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3406E
Posted: Thursday, October 30, 2014 3:17:49 AM

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I've been wanting to build a 2 axle lowboy for a while now and I decided chopping up a 3 axle trailer wasn't going to be good enough. I've been working on this for a couple months now. Here are some pictures I've taken as the project has progressed. I did borrow a few parts from other models but for the most part it's all been scratch built.

















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Posted: Thursday, October 30, 2014 3:47:06 AM
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Very nice!
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Posted: Thursday, October 30, 2014 6:28:41 AM

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Sweet job!
Doesn't scratchbuilding with styrene feel so rewarding?
Lol, you almost feel like not painting the parts sometimes.Teeth




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RI CRANEMAN
Posted: Thursday, October 30, 2014 7:57:49 AM

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Very nice work. The fit up on the parts looks very good. Keep up the good work. TM

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Pete Coleman
Posted: Thursday, October 30, 2014 9:29:44 AM

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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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Formu1fan
Posted: Thursday, October 30, 2014 3:39:38 PM

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incredible. Now maybe a west coast trailer? Whistle

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Posted: Thursday, October 30, 2014 5:32:25 PM

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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.

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Posted: Thursday, October 30, 2014 7:54:33 PM

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This is really really awesome. Nice work!
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Posted: Thursday, October 30, 2014 8:10:13 PM

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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



3406E
Posted: Friday, October 31, 2014 2:02:22 AM

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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.

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Posted: Friday, October 31, 2014 2:43:39 AM

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AWESOME JOB!! Came out perfect
a Cutter
Posted: Friday, October 31, 2014 8:35:12 PM

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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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Posted: Friday, October 31, 2014 11:59:38 PM
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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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Posted: Saturday, November 01, 2014 1:15:44 AM
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This project makes me envy your patients. Great job so far.

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3406E
Posted: Saturday, November 01, 2014 3:30:21 AM

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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).

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JoeE
Posted: Saturday, November 01, 2014 8:32:42 AM

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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



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Insanity40
Posted: Sunday, November 02, 2014 2:00:09 AM
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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!
3406E
Posted: Sunday, February 08, 2015 4:38:02 AM

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It's been a long time since my last update on this project. I got busy with other things so progress slowed. Hopefully I'll have it finished soon.















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Posted: Sunday, February 08, 2015 12:01:28 PM

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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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Posted: Sunday, February 08, 2015 6:00:58 PM

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Looking good!



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