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Re: 2021 Pierce Ascendant Tower

2024-02-14T16:51:58

Chariots of Fire wrote: ↑
Sat Feb 10, 2024 2:11 am
Downtime? Whazat??

Well that’s the time when you relax, sit back, enjoy looking at others work…
But yeah seeing your work, in that short period unfold, amazes me. Truly inspiring, thanks for at least taking some time to share you progress with us

Statistics: Posted by Hazmat — Wed Feb 14, 2024 4:51 pm

Re: 2021 Pierce Ascendant Tower

2024-02-14T14:03:02

Got some building time in today with the storm and all. Work continues.

Statistics: Posted by Chariots of Fire — Wed Feb 14, 2024 2:03 pm

Re: 2021 Pierce Ascendant Tower

2024-02-10T02:11:10

Downtime? Whazat??

Statistics: Posted by Chariots of Fire — Sat Feb 10, 2024 2:11 am

Re: 2021 Pierce Ascendant Tower

2024-02-08T15:47:17

Ah so nice sitting back and watching how this masterpiece unfolds seeing your skills I think you could develop models for AMT Revell or whatever company during your downtime

Statistics: Posted by Hazmat — Thu Feb 08, 2024 3:47 pm

Re: 2021 Pierce Ascendant Tower

2024-01-31T03:34:11

With the casting done I gave each a coat of Molotow chrome using the 1 and 2 pens. Not a bad result on bare resin. The lenses are done but will not go in until the bezels are mounted on the cab. Clears in the ones with the turn signal attachments and red for the warning lights that go above them.

Statistics: Posted by Chariots of Fire — Wed Jan 31, 2024 3:34 am

Re: 2021 Pierce Ascendant Tower

2024-01-30T17:49:21

So much detail work.

Thanks for sharing

Statistics: Posted by CCFR-45 — Tue Jan 30, 2024 5:49 pm

Re: 2021 Pierce Ascendant Tower

2024-01-29T16:53:32

I'm making a new mold for the headlights. Not included in the first go around were the corner lights that were next to the headlights at the round corners. So I made a new lens bezel with the attached corner light and will cast it for both sides using this one as the master.

Here's the first part of the mold done and awaiting the next part of the box to be glued down for the second pour.

Statistics: Posted by Chariots of Fire — Mon Jan 29, 2024 4:53 pm

Re: 2021 Pierce Ascendant Tower

2024-01-26T15:24:06

The basic cab construction is now complete. The new doors have been built and hung (but will be removed for painting). Interior panels have been made and new windshield glass is done. Making up for all the mistakes on the first cab! Bumper done, new headlight bezels cast and the lenses salvaged from the old cab.

Statistics: Posted by Chariots of Fire — Fri Jan 26, 2024 3:24 pm

Re: 2021 Pierce Ascendant Tower

2024-01-21T20:24:00

Looks great even with starting over!

Statistics: Posted by CCFR-45 — Sun Jan 21, 2024 8:24 pm

Re: 2021 Pierce Ascendant Tower

2024-01-20T12:21:03

Chariots of Fire wrote: ↑
Thu Jan 18, 2024 11:29 pm
Work progressed on the cab but with initial poor results. Too much in a hurry to do certain things and it got out of hand. So we've started over.
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I found lots of little mistakes that really show up if you know where to look. These things happen once in a while. So no crying over spilt milk. Just getting busy making things right.

Oh wow that’s annoying to start all over again Although it already looked perfect to me! I‘m currently stuck with my ongoing project The moving parts simply don’t function the ways I‘ve envisioned. So at the moment I left it aside and will get back at it once I found a solution!
But man your rig is a totally different league, impressive

Statistics: Posted by Hazmat — Sat Jan 20, 2024 12:21 pm

Re: 2021 Pierce Ascendant Tower

2024-01-18T23:29:58

Work progressed on the cab but with initial poor results. Too much in a hurry to do certain things and it got out of hand. So we've started over.

I found lots of little mistakes that really show up if you know where to look. These things happen once in a while. So no crying over spilt milk. Just getting busy making things right.

Statistics: Posted by Chariots of Fire — Thu Jan 18, 2024 11:29 pm

Re: 2021 Pierce Ascendant Tower

2023-12-18T19:23:57

The paint just does wonders for a build. Looks great!

Thanks for sharing

Statistics: Posted by CCFR-45 — Mon Dec 18, 2023 7:23 pm

Re: 2021 Pierce Ascendant Tower

2023-12-16T02:23:34

Here are a couple of shots of the cab as it stands tonite. There is a bit of tweaking to do to clean up little things but it is coming along.

Statistics: Posted by Chariots of Fire — Sat Dec 16, 2023 2:23 am

Re: 2021 Pierce Ascendant Tower

2023-12-12T04:19:44

Got a little paint on the cab. It needs a bit of touchup here and there but some things will clear up with a separation stripe. Duplicolor red and black over gray primer.

Statistics: Posted by Chariots of Fire — Tue Dec 12, 2023 4:19 am

Re: 2021 Pierce Ascendant Tower

2023-12-05T21:06:35

Chariots of Fire wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 02, 2023 4:16 pm
Lots of people have said that to me over the years but I don't see it as having patience so much as just working on a bit at a time. If it were a case of looking at the overall project all at one time it would be overwhelming. So it's easier to break up the work into smaller segments and go from there. I'm still working on the cab and interior.
When the door openings were cut it was necessary to put some temporary bracing in place so that the openings would stay straight. That has been easier said than done but we're getting there. Interior stiffeners have worked well and there are interior panels that do that even more. Will show them once they are all in place.

That makes sense. Taking breaks om sure helps.

Thanks for sharing your pictures. It looks great so far.

Statistics: Posted by CCFR-45 — Tue Dec 05, 2023 9:06 pm