Airfix USAAF Autocar tractor and F-1 fuel trailer

[Gator]

 

[Gator]

We have a chassis!

Rommel is supervising, I think.

 

[moon puppy]

Hey that's the spirit Kenny!

 

[Rhino]

Clever Gator! That's the coolest dull knife blade catcher I ever saw!
Or is that your "swear jar". It's much too small for most Navy Men.

 

[Duke Maddog]

Looking great! You're going to enjoy this; I built mine some years ago.

 

[Gator]

Clever Gator! That's the coolest dull knife blade catcher I ever saw!
Or is that your "swear jar". It's much too small for most Navy Men.

Not a swear jar! I learned a long time ago to properly dispose of the blades. Ian like to help take out the trash and I don’t want him to get cut. The benefit of using a Gatorade bottle is that I can unscrew the lid and put razor blades and utility knife blades in it also.

 

[jeaton01]

I have built one of these in the bomber resupply set and have two more. Wish I could find the same in 1/48.

 

[Gator]

That would be a nice kit in 1/48. Looking forward to getting back on it this weekend. While some of y'all still have snow on the ground, here is Louisiana I was cutting grass last weekend.

 

[RichB]

We have grass up here. Although right now it is mostly the smoking type.

Cheers,
RichB

 

[Gator]

 

[Gator]

Finally back at the bench with this one. I know the month is up but sometimes life gets in the way.

 

[moon puppy]

 

[jeaton01]

It's a fun kit!

 

[Duke Maddog]

It looks great and I know what you mean about life getting in the way, that's why I never started in this campaign this month myself. Looking forward to seeing more.

 

[Gator]

Progress today. I took the week off from work. I’ll do some some touch ups and detail painting tomorrow.

 

[Heavens Eagle]

Looking good Kenny! Don't let the time frame get you down. I had a lot of minor difficulties just getting myself to go in the shop and work. Now I am cleaning up the giant mess in there so I can find everything again and get rid of the trash.
It will be nice to see how this turns out.

 

[moon puppy]

 

[Duke Maddog]

Kenny, this is looking fantastic so far! yeah, I didn't even start this campaign because I knew too much was going to keep me from completing something. I'm looking forward to seeing more on this.

 

[Gator]

Looking to working on it this weekend. It’s grass cutting time in south Louisiana. I cut my sister-in-law’s yard along with mine. Ticks me off that there are two grown men and a freshman in high school living between the two houses on the property and the guy with sciatica is the only one that can cut the grass. Lazy bums.

 

[Gator]

Back to work on the build, decals. I’ve never worked with Airfix decals until now and boy are they thin! Good thing I know a guy that can print white decals.

Working on the rear trailer doors today. I will have them open so what I am going to do is clear both sides of the door and once that dries, take some painter’s tape and tape them together then apply the decal. Once it dries, I’ll take a new, sharp blade and split the decal at the seam of the doors.