Lee
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Post by Lee on Dec 2, 2005 1:48:29 GMT 1
Your work just keeps getting better and better. ;D
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Post by cfesmire on Dec 2, 2005 2:49:30 GMT 1
Thanks Lee, there's always room for improvement. If not there's only one way to go and that's downhill.
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Post by cfesmire on Dec 8, 2005 15:29:47 GMT 1
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Post by cfesmire on Dec 11, 2005 3:08:10 GMT 1
It was snowing pretty good yesterday and I left the job and came home at noon. For the rest of the day, I put this together while I watched the white stuff pile up outside the shop. Last night I weathered the Chevy (last 2 pics). Just what I needed, another work in progress. public.fotki.com/stryper50/187_scale_dioramas/old_tanker/
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Post by cfesmire on Dec 12, 2005 3:27:29 GMT 1
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Post by DavidJohnson on Dec 12, 2005 20:08:41 GMT 1
Chester, Your 56 Chev tanker is a handsome truck. Is that the EKO tank body? Also, what wheels are you using for this model and your LifeLike 56 Ford dumptruck? thanks, Dave
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Post by cfesmire on Dec 12, 2005 23:04:48 GMT 1
Dave, Thanks, I really don't know the origins of that tanker body, it is a resin casting that was in a box lot I won on ebay some time ago. If anyone can identify it, I would appreciate it. The wheels are from Jordan, they are a good size for light/medium duty trucks and so I bought several sprues of them (at $1 per sprue you can't go wrong)
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Post by DavidJohnson on Dec 13, 2005 0:01:01 GMT 1
Thankyou Chester,
The casting for the tank body is based on the EKO tanker. I have the EKO model and can confirm that the overall shape and nearly all details match. It looks like only the rear lights were changed.
Thanks for the tip on the source of the wheels. The answer was right under my nose, as I have one of the Jordan models with these wheels. I will need to check the Walthers print catalog to order some. They are not shown separately in their on-line catalog.
Dave
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Post by cfesmire on Dec 13, 2005 1:42:40 GMT 1
Dave, you can write directly to Jordan (I have address if needed) and they will mail to you directly. In fact they will send you anything you want for $1 per sprue, not just wheels. I glued some styrene tubing on the back of the Jordan wheels so they would take a steel axle as this truck sits on an Athearn Ford C cab chassis. That tanker body is pretty nice actually and the lights are added.
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Post by DavidJohnson on Dec 13, 2005 5:40:08 GMT 1
Yes ,Chester
I will appreciate their address. Do they require a SSAE?
The light truck wheels and the wheels from their 1940 Ford will be very useful. Is it one wheel set per sprue?
Thanks, Dave
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Post by cfesmire on Dec 13, 2005 14:05:34 GMT 1
Jordan Products P.O. Box 1895, Sta. A Canton, OH, 44705
One set per sprue, yes. Oh and their Model T spoke wheels look great on the J.L. Innovations Gilmore Lion racers.
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Post by Sylvain on Dec 16, 2005 11:14:55 GMT 1
Chester, I've told you once about a way to make fine trees. I can't remember what was exactly the method shown to me once, but here is a very interesting site for fabulous trees. www.home.worldcom.ch/gribig/arbres%201.html
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Post by DavidJohnson on Dec 16, 2005 18:35:53 GMT 1
Sylvain. That is a very real looking tree armature. Can you translate the first 4 photo captions about the wire and forming the armature?
thankyou, Dave
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Post by cfesmire on Dec 16, 2005 23:48:05 GMT 1
Sylvain, I've seen wire armature trees before but those are terrific. Thanks!
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Post by skunk on Dec 16, 2005 23:48:48 GMT 1
David, I would also recommend going to the bottom of m. Gribi's page and pressing the "suivant" button for finished results of thirty different kinds of trees (pines, eucalypti, olive trees etc.). Unbelievable work.
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