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Title: Italeri American wrecker truck
Post by: kpnuts on March 02, 2019, 06:50:55 pm
Hey I know I said I was going to do some of my stalled builds but this has been calling me since I bought it, probably as I've not built a truck before (you get a lot of plastic for your money)
I know a lot of people don't like it but I'm doing it as an old and tired truck, in the past I've got a lot of flak for doing this type of stuff, well it's my model and I like doing old. (I've ordered some inkjet decal paper so hopefully I can make my own decals)
I may get another truck or bus for it to be towing.
Made a start on weathering it.
(https://i.ibb.co/JjBnhf3/IMG-20190302-9307.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/QkPHCTg/IMG-20190302-15178.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/9byBhgm/IMG-20190302-47535.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/hVtHh0R/IMG-20190302-54864.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/8MtpDd6/IMG-20190302-0300.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/vkT5NJY/IMG-20190302-15521.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/H4btgQX/IMG-20190302-38841.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/NCqgsfY/IMG-20190302-21793.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/qNQjJWS/IMG-20190302-3136.jpg)
Title: Re: Italeri American wrecker truck
Post by: Fred Ellis on March 03, 2019, 08:36:35 am
Hi


I like it, there was a show on Netflix about a company that took an old car, did it up then traded it up for their next build, they always wanted to have an old truck to pick up the cars, in the end they found an old truck cab that started the pick up truck build they did I good job on it.


looking forward to your build.
Title: Re: Italeri American wrecker truck
Post by: kpnuts on March 03, 2019, 08:50:58 am
Thanks mate, weathering has to be redone as I've been informed the hood is fiberglass and the cab is aluminium so back to the drawing board
Title: Re: Italeri American wrecker truck
Post by: ballastanksian on March 03, 2019, 02:08:15 pm

Ah, but GRP not suffer the ravages of UV? Maybe a study of old GRP oats would get you right back to wear and tear of a slightly different style, but still not pristine.


Alternatively there is the probability that the paint is flaking off the GRP giving you the challenge of recreating flaked paint and an un painted GRP underneath?


Don't despair Ken, there is always an alternative where 'old' is concerned  :}
Title: Re: Italeri American wrecker truck
Post by: kpnuts on March 03, 2019, 05:19:32 pm
Hi all well I've redone the bodywork so no rust but staining and sun bleaching (Still more to do but that will have to wait till I've made and added my decals)
Done some to the chassis (boy are they complicated) and started on the engine.
(https://i.ibb.co/mFPK3Hb/IMG-20190303-13613.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/8xkpbfq/IMG-20190303-41386.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/S6LpfdY/IMG-20190303-54414.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/RYr47Tm/IMG-20190303-0910.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/xSsc9Nr/IMG-20190303-6762.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/P1q5TYB/IMG-20190303-23458.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/pvy54Jx/IMG-20190303-3415.jpg)
Title: Re: Italeri American wrecker truck
Post by: kpnuts on March 04, 2019, 08:02:36 pm
Hi all well I've corrected the instructions callout and stared weathering the engine, added another colour to the rear boxes still lots of chipping and washes to ad yet.
(https://i.ibb.co/4g51NxX/IMG-20190304-57102.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/YWx3w8W/IMG-20190304-3378.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/PWYZJ1m/IMG-20190304-14947.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/MRtQVsf/IMG-20190304-2313.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/mbPBKBM/IMG-20190304-42643.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/hgyP2T8/IMG-20190304-49859.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/r7KDNQd/IMG-20190304-29761.jpg)
Title: Re: Italeri American wrecker truck
Post by: ballastanksian on March 04, 2019, 10:06:28 pm
I like the engine and the fading is coming along nicely  :-))
Title: Re: Italeri American wrecker truck
Post by: kpnuts on March 05, 2019, 08:21:22 pm
Hi all did some more work on the chassis and differentials
(https://i.ibb.co/myKyZSZ/IMG-20190305-42602.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/1RdzV6h/IMG-20190305-48309.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/CHZG4yz/IMG-20190305-5994.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/F7kS4M1/IMG-20190305-6200.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/f1mvYY0/IMG-20190305-14319.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/LZq2NVq/IMG-20190305-19669.jpg)
Title: Re: Italeri American wrecker truck
Post by: ballastanksian on March 05, 2019, 08:44:43 pm
Liking the dust build up on the diffs Ken  :-))
Title: Re: Italeri American wrecker truck
Post by: kpnuts on March 07, 2019, 07:56:41 pm
Hi all finished the engine (Still got the ancillary devices and what not to add)did some more weathering on the chassis.
(https://i.ibb.co/1MwkT2h/IMG-20190307-59189.jpg) (https://ibb.co/bF8kXdq)
(https://i.ibb.co/0YLKxHb/IMG-20190307-734.jpg) (https://ibb.co/qm8CvTQ)
(https://i.ibb.co/6BxkkL9/IMG-20190307-52840.jpg) (https://ibb.co/fv5ssL6)
(https://i.ibb.co/Qb8f0gH/IMG-20190307-38777.jpg) (https://ibb.co/VjHt61C)
(https://i.ibb.co/GtVptm2/IMG-20190307-4658.jpg) (https://ibb.co/3M0dMKN)
(https://i.ibb.co/YjHmN3N/IMG-20190307-18168.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Bs0bftf)
(https://i.ibb.co/cLrHZ6Q/IMG-20190307-25769.jpg) (https://ibb.co/RyDms3c)
(https://i.ibb.co/M5FmsD0/IMG-20190307-33389.jpg) (https://ibb.co/7NsqXJm)
Title: Re: Italeri American wrecker truck
Post by: ballastanksian on March 07, 2019, 08:39:56 pm
Very nice Ken  :-))
Title: Re: Italeri American wrecker truck
Post by: kpnuts on March 15, 2019, 06:52:26 pm
Hi all here's another update, loads more to do in the interior. I tried to get the steam from the hot cup of coffee on the windscreen (not particularly sucessfull but I tried) I feel I need to add a lot more rubbish in the cab I also need to dirty up the side windows as well, I'm getting there slowly.
(https://i.ibb.co/YctGszL/IMG-20190315-1165.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/Jdm4RG9/IMG-20190315-9664.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/Km58CF5/IMG-20190315-48493.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/Y7nK3xm/IMG-20190315-23937.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/dMfxL2b/IMG-20190315-58145.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/0sjwXGW/IMG-20190315-37255.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/9TYVzmW/IMG-20190315-3250.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/Jdm4RG9/IMG-20190315-9664.jpg)
Title: Re: Italeri American wrecker truck
Post by: ballastanksian on March 15, 2019, 09:09:35 pm
I love those little details you add Ken. The coffee rings are inspired!
Title: Re: Italeri American wrecker truck
Post by: T888 on March 15, 2019, 09:11:41 pm
Just love the weathering  :-))
Title: Re: Italeri American wrecker truck
Post by: coch y bonddu on March 15, 2019, 09:23:45 pm
Nowt wrong with that one looks quite realistic




