Rick's 1-87 Scale Kitbashed Brockway Shovel

[Mini Me]

So here are today's efforts.......I have finished the cab mods and managed to miraculously get the tipping windshield and soft top to match up....as I'm sure Paul E. can testify, that is a "dicey" proposition on the best of days. I have shown the spare tire in two positions, neither of which do I have photo refs. to indicate which was used by the builders of these Shovel platforms. If anyone has knowledge of which was used please feel free to pass me the word. Oh, I forgot to mention, the "racing stripe" on the soft top......oops, huge mistake while measuring to cut down and rejoin the original top. :thinking: :angry:

[minitnkr]

The second position was used. The tire captured by a similar holder (just larger) as that used on the 2.5ton short wheelbase prime movers & tractors. One side fixed to the base & the left side flexible, capturing the tire on 3 sides w/channel shaped metal. You can make out the holder behind the cab in the first photo, there just isn't a tire in it.

[minitnkr]

They were in the position shown. You could do better w/brass or stainless. I didn't have enough surplus at the time, so used plastic. HTH.

[Mini Me]

Thanks Paul, I saw that "blob" behind the cab, but could not identify what it was so I just wasn't sure........easy solution to make a rack. :thumb2:

[Mark1]

Looks like it's progressing well :thumb2:

[Mini Me]

Thanks Mark..........armed with new information I am currently scratching out said spare tire rack so's I can get it mounted in its proper location. Once done, I can start to focus on the shovel itself. Glad you stopped by.

[Mark1]

I always stop by on what your up to Rick,even if you don't t know it :smiling3:

[JR]

Hells bells Rick , this must be hard on the fingers , how on earth you manage to handle these parts at this scale ?

[Mini Me]

Lots of Whiskey and a steady hand JR..

[Mini Me]

Mark, I hope never to disappoint.

[Lee Drennen]

Nice updates Rick are you going to replace the Toyish bucket with a Dragline Bucket or a Clam Shell or Bottom Dump Bucket?

[Mini Me]

What I currently have is a Bottom Dumper.........prolly will stick with that unless something better comes along. The main boom is defo going to get some improvements, just don't know to what extent. Thanks for the complement Lee and I hope you stick with this build as I am committed one way or another to finish it.

[Lee Drennen]

Lee and I hope you stick with this build as I am committed one way or another to finish it.

Oh I’m not going anywhere JR has me tied to the chair. Care on.

[Mini Me]

So here is my take on the spare tire position..........I looked at several views of these on other vehicles and came up with what I think is a viable solution. I used Evergreen styrene channel stock in three pieces. the fixed end was easy to let into the base. The operating end required not only to be let into the channel but also had to be narrowed at the bottom, thereby creating a "Joggle" to the upper portion. and finally it had to be slightly rolled to match the curve of the tire. The retaining bolt and nut is what holds this oversized clamshell together, clamping the wheel/tire assembly in place. Then I got to looking at the wheel and tire and I noticed there were no lug nut holes (or lug nuts for that matter) and the hub was still in the center of it. I drilled out the hub and attacked the back of the wheel with a .250 dia. "ball" grinder bit and hollowed it out, flipped it over, laid out the lug nut locations and drilled those up. I know it don't look like I did very much but this little contraption is a model in itself. :thinking: :thumb2:

[colin m]

That's a lot of great plastic surgery going on here.