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Post by reserve on Mar 11, 2021 12:29:22 GMT -6
 the leftover from the Autocar conversion. The answer:  a twentyish buck take a chance from the LHS. A snap tite kit which for the most part I do not view as a serious model, but the molding is better than the best letter kit I've seen and with the addition of the dump body, some spares and scratching the vast majority of the uglies will be hidden from tender eyes. I look at it as a self test to see if I'm as good as I think I am Probably not Regards, Mark |
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Post by JCON on Mar 11, 2021 14:03:30 GMT -6
Nice, looking forward to what you come up with!!!  |
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Post by BUCKY on Mar 11, 2021 16:29:46 GMT -6
Should be easy breezy for ya, Mark!
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Post by dogfish7 (R.I.P.) on Mar 12, 2021 9:25:40 GMT -6
Count me in!  |
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Post by RLFoster on Mar 12, 2021 12:28:40 GMT -6
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Post by JED on Mar 13, 2021 10:34:02 GMT -6
Whatever yo decide I'm sure you'll crack it
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Post by BUCKY on Mar 13, 2021 18:50:53 GMT -6
Whatever yo decide I'm sure you'll crack it If you do crack it, I hope you have some good putty to fix it!! (Sorry, JED! Couldn't resist!) |
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Post by JCON on Mar 13, 2021 20:36:47 GMT -6
Oh, hat and coat moment by Bucky!!! Bye buddy!!!  |
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Post by reserve on Mar 15, 2021 0:41:58 GMT -6
Welcome gents So after a few sessions of playing with this I think I can make a more or less acceptable model out of it. They give your an OK but very basic Cat 3406 so I drerssed it up a bit   The kit transmission was horrible so I sawed off another one from an old AMT spare I had laying around for a replacement, and I'm not bothering with air and electric lines thru the frame as the dump body would hide all of it. I should be able to assemble the major components soon Regards, Mark |
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Post by JCON on Mar 15, 2021 8:50:29 GMT -6
Nice start!!!
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Post by dogfish7 (R.I.P.) on Mar 15, 2021 9:17:03 GMT -6
Excellent Plumbing work Mark!
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Post by BUCKY on Mar 15, 2021 19:57:44 GMT -6
Nice injyne, Mark!
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Post by JED on Mar 16, 2021 13:34:29 GMT -6
Whatever yo decide I'm sure you'll crack it If you do crack it, I hope you have some good putty to fix it!! (Sorry, JED! Couldn't resist!) I was going to add to it myself but I thought I'd leave it, got to have a laugh though |
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Post by JED on Mar 16, 2021 13:36:18 GMT -6
Very nice Mark
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Post by reserve on Mar 16, 2021 14:14:34 GMT -6
Thank you gents Mill now wearing appropriate color and goo   The model is gonna be rather slow to completion 'cause I'm altering it enough that it's a dry assemble, scratch, and fit kind of a deal. This is not over difficult but it does slow one down. I am, however, saving lots of time on the would be invisible detail I am skipping. Hey car guys anyone know how to polish clear plastic to disguise molded on windshield wipers being cut off? I was appalled when I saw this Regards, Mark |
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Post by JCON on Mar 16, 2021 15:40:11 GMT -6
That looks great!!!
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Post by JED on Mar 17, 2021 14:13:32 GMT -6
Great job
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Post by Dukemaddog on Mar 17, 2021 17:06:32 GMT -6
Mark that engine looks good enough to run.
As for polishing the clear parts; here's something aircraft guys do on canopies that need it:
First, sand the area where the carving went smooth with a very fine sanding stick/pad, typically about 600-800 to start. Then do the same with successively finer grit, finally ending with a 12000 grit pad. After that, polish it with some toothpaste and a very soft cloth and end with a dip in some Future clear. Yeah, it's time consuming, but it works. Some have even mounted the sanding elements on a small drill or Dremel to speed things up a bit.
Good luck with that. Looking forward to seeing more.
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Post by reserve on Mar 19, 2021 16:11:24 GMT -6
Thank you gents Mark thanks for the response; it sounds like an agonizing process. I found another way which I'll describe ahead. OK, so here's what's happened lately The exhaust pipe was too short so a slice was added  Wire loom and stuff for the firewall  Looking thru my piles of junk I found some .005 clear styrene and cut the windshield and door windows from it  Firewall stuff in place  Cab snapped on frame. Snap tite models are not my favorite...gotta hide some more uglies  Wire and hoses run, need a bit of touch up paint and I'll be done with 99% of the detail work  Whatta mutt 
Gonna go do yard work now as I'm shaking too much to continue this
Regards,
Mark
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Post by JCON on Mar 19, 2021 18:26:48 GMT -6
Looks amazing!!! |
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