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Title: Custom tow truck...
Post by: Karl O on March 02, 2019, 10:53:37 AM
 
Hello,

I finished this truck a few days ago to use on another project I'm working on. The cab, chassis and wheels/tires are from a Jordan 1923 Ford kit and the rest is scratch-built from strip styrene and a few castings...

Cheers,

Karl O.
Berkley, MI

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Post by: Jerry on March 02, 2019, 12:20:26 PM
Beautiful looking truck Karl.

Jerry
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Post by: Dave K. on March 02, 2019, 01:31:43 PM
Niiiiiiiiice......!!!👍🏻
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Post by: postalkarl on March 02, 2019, 01:54:56 PM
Hey Karl O

Just a beautiful job as always.

Karl S
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Post by: S&S RR on March 02, 2019, 03:57:02 PM
Karl


Your work always amazes me. Fantastic!
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Post by: tom.boyd.125 on March 02, 2019, 04:43:50 PM
Karl,
Excellent modeling and great photography to show it off.  Thanks for sharing your amazing work !!!
Tommy
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Post by: sdrees on March 02, 2019, 05:03:37 PM
Terrific Karl!
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Post by: GPdemayo on March 03, 2019, 09:31:50 AM
Terrific job Karl..... 8)
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Post by: rpdylan on March 03, 2019, 11:42:14 AM
wow Karl, so nice!
    next time you build a Jordan, please share your tips!  (like, what kind of glue do you use?)
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Post by: Oldguy on March 03, 2019, 05:30:48 PM
That is crazy good.
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Post by: Karl O on March 04, 2019, 11:30:09 PM
Quote from: rpdylan on March 03, 2019, 11:42:14 AM
wow Karl, so nice!
    next time you build a Jordan, please share your tips!  (like, what kind of glue do you use?)

Hi Bob,

I guess after building 300+ Jordan's over the years I think I've tried just about every solvent-type liquid cement out there.

I liked Ambroid and Tenax 7R the best but now that they both seem to have been discontinued I've gone to using straight up Methylene Chloride (same stuff as Ambroid)), Faller Super Expert and Tamiya Extra Thin Liquid Cement. I like The MethChlor best since it works the fastest and makes a very strong joint. Here's another one I finished a few weeks back. It's a Jordan Mack flatbed that I scratch-built into a garbage truck with styrene strips and sheets...

Cheers,

Karl O.
Berkley, MI
   
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Post by: Jerry on March 05, 2019, 12:23:04 AM
Another beauty!!  Thanks for the tips on the glue.

Jerry
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Post by: Janbouli on March 05, 2019, 04:14:22 AM
Thanks Karl , those trucks look great.
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Post by: GPdemayo on March 05, 2019, 08:55:10 AM
That's one nasty looking garbage truck.....well done Karl.  8)
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Post by: S&S RR on March 05, 2019, 12:30:14 PM
Karl


Another work of art. Thank you for sharing it with us.
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Post by: bparrish on March 05, 2019, 04:03:08 PM
Karl...
Great truck.
I have found Tennax to come and go.  I recently found a display box of about a dozen and I snagged four.  I want to say I was  in or around Portland Oregon.  No telling how long they had been on the shelf.


The shop owner made is sound like it was no big deal that he had them.


It may just be your area.  Search wider areas.

see ya
Bob
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Post by: Opa George on March 06, 2019, 05:37:47 AM
Karl, wonderful work and gorgeous detail on those trucks.
--George