MODEL T--"Unfinished Project"--FINISHED! Pg 6

vespa boy wrote:

Very cool build Doog. The way you make plastic look like wood is amazing. Have you ever thought about using basswood to build a bed, or does that not give the right appearance?   Can't wait to see the body corrosion on this one.

Narayan, I was going to use lumber, but the challenge of making it loook real from plastic and the thought of using the new tool made me stay with the plastic. I would rather model it all in plastic anyway. I rather get annoyed at mixing media sometimes. with the gluing issues sometimes encountered.

Here comes an update!

Very cool build Doog. The way you make plastic look like wood is amazing. Have you ever thought about using basswood to build a bed, or does that not give the right appearance?

Can't wait to see the body corrosion on this one.

Doog,

Here is an example for you of a 25 T truck that is here in Fairbanks, AK that still runs in the annual Golden Days parade.  The fenders are cracked and stitched together with baling wire just like thread.

http://www.northpolecabins.com/pictures.html

I will try to find some better pictures of it.

Lee (and Mike) --

That's excellent advice and a great observation! Thanks for that first-hand knowledge!

The rails have been "worn" a bit, and I'l have new pics tomorrow when I can take them in the daylight! 

Thanks for the great suggestion! 

Looking very good so far, doog. One bit of advice though; The upper edge of the top railing of the cargo box will be very worn on a stake body truck. We use a modern version of this type of stake box at the shipyard where I work and everything that goes in the cargo box damages this edge to some extent. I've seen big ol' chunks taken off and broken railings just dangling. And after extended use, the corners rarely meet flush anymore. Also, when the sides are removed for use as a flatbed truck, the railings are just tossed onto the ground and damaged further.

Yours are a bit too perfect, unless that is what you are going for.

Thanks, terry!

Here's an update; the bed is finally finished!

I made the bed entirely from styrene strip and rod. The planks of wood were all scribed with the hot tool. I cut up some of them to simulate rot. The T-bars on the sides are available through  Plastruct. Each plank has 12 bolts on the outside cut from .020 rod, and inside, those 12 "bolts" are secured by 12 "nuts" of .040 x 1mm hex rod "nuts" and then further, 12 more "bolt ends" of the same .020 rod. 36 X 11 posts = 396 boltd/nuts alone! It took me the better part of three-and-a-half hours to cut, position, and glue all of them last night! 

Here's some pics.

The end piece fits into some brackets there, made from strip as well.

I also re-did the bed support; the last one looked skewed somewhat, and didn't provide enough surface area to secure the bed--just like the real thing! You can also see the pedals plate there that I drilled out.

And here, with the bed just sitting on the chassis, is where I am so far.

Next, I'll be tackling the interior more, and then the engine detailing! Comments always welcomed!

Cool Karl, your right to keep changing subjects keeps everything fresh.

Terry.

mm23t wrote:

doog...where are you finding these kits? I find myself wanting to build something thats not od in color

Hey, thanks again, guys! I appreciate all the support!

I'm certainly having fun on this build!

Thanks, Andy and Rob!

I should have an update over the weekend. I'm getting the bed finished now...

Not sure about how much I'm going to rust it out, Rob....I have to think about the condition it's going to build up to, and then figure what's appropriate. It may be a lighter rust treatment than you might expect; I hope I don't disappoint!

I appreciate you guys bopping over here from the Armor forums!

Looking good so far Karl and I can't wait to see the painting and weathering, you know I have a thing for rust .

Rob

Thanks, guys!

Perhaps I should clarify, Greg--I'm not going to rust this one to death, like a hulk. It's going to be more like, abandoned for a few years--not enough to rot the boards, although I DID think of doing that.

I have seen the cracked fenders though--and thanks for confirming that that ws a common problem! I shall have to work it in somehow...

Glad you like the wood, Bill and Brizio! That little scriber tool is a godsend!

Wow, those wooden boards look fantastic! I can almost smell the wood.