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Re: Something New
« Reply #30 on: July 13, 2009, 12:29:32 PM »
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Bob,

When you get back from NTS, could you provide an update on this?
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Re: Something New
« Reply #31 on: January 19, 2011, 02:53:55 PM »
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Bob,
YOU did a great job on that and from the photos it looks great.  I have one from Lonestar and I really liked building it but I didn't have any instructions to help me figure out how to build it.  I did ok but what I really would like to know will you be doing this in HO scale?  I wanted to build a fleet of these but they only had 2 kits and not they only sell the built model in HO scale. That's way to much money and I really enjoyed building the model so I would like to build more. Let me know if you plan on doing HO scale as I'm ready to purchase a bunch in that scale.

Dave

Here are some photos of mine not completed yet (Model show here is in HO scale):




adding the hydraulic lines

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Re: Something New
« Reply #32 on: January 19, 2011, 05:43:25 PM »
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Bobb better keep two kits in stock for me at the show!
BTW, the kit was covered in this month's RMC review section.
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Re: Something New
« Reply #33 on: January 20, 2011, 03:37:45 PM »
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Do you remember in the 60's when Revelle made HO kits and vehicles?
They had a Ford cab over engine van line and auto carrier. They were
plastic kits.

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Re: Something New
« Reply #34 on: January 25, 2011, 01:04:36 AM »
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Yes, I am going to offer the Auto Carrier and the Wilson Auto Ramp in HO-Scale

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Re: Something New
« Reply #35 on: January 26, 2011, 10:33:19 AM »
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That's great - keep me posted as I'm ready to get some when you do.  I'm building on of the car carriers from Lonestar and had an issue with the rack over the cab not being long enough to have a cab and sleeper placed below the rack and not have the front support of the car rack block the doors of the cab. I hope your version will have enough room for the cab and sleeper and not end up with the car rack support in the way of the door.  If you would like I can send you a photo of the issue I had.  I was working with it last night and figured the best thing to do was not have the sleeper so the cab would fit.

Dave


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Re: Something New
« Reply #36 on: January 26, 2011, 10:45:37 AM »
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As-is, Bob's does exactly the same thing.  Frankly, if the one you posted a picture of is Lonestar's model, Bob's looks identical to it in every single way -- right down to what the "suspension" looks like the rear axles go through.

Of course he could change it.  I think something with different lengths of the over-cab portion would be welcome, but difficult to establish a 'standard'.  Some way to have positionable front supports would be handy as well, but difficult, and, along with the longer over-cab segment, allow the unit to accomodate a lot of different tractors, as just as in reality that front support's at all sorts of different angles depending on the truck it's on.  I got mine to fit exactly on GHQ's Peterbilt so had no need, but if I were ever to use the nice Showcase Kenworth I figured I'd have to cut the existing front supports off and either trim them at an angle and solder them back or simply use some really thing styrene.
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