Beyond The Sprues
Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Land => Topic started by: Kerick on January 24, 2026, 12:07:56 PM
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OK, you've got to start here!
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https://www.thedrive.com/news/37033/no-this-mid-engine-semi-truck-fused-with-a-ford-station-wagon-isnt-photoshop (https://www.thedrive.com/news/37033/no-this-mid-engine-semi-truck-fused-with-a-ford-station-wagon-isnt-photoshop)
I've been toying with this idea for a looonnng time so it's as good a time as ever to try it. I really do need to finish the Assault Gun Sherman as the GB on BTS ends at the end of the month. But, the muse was upon me so here is the start so far. I have an old IH logging truck model that I scrapped out a few years ago. This will provide the basic frame and wheels. The problem is its filthy dirty so that will take some scrubbing. No big deal. Instead of the European Ford station wagon I have an American Ford Pinto for the driver's compartment. I also have the Great Dane extendable trailer kit to go with it. That will get a little modification like changes to the bed and a third axle. According to the story this truck hauled aluminum parts up to 170 feet long. At 1/24th scale that's 7.2 feet! I don't have any place long enough to store that so it's not happening. The tractor will get a third axle too complete with the half round wheel fenders some trucks use. As I didn't have these and I didn't see a way to get them without spending big money on a kit just for the fenders I started looking through the old junk drawers. I came up with three pill bottles with just the right diameter and with just the right curve on the outside edge. I measured the width of the wheels, marked them up, cut them on the band saw and cut out the bottoms.
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Presto! Chango! Six wheel fenders.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55057873378_a87c0ea280_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2rTgZyW)
It's getting late so we'll see what happens tomorrow. The wife and daughter are going to a baby shower so I might have time to myself to scrub the truck frame. It depends on how long it takes to shower the baby. I still don't see why cleaning a baby is such a big deal to the women folk!
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Well that's certainly different, looking forward to seeing were this is going.
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I just hope I finish it! It will be lots of fun chopping and bashing so that should keep me going. Hopefully painting will be easy with limited weathering.
The worst part of the pill bottle fenders was getting the darn labels off. I soaked them in water hoping that would do it but I had to resort to acetone to get the glue off.
I bought some super special glue for the fenders they are PE plastic not polystyrene. CA glue won’t stick it at all so we’ll see what happens with this stuff.
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Love these crazy vehicles - some Russian engineer obviously escaped to Germany.
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(https://www.animaatjes.nl/eten-en-drinken/eten-en-drinken-plaatjes/nootjes-en-popcorn/animaatjes-nootjes-en-popcorn-8911375.gif)
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I spent some time scrubbing and dechroming parts last night. Now at least everything is clean and paintable.
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Those fenders are terrific!
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Thanks!
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I haven't done any more on this as I want to get the Assault Gun Sherman finished first. However, I keep finding things that are missing or broken from the old truck kit I was going to use. I have a new truck kit that will probably be pressed into service to solve several problems.
Now, I haven't actually started building anything yet so if someone wants to start a crazy whiff truck GB, now's your chance! Any scale, any time period, military or civilian. There actually was a movie called "Space Truckers", so there's that too.
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... There actually was a movie called "Space Truckers", so there's that too.
And, of course: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Truckin%27 ;)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHOrpFeXUao (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHOrpFeXUao)
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I’m going to hopefully finish the Sherman today so that will allow me to start building on this one soon. Unless I decide to actually finish something else. It’s not impossible.
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While driving on the expressway today I think I found the perfect car/cab for the Schinibblemobil. This would make it closer to the original German version.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/%2796-%2797_Ford_Taurus_LX_Wagon.JPG/1280px-%2796-%2797_Ford_Taurus_LX_Wagon.JPG)
A 2000-2003 Ford Taurus station wagon. The problem is I can only find a kit of the ‘89 Sedan. Any suggestions? There was a resin body shell of the station wagon but that seems to be as scarce as hen’s teeth. I’ll keep looking otherwise it will be the Pinto.
Any chance someone has a cop style light bar for the top of the Pinto?
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Another option might be the AMC Pacer station wagon.
Most recent release was in 2016 according to ScaleMates: 1977 AMC Pacer Station Wagon (https://www.scalemates.com/kits/amt-1008-1977-amc-pacer-wagon--1026103)
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Now that would be crazy! I actually drove a Gremlin for a few years. My girlfriend at that time actually married me so I guess that worked out.