JAMO Posted December 24, 2022 Author Share Posted December 24, 2022 (edited) Anyway, I've bought an old kit which is available from a french model shop to make my grain truck: a difficult kit but a good base! Edited December 24, 2022 by JAMO 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted December 25, 2022 Author Share Posted December 25, 2022 So, I've started to build this old kit. The quality of the plastic remembers me some old toys kits from the 70's 😆 I have opened a door. It was possible because of the thin thickness of the parts. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted December 27, 2022 Author Share Posted December 27, 2022 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 On 24/12/2022 at 11:30, JAMO said: Anyway, I've bought an old kit which is available from a french model shop to make my grain truck: a difficult kit but a good base! It will be interesting to see this kit next to that green Chevy truck that was in the last few posts on the previous page of this Thread. 👍 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Stewart Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 I picked up one of those trucks on eBay UK a few weeks ago with a damaged box for £17.50. Must get round to building it. Here is a little inspiration of something similar. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted December 30, 2022 Author Share Posted December 30, 2022 (edited) Some photos to compare. The red body is too high: the wheels aren't at the good position. The red is smaller than the green one. The green is 1/43 (Chevrolet 3100) and the red is 1/48 (Chevrolet 6400) Edited December 31, 2022 by JAMO 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 They're close, though, aren't they. Shows the green one must be 1:48 as well, & not too big as we assumed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted December 31, 2022 Author Share Posted December 31, 2022 (edited) The green: comes from a Altaya collection in 1/43. The red: I have to lowered the chassis: the original connections between the springs and the axle aren't well done. It's an old casting. I'll send you more photos when I have modified. And then, I think my red will be really in 1/48. I've found photos of the prototype and someone who had built the kit. The space between the wheels and the chassis isn't good in 1/48: I have the same problem to correct. A photo is maybe easier to explain than sentences: A nice video I've found on the web. Exactly what I want to model 👍 Stay tuned 😉 Edited December 31, 2022 by JAMO 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted December 31, 2022 Author Share Posted December 31, 2022 15 hours ago, F-UnitMad said: They're close, though, aren't they. Shows the green one must be 1:48 as well, & not too big as we assumed. The green is 1/43 (Chevrolet 3100) from Altaya/IXO Models and the red is 1/48 (Chevrolet 6400). The red is supposed to be bigger than the green but they aren't at the same size Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasond Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 (edited) Oh purr-leeze, just let me make the baseboards and lay track .... Jason Edited December 31, 2022 by jasond 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted January 1, 2023 Author Share Posted January 1, 2023 I wish you a Happy New Year! Bonne année, bonne santé à tous ! 5 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted January 9, 2023 Author Share Posted January 9, 2023 I'm still thinking to my gas pumps. I've just found a few minutes ago an old photo diffused on a Facebook group about old service stations. I'm surprised by the size of the pumps. So I'm happy because I think I can keep mine. They have the "good" size. Look at that: 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northroader Posted January 9, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 9, 2023 If petrol was still 9 cents per gallon everyone would have pumps that size! 3 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 9 hours ago, Northroader said: If petrol was still 9 cents per gallon everyone would have pumps that size! Note it says "plus tax" in small writing underneath. 😉 A reminder that in the UK we have some of the cheapest fuel in Europe, until the tax is added, making it one of the most expensive.... 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted January 30, 2023 Author Share Posted January 30, 2023 My scratchbuilding project has started... I'm making something similar to this caboose. More... soon 5 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted June 4, 2023 Author Share Posted June 4, 2023 Hello there! Just a little news about the Iowa Central: the workshops have began to paint the big Baldwin VO-1000 with a first coat of primer. The workshop manager is glad to see the result 🤣 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted June 18, 2023 Author Share Posted June 18, 2023 Someone told me there is a chimney which must not be there. So I've put it away. The Photoshopped model: 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted July 9, 2023 Author Share Posted July 9, 2023 Today, despite the hot weather, I tried to paint the trucks sides of the Baldwin. A coat of Tamiya matt black. After a few minutes each coat of paint is dried in surface and ready for the second one. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted July 15, 2023 Author Share Posted July 15, 2023 Yesterday was a day "off". I took more than one hour to switch my layout. I had a nice play/operating session. 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northroader Posted July 15, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 15, 2023 C’est moi!! Tres heureuse. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted July 16, 2023 Author Share Posted July 16, 2023 Yes, when you visited the layout with the S-2 🤣 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted July 23, 2023 Author Share Posted July 23, 2023 After some paint the trucks and the motor are installed on the chassis 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted July 30, 2023 Author Share Posted July 30, 2023 Later: the first tests 5 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted August 13, 2023 Author Share Posted August 13, 2023 Once the blue paint is applied, this is the result. I've tried the blue colour. I don't think it's a possible colour for the beginning of the 1960's... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northroader Posted August 13, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 13, 2023 Agree, it does need toning down a bit. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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