1/87 Scale Red Ball Express Dio

[minitnkr]

While looking for Spanish Riders to go w/my Dragons Teeth I came across a couple resin GMC hard cabs, so started a couple Red Ball tractors. As can be seen they are of very thin material and hogging out the windows & windshields was exacting. The fender/side step assys. were also pretty busted up, but I think I can recover them. The ROCO 5th wheel/spare tire mount assy. had to be shortened as well.

[scottie3158]

Paul, I really admire the work you do in this scale.

[Mini Me]

Nice conversions Paul........Is that a bottle of Floquil Depot Buff I spy on your "tidy" bench? Been a long time sinc I had any Diosol in the paint locker.....what do you use to thin it?

[minitnkr]

Thanks Paul.
Thanks Rick,
Water, Depot Buff is one of the few Polly S paints I have left. This paint was the best hairy stick paint I've ever used. I wept when they sold out to Testors.

[JR]

Brilliant Paul, I'm amassed how you and Rick manage to include such detail in these builds.:thumb2:

[minitnkr]

Xylene or a M.E.K. substitute seem to be the Diosol replacement.
The work continues. Glazing & decals follow.

[Mini Me]

Thanks Paul.
Thanks Rick,
Water, Depot Buff is one of the few Polly S paints I have left. This paint was the best hairy stick paint I've ever used. I wept when they sold out to Testors.

I hear ya Paul.......justice in the end, Testor's sold out to Rustoleum and then They went and "axed" the Model Masters line....Best enamel ever, I called their customer service and gave 'em HELL !! .......Stupid is as Stupid does!! Thanks for the tip on xylene I still have a good quantity of Floquil just no thinner. :thumb2:

[Mini Me]

Xylene or a M.E.K. substitute seem to be the Diosol replacement.
The work continues. Glazing & decals follow.
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Good progress on these tractors, nice looking G series Chevy in the background......would have like to seen a build thread on that, looking to do a few of those myself.

[minitnkr]

Thanks Rick, it was a highly modified full length metal CCKW model I got in a grab bag lot from ebey with a metal short wheelbase GMC load bed & tilt. There is a better picture earlier in this thread. You'll need to section the chassis, bed & tilt to do a Z-1xx series ROCO version. I would hate to sacrifice a Z-5 or 6xx ROCO.

[Mini Me]

Roger that, I ain't got the stones to destroy one of those beauties!

[minitnkr]

Well these are done except for Dullcote. Back to WWII Germans.

[Mini Me]

Sweeeeeeet! :thumb2: :thumb2:

[Tim Marlow]

Lovely stuff. They really look good Paul.

[The Smythe Meister]

Just caught up with this one Paul....
Excellent stuff mate, very cool looking trucks :smiling3:
..... Also, it's SO REFRESHING to see a proper work bench after the recent bout of Pristine , almost surgical,set ups we've been subjected to !!

[JayCee]

Micro magic at its finest.
John.