hendie Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 6 hours ago, RichO said: DAMN!! we have faith in you Rich ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted June 5, 2017 Author Share Posted June 5, 2017 Hey Guys, The Big Betty Build continues... I had a heck of a time this week trying to find a reference for the location of the cooling radiator for the Transmission oil. The diagram below shows how things should be. It dose not show the location on the truck frame of the items. I searched for 7 hours over 3 days to find a hint of the location. Tucked up under the frame that supports the fuel tanks. People who take reference photos don't usually crawl under or inside the frame. Anyway, location found,.. the build continues. I added more detail to the out side of the Transmission to the point that I am now ready to start the Oil Hoses. So now that I look at these photos this size I see a couple of more things to add... The Fuel Tank frame...I had to jump ahead a bit on the items that needed building for this part. The fuel tank frame has an oil filter ( item 8 in the diagram above) hanging on the back outside... And the oil radiator hangs on the front side of the frame, across from the oil filter... I made a card moch-up and placed the card at the location of the radiators to check size and clearance before I build. I will build the radiators and oil filter next. I have to secure these to the fuel tank frame before I can get the hose runs for these. However I will not attach the frame to the main truck frame at this time. I will still have a bunch of junk to add under there. Be back later boys with the next exciting chapter, Rich 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Impressive ! Kev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris B Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 You keeping your standards. Well done... as usually. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted June 7, 2017 Author Share Posted June 7, 2017 Thanks Kev as always. Kris B, thanks for checking back. Hey All, I just thought I would show this because it's going to get buried under everything. I built a support rack, just simple angels... Then the radiators...again, simple angels and wire screen... Installed onto the fuel tank frame... I'll build the oil filter tomorrow, and start the hose runs... Later, Rich 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaubar Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 This continues to be great!👍🏻 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted June 8, 2017 Author Share Posted June 8, 2017 Thanks All, Another quick update. The oil filter build went with out any problems... I'm starting the first hose today, and I have a fear that I might be painting myself into a corner. I have to very precise about where I locate things on the frame. I have running board supports, wench winch frame, and fuel tank frame to be placed exactly before I can secure the transmission. Alto the photos show that the oil line are made from rubber hoses, I might not make mine out of rubber. At this moment I'm trying to decide what I need to build to get the hoses started. Later All, Rich 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted June 9, 2017 Author Share Posted June 9, 2017 Hey All, Starting the hose runs... Later... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris B Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 You building it faster then I am straight out of the box . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted June 9, 2017 Author Share Posted June 9, 2017 Hey Kris B, I'm a retired old guy. I have all day to work on my build if I want to. What you see is just a few hours a day. Thanks for watching. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris B Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Lucky lad, I have my time when the kids are in the bed which sometimes is not easy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanM Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 Wow! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted June 12, 2017 Author Share Posted June 12, 2017 Hey Fellow Hosers, I think I'm at a quitting point with the Hose install. I still have plenty to do with the plumbing and hoses, I just need to secure some frame elements in order to finish connecting the hoses, and those things are a ways down the road yet. Here's how things wrapped up... Final shots of the Transmission out of the frame...I painted this at night, so that would be Nocturnal Transmissions Producing the hard piping got a little tricky at times. I set the rods into a basic guide and heated to secure the bends... Time to lays some pipe baby!... I'm going to leave things like so for a while. I have more stuff under here and beside this location for install. I'll be back with the next exciting chapter...what ever that is. Rich 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris B Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 If you just change the background it could be taken as the real one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted June 13, 2017 Author Share Posted June 13, 2017 Maybe a photo of a junk yard behind the shots. Cool idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roma847 Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Hello Rich, great compliment for the very interesting sequel of your scratch-build arts from your stunning Crawler project on this crazy model. And my Balsa-Jig-Pipe-Heat-Bending-Technique also serves you well, and as I see, you have observed it very well my friend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaubar Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 This is a great way of doing pipes, I like your style. Amazing updates once again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted June 13, 2017 Author Share Posted June 13, 2017 Manfred, It took me a time or two to get the bending just right, but things worked out just fine. Thanks for letting me barrow this technique from you, it works great. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted June 15, 2017 Author Share Posted June 15, 2017 hey Guys, A quick post for this morning. I took a day or two and built the mounting frame for the winch and tow cable. I decided to stop here because I was going the wrong way with the build at this time. The winch and cable along with the fuel tank frame, I built as a place holder to get the spacing correct around the Transmission. The direction of the build was heading vertical, and I still have a ton of stuff at the bottom of the frame. So I stopped here and will get back to these components when the time is right. I sort of got involved with building this, so only a few photos. The Winch support frame... The construction of this support frame was really straight forward...just angles involved here. You can see how things at the bottom of the build are starting to get buried. I'll be back later today with the next chapter, stay tuned...Rich 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted June 15, 2017 Author Share Posted June 15, 2017 Hey Everyone, So this build has been getting scarrier as I proceede with all the items to construct And this morning I awoke to find that my nightmare is just starting with this build. It's time to move to the engine bay...If the Transmission was a world unto itself, Then I have just discovered a new universe... and all the support systems...here are a few...I need to finish plumbing the oil cooler.. Fuel lines... Air filters... Water cooling... This is just scratching the surface, sure don't ya know..it seem to go on for ever... I have to start at the very bottom of things, so the first thing is the mounting braces from the engine block the the main frame. I first need to build a basic engine block to use as a place holder while I get thing spaced properly. I'll be back sometime shortly with the start. Rich 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 So that's Galaxy class scratchbuilding then? Epic stuff, Rich. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted June 15, 2017 Author Share Posted June 15, 2017 Thanks Pete, that was some nice compliment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 Mad, quite mad but I like it and I'm looking forward to further developments...................... Kev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roma847 Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 Modeling madness, as I am meanwhile used to by you ... Keep it up, it's like a drug. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted June 16, 2017 Author Share Posted June 16, 2017 Thanks Kev, and Manfred. The craziness is in the details. So take a hit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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