RichO Posted April 16, 2017 Author Share Posted April 16, 2017 Ya, I'm not sure I want to know you that well! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted April 16, 2017 Author Share Posted April 16, 2017 I have reconsidered. If you have photos for everyone here to see. Please post! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted April 16, 2017 Author Share Posted April 16, 2017 Hey, I've been working on tires this week. I needed to order some more supplies, so brakes are on hold for now. I had a bit of sanding to do on the tires. I wanted the treads to blend into the sidewall, remove the cast seams as good as possible, and just generally clean them up. Nine new tires... filing to get things "used"... A dirty old tire... I'll probably have the tires finished by the time the new supplies show up. I still have the inside wheel cover to design and build, so I can attach the brake lines. Be back with a pile of tires... Rich 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Rich, I think I'll stick with your pictures, Hendies could be butt ugly. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Some impressive lumps of resin there Rich Kev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted April 16, 2017 Author Share Posted April 16, 2017 Thanks Guys, I'm working on changing the color of the dirt on the tires to contrast more with the frame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin56 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Amazing work Rich, real tough looking tires. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted April 18, 2017 Author Share Posted April 18, 2017 Thanks everyone for your great comments! Hey Guys, I was a little bored with working on tires so I took a break and built the Hot Water tank and Pump for the Internal Cabin Heater. I really had a hard time finding any info on this item. The Model-Kom kit did not include this item. The Trumpeter kit did not include this item. The E63 kit was the only kit that addressed this issue. However I still had no photos of this, so I just sort of went with what the E63 model had described. The build... I guess I'll go back to working on the tires and the back hubs. More photos later. Rich 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 That could be something from a T-34 or a Soyuz fuel injector system. Nice work, Rich. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
activexp Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Brilliant work as expected Rich, but I would like to see more lunch pics..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted April 20, 2017 Author Share Posted April 20, 2017 Hey All, Tire dressing went quickly. Now just the back hubs to build. Be Back Later All... Rich 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Great scratch building as always Kev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 What I love is the way you capture the textures and sheens of the parts. Nothing too smooth, nothing too glossy, never "toy like". You expect to rub the rust and have a brown stain on your hand and the metal to be cold. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted April 27, 2017 Author Share Posted April 27, 2017 Thanks Guys. John W, just the feeling I'm after, thanks. Hey You All, It's been a long week of building. I keep finding things I need to do before I install the tires. I almost forgot that I had to install the rear suspension rocker arms before, I install the plumbing, before I install the back hubs... I'm not really sure why this part of the build seemed to take so long to work with. Just a lot of small parts, and a lot of small cuts. I had several rocker arms to choose from as far as the design of the look. I liked the design of the Trumpeter kit part, and to find photos was easy. I just had to adapt the paper patterns to look like the example that I was going to build. The parts... I had to do a bunch of test fitting of these rear parts... These are the pass through collars that support this axle... I used 0.05 rod to line the openings... Punching a really big hole in the side of the frame was a bit stressful to say the least... Dry fit the entire system... A bit of behind weathering... The materials I was waiting for to build the plumbing showed up right in the middle of this chapter. But I needed to finish. I can now get back to my brake line plumbing, I hope... I'll be back when I figure out what I'm doing... Rich 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 it's a pleasure to watch this build. Great scratch building as always and some great techniques on display. To be honest, I've forgotten what it is you're actually building - I just get lost in the details you are producing keep it coming 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted April 29, 2017 Author Share Posted April 29, 2017 hendie, I'm trying to build a large Russian Betty here, and at the moment I'm trying to get her up on her own eight feet. The MAZ co. has made this whole big thing out of nuts and bolts only it seems. The build continues! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 The build continues indeed. I love those rocker arms. I'd swear the final pictures were from a Chernobyl junkyard, if I hadn't seen how you created the parts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted April 29, 2017 Author Share Posted April 29, 2017 Hey Pete, I got the reference photo from an old junk yard in the Ukraine. Radiation level unknown. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted April 29, 2017 Author Share Posted April 29, 2017 Hey Betty watchers, The beginnings of the Brake Plumbing... I should have started a little sooner... Rich 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Nice, very nice ! Kev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted May 1, 2017 Author Share Posted May 1, 2017 Thanks Kev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted May 1, 2017 Author Share Posted May 1, 2017 Hey Guys, A quick update today... The rough in plumbing is done... and it's time to put the finishing touches on the plumbing connections and leads. Be back when I get thing cleaned up... Rich 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted May 6, 2017 Author Share Posted May 6, 2017 Hey All, I had a bit of a slow down the last three days...but all is fine with the world (not)...so back to work. I got the plumbing for the brakes finished. I had to install the lines, and then go back to add the retainers to gather the line together. I got everything tucked into the frame nice and deep. Now I don't have to dig around in there for a while. before the painting of the retainers... This is for Steve... Roasted Chicken with Steamed Rice and Jasmine Tea... (and BTW, I'm an American...I leave my tea bag in the drink...) I have now moved on to making the molds for the inner wheel hubs and while I wait for all that, I have started building the fifth wheel for the back top. Be back shortly with the...what ever is next Rich 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
activexp Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 The lunch looks amazing. I particularly like the textures you achieved on the chicken, very realistic 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Chicken and rice. What's not to like? Not sure about the Elmers sauce though. Nice brake lines, Rich. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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