Interaction Hobbies Hickey's Diner Truck

[cnrglen]

New project:

   

Interaction Hobbies just released this kit a month ago and I just had to have it. It's a mobile diner on the back of a 1955 Cheverolet Cab over truck. It comes with a complete 3-d printer interior.

   

The kit is a mix of laser cut and 3-d printed parts. It includes signage as well.

     

The truck cab, interior chassis and wheels are 3-d printed. It's a good looking truck that could be used as a flatdeck on it's own.

   

I spent the first few days of construction painting parts and preping for construction. I decided to paint the truck in a teal instead of blue. It's more of a late 50's-early 60's color.
I first removed the cab and interior from their carrier sheet. I't's fairly easy, I just broke one pin at a time until the parts come free.

[Ensign]

Glen, that is a very interesting looking kit!
Thanks for sharing your build of it with us here.
I look forward to seeing how it all comes together.

Greg

[TMo]

That 3D print work looks a lot better in terms of quality of print than a lot of stuff that's out there. I love the Interaction Hobbies stuff, and I'm certain the reason I have some of their kits is seeing your previous work, Glen. I'm really looking forward to seeing this kit come together!

[ngauger]

This should turn out great!! Can't wait!!

[cnrglen]

Thanks everyone. I got quite a bit done today.

   

Over the last few days I was pre-painting the wall parts. I used all Vallejo paints. The side walls were Natural Wood grain for the tan, Light Emerald for the teal. The side walls are 4 panels that are laminated together to make the appropiate 3-d effect of the window frames both inside and out. The wall on the right is completed and the parts on the left are 3 of the 4 parts of the other.

   

And these are the two walls completed, including the exterior trim, which is a single laser-cut piece.


   

The front and rear walls are similar build, with a couple less parts.

   

This is how far I got, including painting the cab of the truck. I'll be painting the cab with a semi-gloss clear before detail painting and final assembly.

[bdw9535]

Glen,
I'm also following along on your build. Enjoying your work.  Next time you take some photos could you show one of the front of the truck?

Bruce

[cnrglen]

Thanks. This is turning out to be a fun kit.
I did a bit more work on the truck, not alot, but something.

   

I painted the interior and airbrushed the exterior cab with semi-gloss clear. I'll be back to working on the diner section shortly

[bdw9535]

Glen,

Thanks for the photo, been looking at the Sylvan model of this truck but this looks like a better rendition of it.

Bruce

[cnrglen]

Yes the diffeence is the Sylvan truck is cast resin, the interaction truck is 3-d printed. I've built a number of sylvan vehicles and enjoyed the build on almost all of them.

[cnrglen]

I've made a fair amount of progress 

   

I built the box for the diner. It's a simple tab and slot assebly that makes the alignment easy. I did have to trime a tab or two but everyuthing fit quite well.

   

I did have a few gaps arount the corners but I filled then with some extra glue and painted over it. I added the front and rear trim pieces and then it was ready for the roof.

   

There are 5 rafters that are built up and slipped into the slots at the top of the side walls. If you want the roof to be removeable, you don't glue them in.

   

Then I took the roof panel and rolled the curve into it. I used a Vallejo paint bottle to shape the panel. I then glued it to the rafters and wraped some rubber bands around it to keep it's shape while the glue dried.

   

I then added a bit of glue to the ends of the rafters and glued the roof panel down, using some cloths pins to hold it down.

   

With the roof structurally built, the next was to add the shingles.

   

The shingles are laser cut on black paper. I sponge painted them with a light gray.

     

I shingled the roof just like any other kit. Usually I use Scotch douber sided tape to glue the shingles down, this time I used some white glue. It's a small roof to it only took about 30 minutes to do all the shingles.

   

I then trimmed the shingles to the edges and then added the the small smoke jack. The structure is done so now I can get working on the interior.

[Ensign]

Looking good Glen!
By the looks of it, the rig will be serving up burgers & fries soon.

Greg

[TMo]

Another gem, Glen! Thanks for sharing your ideas on building it - you've taken the guesswork out if one of us decides we need to have one!