TRASH TALKIN' '29 PICK UP/[JL] GARBAGE TRUCK

model40fan Monday, 7/22/2013

$0.50 JOHNNY LIGHTNING GARBAGE TRUCK'S "BOX"... '29 FORD PICK UP'S GRILL, NOSE AND CAB... MOCK-UP... called "TRASH TALKIN'";Diecast Cars, Hot Wheels, Matchbox
GARBAGE TRUCK's WHEEL WELLS HOGGED, PUSH BAR CLEARANCE FILED AWAY, EXHAUST STACKS FILED OFF, '29 PICK UP's BED & FENDERS REMOVED, OFFSET FILED UNDER THE HOOD SIDES, BOBBED GRILLSHELL,
ON A WAY 2 FAST's BASE W/ GRILL FRONT ENGINE/HEADERS REMOVED...
...FRONT BUMPER, FTEs, WEIGHT, PAINT AND GLASS TO COME...


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Stroller 7/22/13

Just the thing for "Taking Out the Trash"...............

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model40fan 7/22/13

A-OK 's ROOF WITH THE "GONNA BE" FRONT BUMPER REMOVED AND THEN TRIMMED TO SLIDE INTO THE HACKSAW SLOT CUT INTO THE FRONT FUELCELL, NOTE THE [2] J.B.QUIK [HOLES] UNDER THE AXLES AND THROUGH THE BASE... ;Diecast Cars, Hot Wheels, Matchbox
GRILL AND FRONT ENGINE/HEADERS REMOVED, BUMPER TAB - A, AND BUMPER SLOT - B ;Diecast Cars, Hot Wheels, Matchbox
.BUMPER INSTALLED AS A MOCK-UP ;Diecast Cars, Hot Wheels, Matchbox

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model40fan 7/23/13

I OILED THE INSIDE OF THE HOOD, CAB AND REAR BOX AREA...[TRANNY FLUID AND A PAPER MATCH]
I USE "LOC-TITE" - STIK N' SEAL [INDOOR]...$2.79... IT IS NON-TOXIC, DRIES CLEAR AND SLIGHTLY FLEXIBLE...
(THE OUTDOOR IS JUST MODEL GLUE AND IS BRTITTLE).
I APPLIED SOME GLUE TO THE OILED AREAS AND ON THE BASE UNDER THE [LIGHTS AND GRILL THAT'S HAD IT'S LOWER EDGE TRIMMED, DASH REMOVED] AND UNDER THE HOOD AND COWL, CLOSE TO THE CAB'S REAR PANEL AND CLOSE TO THE BOX'S REAR EDGE...
THIS GLUE WILL SET UP TO FORM A BUCK THAT ONLY LETS THE BODY / BOX FIT IN ONE SPOT...WHEN SET YOU CAN PAINT, STRIP, PAINT TILL HAPPY WITH THE RESULTS...
CAREFULLY PLACE THE UNOILED LITES N GRILL INTO THE HOOD,
[THEY WILL STAY GLUED TO THE BASE AS YOU WON'T BE PAINTING THEM]
THEN PLACE THE LITES, GRILL AND CAB DOWN ONTO THE BASE, WIGGLE IT A LITTLE SO THE GLUE GLOBS INSIDE CONTACT...RE-PEAT WITH THE BOX...
CENTER EVERYTHING...TRIPLE CHECK . [GLUE GELS IN AN HOUR, SET IN 24 HOURS, BUT TO PEAL THE BODY/ BOX OFF AND NOT MOVE AT ALL GIVE IT 48 HOURS]...
WHEN PAINT HAPPY, JUST A FILM OF GLUE ON THE CONTACT SURFACES, WIPE AWAY ANY THAT SQUEEZES OUT WITH WET CLOTH ;Diecast Cars, Hot Wheels, Matchbox
"BUCK" PIX WHEN THE GLUE HAS SET UP...
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Diecast Cars, Hot Wheels, Matchbox
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JOHNNY LIGHTNING'S FACTORY "FACE" ON THE BOX ;Diecast Cars, Hot Wheels, Matchbox

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model40fan 7/31/13

TRASH TALKIN' ;Diecast Cars, Hot Wheels, Matchbox
TAIL LIGHTS ;Diecast Cars, Hot Wheels, Matchbox

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KandORacing 11/8/13

Awesome ride!

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