Pete 367 in brass

[THX_138]

Excellent start. Would a sheet of styrene, your mold and a heat gun get you a nice one piece hood easier then fiberglass?

[Timmy]

I'd like to avoid styrene all together. I like the idea of a brass cab and a fiberglass hood, just because the fiberglass is fairly easy to work with( in my own personal opinion) I've made some decent progress on the cab, still lots to do, and lots of clean up and filing, but that's half the fun right?

I've got the cowl structure built, aswell as the upper windshield brace

I've added the firewall, and the doghouse opening is just rough cut


Here I've added the upper support for the rear skin of the cab


This is just a general over view of the cab with the back panel in place

And this is a pic of the layout for the back window and the dimples needed to simulate the huck bolts that hold a Pete together
Thanks for looking
Tim

[sneaky-pete]

Looking real good Tim......man you have balls!(your not scared)

[Timmy]

Thanks sneaky-Pete. I want to do something different, and brass or metal shaping doesn't bug me, it's what I do. I hope I can just do what everyone else here does. Any suggestions are more then welcome.
I'm thinking I'm going to rebuild the hood out of brass, what do you think?

[Brian in PA]

Tim this is a really cool build. If your looking fro some scale rivets/huck fasteners, try scale hardware. They have what you need!

Brian

[Timmy]

So I've got some new pics of the cab, I hope you all enjoy. If anyone has questions or suggestions, feel free to post

I wanted to avoid solder on the outside, but sometimes it's unavoidable

The seam at the back, it's going to need some metal finishing

This is where I prefer to have the solder, less clean up and pretty much hidden

Just a small overview

And this is generally how it should sit on my frame, of which I really need to start working on lol. Should hopefully finish up the front skins tonight, and start the form for the roof.
Hope you guys enjoy
Tim

[Brian in PA]

I see! You made dimples for rivets. Good idea!

Brian