After all the planning - ya Just gotta have faith

[Izzy]

First - INSPIRATION




Now the planning - make some sketches, calculate some measurements, think and measure twice.









Next - Materials - Beg - Barte - Swap - Buy







Next - laydown some lines ..... I like to use masking tape - easy to draw on and even easier to pull up and re-do

[Izzy]

Next - CUT - I did a fair amount of thinking and re-thinking that I could pull it all off - then the time came to just DO IT!













Scared yet?????

[JAMMER]

Izzy that is a excellent build you caught that one to a T . Ed

[tc1cat]

Another IH??? You just about pulled your hair out with the last one!! Can't wait to see this one done!

[Izzy]

Tc1cat - not another just posting for some new people to see........Although I have been contacted about doing another.

[Hos1880]

Izzy

the first one was awesome you should do another.

Merritt

[rHammer]

It s a major modification.I can t wait to see it.

[Izzy]

OK - so ya have it all cut up .... and then it hits ya - what in the H$(( did I just do - took a perfectly good cab and made it into scraps. HAve faith probie - it will work out.

Next step is to clean up the cut edges - sand a little on the glue surfaces - nothin to heavy just a little rouch up...

Then start glueing togther - use scrap pieces to "plate" the joint - this way if yo crash it shouldn't break as easy.....





Notice I used some other pieces to hold the base square - and made sure I was on a flat surface - we don't want the cab to be twisted...



I used .010 styrene on the joint for the sides - this allows it to be flexed into position later - theyre angled inward on an IH











.... more to come.....

[Bodyman]

nice truck, brings back memeries when i was a bodyman on the 1.1. years ago.
repaired hundreds after wrecked and did some recondition. front upper corners of the grill
used to crack in the corners.
nice job
steve

[Mustang]

After seeing your build in person at Indy, the pictures just do not do it justice. Truely outstanding work!

[Izzy]

some more shots of that build I did last year

add some filler strips - her e i used round tube cut length wise in 1/4's


anything to help hold the filler in place...








Don't let the pictures fool ya - I layed nearly 4 layers of filler and then hand sanding each back off to get the curves, radius' and fillets just the way I wanted.


Hope this helps and encourages other fun builds!

[Izzy]

I started with Tamiya green filler putty - ddn't like it
- costly for the amount you get
- resin leaked out from the actual filler - probably cause I didn't squeeze it out and hand mix

I switched over to staight old bondo - not sure this was a great choice as it seemed to shrink a tiny bit then after I had finally painted it - this could also be the primer an dthe top coat issues though

Here's a pic of here today

[Brian in PA]

Great build Chris! I just love this truck.

Brian

[Espeefan]

Yeah, I agree. This has to be one of the most ambitious rebuilds of a Tamiya that I have seen. It sure looks like an IH! I used to think these old trucks were ugly, but now they have a look that I can't ignore! You sure pulled it off. This project turned out awesome! Not that I don't like the colors you painted your IH, but I sure like the color combo of the one in your avatar! Now that thing looks sweet. Got any more pictures of both the 1:1 trucks and your model?

[Izzy]

Thanks for the kind words guys - it's been a alot of fun to build - especially since she changes weekly - just ripped the MFU out - had enough.


Espeefan - I'll make a post for my fleet - Look for it. Might take soem pics today

Chris

[jffhrvstr]

That is such a cool truck, good job on the cab!!

[bigpipespete]

you did an awesome job. whats next ?

[Izzy]

Ssshhh - its a secret .... pics being collected and will share later......

[Johnboy72]

Thank you for referring me to this thread. I've never worked with anything this scale. But if I do, I'll be hitting you up. Your ref is a Youtube favorite. The 400BC runs perfect in that truck.

[sandfarmer]

Izzy that reference truck is VERY close to the 1:1 I told you I had at one time only in a different color scheme, same length same exhaust and mine had a 400BC also. Beautiful!