Re: DAF torpedo front truck and front steer truck
Hi.
yes the cardboard is saturated with resin. actually PU-lacker. it works just fine om the rounder cab models. and don't forget to saturate from the outside and the inside. or it will be curvey.
the strength is better dan a cab build up from sheets of plastic. lighter that resin casts. and it's sheap. (the calculated butget for this model tracktor and trailer. ready to roll. including radio and battery. under €300,-)
After sanding and putty. it will be spraypainted with car paint. is chould look just fine.
the trailer will I'm not going to use is as a skateboard. the load that will be on it will not be more than a few kilo. so for the loads it will not be nessary to be re-inforced.
from experianse I will re-inforce the pivet-point in the suspension. and the kingpin will be in the center of an aluminium plate. large enough for the fith-wheel.
the side's will have a brass strip, there just for some soldering to be able to have the sideboard's on.
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