Dave Ward's 1/35 ICM Ford V3000

[Dave Ward]

Construction off and running. I've made the engine up - at least as far as I need to.
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The air filter, carbs water pump and dynamo are left off - they're invisible from below.
The chassis - rails and cross members joined. I'll put some weights on this overnight, so it will really dry, and stay square.
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Just minor clean up needed so far..........
Dave

[rtfoe]

Watching this Dave. I have a soft spot for softskins...

Cheers,
Richard

[papa 695]

Glad you've started Dave. I'm in watching.

[Mini Me]

Dave,
Nice choice. I have several of these in 1/87 scale and they never fail to please. According to my information source that Ford V8 flathead was rated @95 horsepower. Pretty good for an old water boiler.
Will you be doing full engine detail with open hood or close it up?
Rick H.

[Dave Ward]

Rick,
closed up, with a full load, and a driver ( I've got one, if I can find him! ) There's no provision in the model to show the hood open anyway!
Dave

[Mini Me]

Dave,
Sorry I must have missed your earlier post...My Bad. Looking forward to seeing the next steps as this project unfolds.
Regards,:thumb2:
Rick H.

[Dave Ward]

The chassis dried overnight. I've added the front springs, engine, radiator. and propshafts, connecting to the rear axles and springs....................
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The load bed rails have been added, with their very fiddly 'U' bolts. No real problems with fit, plenty of dry fitting..........
Next will be the exhaust, and the front axle
Dave

[Mini Me]

Hi Dave,
Liking it! Nice to see it is going well for you.
Rick H.

[Dave Ward]

The chassis is now complete, and awaiting priming - it's a bit hot at the moment, so that will have to wait. The assembly has fragile bits hanging off, so less handling the better[ATTACH]309186[/ATTACH]
The exhaust is a bit tricky, 7 parts, with no real positive location - just a touch of filler to blend two of the joints[ATTACH]309187[/ATTACH]
The wheels are assembled, and also await priming
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Load bed will be next..................
Dave

[Dave Ward]

Managed to prime the chassis and wheels last night, and basecoated this morning, before the temperature got too high.[ATTACH]309301[/ATTACH]
I'm using Lifecolor Dunkelgelb - it dried very quickly -too quickly - the nozzle was beginning to block, and made me do a deep clean on the airbrush. I see that I've bent one of the running board supports - they are very thin.
That may be it for the day, the temperature has hit 26C, and I'm going to sit and watch the Tour de France, with a few cold drinks..........................
Dave

[JR]

Great work on the chassis Dave, it does look complex to me, with some very thin parts.
John .

[Dave Ward]

The load bed assembled - a minimum of clean up, and good fit.[ATTACH]309419[/ATTACH][ATTACH]309420[/ATTACH]

Whilst looking for this - a leaning driver............................[ATTACH]309418[/ATTACH]

I found a one piece canvas tilt........................
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No idea what it's from ( I suspect Italeri ), but it's a very good fit - another alternative
Dave

[JR]

Who's lucky ?:smiling4:

[Mini Me]

Nice find.
Rick H.

[Guest]

Hi Dave great work, keep it coming.
Pete :thumb2:.