Dave
Title: Re: Italeri American wrecker truck
Post by: kpnuts on March 23, 2019, 05:59:59 pm
Thanks guys.
More work on the wrecker. Its a great kit but the instructions are really bad, soooooo confusing, moved those fuel tanks twice.

(https://i.ibb.co/tMZn93K/IMG-20190323-22301.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/9gHhhCB/IMG-20190323-29514.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/wyLBSwt/IMG-20190323-54948.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/98jyHxL/IMG-20190323-12543.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/800FFfG/IMG-20190323-28993.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/5TxZVjh/IMG-20190323-40661.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/MRmWk8c/IMG-20190323-53438.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/h7kG2Tg/IMG-20190323-9197.jpg)
Title: Re: Italeri American wrecker truck
Post by: ballastanksian on March 23, 2019, 07:13:00 pm
That is serious bunkerage Ken!
Title: Re: Italeri American wrecker truck
Post by: kpnuts on March 27, 2019, 07:54:32 pm

Hi all well I was given an idea for displaying this which I thought would be quite fun (and as you all know I like doing "out there" stuff) sooo, this was going to be a robot but I thought it lent itself better to this so I stripped it all down and will be using it for the dio, what's the dio going to be? Well I'm sure you will work it out.
(https://i.ibb.co/nCP5v62/IMG-20190326-50136.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/qjnK4K5/IMG-20190327-59476.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/LCv8r0m/IMG-20190327-46574.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/tXtgscs/IMG-20190327-34678.jpg)
And there's this little guy. I'm calling him ted.
(https://i.ibb.co/RNgFT1G/IMG-20190327-31545.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/tDDhgNv/IMG-20190327-45269.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/LdXysLc/IMG-20190327-20614.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/LSsTg9V/IMG-20190327-10633.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/pZv13zs/IMG-20190327-59376.jpg)
Maybe I will give him a few warts or something.

Title: Re: Italeri American wrecker truck
Post by: kpnuts on March 30, 2019, 07:03:30 pm

