Great Dane Extended Flatbed
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14 20 November 2021, 00:50
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My black and gold Freightliner needs its own trailer. I am going to build AMT's Extendable Flat Bed for it. It will be black with some gold touches to match. I have some mods planned for it as well. Follow along if you wish.
20 November 2021, 01:06
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Treehugger, Yes Plymouth Superbirds and Dodge Daytona Chargers, (Of course I have to build some Superbirds).
20 November 2021, 07:49
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Nigel. Not going with "working" lights. The kit comes with all clear lenses for some reason. Fortunately I have a stash of red and amber lenses in my parts box.
20 November 2021, 07:50
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Stuffed the tires with backer rod to keep AMT's wimpy tires full in the rims. Sanded the tread for a touch of realism. Painted the brake drums gold for a subtle hint of color. Added tag axle wheels from the parts box. However, I am now one tire short for the spare rim.
21 November 2021, 17:52
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Made my first modification. I was not sure if I wanted to utilize the front bulkhead or not. If I glue it then i can't remove it. If I want it on for display, it just falls over. I could figured out some method of pegging it but I found a better way. I still had leftover magnets from my diorama. I simply added some C-channel to the inside base of the bulkhead and glued magnets to that and the underside of the deck. Now I can take it off without marring the finish or put it on with always perfect alignment. Easy peasy.
24 November 2021, 05:34
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I am going to utilize the tag axle suspension I got from Auslowe last year. I do need to figure out exactly where to locate it. Maybe all the way to the rear, maybe in between the sliding tandem rack or further forward. I am not sure. I'll know better once some of the other chassis pieces are in place.
27 November 2021, 08:37
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Onto the next modification. I wanted to take advantage of the extendability of the frame and increase the deck length to accommodate 3 long cars. I have the floor from a parted out short hauler that even has a woodgrain pattern. The width was really close and I shortened each end right up to the nearest crossmember. I fabricated a perimeter frame with some Evergreen C-channel. I made two tracks to locate the deck on the extended trailer frame from some Plastruct I-beam. Once the perimeter was complete I fabricated tie-down rails from some more Evergreen styrene. I got them to match pretty close to the kit's tie-down rails.
28 November 2021, 20:41
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I'll keep an eye on this. I have one in my stash. I also have some interesting pictures of a flatbed, with cargo. I was thinking about doing mine as a spread axle trailer though, with tool boxes, between the two axles? That's way in the future though. Keep up the good work Bill
29 November 2021, 01:18
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Bozzer, If I had an extra suspension truck I would add it in and make a 4 axle trailer. If you want a spread axle trailer, get the new one from Moebius.
48' Flatbed Trailer (Moebius Models 1304, 1:25)
30 November 2021, 03:48
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Got most all of the pieces painted. Fast drying rattle can paint means I should be able to start assembly sooner.
1 December 2021, 05:06
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I got most of the frame parts assembled. The instructions want you to glue the frame to the deck(s) first then put everything else on. My decks are not ready yet. Besides there is some play on the mating of them. I want to take advantage of that for best alignment.
2 December 2021, 18:49
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Thank you Brandon. With two major sub assemblies to work on, this kit is pretty easy.
3 December 2021, 01:27
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Painted my decks with flat tan to simulate wood. I debated with myself as to whether on not to highlight the molded in woodgrain for more realism like I did my lowboy. The challenge was the differences in how the woodgrain was embossed onto the parts. The front and rear decks have the detail indented into the deck. The added-in deckplate has the woodgrain detail raised. After determining that two different techniques were required and the trial and (and mostly) error that would likely result, I decided to forgo the attempt. So... I masked off the pieces and sprayed the mostly gloss black onto the underside and perimeter of the decks. I also sprayed some matt gloss onto the mud flaps. It sprayed like doodoo but still gave the effect of mudflaps made from recycled rubber.
4 December 2021, 23:29
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Unmasked and decaled the last piece of the puzzle. After the touch up paint dries, I can clear coat it and call this one done.
10 December 2021, 05:22
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Finished it yesterday. I got a break in the weather and took it outside for some pics. Comments welcome.
12 December 2021, 22:56
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Mate, another stunning build! She looks like she's about to hit the road! Well done buddy, she's beautiful!!! 👍
12 December 2021, 23:49
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Bozzer, Thank you. 🙂
Bob, a combination of Plymouth Superbirds and Dodge Daytonas.
Though I need to build them.
13 December 2021, 07:37
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FLatbed trailer to mate up with my black and gold Freightliner.
Made the front bulkhead removable by using hidden mini magnets.
Scratchbuilt a 3rd section of deck to fit in the middle.
Added a tag axle for higher load capacity.
Added truly reflective side maker tape. (I wish I could buy more).