Dragon Wagon conversion
#76
I love your stories as much as the models that inspire them...
#77
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While I have been avoiding the building of the winches, I got some work done on the cab interior. I should have built the cab so that the sides and top could be removed from the floor instead of just leaving the top off. Getting everything in through the top made it necessary to build the interior in 4 sections that could be put in through the top.
The sides can go in first and then the center sections. Sometimes I need to plan ahead.
rex
The sides can go in first and then the center sections. Sometimes I need to plan ahead.
rex
#78
Looks good. I got to drive one of these in real life at the museum. You can't appreciate just how big the cab is until you are inside it. Nice job.
#81
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This is a hobby I do for great fun, not to build something that will win a prize or end up in a glass case. My projects are as accurate as my skills will take me, and what I build is closer to being a toy than a scale model. This M26 is a long way from my 1st scratch build.
rex
#83
So beautiful there Rex.
Jeff
Jeff
#84
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A few days ago I realized I have spent more time thinking about this project and looking at it than I have spent getting it done. I have been jumping from one part of it to another as the mood struck me, but without a completion plan. Daydreaming and avoiding the winches was the plan of the day. Finally, I got my stuff together and went on a "Just Get It Done:" marathon with great enthusiasm and determination. I want to get everything finished in two weeks for a special reason, and I think I can do it. So far, I'm on schedule. I still have the trailer to paint and make sure all of the details on both the M 26 and M15 are done and OK. When the paint is dry and the decals are set, I will rejoice with great gusto and merriment, or maybe just have a beer and take a nap.
rex
rex
#85
Wow
#89
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Thanks to all for the encouraging comments ----- I am happy with what can be done with a can and a half of OD paint after I get done working on a project every day for 48 days! Now comes phase two, a few details and another can of paint should get the trailer done.
rex
rex
#92
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Tah Dah !!! ---- Fresh off the factory floor ---- the wagon that was dragged around by the M26 tractor !!!
I was surprised by how easy and fast the paint job went, I started after lunch on Friday and the paint was dry by Saturday evening. I guess there really is an advantage to getting organized and planning the work ahead of time. I was going to post this Sunday but my computer got hacked bib time and I just got it back today.
I hope you will overlook my big fat ego for this posting, but his model turned out really well for me. It was a special project that I have wanted to do for a looooong time.
I will post photos of the whole 42 inch rig put together as soon as I can make it shorter or get a wider camera. I gotta slap some decals on the M26 first.
My next project is going to be less complicated. I need to do something fast and easy. but something that is still military in nature. Perhaps a 1/16th scale model of a Civil War cannon ball would be a refreshing divergence. Yeah, that's the answer ---- It's time for a Google search !!!!
!
rex
I was surprised by how easy and fast the paint job went, I started after lunch on Friday and the paint was dry by Saturday evening. I guess there really is an advantage to getting organized and planning the work ahead of time. I was going to post this Sunday but my computer got hacked bib time and I just got it back today.
I hope you will overlook my big fat ego for this posting, but his model turned out really well for me. It was a special project that I have wanted to do for a looooong time.
I will post photos of the whole 42 inch rig put together as soon as I can make it shorter or get a wider camera. I gotta slap some decals on the M26 first.
My next project is going to be less complicated. I need to do something fast and easy. but something that is still military in nature. Perhaps a 1/16th scale model of a Civil War cannon ball would be a refreshing divergence. Yeah, that's the answer ---- It's time for a Google search !!!!
!
rex
#95
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rex
#96
Uhhhh, I got a true molded plastic non functional suspension on that trailer. I gotta admit that I had to Google "walking beam suspension" to find out what you were talking about. I wasn't familiar with the term. I was happy to see that I have built a crude walking beam suspension on a couple of my scratch builds --- without knowing what I was doing. I usually don't spend a lot of time building details that can't be seen when the model is on the shelf collecting dust. Thanks for teaching me something I didn't know!
rex
rex
Last edited by TheBennyB; 04-14-2016 at 06:47 AM.
#98
#99
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#100
That looks so cool Rex, please grace us all, with pictures of the whole rig with the shot up Sherman on it. Make up another cool story too!
PLEASE!