Harry P. Posted April 6, 2011 Posted April 6, 2011 Here's the kit I started with; it's the reissue of the Monogram 1926 Mack AC, but instead of the Texaco markings the kit used to have, they substituted goofy generic decals (to avoid a licensing fee, I'm sure). I doubt a tanker would have "G&L Express Trucking Company" markings on it!!! This kit has been issued as a tanker, a dump truck and a stake bed truck, but this is the version I had on hand. I didn't want to do a tanker, so I added my own scratchbuilt stake bed. The stake bed body is basswood that I stained with Minwax "Dark Walnut" stain... because what looks more like real wood than real wood… right? The fasteners attaching the floor to the main wooden structural beams (that are attached to the top of the chassis rails) are brass pins from a wooden model ship kit (they're used to attach the hull's planking, but they looked pretty good as fasteners here). I "antiqued" them by soaking them in ammonia until they turned a nice, crusty brown/black. I also used them to attach the signboards to the side of the bed. The "A.B.Reese" signage was done by first staining the sign board, then painting it white. Then I used some die-cut self-adhesive vinyl lettering to do the words and numbers, sprayed black over it, then removed the lettering to reveal the white paint underneath. The cab is painted with gray acrylic craft paint, then I shot some Testors Transparent Black Window Tint over it to give the cab a dirty, kind of grungy look. Used but not abused. I also did a black wash to bring out the engraved details a little. I cut apart the kit's windshield frame and reassembled it (with some more of those brass pins used as hinges) so that I could make the windshield panels open. The frame is painted with ocher acrylic craft paint and then some more Minwax "Dark Walnut" stain. The rearview mirrow is scratchbuilt out of brass wire and a styrene disc, that I beveled to look more like a mirror housing. The mirror face is BMF. The chassis and most of the engine was painted metallic dark gray, then a black wash was applied to everything to give a sort of dark metallic look to it.
Harry P. Posted April 6, 2011 Author Posted April 6, 2011 I replaced the kit's plastic bumper with some more real wood and attached it to the mounting brackets with more of those antiqued brass pins. The tailgate really works; the hinges are brass hinges I found in the dollhouse section of Hobby Lobby (I painted them black and added a little red oxide for "character"). The chains are from the Hobby Lobby jewelry aisle (I drybrushed the chain with a little "red oxide" acrylic craft paint to weather them a little. The hooks are brass wire painted "steel" and bent to shape, the rest of the hardware is scratchbuilt out of brass wire and styrene sheet. I added mudflaps made of styrene sheet and painted a sort of dirty dark gray (they're darker than they look here in this photo). Now I have to figure out what kind of cargo I'm going to load onto it... Oh, I almost forgot! I cut apart the front axle, and made scratchbuilt spindles to give me poseable steering.
Harry P. Posted April 6, 2011 Author Posted April 6, 2011 A couple more... Now I need a load to haul!
highway Posted April 6, 2011 Posted April 6, 2011 Very nice Harry, I knew you had to be a scale trucker at heart!
Harry P. Posted April 6, 2011 Author Posted April 6, 2011 Very nice Harry, I knew you had to be a scale trucker at heart! Not exactly. I built a few truck kits when I was a kid, including the IMC(?) Dodge L700 tractor and a couple of big rig tractors, but this is the first truck model I've built in a loooooooooooong time!
highway Posted April 6, 2011 Posted April 6, 2011 Not exactly. I built a few truck kits when I was a kid, including the IMC(?) Dodge L700 tractor and a couple of big rig tractors, but this is the first truck model I've built in a loooooooooooong time! Yeah, but truck kits are like potato chips, you can't have just one! By the way, you are correct with the Dodge being am IMC back in the day. The Lindberg reissues still has the IMC logo on the mudflaps.
Harry P. Posted April 6, 2011 Author Posted April 6, 2011 So you do build the little ones too!!!!! Looks great Harry. Yeah, sometimes! Not too often, though...
SpreadAxle Posted April 7, 2011 Posted April 7, 2011 That came out nice. I like the weathering and details.
mistermodel Posted April 9, 2011 Posted April 9, 2011 your effort is rewarded with a great looking model.Well done
Ben Posted April 10, 2011 Posted April 10, 2011 Beautiful job Harry! You ought to build trucks more often!
sjordan2 Posted April 16, 2011 Posted April 16, 2011 Harry P building in 1/24? Wonders never cease. And this build is pretty wonderful. PS: Is the drive chain flexible? If so, can you tell me the dimension as seen from the side? I really need a small, working chain like that.
Harry P. Posted April 16, 2011 Author Posted April 16, 2011 Harry P building in 1/24? Wonders never cease. And this build is pretty wonderful. PS: Is the drive chain flexible? If so, can you tell me the dimension as seen from the side? I really need a small, working chain like that. Yeah, sometimes I actually build the tiny (1/24 scale) models! No, the chains aren't flexible, they're molded in place like that.
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