Hi all another update, well this bit is never going to fit.
(https://i.ibb.co/87tw8gy/IMG-20190330-32349.jpg)
So with some heating and a little extension ted helped me fix it.
(https://i.ibb.co/k6PMbCC/IMG-20190330-14758.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/jJzqWYY/IMG-20190330-19568.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/DDH4X5D/IMG-20190330-47.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/nkyv0sV/IMG-20190330-47792.jpg)
Hope the rest fits ok.
Title: Re: Italeri American wrecker truck
Post by: kpnuts on April 04, 2019, 08:28:42 pm
Hi all bit more done on this one.
(https://i.ibb.co/vZRCJMz/IMG-20190404-54666.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/FgGRDWG/IMG-20190404-56491.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/XtXc93R/IMG-20190404-10621.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/v17sVx6/IMG-20190404-299.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/xgc1HVT/IMG-20190404-42603.jpg)
Title: Re: Italeri American wrecker truck
Post by: kpnuts on April 20, 2019, 05:28:23 pm
Hi all made a start on the dio
(https://i.ibb.co/HPkD5Ht/IMG-20190420-8319.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/Gp727gJ/IMG-20190420-24493.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/dkLbcVT/IMG-20190420-34567.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/z6kMJ5L/IMG-20190420-49861.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/q1Hj5n9/IMG-20190420-58528.jpg)
Title: Re: Italeri American wrecker truck
Post by: kpnuts on April 21, 2019, 06:42:31 pm
More work on the wrecker and dio.
(https://i.ibb.co/4tN1Wsh/IMG-20190421-12494.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/1nFxPvs/IMG-20190421-22903.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/LCFvt5c/IMG-20190421-39518.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/GTqpM3s/IMG-20190421-50589.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/jLKhHd2/IMG-20190421-0613.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/ctMXk2r/IMG-20190421-4330.jpg)
Title: Re: Italeri American wrecker truck
Post by: kpnuts on April 28, 2019, 07:51:15 pm
Done some work on the hydrolic lift, not done any weathering of it yet.
(https://i.ibb.co/3Fh6r44/IMG-20190428-17170.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/qBXXMmW/IMG-20190428-29817.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/fSdbLGr/IMG-20190428-40347.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/BBYxcBJ/IMG-20190428-50735.jpg)

Added a bit of paint.
(https://i.ibb.co/61DY3M9/IMG-20190428-24789.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/JdnBYNT/IMG-20190428-2331.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/KjMszbC/IMG-20190428-10131.jpg)
Title: Re: Italeri American wrecker truck
Post by: kpnuts on April 30, 2019, 09:10:05 pm
Hi all more work on the hoist.
(https://i.ibb.co/Q8rFm22/IMG-20190430-38972.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/3WrkwGj/IMG-20190430-43826.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/gPBQVbS/IMG-20190430-4729.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/xDnj22k/IMG-20190430-54897.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/Z6gr3JD/IMG-20190430-2995.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/WHKbLrW/IMG-20190430-30782.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/121KFLv/IMG-20190430-36643.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/MZkFS8s/IMG-20190430-37778.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/qs0yj6Y/IMG-20190430-0162.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/g4MWKJg/IMG-20190430-13432.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/qYc5Cyn/IMG-20190430-2164.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/RHQxWTq/IMG-20190430-59656.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/Tby3LC9/IMG-20190430-7208.jpg)
Title: Re: Italeri American wrecker truck
Post by: Grumpy Dave on May 11, 2019, 10:57:22 pm
The detail in the weathering is brilliant, so realistic. Just lots and lots of practice, I guess.
Title: Re: Italeri American wrecker truck
Post by: kpnuts on May 12, 2019, 08:12:28 pm
Thanks Dave.
More done to the truck.
(https://i.ibb.co/qRNc0Nr/IMG-20190512-7161.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/jLTSPtj/IMG-20190512-46907.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/N2jf46N/IMG-20190512-13705.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/QkcVNHv/IMG-20190512-2351.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/6BJjwbM/IMG-20190512-30630.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/TY3ZHH2/IMG-20190512-39648.jpg)
Title: Re: Italeri American wrecker truck
Post by: kpnuts on May 19, 2019, 06:31:42 pm
Well the truck is nearly done, just a few odds and ends to add and the alien and trucker and his wife to do.
(https://i.ibb.co/pWPsCPW/IMG-20190519-56604.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/kX3Hrn4/IMG-20190519-29138.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/SwJ0nqv/IMG-20190519-35957.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/MSSBqhn/IMG-20190519-44705.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/GJkV9Rb/IMG-20190519-49948.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/y6WrR5X/IMG-20190519-2865.jpg)
Title: Re: Italeri American wrecker truck
Post by: kpnuts on May 26, 2019, 06:31:03 pm

Well it's all done hope it was worth the wait.
(https://i.ibb.co/zRxJPSm/IMG-20190526-1445.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/mH5sxzZ/IMG-20190526-14535.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/zs4GJtM/IMG-20190526-1551.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/dWCD578/IMG-20190526-15574.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/VmBGMRt/IMG-20190526-12443.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/LzvXtDy/IMG-20190526-1335.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/0JxfnLv/IMG-20190526-13554.jpg)
Title: Re: Italeri American wrecker truck
Post by: ballastanksian on May 26, 2019, 06:41:34 pm

I like the irony of the story behind the diorama Ken! Does Mr Mack have spanners that fit Zog's craft? Does Zog have payment that is accepted on Earth??


Great idea executed well matey  :-)) :-))