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New Project.....; ...in 1/25th scale.
Topic Started: May 18 2009, 09:18 PM (3,513 Views)
Chuck Doan	Jun 19 2009, 10:35 AM Post #101
Senior Member Posts: 543 Group: Members Member #545 Joined: December 18, 2006	Another source for chain..... http://servolink.com/



khamilton	Jun 19 2009, 11:06 AM Post #102
Diorama Moderator Posts: 4,228 Group: Members Member #522 Joined: December 13, 2006	Thanks, Chuck: It looks like Grandt Line & Servo-link use the same source for chain. Their sizes (and catalog cuts) are identical. I painted the chain last night to see what it looked like in primer and it does indeed look somewhat more in scale in a lighter color. It should work out okay.



chester	Jun 19 2009, 05:20 PM Post #103
Bronze Medal Member Posts: 2,791 Group: Members Member #526 Joined: December 13, 2006	Sprocket chain is always a pain in 1/87 but I would think someone had a really good one in the 1/25 scale. By the way, many young fellows fell in love with Goldie Hawn to that old saying. And she still looks pretty good.



khamilton	Jun 21 2009, 12:06 AM Post #104
Diorama Moderator Posts: 4,228 Group: Members Member #522 Joined: December 13, 2006	Some progress: The four legs are done and I started on the grear drive. The rest of the Grandt Line gears & chains are on order. While waiting for the Grandt Line order, I decided to do a grill shell. That's posted as a little Mini How-To in another thread...... Edited by khamilton, Jun 21 2009, 12:59 AM.



DamnCranky666	Jun 21 2009, 07:36 AM Post #105
Admin--Chief Crank Posts: 14,947 Group: Admin Member #666 Joined: April 1, 2007	Love it, it's moving right along, Hamilton!



Bryan_M	Jun 23 2009, 11:10 PM Post #106
ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 12,480 Group: Admin Member #355 Joined: July 26, 2006	DamnCranky666 Jun 21 2009, 07:36 AM Love it, it's moving right along, Hamilton! I`ll second that !! Bryan M



DamnCranky666	Jun 24 2009, 08:22 AM Post #107
Admin--Chief Crank Posts: 14,947 Group: Admin Member #666 Joined: April 1, 2007	Yes, sir, I am always in awe of the clean cuts and precise fit of your scratch-building, Hamilton.



Dan S	Jun 25 2009, 08:41 PM Post #108
Bronze Medal Member Posts: 2,216 Group: Members Member #607 Joined: January 31, 2007	Me too! This makes me wanna build a lumber stacker, one of those many projects ya get in the back of your mind. At least now if I did, Id have a guide to follow.



Corvette Summer	Jun 25 2009, 11:34 PM Post #109
Newbie Posts: 24 Group: Members Member #623 Joined: February 16, 2007	khamilton Jun 14 2009, 01:20 AM Well, Pop-Pop Ken survived the Zoo (barely)a few more hours before it's time to take them home. How do parents do it???? Oh the drama....



khamilton	Jun 26 2009, 06:21 AM Post #110
Diorama Moderator Posts: 4,228 Group: Members Member #522 Joined: December 13, 2006	Hey, Marshall! Glad you hooked up with this place. Yeah...The Zoo is a memory, but the scars linger on (....now THAT's drama.....)



DamnCranky666	Jun 26 2009, 08:46 AM Post #111
Admin--Chief Crank Posts: 14,947 Group: Admin Member #666 Joined: April 1, 2007	Isn't Pop-Pop Ken what the ground hogs called you, Hamilton? When they see you out there on the garden with your .22? LOL!!!



khamilton	Jun 26 2009, 10:37 AM Post #112
Diorama Moderator Posts: 4,228 Group: Members Member #522 Joined: December 13, 2006	"Pop-Pop" is what they HEAR when they stick their little furry heads out. .....then again, they say you never hear the one that gets you.



