Re: Green Mountain Girl - Grand Hauler Build
 

I didn't forget about this thread, just been too busy to update. :-)

The next couple of sessions were dedicated to constructing the fifth wheel and starting on the cab. The fifth wheel was pretty straight-forward. For the cab, after starting to install it, I decided that the floor was too plain, so I added flocking, then painted it, to add a little texture. For the seats, I used styrene to fill in the backs.

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Fifth wheel plate was painted to match the frame.
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I had to try the cab on to see how it would look.
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The standard hollow backs needed some filling.
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To get the size of the seat backs, I slobbed on some wet paint and made in impression on styrene sheet. When the paint was dry, I cut inside the lines for an (almost) perfect fit.
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With the seat back in place, a little filler in the gaps helped smooth things out.
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Finally, cut the hood of the cab. This was done carefully with a craft knife, and took far longer than I expected it would.
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-Elroy

Re: Green Mountain Girl - Grand Hauler Build
 

Next up, some upgraded rear wheels. I really like the look of these.

Hub pieces:
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Comparing the standard plastic wheels with the upgraded aluminum wheels:
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Looks nice with matching rear and front wheels:
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Before working on the cab more, I made an attempt at adding a 3D printed engine. I found the file on Thingiverse, and scaled it as best I could. It turned out a bit smaller than scale, but I moved ahead with it anyway.

Engine still on the printer:
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Cummins engine, right side up:
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Test placement:
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Trying the engine with the cab in place. About half of the print was cut away to fit over the model's motor.
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-Elroy

Re: Green Mountain Girl - Grand Hauler Build
 

Painting and adding the seats and engine:

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-Elroy

Re: Green Mountain Girl - Grand Hauler Build
 

feel sorry for that little 5.9 powering that whole rig ;)
but awesome build!