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Very nice!
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Sweet job! Doesn't scratchbuilding with styrene feel so rewarding? Lol, you almost feel like not painting the parts sometimes. We rally round the family, with a pocket full of shells.....
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Very nice work. The fit up on the parts looks very good. Keep up the good work. TM
__________________________________________________________________ Tom It's pretty sad when the only modeling tool you own is a box cutter.
If the only tool you have is a hammer, you start to see every problem as a nail. Abraham Maslow
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Cracking job, 3406E. I agree working with styrene on a scratch built project is very rewarding. I just wish that my finishing was as neat as yours! Cheers.
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incredible. Now maybe a west coast trailer?
-John
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Thanks for the compliments guys! JoeE it is rewarding. If it wasn't for my scribble marks and the epoxy it could probably pass for white paint. It's even more tempting when you consider painting isn't my strong suit lol. Pete I always trim any excess plasti-weld with an X-acto knife then file and sand down my edges to help give things a nice clean look. John if you're referring to a Cozad expandable I almost went with one of those. This will look pretty West Coast once I get it done, get the 1 axle booster built and have it hauling my logging equipment around. My Facebook page: NorCalDiecastCustomsClifton
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This is really really awesome. Nice work!
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that's a very nice job, I like how you made the connection between deck and neck, not the silly clip sword used. I will take 3
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Airwolf I based my design on one of Rogers actual No Foot gooseneck designs (the other one has the tower and the horizontal mounted hydraulic cylinders like Sword used instead of the vertical cylinders). It has full functionality other then my stops don't swing up, they just pull out. It wasn't as hard to design as I thought it would be but it was time consuming because I had to double and triple check all my measurements and make sure everything was square so both sides would come out even. My Facebook page: NorCalDiecastCustomsClifton
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Joined: 8/20/2014 Posts: 149 Location: Northern New Jersey
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AWESOME JOB!! Came out perfect
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Real nice work. Sometimes better to build it for yourself instead of waiting around for someone else to produce a run.
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WOW! Nice work! That's a keeper for sure!
Just curious, what do you use to cut some of the thicker styrene?
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This project makes me envy your patients. Great job so far.
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Thanks everyone! Cutter that's very true. Who knows how long you'd have to wait for that. It's also cheaper to build it yourself and you can build it however you want. Insanity I use a little miter box and razor saw for the thicker pieces of rod, tube and I-beam. If I'm cutting from sheet styrene then it's an X-acto and a straight edge. I have a chopper but I've found it doesn't cut a real straight edge on thicker material so I only use that on thinner stuff. Jason having a lot of patience has definitely been a big help to me with all my custom builds. I've almost ran out of it a couple times in the past though not on this project (at least not yet haha). My Facebook page: NorCalDiecastCustomsClifton
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Insanity40 wrote:WOW! Nice work! That's a keeper for sure!
Just curious, what do you use to cut some of the thicker styrene? Here's a tool i have used in the past for cutting thicker styrene sheets. You make multiple passes along a steel ruler then can snap the sheet. Sometimes the backside , or upside down, of an Xacto knife is good enough as well. http://www.micromark.com/panel-scriber-for-plastic-models,7194.html We rally round the family, with a pocket full of shells.....
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There's definitely a feeling of accomplishment as you see your vision developing right in front of you! I have found that, for me anyway, patience isn't to difficult to keep in check, as I always try to take a step back and remind myself that I am working without any real plans or directions, and as long as I've been diligent in my planning and my choices, I've almost always been satisfied with the results.
Keep building everyone!
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That's awesome craftsmanship and attention to detail! Very cool update and progress....thanks for sharing.
Regards Matt
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Looking good!
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