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Post by Big Ed on Jan 28, 2009 12:38:03 GMT -8
Amen.
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Post by modeljeeper on Jan 28, 2009 12:51:28 GMT -8
"absolutley nuts" would be something a non-modeller (or some one not interested in our models) would say. I'd rather say "totally committed". It's quite possible we are all "absolutely nuts" in a personel way.
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Post by bigjeepzz on Jan 28, 2009 19:03:15 GMT -8
LMAO!!!!
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Post by kolbenschmidt on Jan 29, 2009 10:22:26 GMT -8
committed to a mental ward maybe! (just kidding guys)
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Post by Big Ed on Jan 29, 2009 20:37:01 GMT -8
I'll say "Amen" to that "totally commited".
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Post by wtsf150 on Jan 30, 2009 14:18:51 GMT -8
Larry i'll second that Amen Willie
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Post by coopdad on Feb 6, 2009 5:23:02 GMT -8
Thought I would post a few successes and failures... The success: firewall. The model's is hopelessly wrong and not in the correct location, so I tried to fix it. Cut up the cabin floor elongating it by almost 3/8" forward. A little more correct but not exact... hoping the engine will hide it. Before: After: The colored body mounts made from Legos. Of course needed the mounts on the frame: Still has some access panels to be put on but they will come after black paint. Failures: cage. After almost completing the cabin cage I saw a photograph from the rear of the real truck. The main hoop is not a square like I have it. It is shaped more like a stop sign. So, this one goes into my scrap heap. Oh well, it was good practice. And heck, I might use it for something, eventually. Thanks for watching, John
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Post by wtsf150 on Feb 6, 2009 11:07:10 GMT -8
John that firewall is looking pretty dead on nice work and hey if we here all had a dollar for every cage we screwedup we will have Bill Gates as a butler Willie
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Post by Jeryd on Feb 6, 2009 11:55:05 GMT -8
Nice work, the cage still looks great, and the firewall, and mounts.
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Post by bigjeepzz on Feb 6, 2009 16:35:41 GMT -8
Very nice work man. The firewall looks good to me too.
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Post by clnye on Feb 8, 2009 14:58:38 GMT -8
the best way to remove the trim is a "U" shaped carving blade for a xacto knife. This what i use on all my dent sides. The one I use came from hobby lobby and is a excell brand.
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Post by coopdad on Feb 8, 2009 17:03:47 GMT -8
Cl, great idea. I will grab one of those blades at the LHS next time I am there. Thanks, John
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Post by Big Ed on Feb 8, 2009 18:14:53 GMT -8
Hey John...ditto to all of the above. I love lookin' at your work...even the scrap pile stuff (which looks better than some of the stuff that makes it INTO the trucks I build). You are a perfectionist.
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Post by coopdad on Feb 19, 2009 7:03:36 GMT -8
Again, thanks everyone for the kind words. I don't have too much new for this except a new cage (I have been sharing time between this truck, another truck diorama and pinewood derby cars). The first cage was ok but I never really got the rear hoop symmetric. I thought I could pull it into shape as I added other tubes but it never happened. After I pretty much finished it I thought I could do better especially having a 3-D pattern to use. All I was out was $1.50 in styrene and a few nights work. The new cage is much more square. I also took the opportunity to use some smaller tube in areas that was too fat in the first case (windshield bars and under seats). Now more correct to real truck. Still need to add the bars under windshield a some under the seats. Thanks for watching. John
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Post by brizio on Feb 19, 2009 8:01:18 GMT -8
Looks great!
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