CliffB Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 The cab's looking great now Jeroen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Goeie middag Jeroen, you really are the king of trucks! Although I lean more towards tractors (don't ask), you almost make me want to build a truck.... Your builds are always so precise. Great show so far. JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted August 16, 2022 Author Share Posted August 16, 2022 3 hours ago, jean said: Goeie middag Jeroen, you really are the king of trucks! Although I lean more towards tractors (don't ask), you almost make me want to build a truck.... Your builds are always so precise. Great show so far. JR Goeie middag Jean, dank je wel! Tractors are fun to build as well, although there aren't that many kits to choose from. The downside of truck building is that the kits are expensive. Some old(er) kit from ebay or some such site is preferable over a new one! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Id love to see a whole series of John Deere farm tractors in say 1/35 or 1/24 someday. Id build more than one as I grew up around so many of them. I think there is a real possibility of this in 1/35 soon as how many tractors have we seen dragging tanks away on Ukrainian roads this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted August 19, 2022 Author Share Posted August 19, 2022 Been a couple of days since I did any real work on it. I put in the engine and all the pipes and such. Didn't take a lot of trouble doing it, it will not be seen on this build. Then, I finished the cab which was pretty easily done. I like the black and silver look. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busnproplinerfan Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 It sure recovered nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted August 20, 2022 Author Share Posted August 20, 2022 I painted the hubs and rims today. Hubs were glued to the axles. The cab was taken off to fiddle with the lettering. The rims were painted Tamiya Flat Alu, which is a really nice paint. The coverage is crazy. I'll add the tyres tomorrow when the paint has fully cured. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busnproplinerfan Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Is the green on the engine correct? what green is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted August 21, 2022 Author Share Posted August 21, 2022 7 hours ago, busnproplinerfan said: Is the green on the engine correct? what green is it? Well, correct, I don't know... It's based on a couple of pics I have, like this but I've seen some kind of dark grey as well. So "my" green is a little too dark here maybe (it's Tamiya's Cockpit Green XF-71, unmixed), but that's just because I'm lazy. It should be easy to lighten it up some. I used these reference shots on the engine of my first 1628 build a couple of years ago. I don't know which green I used then, it may be in the thread somewhere. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengalensis Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 You're making good progress and it's looking very nice! One day you'll inspire me to build one of the trucks in my stash, Not yet saying when though... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busnproplinerfan Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 Ahh, close enough. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted August 21, 2022 Author Share Posted August 21, 2022 Wheels are on. She's looking nice and compact. Only problem is, she's a tripod. I hate it when that happens. I'll have to fix that because it looks stupid. Anyway this is about finished, save for the wipers, mirrors and painting of the indicator lights. The build itself is of course still in full swing as I'll have to build the hydraulic tank and the trailer! 3 hours ago, Bengalensis said: One day you'll inspire me to build one of the trucks in my stash, Not yet saying when though... Knowing you, you probably have some good ones in there! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 Excellent progress and great workmanship as ever! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengalensis Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 Lovely on wheels! I really like the compact look of that chassis, it gives it some sort of "no nonsens" feeling. Tripods are not fun at all, but I'm sure you can make a tweak in the right place to cure that. 7 hours ago, JeroenS said: Knowing you, you probably have some good ones in there! No exotic crazy resin I'm afreid 😉, only all the Renault related by Italeri and Heller. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted August 22, 2022 Author Share Posted August 22, 2022 12 hours ago, Bengalensis said: No exotic crazy resin I'm afreid 😉, only all the Renault related by Italeri and Heller. I'm waiting for them to release the modern Renault truck, I don't think they have one yet. I'm not a big fan of the modern trucks but the Renault, I like. I always get sort of a Transformer vibe off those. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted August 22, 2022 Author Share Posted August 22, 2022 OK, the rig itself is done. Except for the mirrors, I'll leave those off until the very end, for obvious reasons. Now, that hydraulic tank with the suzi rack. When that's in place I can figure out how much space I have to rest the trailer on the tractor unit. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted August 22, 2022 Author Share Posted August 22, 2022 This is becoming a pretty nice collection 🙂 To say that I like the 1628 is an understatement! 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busnproplinerfan Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 Looks good, just a little to go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Another cracker. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted September 1, 2022 Author Share Posted September 1, 2022 Last weekend's Blitz Build was a nice mojo booster. Not that I was running really low but still, sometimes you need something to get you going again once you've completed a stage in the build. So I've been working on the hydraulic tank. I've made the basic shape and also a platform for it. Which should go on the truck like this. I think the size looks good. I will tart it up with some more details of course, and there should be a rack to hold the air and hydraulic connectors as well. I think I'll put some diamond plate on the chassis as well, you'll need easy access to this system. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busnproplinerfan Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 Nicely made tank, nice thing is so much can be made with imagination like he real ones with parts that are not factory. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted September 2, 2022 Author Share Posted September 2, 2022 37 minutes ago, busnproplinerfan said: Nicely made tank, nice thing is so much can be made with imagination like he real ones with parts that are not factory. That's the thing I like most about building trucks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busnproplinerfan Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 7 hours ago, JeroenS said: That's the thing I like most about building trucks! I like watching Pakistani truck in yt, The things they make is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted September 3, 2022 Author Share Posted September 3, 2022 I think the tank is pretty much finished. I found a nice greeble in my greeble collection, I can connect some hoses to that nicely. The suzie rack is also prepared for hoses, just needs some holes drilled, but first I'll slap some paint on it. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busnproplinerfan Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 Don't forget to align the greebles so the headlight fluid can be calibrated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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