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Made some real progress on the Kenworth truck today.
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Ready for clear coat.
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Happy to see that she is a 10 wheeler (6 wheeler)! I was a little concerned that yesterdays update showed that she was only showing 4 (6). Much better!
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Those wheels were temporary. Had to keep the truck high enough so that it would not sit on the ladder going to the sleeper..
Happy to see that she is a 10 wheeler (6 wheeler)! I was a little concerned that yesterdays update showed that she was only showing 4 (6). Much better!
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Started to work on the tanker trailer for the Kenworth.
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Tanker trailer progress
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Kenworth Semi truck clear coat applied
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That clear coat sure makes the grain of the wood show...
That is a NEAT truck! And with the trailer behind it, it will be extra cool...
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I made some more progress on the tanker trailer. I hope to have most of the undercarriage done today. I glued the cradle to it last night.
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Here I was going to ask you how you managed the tread on the tires, now I see those weren't even the tires for the truck.
Like Mullaney say's, "Looks NICE"
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Thank you for the compliment. Those wheels with the treads are "store bought". I have a jig for putting treads on tires. It is made to do diagonal grooves at different angle and counts per wheel.
Wheel Tyre Jig – Aobiworkshop.com
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Here is yesterday's progress:
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Finished the tanker trailer today.
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Looks really good! Do you have display cases full of your creations? Or are they strategically placed around the Hosenda? Are they gifts for your kids/grandkids? Or for needy children? Got an website available for collection viewing?
Just that darn curiosity coming out again in me! LOL
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I have three 8 foot shelves in the living room and more in my office filled with all the models. My sons will inherit them when I am gone. Too fragile to use as toys. It takes me an average of 1 week to make one. (more than 8 hours per day)
All the pieces are manually cut and sanded by me, not laser cut or CNC machines. I really enjoy the challenge!
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MRAP is the next model build.
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Here is what I accomplished in the last 2 days:
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Made some real progress today on the MRAP.
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Wow! Even has springs (stiff, but they are there) and the hogs heads and drive shafts... And the doors are even going to open? Really neat!