Green Mountain Girl - Grand Hauler Build

[TaltosVT]

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.









Fifth wheel plate was painted to match the frame.








I had to try the cab on to see how it would look.








The standard hollow backs needed some filling.


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.


With the seat back in place, a little filler in the gaps helped smooth things out.


Finally, cut the hood of the cab. This was done carefully with a craft knife, and took far longer than I expected it would.


-Elroy

[TaltosVT]

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

Hub pieces:


Comparing the standard plastic wheels with the upgraded aluminum wheels:


Looks nice with matching rear and front wheels:


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:


Cummins engine, right side up:


Test placement:


Trying the engine with the cab in place. About half of the print was cut away to fit over the model's motor.




-Elroy

[TaltosVT]

Painting and adding the seats and engine:

















-Elroy

[NRS91]

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