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  • tiking
    SMF Supporters
    • Jul 2006
    • 1691

    #1

    Weigh Station

    This build had taken me some time to put together. The base is a pic frame mount with poster board foam as ground base. The electronic ground concrete ground mounts and fence concrete rectangular blocks were both plaster cast and poster board foam cut and hot glued together. Then, I added wall Spackle to cover the joints. The signs were downloaded from the internet and scale to size using a similar WORD like program. The boom setup and detail around, were scratch built using styrene and misc. parts, from my box of tricks.




















  • tiking
    SMF Supporters
    • Jul 2006
    • 1691

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    • colin m
      Moderator
      • Dec 2008
      • 8741
      • Colin
      • Stafford, UK

      #3
      That looks amazing Charles. I admit I'm focusing on the vehicle, but there is so much more to see. Just to mention the finish of the load, so realistic for a bit of rusting steel.

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      • Steve O
        • Dec 2017
        • 327

        #4
        Absolute brilliant Charles, i've taken many trucks over the weigh bridge myself and this is so realistic, also the Scany 142 and 143s are amongst my favourite trucks, fantastic fella.

        Steve.

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        • Fernando N
          SMF Supporters
          • Apr 2018
          • 2448

          #5
          Great looking dio Charles with a nicely weathered truck.:thumb2::thumb2:

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          • Jim R
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            • Apr 2018
            • 15687
            • Jim
            • Shropshire

            #6
            Hi Charles
            You need to take a second look just to be sure it is not the real thing - superb realism.
            Jim

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            • Peej
              SMF Supporters
              • Aug 2014
              • 919

              #7
              Fantastic work Charles. Looks so real.

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              • Steve Jones
                • Apr 2018
                • 6615

                #8
                Terrific stuff Charles. There is a lot of detail in the dio. Great to see. You must be very pleased with the finish

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                • tiking
                  SMF Supporters
                  • Jul 2006
                  • 1691

                  #9
                  Originally posted by colin m
                  That looks amazing Charles. I admit I'm focusing on the vehicle, but there is so much more to see. Just to mention the finish of the load, so realistic for a bit of rusting steel.
                  Thank you.

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                  • tiking
                    SMF Supporters
                    • Jul 2006
                    • 1691

                    #10
                    Thanks everyone.

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                    • Guest

                      #11
                      Great stuff Charles, just checking over my shoulder for our Dvsa chaps …, must make sure my tacho's correct. :thumb2::thumb2:

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                      • dave
                        SMF Supporters
                        • Nov 2012
                        • 1828
                        • Brussels

                        #12
                        Lovely piece, nice to see a civilian diorama.

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                        • Mickc1440
                          SMF Supporters
                          • Apr 2018
                          • 4775

                          #13
                          Great work Charles, very realistic

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                          • papa 695
                            Moderator
                            • May 2011
                            • 22770

                            #14
                            Outstanding work Charles, there's so much to look at and all done to a fantastic finish. Like the rest have said " so realistic ".

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                            • spanner570
                              SMF Supporters
                              • May 2009
                              • 15391

                              #15
                              Charles, as usual your work is up there with the best.

                              Superb!

                              Ron

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