I've finally finished this tiny lorry.
After joining the main parts together the last few jobs were to paint the sidelights white and fit the mirror and headlights.
Both the headlights and mirror were made on the lathe. Making the lights followed the pattern described here, I did however paint the rear of the lenses silver (Vallejo) and the outer diameter black before attaching (using canopy glue), the black headlight surround is a small but noticeable detail on the prototype. The mirror was turned from brass, 2.2mm dia., with the reflective side recessed by .1mm using a 1.5mm slot drill before being parted off .3mm thick. This was then soldered to a length of .4mm brass rod which was chemically blackened before being painted and fitted into a hole drilled in the upper door hinge on the driver's side.
There is a slight twist in the chassis, so it doesn't sit flat on all four wheels, and the load bed is slightly tilted towards the rear (which I only spotted once it was glued in place), I will just have to live with that.
I perhaps should have fitted windscreen wipers, but sometimes you need to say "enough" and just finish the thing!
This has been a pretty challenging build, but worthwhile I feel. As usual I've learned a lot, enjoyed researching an obscure (to us) prototype and I now have a model that, although flawed in some respects, I am pleased with.
Not the best photos today I'm afraid, but my little photo plank looks pretty good, and I like the effect of the sun playing on the white paper background. Taken in the garden with my aging point and shoot.
Paul.
This has come out very nicely, Paul! I'm part way through a similar kit (also by Military Wheels if I remember correctly) with a bus style body, the sort of thing that would convey workers to a site or whatever, though mine is intended to be a railcar on a Kato 105 chassis or similar. I have also bought several other similar 1/72 vehicle kits from Eastern Europe, they're good fun to build and I like the eclectic range of prototypes.
ReplyDeleteThanks Simon. Its turned out ok, not perfect, but good considering the state of the mouldings. More importantly its been an enjoyable if at times frustrating build.
DeleteOddly enough my next 1/72 kit will also be a bus, a tiny Gaz 03-30, by PST. It would make a great freelance railcar, either standard or narrow gauge. Mine will be just a bus tho'. There's a couple of other East European kits in the pile as well.
Super model, looks great. I like the photo plank too, it works really well
ReplyDeleteThanks Steve.
DeleteYes, the plank isn't bad considering its just an off-cut of grassmat on a piece of MDF, but I really ought to sort a proper background rather than just a sheet of white paper. Light blue card would work well I think.