Thread: 1982 Scania Truck

Words fail me, so I'm just going to put these...

What a brilliant job Bret.
Know-how!
Workmanship!
Very Inspiring!!!
Thank you for the great WIP photos.
Cheers, crowie

That is some bit of work and detail and its coming out perfect/

Excellent work Bret, I like your jig for treading the wheels which just reinforces the old saying "there's more than one way to skin a cat" Great work in progress and photography is superb.

Thanks guys for your support. Hopefully the WIP is enjoyable for everybody I know I always like to follow someone along as they are building. The hardest thing is remembering to take pictures at each step.

Anyways I made the bridge tonight. The plans call for a piece of metal mesh but I thought it would be better to make something out of wood. So I came up with this.
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Everything was going good until the middle when I got off on one due to woodchips in my way.
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I decided to continue on and live with the mistake. Then I had a bit of thinking and tried something and only but the best eye can spot it now.
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And if you are wondering there are 100 holes.

Later,
Bret

Originally Posted by bj383ss

And if you are wondering there are 100 holes.

Now why did you have to go and say that?, Now I just had to go and count them.

I worked on the front grill assembly today.

I routed two 3/8" grooves horizontally and then routed out the recess in the middle for the grill.
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In the recess area I cut a piece of screen mesh to fit in the space. Then I made the outside pieces that are spaced evenly down the front.
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Next I glued the mesh down with CA glue and painted all the recess areas gloss black.
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Next step is to glue down the 1/8" x 1/8"strips and then paint the areas between them black.
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It felt kinda of weird painting the wood but I don't think it would look right with a stain.


Later,
Bret

Originally Posted by bj383ss

And if you are wondering there are 100 holes.

I get 181...

10 x 10 plus 9 x 9.

Yonnee,

Where are you getting the 9 x 9 from?

Bret

Originally Posted by bj383ss

Yonnee,

Where are you getting the 9 x 9 from?

Bret

The inner holes (marked in Green)

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Wow I guess you are right! No wonder it took forever to drill all of them.

Bret

I have done a little more work on the truck not much. The grill assembly is finished and the side cab assemblies are all glued up now. I glued the 2 top steps on but have not decided how to glue down the mesh. I have also shaped the roof except for the corners which won'be done until it is glued on.
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Thanks for lookin'
Bret

P.S. I have added alot of images of project ideas to my fotki account. Under Scale Model Projects

G'Day Bret,
This truck just gets better and better.
The attention to detail, your patiences to get it right.
Top job.
Cheers, Crowie

Excellent work, looking terrific.