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casper
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Posted: Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 02:53 AM UTC

We''l debate the pro's and con's of the various methods that can be used to build the FG cab in another thread .

Roger
casper
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Posted: Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 03:00 AM UTC
Anyways back to the Scammell Scarab -

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What's the realtime diameter of those drive wheels on yours....looks to be roughly 12".

Good estimate, very close sir but no cigar , theyré 13" rims.
No sleep in the last 48 hours and there's no adult supervision so I'm not allowed to play with sharp objects till I've had a nap .

Roger.
okdoky
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Posted: Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 07:49 AM UTC
Hi Casper

Are you going to scratch build your own wheels for this too? It is going to be great to watch how you scratch them and the single front steering and suspension.

Looking in on this defo !!!!

Nige

casper
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Posted: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - 01:07 AM UTC
Nige,
Yep everything bar the butchered cab will be scratchbuilt. Compared to some of the tyres I've made these should be a doddle (probably just jinxed myself). Managed a few hours today but nothing to show for the effort (half finished engine-cover,louvred panels ahh slow tedious stuff).
For those wondering whats under the "snout" of the Scarab here you are:


Roger.
casper
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Posted: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 02:05 AM UTC
Hi all,
Been away for the last week, so have only just had a chance to mess about with the build. Now at the point of a number of fiddley bits so no real progress to show (yet ).
Just slapped up the radiator intake grille, a bit rough and still 6 more bits to add, .25mm (.010') slats with .4mm (.015') spacing - its just propped in the hole to see how it looks .


Hope everyones builds are progressing well.

Roger.
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Posted: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 11:32 AM UTC
Ah Casper, that is looking superb!



How did you get the radiator grill so evenly spaced?
old-dragon
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Posted: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 04:09 PM UTC
Hey chief, lookin good! I just found an article in model truck world mag that shows your truck built by a gentleman but in 1/10 scale and it has some nice shots of the dash and gauges...need any scans?
I just laid some alclad chrome on my cab...who says it has to be a black base for the chrome to work?!

BTW...what's a "doddle" for those of not in the know over here? Translator!........
casper
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Posted: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 02:05 AM UTC
Hi ya Murdo,

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How did you get the radiator grill so evenly spaced?

What ?, now you want me to spill my trade secrets , OK but don't tell anyone else:
Step 1. Have some "happy juice" to calm the nerves & hands
Step 2. In some sheet plastic cut a hole of the required size
Step 3. Tack glue the outer strips to the Step 2 hole
Step 4. Use a strip of plastic as a spacer (slightly shorter than the box length then glue in the actual slat piece, add another spacer and just keep repeating the process. Don't remove any spacers but keep adding new ones.
Step 5. Trim off the sheet plastic and job done.
Step 6. Repeat Step 1
Simple process, took longer to write than to do.
HTH

Roger.
casper
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Posted: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 02:11 AM UTC
Hi Bob,

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BTW...what's a "doddle" for those of not in the know over here? Translator!........

You have Mail Sir regarding the TMW article.
- doddle = easy task.

Roger.
Murdo
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Posted: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 11:35 AM UTC

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Hi ya Murdo,

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How did you get the radiator grill so evenly spaced?

What ?, now you want me to spill my trade secrets , OK but don't tell anyone else:
Step 1. Have some "happy juice" to calm the nerves & hands
Step 2. In some sheet plastic cut a hole of the required size
Step 3. Tack glue the outer strips to the Step 2 hole
Step 4. Use a strip of plastic as a spacer (slightly shorter than the box length then glue in the actual slat piece, add another spacer and just keep repeating the process. Don't remove any spacers but keep adding new ones.
Step 5. Trim off the sheet plastic and job done.
Step 6. Repeat Step 1
Simple process, took longer to write than to do.
HTH

Roger.


Umm, yeah... The "Happy juice" part I can accomplish.
old-dragon
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Posted: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 03:25 PM UTC
Perhaps a picture of the process will help{me....why the hole?}
Oh, check your email sir...and hang on!
casper
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Posted: Thursday, May 27, 2010 - 06:47 AM UTC
all,
Well they say a picture paints a thousand words so here's a four thousand word essay:




Clear as mud now
The reason for the box is because .25mm thick strip is pretty flimsy and this justs helps retain the proper shape.
Normally I'll glue this type of thing on some grease proof paper (just so it doesn't stick where it shouldn't), also the joints get a touch of CA glue for a little added strength.
HTH.

Roger.
casper
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Posted: Sunday, June 06, 2010 - 12:02 AM UTC
all,
Long time no see , been a bit side-tracked with the Austin FG cab build FG Cab Build, but that project has had a number of problems (I'm still not happy with a few curves), so thought I'd do a few hours on the Scarab - managed to get one door rain channel half done (still more trimming and sanding) plus laminated some bits to make a start on the diff - just have to wait 24HRS while the glue fully cures , so not much but at least it's something


animal
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Posted: Sunday, June 06, 2010 - 03:35 AM UTC
I am enjoying myself viewing your progress. The attention to detail is amazing.
casper
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Posted: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 - 12:33 AM UTC
Dave,
still having lots of frustrations with the Austin FG so decided to do something a bit easier so have just slapped together the basic chassis rails, just trying to work out the angles on the upright part (maybe tomorrow - brains a bit fuzzy at the 'mo) not quite sure if the rear slopes are correct either so it may get rehashed later.


Hope everyone's builds are going well.
jimb
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Posted: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 - 01:19 AM UTC
Looking really nice. You attention to detail is something else.

Jim
casper
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Posted: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 - 02:13 AM UTC
for that Jim,
If I can see any detail then I'll try and reproduce it in scale.
Things have turned serious here - had to drag out the draughting set and board to work out the angles and dimensions for the front chassis upright which supports the front wheel - now have to transfer that info to plastic .
Slowly plodding along with other bits'n'pieces of the build, might even be able to do a mock-up in a month or so

Roger.
old-dragon
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Posted: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 - 03:24 PM UTC
Ah, the drafting supplies...we are serious! That does aid the process after eveything is drawn out and tranfered to multiview angles...using scale lines sheet aids the process and you can scan and cut out pieces for the build table.
{trying to do that for my someday build of a '60s greyhound scenic cruiser bus...it'll happen - someday!}
casper
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Posted: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - 04:51 AM UTC
all,
well I'm a very happy camper - have finally sourced the info I needed to accurately make the chassis .
Wasn't happy guessitmating how things went or the rough dimensions I had, so put this little project into hibernation, but now I can start feeding it some plastic, yippie (really want to finish this).
Once I've calmed down a bit we should see some progress very soon .
okdoky
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Posted: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - 07:11 AM UTC
Nice to see you have brought this to the front of your workbench again !!!!!!!!!!!!

Will be following

Nige
casper
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Posted: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - 05:31 AM UTC
Nige,
Slowly reading through the manuals and watched the Salvage Squad DVD a dozen times . With just a few of the diagrams I received, the fog has lifted and now I know where I was going wrong.
Diagrams like these really make building that much more easier:
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