Air Conditioning my pete

[Straywolf]

Originally Posted by SANDCRAFT TRANSPORT

Hi Mike this is what I did for the straps.
I used some H/D copper wire & flattened it out between 2 bit of steel (to give the strap affect) then bent the sides to put through the holes in back of the C510 cab & will superglue to the inside of cab after painting.
You can see a hole where one has been taken out, hope this photo helps.
Tim

Hi Tim, this helps me out a whole bunch, i would have never thought of copper wire for the brackets and thanks for taking one out to see the hole.

Mike

[Straywolf]

Well got the plumbing and electrical done for ac unit, i used a solid copper electrical wire (awg 12 ) for the ac lines and i used telephone wire for the electrical. Oh and i used Tech-Tron 3/32" black heat shrink on wire to give it the insulated look. Just gotta get headache rack back on but here is pics of it finally

Mike

Here is a shot of the plumbing no straps yet.


The next 3 are the shots of plumbing with the straps.

[androiduk]

Nice job the fridge lines look great.

[Straywolf]

Thank you very it was fun to do

Mike

[CrimsonCorsair]

COOLer!

[sneaky-pete]

Nice job Mike......it ads alot of realism,and detail!

[BRICKNICK]

Fantasic job on adding some very original and realistic detail. The lines couldn't look any better in my book.

[DuelTruckDriver]

That looks really awesome, very nice work! I love adding all the little details on a build, its time consuming but well worth it in the end. > Marty<

[LuvTrux]

That looks awesome ! I love the lines...

[Straywolf]

Thank You everyone for the compliments and kind words. I now one thing i am glad to be here on the board, if it wasn't for everyone's comments and suggestions and taking the time to answer questions, i might still be second guessing myself on some of the stuff i dream up in my head.

There is a vast wealth of knowledge from everyone here.

Mike

[DuelTruckDriver]

Hey Mike what did you use for the rivet effect on the cab? That really adds to realism. >Marty<

[Espeefan]

That turned out really nice! I've never liked the look of the roof top ac units, but the detail it adds definitely makes it worth installing. Very cool!

[Straywolf]

Originally Posted by DuelTruckDriver

Hey Mike what did you use for the rivet effect on the cab? That really adds to realism. >Marty<

Marty the rivets on my pete are from this site here http://www.scalehardware.com/

I used the 1.6mm brass ones on the cab and hood and used the 1.6mm Stainless Steel ones for the grill.Which are super glued in and cut flush on the inside of the cab and grill. There is about 600-700 hand drilled rivets all together ( i think, i lost count somewhere along the way LOL ) i gotta find the pics and will post a build thread later on

Originally Posted by Espeefan

That turned out really nice! I've never liked the look of the roof top ac units, but the detail it adds definitely makes it worth installing. Very cool!

Thank You Nathan i know one thing, it is a pain in the &^%^$&$&$ to build, but i would do it again

Mike

[DuelTruckDriver]

Hey Mike, thanks for the link got some coming! >Marty<

Originally Posted by Straywolf

Marty the rivets on my pete are from this site here http://www.scalehardware.com/

I used the 1.6mm brass ones on the cab and hood and used the 1.6mm Stainless Steel ones for the grill.Which are super glued in and cut flush on the inside of the cab and grill. There is about 600-700 hand drilled rivets all together ( i think, i lost count somewhere along the way LOL ) i gotta find the pics and will post a build thread later on



Thank You Nathan i know one thing, it is a pain in the &^%^$&$&$ to build, but i would do it again

Mike

[Diesel Demond]

great details!

[Straywolf]

Originally Posted by DuelTruckDriver

Hey Mike, thanks for the link got some coming! >Marty<

Glad the link helped you out Marty, can't wait to see what your gonna do with the rivets.

Mike

Originally Posted by Diesel Demond

great details!

Thank You

Mike

[Roadmasters]

Looks awesome, not something you usually see on a model