Muminvaters F250 scale 1:13

[Ray Cecil]

Tobias,
  I used to work for Remington Arms, we regularly concepted metal parts on the DLMS machine. You are right, if I recall correctly, the strength properties ar 96%, and you can normalize and get a little bit more strength out, but you start a little bit of deformation. So you need to plan for machining later. But for a truck model, no heat treating needed.
  I might be able to pull a string or two and get a metal body printed......have to wait and see until you are done with the model.

[muminvater]

Next spring, April or May, depending on weather - must be warm enough - I will be finished for coating.
So the data will be on current status then.

[muminvater]

moin moin,

the new turn signal lever is done. It starts with an open heart surgery



































1= isolation tube
2= ignition lock
3= gear shift
4= segment disc 1
5= segment disc 2
6= segment disc 3
7= operation handle
8= turnsignal lever
9= copper contact plates
10= brass thread bushes
11= notch
12= brass headless screw with soldered cable




















































































lever snaps in at 3 positions:
upper for right
middle for off
lower for left



















































so, that is that...perhaps, so the model will, I can modify the wheelhouses this week.
greetings,  Tobias

[ArdWrknTrk]

You've made an excellent recovery from your switch misfortune.  

I'm always excited to see how your kitbashed truck is coming along!

[muminvater]

hello guys,

where has the week gone??  

I did several trifles and - wuusch - wednesday again
However, here is what let me be busy.

1st  the antenna. Easy and quickly done.

















































2nd  differential lock shift // hazard light lever in my case

 






the left plastic part was too weak, so I built one out of brass.
























3rd retaining cable tailgate





for the cable I took a 2mm EPDM rubber profile and crimped it into 2 selfmade eyelets. The rubber is on tension because when the tailgate is closed the clearence is not too large. So the rubber shrinks and fits in.












































at last the reinforcing seam on the hood.






it bothered me for a long time but had no brilliant idea how to change it. Now the time had come





































clamped on my milling mashine, milled a staight notch and started the process of filling and sanding and filling and sanding and...











































the drawdown shows where I have to upgrade the my filling/sanding process.



 




 so that´s it for today, wish you and your family a merry christmas, Tobias

[Gary Lewis]

Tobias - Merry Christmas!

Your hood looks wonderful!  The line is crisp and straight.

And the shift lever looks like it belongs.  Plus the tailgate cables look the part.

But the antenna looks like it is too long.  Maybe I can get to the shop and measure mine tomorrow, but yours just looks like it goes too high above the cab.  

[muminvater]

Hi Gary,

hope you you are in quite good condition after these days...

To measure a origin antenna is good idea.

Meanwhile I started the wheelhouse modification.






remove the trim and ginding away the fender skirt.





insert new plate and deform it with a hair dryer.





the sketched contour will be cutted out and a < formed profile glued in from the inside.
 greetings Tobias

[Gary Lewis]

We are doing well, Tobias.  Hope you are also.

I forgot to measure the antenna, but will do so in a bit.

And the wheelhouse mods will make a big difference.  

[Gary Lewis]

Tobias - The antenna is 33" long, but is sitting on a 1/4" thick base.  And it tapers from .150" to .100" with a .250" ball on the end.

Hope that helps.

[muminvater]

fine, thanks a lot

[muminvater]

Gary Lewis wrote

Tobias - The antenna is 33" long, but is sitting on a 1/4" thick base.  And it tapers from .150" to .100" with a .250" ball on the end.

Hope that helps.

so, I measured the model antenna.

actual dim :6,6mm
required dim: 33" = 86cm : 13 = 6,6mm 
I am surprised, indeed. The lenght was estimated by a picture. Perhaps I should try some lotto tickets??

 Tobias

[Gary Lewis]

LOL!  Yes, it might be lottery time!  

[BigBrother-84]

muminvater wrote

Perhaps I should try some lotto tickets??
 Tobias

Yep!

[muminvater]

moin moin to you, wish you an exiting 2023!

a short intermezzo to the wheelhouse mods: the new switch for the hazard lights arrived and will be mounted. The old one is after glueing several additional parts six feet under and I learned already from the steering column switch: avoid glueing when possible.

Ok, new switch - new luck. The shift is already done in brass and it will be fixed with butyl. In the underwear I have to protect the cable junctions. So I built a box that jam on switch as fixation. And because I wanna know if it is possible to do, it should have a sliding top - no it is NOT necessesary, but nice

[Gary Lewis]

Tobias - Sorry for the late reply, but I've not understood your post until, maybe, just now.  That box is to covers the terminals of the switch to ensure that nothing shorts them.  Right?

That is serious attention to detail.  

[muminvater]

Gary Lewis wrote

... to ensure that nothing shorts them.  Right?

That is serious attention to detail.  

no, that´s not the point (is it the right terminus?) It should protect the connections for collisions of what ever because the solder points are sensitiv and like to break when too often touched. So I build housings for the switches and connections when possible.

 Tobias

[Gary Lewis]

That makes sense - protect the delicate connections.  

[muminvater]

the wheelhouses...  the crimp couldn´t be deformed like I wished. After heating and stretching it was nice wavey but not to use for what it was thought. So I created a former plate with the geometry of the crimp and an edge guide (the fender).
I filled the gap with my aluminum filler and and formed it with the former plate.














 




























the surface connection to the grille and to the door were easily done, the trimming of the wheelhouse parallel to the crimp as well.
Next step was the trim over the wheelhouse and the retainer for the rubberprofile on the body....























...and the door.


 greetings, Tobias

[Gary Lewis]

Wow!  That is amazing!  Very well done.  

[BigBrother-84]

Very nice body job, Tobias!
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