Fordson tugger hoist

[finescalerr]

If it took two tries to satisfy you, most of us would need 200. Glad you found time to work on it. -- Russ

[TRAINS1941]

Nice work Chuck.  I'm glad you put the name of the spark plug on so we all know what kind they were... 

Jerry

[Peter_T1958]

Hi Chuck

As soon as I notice that you have posted an update here, there is drooling from my mouth and I can't wait to read about your modelling techniques.
Unfortunately due to the language barrier it takes a while until I'll really understand every step - sometimes I can't handle it.
What I can't make out: Is the spark plug wiring is one single device (also the eylets!) made of solder wire? And if so, how did you archieve such a clear dividing line between the textured part and the smoth one?

Impressed again!
Peter

[Bill Gill]

Chuck, you turned lead into cloth;even better than into gold here. Those sparkplug wires look just like ones I've seen on a very old truck.

[Ray Dunakin]

Awesome!

[Chuck Doan]

Thanks very much! Peter, yes I make the wire from one piece. I just stop the file texturing at a certain point, and then I modify the remaining smooth part for the eyelet. It can take several tries to get a nice set of four, but I have a really long spool of solder.

I am finally making some progress on the manifold, almost exactly one year since I modeled it up in 3D cad for printing. After sanding the print lines, I textured the exhaust portion with a sharp dental pick, and then added separate nuts and bolts. Everything was primed with Mr. Surfacer Mahogany, and then painted with Prismacolor "paint". The final coloring was done with Bragdon pigments.  The exhaust pipe is 1/8" brass tubing that I bent and then I thinned the open end. Primed with Krylon metal primer and then the Mr. Surfacer and pigments. A final application of spots was done with a sharp, wet tipped Prismacolor pencil. There was a lot of back and forth applications, nothing was a linear step x step. Next up is to finish the throttle and other control rods that connect to the carburetor.

[TRAINS1941]

Just amazing!!

Nothing else to say...

Jerry

[finescalerr]

Ditto. -- Russ

[Peter_T1958]

I can literally smell the oil and grease! Wonderful!!!

[Bill Gill]

Good stuff, Chuck, I backed away from the monitor to avoid getting grease and oil on my sleeves.

[Bernhard]

Incredible, not indistinguishable from the prototype.

[Terry Harper]

That has to be THE best work I have seen on an engine.

The exhaust pipe is perfect, everything is perfect.

Brilliant!

[Dave Fischer]

You know, young man, with some hard work and dedication you could get pretty good at this.   DF   

[Ray Dunakin]

Stunning!!

[Franck Tavernier]

I love your work, Chuck!

This approach you have to detail, is always impressive, difficult to guess that it's a scale model!

Franck