RadBaron Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 Nice progress Kev! Keen to see what you do with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted November 8, 2023 Author Share Posted November 8, 2023 8 minutes ago, RadBaron said: Nice progress Kev! Keen to see what you do with it Thanks, Denzil. It won't be much, actually. Just a fun little project that hopefully results in an acceptable model. No contest winner here, that's for sure! Kev LSP_K2 and D.B. Andrus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted November 11, 2023 Author Share Posted November 11, 2023 More resin truck action. I decided to cut and shim the left side of the chassis frame with styrene stock, which has actually helped enormously in swinging the entire thing back towards straight. I've also installed the controls in the cab, which oddly don't include any floor pedals. Might add some scratch-built ones. Might not. With the help of the ICM instructions, I've been able to identify and place a couple of detail parts as well. I'm actually finding those more helpful than the ones that came with this kit! (If you could call them that.) Also referring to the MiniArt ones for some colour call-outs. Starting to look the part now. Kev denders, Fanes, LSP_Ray and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 Very cool! a friend of mine started a restoration that went a bit sideways on a 46 Dodge Power Wagon a few years ago….is 7-8 a few years? It’s now lowered and twin turbo Viper engine/trans. powered, modern axles, brakes, steering, stainless steel exhaust and hasn’t seen the street yet. the closest I’ll ever get to a mod. Like that is with a kit something like this. Alex and LSP_Kevin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 That is looking good, Kev! Much better than the boxtop picture. LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 18 minutes ago, LSP_Ray said: That is looking good, Kev! Much better than the boxtop picture. I have to agree. Way to stick with it, Kev. LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted November 15, 2023 Author Share Posted November 15, 2023 Thanks for your comments, fellas. I've been adding some more details to the chassis - mainly on the bottom - and relying heavily on the ICM and MiniArt instructions to help identify and place the parts. The black spots are rubberised CA that I've used to fill some air bubble holes. It's all fairly agricultural, but I don't mind. I've actually mostly been building this kit at my desk in the office, while following the cricket World Cup on the computer in the evenings. However, the build will require more dedicated attention from here on out I suspect, especially with issues like the one in the photo below to deal with: It'll be out with the Milliput to repair the poor casting underneath the fender there. I'll deal with the part I broke off the back of the cab at the same time. It's the suspension I'm really not looking forward to, however, as the pieces are poorly cast in butter-soft white metal, and with no way to attach them in any positive way to the chassis. I'm off to scratch my head for a while! Kev denders, Shoggz, Furie and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 Ah the older resin days. Brittle, twisted, flaky and many times impossible and impractical to scribe. I have two Schneider racing plane kits from that era. Lovely models but I will recast most of it so I can make the appropriate corrections. Think sanding sandstone. keep up the good work LSP_Ray and LSP_Kevin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted November 16, 2023 Author Share Posted November 16, 2023 Thanks, Rick. Pushing forward, I broke out the Milliput and started attending to those areas that required it, starting with the aforementioned mess under the fender: In fact, both sides needed a little work, and have now been coated with some Mr. Dissolved Putty - a product I haven't used in ages! It's weird stuff. I also decided to try to improve the broken chassis frame while I had the Milliput out, with the aim of making it look less horrible, rather than perfect: And the damaged part of the rear cab has now been repaired: You can really see in these photos just how crude some of the resin is, but I'm hoping with a little more remedial work and a good coat or two of primer, it will pass muster. The white metal suspension parts are next, and they're currently recovering from a heavy coat of Mr. Metal Primer. Now I've just got to remember where I left the Araldite! Kev Alex, TankBuster, Fanes and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 This is looking like a hell of a project Kev! The resin sort of reminds me of the old school Rutman/Verlinden tan resin that was awfully brittle and occasionally crumbly. LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted November 16, 2023 Author Share Posted November 16, 2023 10 minutes ago, Out2gtcha said: This is looking like a hell of a project Kev! The resin sort of reminds me of the old school Rutman/Verlinden tan resin that was awfully brittle and occasionally crumbly. Yeah, similar vintage, similar properties. Kev Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted November 16, 2023 Author Share Posted November 16, 2023 Lots of good progress on this one right now, with the Milliput repairs done and a basic coat of primer down: The primer in this case is Gunze's Mr. Resin Primer. I don't know how or why it's more suited to resin than Mr. Surfacer, but I figured if any kit could use its benefits, it's this one! It's far from perfect, and there are still a few blemishes to deal with, but at least I don't have to stare at that ghastly yellow resin any more! Next up is an attempt to fit the suspension, along with axles and some PE details I've been totally ignoring. Stay tuned! Kev LSP_K2, BiggTim, chrish and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted November 18, 2023 Author Share Posted November 18, 2023 So, after some more fettling, the suspension, axles, and drive train are now in place: I used 5-minute Araldite epoxy glue for the horrible white metal suspension parts, and can only hope that it holds! The rear pair are not in perfect alignment, so the axle is ever so slightly crooked there, but not by more than I can live with. I had to shim and pin the rear end of the forward drive shaft with some copper tubing, as it came up a bit short. I also managed to mistake the mounting lug for the front left wheel for a bit of leftover resin casting block, and promptly cut it off! I had to replace it with some aluminium tubing pinned to the resin axle: It's not the correct shape, but the wheel fits OK, and most of it will be hidden anyway. Everything looks really gnarly up close, but from a normal viewing distance, it all looks presentable enough. Next up: wrangling some old school photo-etch! Kev Out2gtcha, chrish, TankBuster and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Great progress on a very different (and very DIY) project! LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 (edited) I’d say not to fuss too much over axle alignment. I don’t know how many full size real trucks (ok, old bugger trucks) I’ve seen where the axle has slipped off the leaf spring centering pin and allows the axle to go forward of the pin, some as much as 3 inches out of alignment with no real indication of a problem until you look out the side view mirrors and see the truck “dog tracking” behind you looking great so far, keep up the good work Edited November 18, 2023 by chrish Typo LSP_Kevin and LSP_K2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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