scowha7
GAINING SPEED
A.K.A. "ROGER"
Working with my hands gives me a break from working with my mind.
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Post by scowha7 on Jul 1, 2019 6:05:27 GMT -6
Wow, this is awesome Joe! I wanna be like Joe when I grow up!  |
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Post by JCON on Jul 1, 2019 7:44:57 GMT -6
Thank you for the compliment Scott!!!
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Post by dogfish7 (R.I.P.) on Jul 1, 2019 8:02:07 GMT -6
Excellent work Joe!
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Post by JCON on Jul 1, 2019 9:18:41 GMT -6
Thank you so much Bruce!!!  |
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Post by JCON on Jul 2, 2019 12:36:14 GMT -6
Finished getting it dirty, more pics will be in the finished gallery...  |
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Post by dogfish7 (R.I.P.) on Jul 3, 2019 5:54:27 GMT -6
Now you're talking. 
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Post by JCON on Jul 3, 2019 9:01:53 GMT -6
I thought I better do something dirty so you guys didn't think shiny was all I build... lol!!!
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Post by BUCKY on Jul 3, 2019 18:34:52 GMT -6
What process did you use on the logs? They look good!
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Post by JCON on Jul 3, 2019 19:43:27 GMT -6
Same as the wood for the Coke build to start, then Mig acrylic nature effects stippled on with a hard round brush!!!
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Post by JED on Jul 4, 2019 11:01:17 GMT -6
Saw this on Instagram thought you might like it,apparently the first prototype  |
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Post by JCON on Jul 4, 2019 12:02:01 GMT -6
That is so cool Jed!!!
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Post by BUCKY on Jul 4, 2019 12:14:07 GMT -6
What kinda car is that? Looks like it has a chain drive.
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Post by JED on Jul 4, 2019 14:05:33 GMT -6
What kinda car is that? Looks like it has a chain drive. Apparently it's a Blitzen Benz No2 of 6 imported to the US |
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Post by BUCKY on Jul 4, 2019 17:28:25 GMT -6
Cool! That chain drive prolly wouldn't fare too well in a speedway crash!! LOL
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Post by JCON on Jul 4, 2019 18:34:29 GMT -6
Could be pretty ugly for sure!!! |
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Post by dogfish7 (R.I.P.) on Jul 5, 2019 14:42:42 GMT -6
One of the first Race Car Haulers.
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Post by JED on Jul 5, 2019 15:10:13 GMT -6
I can imagine the chains back in the day caused some awful damage to everything they came into contact with!!
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Post by Beekster on Jul 5, 2019 16:25:01 GMT -6
I can imagine the chains back in the day caused some awful damage to everything they came into contact with!! If nothing else, the truck by modern standards was a rolling Superfund site since lubricating oil was constantly dripped on the chain and therefore onto the road surface. The big M26 Pacific Dragon Wagon was also chain drive, and the constant-loss lubrication is one reason why you can't run trucks like these on the road any more except for parades and such. As for the model itself: Gorgeous! Makes me want to troll eBay to see what I can find... A lot of these AC model trucks were in service for a very long time. Pneumatic tires were fitted by many operators by the mid 1920s. Mack also did a long-chassis 6x2 version of the AC in 1926, with the second rear axle not driven, and a 6x4 version AP in 1929. I don't know how the chains were arranged to drive the second rear axle. With a pair of Monogram kits, either of these versions would be a project that could be done. |
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Post by JCON on Jul 5, 2019 16:31:07 GMT -6
Thank you for the kind words brother!!!
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Post by Beekster on Jul 5, 2019 16:43:32 GMT -6
Joe, would you do me a favor? Please measure the wheelbase of the model as built. There was little difference between the 1926 kit version and earlier ones built for the Army in World War One, save perhaps for wheelbase dimensions. I suspect that all of the Monogram kits share one wheelbase (tanker, logger, stake bed, and dump). The Army trucks had a 168" wheelbase, save for the steel dump bodies which were on a 156" wheelbase. All this info if from Vanderveen's book on military Macks. I'd like to get an idea of what might be necessary to do a proper Army version from the Monogram kit. The dimensions of the standard Army cargo body B are 152"L x 86"W x 31"H, the latter measurement 80" with bows. One guy right now has both a civvie dump truck and a stake bed truck for sale; considering an offer for both. The six-wheelers also had a longer wheelbase, though I haven't nailed that down. Might ask him what he'd take for both together...
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