Volvo F16 Globetrotter

[tiking]

Thank you Trey.

[Guest]

hi there tiking, yet another amazing lorry,

thought i would put you mind at ease about some of your questions

the gap between the dash and the door is there in the real one, i can get my hand between the dash and the door, and the plates behind the fifth wheels are called skids.

if i remember tomorrow will take some pics of the real one if that helps put you mind at rest

since i have driven this truck loads of times i am well impressed with your art.

so wish i could build mine like you build yours.

[tiking]

hi there tiking, yet another amazing lorry,thought i would put you mind at ease about some of your questions

the gap between the dash and the door is there in the real one, i can get my hand between the dash and the door, and the plates behind the fifth wheels are called skids.

if i remember tomorrow will take some pics of the real one if that helps put you mind at rest

since i have driven this truck loads of times i am well impressed with your art.

so wish i could build mine like you build yours.

Thank you so much Jason. Much appreciated. Now I can rest knowing it is okay. Thank you for that. I would love to see photos of the real one, with the space. Skids. Now I will remember that.

[Guest]

Will get some pictures done for you so that you can see

would love to known how you do your bubbly rust effect, i think it looks amazing and how you do you paint peeling affect like on the near side front mud guard where the orange paint is showing the black plastic underneath, a lot of our older trucks have that and i have never quite got it to look like yours.

would be nice to learn from you if you don't mind sharing that is.

[tiking]

Will get some pictures done for you so that you can seewould love to known how you do your bubbly rust effect, i think it looks amazing and how you do you paint peeling affect like on the near side front mud guard where the orange paint is showing the black plastic underneath, a lot of our older trucks have that and i have never quite got it to look like yours.

would be nice to learn from you if you don't mind sharing that is.

Hi Jason. thanks for your response. The paint peeling effect is very easy. The underneath paint is simply Matt black and the cover orange paint is lack orange. I think it helps if the underneath paint is Matt. This makes it easier to remove the top paint. Then I just take a xto knife and pick at it. I usually wait a day to remove the paint. But just do a test to see if it works.

[Guest]

thanks for that will give it a try, what about the rust bubbles

[tiking]

thanks for that will give it a try, what about the rust bubbles

That is also simple. I just picked at the top coat soon after I sprayed it on. Say about 3-5mins after spraying it on. Of course with some help from the salt left over, after using the 'salt & hair spray( in my case just water) technique. To speed up the drying time I used a heat gun. I am sure you have heard of the salt and hair spray technique, right?

[Guest]

I have heard of the hair spray technique but the salt bit is new to me!

[Guest]

I thought it was a F16 that we had but i was wrong it is a F10 but are very similar.

hope these help, as you can see the dash dose not meet the door, there is a vent pipe that sticks out from the dash and the door that meet when the door is closed, like i said before there is enough gap between the two that when the door is shut you can get your hand between them.

as for the front grill, the gap that you talked about on your model was that the gap you can see in the pics?

we have a lot of different trucks so if you ever want any pics just let me known and i will take some of what you want,

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[tiking]

Thank you kindly Jason. I appreciate the pics very much. I will drop you a line if I need some reference photos.

[Guest]

the question is has it put your mind at rest....lol

[tiking]

the question is has it put your mind at rest....lol

Haha....yes it has. It had been confirmed by another person has well.