Mack NR color

[Slava]

After I see I can go well the second frame's time came.
It was in better condition so more parts came from.
Continue to sandblast and paint.

[Slava]

After having most stuff green we started to fix everything together with bolts and continue to press rivets.

[Slava]

Whole the assembly on a display.
Too unpleasurant step was sand blasting of ready rivet's heads. Had to mask them around with plastic film and paper band.
Primered them and coated acrilic olive drab as everything else.

[Slava]

Needed to remove whole the frame from the cold shed into the garage because the cold time came.
Now it looks like on the last pictures, ready to put it on the bogie

[Keith Webb]

Wonderful to see your hard work Vlad... I don't think I have seen such a complete tear down before.

[Slava]

Thank you for the comment Keith,
I'm slowly making it up.

[Alex van de Wetering]

I definately agree with Keith, Awesome work Vlad and thanks for posting the progress on MLU!

Alex

[Slava]

Well, it's time to make update here.
The project is constantly in work.
It was the time to attach chassis parts to the frame.
I assembled front springs of leaves, got them into position and put I-beam.

[Slava]

Attached the steering knuckles. Had to grind the king pins over for about 0.4 mm
and ordered new bushings to fabricate of brass. Next arranged "elephant ear" bogie brackets and turned the frame from its back to normal position.