Monogram Beer Wagon

[406 Silverado]

Mar 2, 2024 14:09:47 GMT -5 tcoat said:

Everything which won't be yellow, which is most actually, is base coated.

 and the fun begins.......

[keavdog]

Right on! You're going to town

[atomicholiday]

Really cool.😎
Are those the same barrels that came with the Strohsmobile Ford truck kit? They look really familiar. I might actually still have them around somewhere. Used to put them on my slot car track and watch them fly when hit.

[kyledehart5]

Oh yeah and he’s already into it. Outstanding!

[tcoat]

Mar 2, 2024 14:15:36 GMT -5 atomicholiday said:

Really cool.😎
Are those the same barrels that came with the Strohsmobile Ford truck kit? They look really familiar. I might actually still have them around somewhere. Used to put them on my slot car track and watch them fly when hit.

don't know for sure but looking at pictures I would say yes.

They do come up nice with a bit of a wash.

[atomicholiday]

Oh wow, nice transformation!👍

[tcoat]

Wish all molded wood grain was done that nicely. Beautifully engraved in scale!

[70 STING]

Wow, those look great.

[kyledehart5]

Man, you’re not kidding. That is some exceptionally nice molded woodgrain. Great work bringing that to the surface and using it to your advantage.

[tcoat]

Details painted and now each individual part will get a Nulin Oil wash. I am forgoing My normal overall coat of tinted future as I don't want to change the sheen of the black.

[kyledehart5]

Not only quick but also excellent!! Looking great.

[Tojo72]

Nice look to those barrels

[tcoat]

Sort of hard to see in the picture but after wash. You can see the main difference in the chains and the bolts and such on the rear end.

[70 STING]

Nice masking job as well. Have you done this hobby before? ;^)

[tcoat]

I can not stand model kit chrome. There is no chrome made even full size that is that bright so in scale it is way over the top. I am way to lazy to strip and paint so have two methods I use.
One is hit all the chrome with Dullcoat and then overcoat with Future. This knock that super ultra shiny fake stuff into something that looks real in scale.

The other is what I did here. I just brush on some of my Nuln Oil shade and let it dry. Just have to make sure you keep things flat and even. It leaves things about 60% as shiny but gives some depth and makes details pop even in the chrome parts.

Spring on left and one of each wheel on right are treated. Rest are not.

[keavdog]

Ya I agree. Especially on the older kits. I've been spraying Tamiya clear smoke over the toy chrome. Has a pretty good affect.

[tcoat]

Mar 2, 2024 23:00:07 GMT -5 keavdog said:

Ya I agree. Especially on the older kits. I've been spraying Tamiya clear smoke over the toy chrome. Has a pretty good affect.

Pretty much what the Nuln Oil shade is really.

[kyledehart5]

Yes. Kit chrome is almost always truly awful. I like your tactic here to knock the shine down to a believable level.

[handiabled]

Man you are flying along with this!

[tcoat]

Mar 3, 2024 7:57:24 GMT -5 handiabled said:

Man you are flying along with this!

Well it may seem that way but there are a few things that went into the "speed" of this.

This is a kit I have had in the back of mind for the 20 years since I returned to the hobby. It has been in my top 5 Must Get kits for the 3 years since I found the Rommel's Rod kit. This means I was more eager to get started as soon as I got it in my grubby little hands than normal.

This is a rare case of where I happened to have all the paints I needed on hand. Often what slows me down is I go to do something and don't have what I need and it get's put aside until can get it. This means some projects get delayed by weeks or even decades since they get forgotten on the selves of doom (yes plural). 

The low part count of these old kits mean assembly time is minimal. I could probably have quite nicely assembled this in an hour or so even if just slapped together.  There was very little parts clean up need which really helped.

And the big one is ...  THIS IS ALL I DID YESTERDAY! I stopped for meals and reading/posting here but there is about 12 hours in this build already and I still have most of the main assembly left to do. Boy it is worth it though.

[kyledehart5]

It seems like a really excellent way to spend the day to me. I'm all in on some nice long days at the bench.

[tcoat]

Successful shiny yellow paint job!!!!!

Testers small bottle flat yellow followed by a coat of Tamiya X-22 gloss and then finalized with a coat of Future. Couple of touch ups from some bleed through and all is perfect.

[tcoat]

Mar 3, 2024 13:02:28 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

It seems like a really excellent way to spend the day to me. I'm all in on some nice long days at the bench.

OH it is. In fact it is a great way to spend two days!

Chassis





 

[Steve Zuleski]

Wow, awesome story, awesome start to the build, Ruck On. And yes, I too remember the Testors orange smelling glue, HA!

[kyledehart5]

Coming along my great. That looks really excellent.

[tcoat]

Unglued mock up. About 85% of the way there.

[keavdog]

Great progress! Makes me smile when I look at it. Coming along nicely

[kyledehart5]

Gorgeous

[jeaton01]

The beer's gonna be late unless you changed some gear ratios on the Mack running gear. And if you did you may want some slack adjusters on the free side of those chains, lest the driver be wearing them

[tcoat]

Mar 4, 2024 0:07:06 GMT -5 jeaton01 said:

The beer's gonna be late unless you changed some gear ratios on the Mack running gear. And if you did you may want some slack adjusters on the free side of those chains, lest the driver be wearing them

Well it could be worse! When I was test fitting I had the chassis upside down and threw the chain drives on to check fit. Turned it over and thought "well that ain't right". Had the droop of the slack on top of course. Would have thrown a chain immediately.