FOS Scale - Canal Street and 3rd - Limited Edition - Build

[ACL1504]

Very well done indeed.

Tom

[NEMMRRC]

Super cool.

Jaime

[Raymo]

Just finishing up the vehicles today and tomorrow. These are all Sylvan kits and are just about as difficult to assemble as Jordan kits. The tires are made of rubber which you think would be neat...well its not...they have rubber burrs all over them and when you try and sand them down, they give you flat spots on the tire. The body castings are loaded with spurs and if you get too deep with your exacto knife when shaving them off, you cut into the body. The frame was warped so I had to snap it in half and reglue it with the correct angle. I definitely have a better appreciation for what Dan aka Raymo can do with these kits.

So far I completed a 1937 Coal Truck for Brody and Martin Coal.

Final Pics for this diorama should come within the next week or so...

Alan

Yeah, not a big fan of the tires myself, probably why Chester buys extra wheels from Jordan. As for the frame,I built one of these 37's in the past week and had to soak the frame twice in hot water to get the bend out of it. I've also done what you did cutting the frame to straighten out the twist. Clare is pretty good at swapping out stuff that is bad, I have a bag to give him at Springfield. The truck looks great though considering the problems you had. Raymo

[nextceo]

Dan,

  Thanks for the feedback. Yeah, I appreciate you tips you gave me.

Alan