Iveco Turbostar
Main chassis assembly
Front and rear axles with casting texture added
Major subassemblies
Test fitting and aligning cab base to chassis
Test fitting and aligning engine to chassis
More test fitting
Modified air intake Y-pipe
Better alignment
Test fitting chassis appliances
Before (R) and after (L) cab supports. Removed casting seam from coils.
Before (R) and after (L) cab supports. Removed casting seam from coils.
Test fitting cab to chassis
Test fitting cab to chassis
Test fitting cab to chassis
Some of the chassis fittings
All the parts and subassemblies laid out and ready for paint prep.
Aligning cab fairing supports
Had to fill a couple small voids in the front fenders, also had a couple tiny ones in the cab roof.
Red parts in primer. (Tamiya Fine Surface Primer L Oxide Red)
Smoooooth
Red parts in primer. (Tamiya Fine Surface Primer L Oxide Red)
Red parts in primer. (Tamiya Fine Surface Primer L Oxide Red)
Red parts in primer. (Tamiya Fine Surface Primer L Oxide Red)
Red parts in primer. (Mr. Oxide Red Surfacer 1000)
Most of the red parts in paint. (Tamiya TS-8 Italian red)
Stock (L) vs. Custom (R)
Axles detail painted and Tamiya Black Panel Line applied.
Test fitting wheels and tires to insure frame is straight.
Detailed wheels. Tamiya TS-45 Pearl White over Mr. Hobby B511 Mr. White Surfacer 1000 with Molotow 703.101 Liquid Chrome wheel nuts.
Painting day!
Most of the chassis' appliances were installed. Used AMMO Mig Jimenez AMIG8253 Chrome Tape for fuel take bands with 3M 1.58mm black pinstripe tape used for the rubber insulating strips.
Interior components painted with Tamiya AS-14 Olive Green and AS-29 Gray Green
Engine detailed and installed.
More test fitting.
Wheels and tires permanently installed.
I had to shorten driver's side exhaust pipe.
Interior flocking.
Lots of test fittings.
Test fitting air intake assembly
The chassis complete.
Something must be done about this
Much better
Tamiya Black Panel Liner used throughout the chassis and graphite pencil used to weather edges and worn areas.
Simulated worn step treads.
Fully flocked interior.
Not everything goes as planned. It can be fixed.
Made a custom radio mounting panel with Gopher Racing decal radio.
Yep! More test fitting.
First stage of body work. Painting the inside surfaces black. This will give the interior a finished look and make the final color more opaque.
All the body panels in Mr Hobby White Surfacer 1000
Tamiya Pearl White
Tamiya Pearl White
Clear coat applied. Now it must sit for a couple days to cure.
Clear coat applied. Now it must sit for a couple days to cure.
Scribed seams for each lens
Polished then painted mirrors with Spaz Stix Mirror Chrome. After they are polished they will have a mirror finish.
Kommentit
10 6 August 2022, 02:31
DennisWell done Mate 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Shows that one will not need any of that fancy aftermarket stuff to achieve a good result. Just a little skill.
Are you planing to build a nice Trailer for this Truck?
27 August 2022, 16:46
