Mastodon

18.11.20

Tow truck 1: the decking

The rest of the vehicle

Behind the cockpit wall I built a box that contained the engine, if nothing else. On its top side a mysterious donut didn't reveal its purpose, not yet at least. I was positively surprised by the grilles being actual grilles, not just bits with a bit of a criss-cross pattern on them, like the cannon's steps earlier.

The engine box (left side)


The engine box (right side)

The rear deck was going to get a winch. The cable reel was empty, which was a bit of a bummer from the detailing viewpoint. Hmh.

A winch

I installed the spare wheel lifter onto the deck and put both the winch and the cockpit roof for yet more dry-fitting for another look and feel test.

Dry-fitting the pieces

After that bit of silliness out of the way I glued on the front bumper and the flimsy-feeling wing mirrors. The bumper got a few extra bits and bobs attached. The same way the rear end got a piece that was decorated with hooks and loops for cables.

The front bumper and the wing mirrors installed

The front bumper's hooks and whatnots installed

The rear bumper with its hooks and loops

This round's final dry-fit pic was of a just about built vehicle. The lifting fork was almost the length of half a truck!

Assembled truck 1


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