000 — Direktlink
26.02.2008, 03:57 Uhr
bobm2004
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I am not sure if your side of the pond would find this interesting, but here is a recent conversion I did of an older Conrad model of a Freightliner cab over. It was a fun and easy conversion. I know on your side of the pond cabover is the main style, as it once was over here. Today, at least here in the midwest USA, conventional trucks dominate, like the Peterbilt 379. Anyway, I thought you might like to see it. Thank you again allowing me to be apart of your world class forum and allowing me to use English. Sometimes I do wish I read German to understand all of the wonderful things I see here.
Here we have the base model that I started with.
The tractor came with a tanker style trailer that just wouldn’t do, so I used this real pretty aqua single drop deck to the conversion, seen in its dis-assembled state.
And the parts back from the spray booth, painted and ready for sub-assembly work.
I wanted to show a sequence of the white cab roof. Most Mammoet models have the black with red strip. A lot of the tractors, both here and aboard have the white roof, which calls for a double masking. After experimenting several times, I determined that the white is best left for last. I sprayed red, masked and the sprayed the black. I then masked off the cab, first with tape keeping just the area to be painted. I then wrapped the entire model in plastic wrap, and taped that down as well. White primer went on the roof, then the gloss white enamel. and here is the unveiling:
Next we start assembly with the rolling chassis
Add the motor and the tilt cab
And the rest of the parts pieces and accessories
Here is the completed unit fresh from the decal shop and on the big crane table
I hope you enjoyed the post and THINK SPRING!!!! |
