Hello!
At last I’m starting a new Vietnam project that I can enter here. and maybe I’ll even start another one, but more on that later.
Let me kick the first one off with this photo:
We had a discussion about this photo and it’s in this thread:
Thing is I finally started building exactly this truck. First the frame rails:
I replaced the grabhandles on the frame to match the photos of a “gasser” that I got from a collector owning a similar truck.
When assembling the axles it’s good to put the whole thing on an even surface, to prevent some of the wheels from hanging in the air later:
As you can see I have scratchbuilt a new frame crossmember under the cab (the mounting of the transfer case will be a little different). I’m also building a different front engine mount crossmember for the gas engine.
The engine itself is simplified in the kit and I think I’ll stick with this solution, but I’ll have to rework it a little, to show the gas engine. Now it looks like this:
I don’t expect this project to go very fast, because it needs some scratchbuilding, maybe even 3D printed prats and custom decals - let’s see how fast I can crank it out.
Thanks for looking and have a nice day
Paweł