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http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/...nworth/467.jpgi have started my transformers truck and trailer build from the movie i am using the reefer trailer body as his trailer is a reefer and i used the chassis from the regular box trailer to give me the look of pushed forward bogies on the trailer and give me the rear over hang that his trailer has

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http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/...nworth/463.jpghere are some other parts so far

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off to a good start dwayne!

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thanks i figured i better get busy now..soon the nice weather will be here and don't want to be spending too much time indoors ;) plus that truck show is creeping up slowly but before you know it ,its going to be here:)

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how is your build coming along?did civic83 let you know about swomta yet?:rolleyes:

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Yes the shows coming up, can't wait! Your build looks good I like how your combining trailer parts to get what you want.

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i am a little stubborn about details i try to get as close to the original as i can i just wish the reefer trailer didn't have smooth sides because optimus's trailer has ribs on the side' but work with what i can thanks for the words:D

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waiting for the bumpers from russisloud on the forum here to come in. he sent me pictures they look awesome . can't wait to get them and post pics as this comes together .this man does unbelievable work every idea i have put to him he has made it a reality,he is totally cool!!!!!:cool::cool:

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that is precisely what is holding me back on my build, that and frame rails,
bandsaw belt is discontinued. :(

oh yeah, finding time to do it is proving to be difficult too!

what's swomta? I'm guessing a truck club, but havnt heard anything.

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This will be a fun one to watch. I'm a huge Trasnformers fan, and I loved watching the movies. Optimius Prime was definitely the high point of the film for me. You could always buy some corrugated or ribbed styrene sheet, for the trailer sides.

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true but believe me the chrome wrap that i am using is hard to do on the ribs .i did it on a tamiya box trailer and had to do each rib individually .i just got some other stuff that they use on the airplanes .that s$%^ is expensive but i am going to try it .apparently you put it on with a square credit card to get bubbles out then you use hot air to activate the adhesive and make it super flexible for corners ,however you got my curiosity up about the ribbed styrene sheets for the sides ,do they come that long and big?where would i find them my lhs don't have anything that large :D

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hey goose what frame rails are you looking for my lhs just got some kinghauler frame rails in i bought 3 sets i think he might have 3 left but he can get more ,pm me what you are looking for i can give you the info and you can give him a call he is a great helpful guy and he does mail order too let me know

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thats true if they killed off optimus prime i would stop watching it .he is my favorite because he reminds me of my tractor although mine is a kw:)

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i should have some updates by this weekend and also another build i am doing:D

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swomta is still under construction .yea its a truck club for south western ontario:D

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http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/...h/SSPX3790.jpgstarted to do bodywork on the optimus prime pete cab removed the headlight pods smoothing down the fenders and cut the top of the bunk down to match the height of the cab

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Body work looks good, but im not sure youll be happy with that filler... Ive found that it shrinks really bad (resulting in big ugly cracks) if not put on in extremely thin coats. You may want to try some bondo or evercoat metal glaze (which ive been told is the best, but bondo is right behind it)

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i am actually using mmd green putty on this build its my first time using it .it was recommended by a friend ,i usually use the tamiya putty.i used tamiya putty on my first truck and 2 years later it is still ok.thanks for the tip:D

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Ya if that's the squadron green putty I've been pretty disappointed with it in the past.

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crap!!!! thats what it is.:eek::eek::eek::eek:.how soon will it start to crackor shrink and i wonder if i can grind it out and use tamiya instead

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I would bet that you can sand most of it off and use a pic to get the rest off out of the cracks. I would definitely get it out of there. I knew better and used it anyway thinking I did not need much filler and it would be thin well I was wrong I now have a nice truck with a great paint job and an ugly ring where I filled in a sun roof window.

I 100% recommend the EVER COAT Polly Flex there is nothing that even comes close to this stuff.

Travis

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thanks where do you get that stuff from...a lhs or home improvement store?

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^^ Auto part store is where you'll find it.

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thanks i will check into that:)

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http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/...h/SSPX3853.jpghere is a pic of what i have done on the trailer so far still a ways away from finishing but i got the stainless look on the sides and installed the nose and the sides so far

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http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/...h/SSPX3854.jpgwill post more pics of it outside on the weekend ..inside doesn't for some reason show the true colours of it:)

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wrapped the corners in stainless/crome wrap this shows the difference in colour

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is that the stick on stuff i see at some (select) truckstops?

nice looking trailer!

and you can get evercoat stuff up here at napa usually, carquest has a different brand i have used on my 1:1 pickup years ago, it worked good but the evercoat worked better.

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rage gold also works great for body filler

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looks awsome can't wait to see it all done

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http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/...h/SSPX3868.jpghere are some updates and clearer pictures of the trailer..thanks for looking

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http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/...h/SSPX3871.jpghad to make new brackets for the muflaps .i will be changing the white ones to black mudflaps will have more updated pics later of the trailer then on to the tractor..thank you for looking:D

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The trailer looks great, them tandems are slide way far forward huh? Is that the look your going for? This trailer is really coming out great. Nice job.

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it sure is bricknick i am stubborn for details and if you google optimus prime trailer you will see that the bogies are slid up with a nice little overhang thanks for the compliments i will have a few more updated pics soon hopefully with my decals applied:D