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Jon Connolly
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by Jon Connolly » Tue Apr 02, 13 8:30 am
As well as Mopars I am into trucks. Here is my 1/4 scale model tractor unit I am building.
It has a conventional ( bonneted body ) day cab made from fibreglass and I will be building a replica 40 ft dry freight box trailer for it. It will be painted and fitted with 12 volt lighting.
Total length with trailer is about 15 ft ( the board it is on is 5 ft )
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by V8 Sam » Tue Apr 02, 13 8:49 am
Not That's cool!
Done any previously?
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by Pete » Tue Apr 02, 13 9:05 am
How do you find the time????
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by Dave81 » Tue Apr 02, 13 12:45 pm
Looks great Jon,
What you need to do is build a replica of what will be your D600 Race Car Transporter (same livery etc).
Then you have the model and the real thing.
Would put the model in a case at the rear of the cab!
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by terryr » Tue Apr 02, 13 2:13 pm
Clearly mad,,when can I have a go in your real ones
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by RW71 » Wed Apr 03, 13 10:06 pm
Great work Jon!
How about a model replica of this for your next one?
Rich.
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by andyrob » Wed Apr 03, 13 11:31 pm
Jon you are mad
You must have a big fireplace to put that on ??
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Pete_B
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by Pete_B » Thu Apr 04, 13 10:34 am
How are you making the former for the fiberglass cab john? are you making pannels or are you going to bulkhead it or something else?
Dave81
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by Dave81 » Thu Apr 04, 13 12:53 pm
RW71 wrote: Great work Jon!
How about a model replica of this for your next one?
Rich.
Good call Rich.......Get a 71 valiant to go with it........
Dave Tildesley.....MMA-081
72 Dodge Dart
73 Plymouth Duster - SOLD
I wanna go so FAST i think i'm going to DIE!..........Then i'll shift into second!
"My Car is a work in progress, Probably never gonna get finished, never gonna have the money to Bananarama!!"
Jon Connolly
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by Jon Connolly » Mon Aug 19, 13 8:58 pm
Ok ... it`s not a Kenworth but a White Road Boss 1
I`m looking at getting moulds made and selling finished trucks in customers` liveries .. or lit up as truck stop / dealership signs etc
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by MattH » Tue Aug 20, 13 8:13 am
I did the AMT White Road Boss kit in 1/25th , still got it with the rest of my truck model collection.
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Dave81
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by Dave81 » Tue Aug 20, 13 1:10 pm
Lot of skill there Jon.
Where do you find wheels and tyres like that.......larger model kits or something more bespoke?
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72 Dodge Dart
73 Plymouth Duster - SOLD
I wanna go so FAST i think i'm going to DIE!..........Then i'll shift into second!
"My Car is a work in progress, Probably never gonna get finished, never gonna have the money to Bananarama!!"
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by Carl » Wed Aug 21, 13 4:30 pm
Jon your a man of many talents, hats off to ya
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by Adrian Worman » Sun Aug 25, 13 10:47 am
That is awesome Jon
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