Duel Truck

Randy13 · Apr 1, 2015

More work on the trailer. I first used paper to cut out a pattern then used a styrene For Sale sign I picked up at the hardware store. The sign was big enough to I could cut this out in one sheet.

I then rolled the sign and warmed it up a little so it can have a little curve to it.

I will work on the side parts next.

LukaFilm · Apr 2, 2015

Love this movie, love this build! :cheers

Randy13 · Apr 2, 2015

LukaFilm said:
Love this movie, love this build! :cheers

Thank you sir. And I just love your Blade Runner project. :thumbsup

Randy13 · Apr 5, 2015

I added some side pieces to the trailer.

I couldn't make the side strips all in one piece so I had to do this.

I'll be busy with the putty,sanding, primer, repeat routine to hide the gaps and bumps.

I'm happy to see the overall shape start to come together.

Celtic007 · Apr 5, 2015

Keep up the great work! Love following the progress on this.

knievel · Apr 6, 2015

Randy13 said:
Thank you Katsu-san and Chaank. I'm hoping the weathering will be a fun challenge and not a frustrating one.

I'm shure that's gonna be fun!

yuumi2891103 · Apr 6, 2015

Great progress Randy-san.
The way you build the trailer is fantastic.
Don't forget to conceal some gunpowder and a few bags of gasoline for the final shot.

Randy13 · Apr 6, 2015

knievel said:
I'm shure that's gonna be fun!

I'm both looking forward to it and a little intimidated by it because I don't want to mess things up with a horrible paint and weather job. I plan on practicing with an old model car using the same paints first and hopefully get all my mistakes on that instead of the truck.

yuumi2891103 said:
Great progress Randy-san.
The way you build the trailer is fantastic.
Don't forget to conceal some gunpowder and a few bags of gasoline for the final shot.

Thank you Katsu-san. Because you are so clever and creative, I'm sure you would have come up with a much better way to do this

Great idea about the gun powder and gasoline. I will have to open the driver's door too. My wife will wonder what I'm doing when she hears the explosions.

yuumi2891103 · Apr 7, 2015

Randy13 said:
ve, I'm sure you would have come up with a much better way to do this Great idea about the gun powder and gasoline. I will have to open the driver's door too. My wife will wonder what I'm doing when she hears the explosions.

:lol no way!!

In fact, when i was a high school boy, i saw the movie 'Towering Inferno' i was so impressed and soon I built that Glass Tower with some woods and plexiglass.
That was a great model of 6 feet tall.
Then I put the fire on it. It started to burn like a torch. My room was filled with smoke and ceilling was burnt a bit. I was in a panic.
My mom quickly broke into my room and saw what happened.

Of course she bust me like hell. That was really A towering inferno.

Randy13 · Apr 7, 2015

Katsu-san, I did things like that too. I built structures out of shoe boxes, cardboard etc. and had toy monsters rampage through. I set one of them on fire to help fulfill my visual imagination but poured a bunch of sand on it when it started getting out of control. I buried the stuff so my parents wouldn't know. I'm glad I didn't set the neighborhood on fire.

yuumi2891103 · Apr 7, 2015

facepalm:lol
At least, you knew how to extinguish!

Randy13 · Apr 12, 2015

Worked on the trailer and went through the ritual of putty, sand, primer, repeat.

Then a quick test fit.

CB2001 · Apr 12, 2015

Good lordy! Looking at those pictures are freakin' impressive! Seriously, the filling and primer alone looks a lot like metal already.

Randy13 · Apr 12, 2015

Thank you. Normally I don't like this stage of building because of the time it takes to wait for everything to dry. But this time I actually enjoyed it.

CB2001 · Apr 12, 2015

Randy13 said:
Thank you. Normally I don't like this stage of building because of the time it takes to wait for everything to dry. But this time I actually enjoyed it.

You're welcome. Like I've said before, I'm looking forward to seeing this build complete, and I've got a feeling that it will be awesome.

RKS · Apr 13, 2015

Remember to keep that tanker out of the sun and away from hot sources at all times. The styrene will start to sag after a while anyway but heat will increase the speed of that many times. Sagging will help the decrepit look the tanker had in the film but you don't want to overdo it. If you want to prevent any sagging: fill it up with PUR-foam.

Looking forward to the next installment.

Randy13 · Apr 13, 2015

Thank you RKS for that info. I didn't even think about any sagging issues over time. I do have some expanding foam which I use for other stuff my wife and I work on. I'm going to do a little brainstorming on this. Thanks again.

Randy13 · May 12, 2015

I wasn't happy with the oil filter thing. The top was just too big so I remade it.

I also remade the hood for a better fit.

I made the bumper and added axles and springs from an old truck kit.

Randy13 · May 25, 2015

Took advantage of the three day holiday here and many thanks to my wife for being understanding while I lost myself in the world of model building.

I started working on the top of the Fruehauf tanker.

After this had time to fully set, I added the other parts, some putty and some sanding.

Then I worked on the tires. Originally I was going to use one set of tires on the outside and another set from a different kit on the inside. But when I really took a closer looks at this, I didn't like it at all because not only did the treads not match but they are not the same size.

So I took one of the tires and inner rim, made a mold and cast the tires I need. A much better match.

Randy13 · May 25, 2015

I built the ladder out of some metal tubing and scratched up the caps on top of the tanker.

I added some silver paint to the wheels. Not sure how much will show through after the weathering.

Then some primer.

Thanks for looking.

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