Monster Truck Madness – Rotten Apple Hauler
Hello everybody and a hearty “Happy Thursday” to you!
Last week I celebrated my fortieth birthday, and the primary reward that my fiancee obtained me was a brand new roll round toolbox/workstation for my r/c and scale modeling! In Rotten Apple colours, no much less!
It’s very nice as a result of whereas I had one devoted work bench for my interest stuff earlier than, now it’s expanded to three (when the field is closed, not less than!) AND I now have all of my portray provides and specialty instruments neatly saved.
It’s wonderful how having an organized work space could make one motivated to work on initiatives, so whereas ready on elements for a number of r/c associated builds I’ve obtained happening, I made a decision to complete up my 1/25 monster truck hauler static mannequin.
I wrote briefly in regards to the begin of the venture here, however the gist of it’s that I used to be attempting to a construct a traditional trying monster truck hauler like what I think about I may’ve had if I had been a crew proprietor in the course of the golden age of the business within the late 1980’s.
Now, in that authentic publish I mentioned I used to be going to make use of an open air hauler. Since then, I wound up scoring a NASCAR Racing Transporter trailer set that I discovered on eBay (field seen at prime of the web page, right here). I believed it match higher than a Lowboy.
After constructing the International Transtar cabover semi tractor and Rotten Apple monster truck, the trailer was quite simple by comparability. The paint was additionally cake, as I used Tamiya Light Gun Metal for almost all of it, with the wheel covers getting Tamiya Candy Lime. Big because of my buddy John at J.B. Scale Graphics for the decals!
It’s actually turned out good and I’m fairly proud of each the hauler and monster truck. I’m going to seek out a great spot to show it in my work store!
I plan to construct a JConcepts Regulator Clod Buster in the identical fashion of the 1:25 truck as quickly because the chassis kits come again in inventory! Look for that quickly!
Until subsequent time, hold it on all 4’s!