14:32:02 GMT 1
Chester, As always your models are interesting trucks and very well done. No doubt you have written about this before, but how did you make the headlight lenses on these models?
thanks Dave
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Post by cfesmire on May 7, 2012 0:02:47 GMT 1
Thanks everyone. David, I (try to ) hollow out the lens area with a drill bit so it looks like the chrome rim is separate. Then paint silver and place a dot of wh. wood glue in the recess. Inevitably they turn color when I apply washes. Probably should wait until the last for the lenses.
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Post by cfesmire on May 7, 2012 13:56:42 GMT 1
One of my old favorites is the 37 Chevy truck from Sylvan. This time in a highway tractor with a covered livestock trailer, a resin kit from Kniga. The trailer is actually a WW2 military piece but I though it looked good out of uniform.
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Post by Cor_DutchArt on May 8, 2012 11:27:40 GMT 1
Thanks everyone. David, I (try to ) hollow out the lens area with a drill bit so it looks like the chrome rim is separate. Then paint silver and place a dot of wh. wood glue in the recess. Inevitably they turn color when I apply washes. Probably should wait until the last for the lenses. Oh YES! That's it. Thanks for the tip.
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Post by cfesmire on May 16, 2012 14:15:14 GMT 1
Hi all, Had the good fortune to have one of the old Ertl Racing Champions series shipped to me recently of the '92 Ford LT9000 long nose Aeromax. I cut the sleeper off and scratch built the grain box for this one. The wheels are from a Malibu that I drilled out the vent holes in the rims.
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Post by cfesmire on Jun 4, 2012 21:07:29 GMT 1
The Manley Wrecking Crane was introduced as one that could easily be transferred from truck to ground or dock or wherever lifting would be necessary. It came in several sizes. Here my (rather crude) version is on the back of a Ford TT.
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Post by DavidJohnson on Jun 6, 2012 13:43:47 GMT 1
Chester, I like this historic model showing enterprise from nearly a century ago.
Dave
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