My friends here we are at the very fun part of the job! Decals!! Decals add that small amount of detail that in my opinion bring the whole project together. So please gather round, grab some of those homemade peanut butter cookies baked by my mom and lets get decaling!
First though, anyone know what these are?
Right Guso they are read triangles printed on a sheet of white to make safety corners for the counter weights!!
Here is a product I have highlighted before, Solvaset. It is a necessary tool in placing water slide decals. As your decal is soaking, brush on a small amount of Solvaset on the target area. It will allow the decal to slide around for proper positioning. Once there, blot with a piece of paper towel to remove excess. As it dries the decal gets sucked onto the model conforming to every countour of the model, including grating. This is good stuff my friends!
Now you want to talk about no guts, no guts glory! One of the YCC add on pieces is the hydraulic house reel for the boom sections, which I forgot to add on. So grab the drill and drill the finished boom-but first extend the inner sections!!!!! No drilling in to them!!!!!
Now we begin the fun stuff, Mammoet decals!!!! The boom head gets a chevron and the cab the first Mammoet!
And adding the door Mammoet, mammoth to the front always!!
Adding more to the boom
And do not forget the tail lights
And the decaled rig, number 944:
Here is the bonus, the owner of the model has asked me to assemble the model for all of you!!!
Here is one of my own add ons, a chain to the front of the unit for the hook block to connect to.
Time to pack up!!
Well that completes this project!! 145 photos, seven parts, 43 hours of project time and thousands of cookies!!!
I hope you all have enjoyed this and maybe even inspired some of you to even give it a try! The LTM1300 is a great crane to try this type of project!!!
Off to the kitchen for some milk............
Bob
Bobs CranesCome Over To The Lift Side . . . . . . . We Have Cookies!!!!
