MODEL TRUCKS

stevet12 · 22 March 2012 21:32

excellent stuff look forward to it, erm i must admit i bought it on ebay! one of my favorite motors though, would look cool as a model, would you convert to 6 wheeler, and right hand drive??

will88 · 22 March 2012 22:16

yah definately, thats what im doing with greenwoods at moment. bit tricky though coz i like to do all converting from scratch rather than buy the parts for right hand drive.
ive always liked that motor, not too much and its a lovely colour

will88 · 25 March 2012 20:48

underway, bull bar took forever to scratch build, each strand was glued and cut one at a time (40 in total) may not be perfect but im pretty pleased

will88 · 27 March 2012 20:14

hi folks, any chance anyone could point me in the right direction of how to make a pair of square airhorns? thanks in advance

tetragaz · 27 March 2012 20:49

will88:
hi folks, any chance anyone could point me in the right direction of how to make a pair of square airhorns? thanks in advance

hi mate

there were square airhorns in the first italeri conversion kit, thats if you can get hold of 1, they are pretty rare nowadays.

cheers
gaz

jimski · 27 March 2012 21:50

will88:
hi folks, any chance anyone could point me in the right direction of how to make a pair of square airhorns? thanks in advance

Hi Will88 I’m pretty sure that I saw a couple in my spares the other day or they might have been in the scania kit that I’m just doing but I know I’ve seen some ill look tomorrow mate if I find em your more than welcome to them.
PM me and I’ll post em!

Regards Jimski

will88 · 27 March 2012 22:12

that would be cracxking that, thanks alo! PM sent, cheers,will

jimski · 28 March 2012 14:07

will88:
that would be cracxking that, thanks alo! PM sent, cheers,will

Hi Will88 tetragaz was right they were in the first Accesories pack Italeri 764 but when I looked mate they…
They were THERE !! I’ve packed em will post later today mate ok

Regards Jimski

will88 · 28 March 2012 20:46

nice one thats great is that mate! will finish this one of a treat!

thanks, will

solly · 30 March 2012 13:34

Hey chaps, a quick question.
Would house-hold paint stripper be advisable to remove paintwork from a model truck&trailer?
TY.

frankydobo · 30 March 2012 19:24

Hey chaps, a quick question.
Would house-hold paint stripper be advisable to remove paintwork from a model truck&trailer?
TY.
SollySENIOR MEMBER Posts: 120

Only if the model is metal diecast, a plastic model wouldn’t come out of it very well! It still might not remove paint from the little nooks and cranny’s so you will have to use a craft knife blade to get any lodged bits out and you may have to cover it more than once. Stripping the model is the best way especially if it has glazing, again this would be ruined with caustic stripper. Franky.

stretch · 31 March 2012 09:56

Solly:
Hey chaps, a quick question.
Would house-hold paint stripper be advisable to remove paintwork from a model truck&trailer?
TY.

I use fairy power spray for stripping paint off plastic models, spray the parts needed to be stripped and put in a sealed plastic bag for a couple of days to work its magic then scrub with a old toothbrush ( works for me )

hope this helps

Tony

solly · 31 March 2012 13:35

Frankydobo:
Only if the model is metal diecast, a plastic model wouldn’t come out of it very well! It still might not remove paint from the little nooks and cranny’s so you will have to use a craft knife blade to get any lodged bits out and you may have to cover it more than once. Stripping the model is the best way especially if it has glazing, again this would be ruined with caustic stripper. Franky.

Thanks for the advice Frank. I would strip the model as suggested. Also I think I’ll steer clear of the caustic stripper as it can be dodgy stuff to handle.

stretch:
I use fairy power spray for stripping paint off plastic models, spray the parts needed to be stripped and put in a sealed plastic bag for a couple of days to work its magic then scrub with a old toothbrush ( works for me )

hope this helps

Tony

Good tip for stripping the trailer Tony. I take it the Fairy power spray…or similar… would work with the diecast truck parts as well then?

cheers lads.

jimski · 2 April 2012 16:26

Hi all just coming to the finishing stages ( just waiting for decals )of a 141 scannie you might have already seen the trailer before, when I first got into modelling ( last year) John Holcroft built a141 for me which came to a sad end when one of the cats collided with it but the insurance wouldn’t pay out so I thought I’d have a go and build another one hope you like.

And of course the real thing

Regards Jimski

tetragaz · 2 April 2012 19:17

spot on that is jimski

cheers
gaz

will88 · 2 April 2012 19:54

that looks superb jimski, really impressed with the interior detailing!thanks very much for the horns, got them today, bloody absolutely spot on!!! thanks again!

p.s thanks tetragaz about the info on horns out of the older accesoy kit, there looks to be some decent stuff in there all round, but like you say seem to be a bit of a nightmare to get hold of!

cheers will