DamnCranky666	Jun 26 2009, 11:28 AM Post #113
Admin--Chief Crank Posts: 14,947 Group: Admin Member #666 Joined: April 1, 2007	LOL! Yeah, for all you know you have a giant, alien-like groundhog living rent free under your soil!!! If I had a dollar for every time you've inspired a nature poem in me, Hamilton, I'd be rich by now!!!



JBucci	Jun 27 2009, 06:51 PM Post #114
Member Posts: 254 Group: Members Member #1,231 Joined: May 4, 2009	Those gears look fantastic Ken. Jim



khamilton	Jul 1 2009, 11:10 AM Post #115
Diorama Moderator Posts: 4,228 Group: Members Member #522 Joined: December 13, 2006	More minor progress. Finished up the hydraulic cylinders. Did a firewall, but that was after these were taken. Added some more rivets, too. Still waiting for the rest of the gears and chain from Grandt Line. Still lots to do.



DamnCranky666	Jul 1 2009, 11:43 AM Post #116
Admin--Chief Crank Posts: 14,947 Group: Admin Member #666 Joined: April 1, 2007	Holy Toledo, Hamilton, that looks great! The rivets and the chain, not to mention the wheels too, make it look super detailed!



DaveInTheHat	Jul 1 2009, 05:01 PM Post #117
Advanced Member In The Hat Posts: 2,158 Group: Members Member #386 Joined: August 20, 2006	That looks really great. Wonder what the 1/4 mile time would be??



Dan S	Jul 1 2009, 05:29 PM Post #118
Bronze Medal Member Posts: 2,216 Group: Members Member #607 Joined: January 31, 2007	Even before seeing Dave 1/4 mile crack, I was gonna say it would look good "backed in" , a powerslide on a dirt flat track! Seriously, Ken what a neat little piece of equipment. I've seen kits for these in HO scale (EXPENSIVE!) but this is the first I've ever seen one modeled in 1/25.



Bryan_M	Jul 1 2009, 05:52 PM Post #119
ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 12,480 Group: Admin Member #355 Joined: July 26, 2006	anoither outstansing msterpiece ken!!! byan



chester	Jul 1 2009, 06:11 PM Post #120
Bronze Medal Member Posts: 2,791 Group: Members Member #526 Joined: December 13, 2006	Way cool Pop Pop, love all the rivets. Need some lumber for it?



Hollywood Jim	Jul 2 2009, 12:24 AM Post #121
Bronze Medal Member Posts: 2,893 Group: Members Member #527 Joined: December 13, 2006	Super cool.!!! Super job.!!!



DamnCranky666	Jul 2 2009, 07:51 AM Post #122
Admin--Chief Crank Posts: 14,947 Group: Admin Member #666 Joined: April 1, 2007	Remember that this is the larger version of one Hamilton built earlier out of an O scale kit. There are pictures of that one in his Fotki archive, if anyone is interested.



tufftin	Jul 2 2009, 11:38 AM Post #123
Member Posts: 133 Group: Members Member #863 Joined: December 4, 2007	My Dad ran a lumber carrier (Hyster) during the war and I used to walk to the mill and visit often. You have hit this one dead on. Thanks for the memories Ken. Mike



khamilton	Jul 2 2009, 01:16 PM Post #124
Diorama Moderator Posts: 4,228 Group: Members Member #522 Joined: December 13, 2006	tufftin Jul 2 2009, 11:38 AM My Dad ran a lumber carrier (Hyster) during the war and I used to walk to the mill and visit often. You have hit this one dead on. Thanks for the memories Ken. Mike Thanks, Mike. That's the kind of comment that makes model buidling worthwhile. Virg, here's that 1/48th-scale Box-stock kit that basically provided the plans for the 1/25th-scale version: Thanks for all the comments, guys.



Danny i	Jul 2 2009, 09:28 PM Post #125
Senior Member Posts: 824 Group: Members Member #1,040 Joined: August 12, 2008	..fantastic Ken, as always, very inspiring work!



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