popeye the sailor

sage advice Jack........I'll definitely keep that in mind {in the event that I lose mine  } 
 
some trailers do have them........most are older trailers though.   I've been seeing more companies leaning towards the container trailer.  the box is separate from the rail frame underneath.......mainly use in shipping to and from other countries by ship.  dry vans are good,  but they damage quite easily....means a lot of repairs.........a container is thick steel and hard to damage.  they are also stackable on the ship and at the yard.  since this trailer doesn't have one, it's a safe bet they weren't equipped with one.  as for the cargo........it probably wouldn't be hard to do.......haven't given it much thought.  I have the Budweiser wagon.......it has the cases of Bud,  but the decals are pretty bad.......after all, it is an old kit.  not only that,  they are stick ons .....YECH!!!!!!!
 
so I got a bit further with what I've done so far......the assembly should start picking up now.   the tandem dolly fits snug on the G rails,  as I mentioned earlier.  the G rails have holes for locking pins on the dolly to fit in,  so it won't move.  the dolly is moveable,  so the weight of the load can be adjusted,  to even out the weight across the axles {truck and trailer}.  on most trailers,  there are holes along the entire G rail.......on the model,  there is not.

seeing that I already have G rails in place,  it might be hard to drill them........but I do want to add the missing parts of the slider assembly.  usually there are four....two in the front and two in the back........but in this case,  since it's a short trailer,  I probably can get away with the two in the front.  I'll also need to add stop bars at the front and rear of the G rails.  more research needed....I'll see if I can find anything on this.

I made a goof already.........good thing it was an easy fix.  to keep the trailer in alignment,  you have the torque arms and radius rods.  they are attacked to the leaf saddles and the brackets on the axle tubes.  torque arms are always roadside,  and the radius rods curbside.  the old method for aligning a trailer {we have a portable alignment outfit}  is to align the rear axle and 'tram' the front axle to the rear.  adjustments are made at the torque arms.   to tram the front,  measure the distance from hub cap centers of the right side wheels and match them to the left side....adjusting the same way....at the torque arm.  my goof was that I didn't pay attention.....I just glues them in place.  thankfully,  they came off with little effort.  I cleaned up the mess and glued them on correctly.  I then turned to the interior.  the inner walls on these older trailer were mostly covered in plywood,  with scuff liners along the floor.  some have plastic dividers....some.....metal.........usually in 4' x 8' sheets.  now,  on 53 foot trailers,  there are thirteen a side {the last being a half sheet top and bottom}.  I' going to do this one another way, seen on newer trailers.  I bought some 1/16 x 1/16 evergreen strip for the dividers,  also simulated wall posts.  the riveted detail on the inner walls will be the guide to place them.  I cut a bunch of 3 1/2" strips,  and began gluing them on the inner wall.

I left room for the scuff liner at the bottom.......first one done.

once the other side was done,  I painted them with silver paint.  I'll let this dry over night


cutting the wood fillers is the next big task.  the front wall will also have a scuff liner and plywood.   the roof already has the roof bow detail molded onto it,  so I won't need to do anything with it.  hope to have more to show tomorrow
 

some really cool pieces there.........must have been fun being there     super planes Greg......a very nice dio! 

great looking plane Greg!  nicely done  

she coming along really good Chris.........you've got such a knack for these models!  

great looking plane Greg!  nicely done  

sweet little boat Greg!  the early amphibians look really cool 

some really cool pieces there.........must have been fun being there     super planes Greg......a very nice dio! 

Denis, just remember to genuflect, kiss the ring, and say "yes, Your Highness". And all will be well.  😊😇

Going to be a good looker brother...
 
You gonna throw some cases of coke in the van?   (that would be an interesting creation)
 
Have you found anything to scratch the spare carrier? the kits I have do not have one... (but then my SATB build is a very specific trailer)
 
Looking good..
 

Greg,
 
I saw your beautiful models displayed at the Australian Berkeley Plastic Models show. You have multiple entries, planes and ships.
Congratulations.
 
https://www.themodellingnews.com/2023/06/tmn-on-tour-illawarra-scale-model-hobby.html#more
 
Yves

Nicely done Greg.
 
OC.

Nice colorful snapshot Greg, the planes in their dramatic setting look great. What a nice ensemble of racers.
 
Cheers Rob

great looking plane Greg!  nicely done  

Nah, just imagine it’s a 1/3000 shot. Super slow mo 

Niiiice!
 
Did you consider replacing the props with a transparant disc? Some diorama builders do to solve the discrepancy between the speed shown and a non-moving prop.
 
Jan

My first seascape! 

Tension and OLD glue will take time to much.

Too much glue? Is the CA old? I’ve never had an issue just don’t do it under tension 

Interesting. I always have enormous amounts of difficulty trying to stick EZ-Line with CA.

Yes, just a tiny dab of CA.  

Greg, did you use EZ-Line for the rigging? If so, I'd be interested in hearing how you go about securing the ends to their attachment points.

Planes done, pilots next

It is indeed very glossy. Great job.
Yves

Getting there 

So today I got some colours down, easy for some big bright colours tomorrow