Neddy
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Quite honestly I'm stunned by the depth of detail and the quality of execution I'm seeing here. Amazing work.
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Hi, welcome to the forum! Whilst I only build car models now, I built the Bismarck when I was a kid and have always been fascinated by her construction and design. I look forward to seeing your model.
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1 hour ago, heloman1 said:
Great result and a great build. I did seem digging in boxes last week, and found my build. If you are still interested, I'll post a couple of images?
Colin
Definitely interested. Shove them in an RFI thread, it'll be great to see another approach to the same thing.
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- from the bottom right-hand corner of England's green and pleasant - if mildly soggy - land. I'm not sure whether to congratulate or commiserate with you on having an eclectic stash but I believe there's an ointment you can use on it which might help.
If you get bored with aircraft, ships and AFVs, drop in on the Vehicles Non-Military section, the coffee's better there.
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Beautifully neat detailing, good work!
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Nicely built and finished, I like it!
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On 11/09/2023 at 05:45, Jouko said:
👍 Good job, although I personally don't like "dirty and rusty" cars.
Me neither but this is amazingly realistic!
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Hello from me too! I assure you your English is great, much better than my Spanish.
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This one should be an ideal antidote to the previous build, rather easier on the nerves too! Judging by my last two builds, both relatively recent Revell, you should find the parts fit spot-on. I was well impressed by both of them and loved the way they went together with so little drama (apart from the self-inflicted variety of course!).
I'll stick around and watch this one come together whilst I ponder my next project if I may. I'm not a particular Porsche fan either but I do appreciate them. Love the body colour by the way!
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Hello @J from the junction, welcome from the bottom righthand corner of Merrie Englande. Don't worry about not being an expert, there's nothing wrong with the state of blissful ignorance, trust me! Anyway, the urban definition of "expert" as I understand it comes from an amalgam of two words - "Ex" being a has-been and "Spurt" being a drip under pressure. 😁
Looking forward to seeing the odd flight of Spitfires, I can compare them with the real thing as we're right under the flightpath taken by the Biggin Hill restored 2-seater Spits and see at least one go over each day during the summer months. Great to see.
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Just a footnote to thank everyone for their comments, suggestions, help and encouragement during the build. I've really appreciated all your input and thanks for keeping me company along the way.
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Spot on @Spiny, it's a phone. My only digital camera is an old Canon and the phone's a lot better. Yes, a tripod would be good as there's nowhere to rest the phone and the limitations of a very small lens are obvious. I may need to invest in a decent DSLR before too long. Thanks for your observations.
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Whilst I spend most of my time producing straight OOB models to the best of my limited ability, I sometimes like to go off-piste a bit and this is one such occasion. I wanted to do a custom build using the least likely base I could think of and what could be less likely a candidate than the humble Trabant? I also figured that it wouldn't offend too many people if the end result was less than flattering to a noble marque.
Accordingly I went hunting and found this kit sitting abandoned and lonely in the Clearance section of an online model retailer...
...and started planning. An engine-swap quickly proved to be out of the question but a truck conversion was certainly on the cards. I decided then that it would be an Eastern vehicle subjected to a definitely Western custom makeover (see WIP thread) and this is the result...
And finally the engine bay - shot at an odd angle 'cos it's the only way the bonnet will stay open!
As you see, I'm almost as good a photographer as I am a modeller (stop laughing!) but I hope they're adequate. This was purely a fun project and it certainly was fun to build. I hope you like it.
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Oh I do like that, very effective!
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Yup, me. Lovely piece of work, especially the engine bay and luggage bay. Excellent detailing and finish.
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I think you're right @Spiny, as you say by the time I discovered thee problem it was too late to rectify it. I'm not too bothered, the model isn't perfect by any means and it sits well enough for me.
S'funny, the parts fit has been exceptional all the way through apart from this one problem. Revell really seem to work to pretty high standards these days, the recent Isetta build was also a Revell kit and I found the same exceptionally good parts fit.
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21 hours ago, Tim2tin said:
Looking forward to picking your combined brains on missing, broken parts to kits I’ve recently purchased.
Picking my brain never takes long...
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Apologies for the hiatus, too many business domestic and medical interruptions to the vital business of model-building during the last few weeks. However, back to the plot. Final assembly is now under way!
Bonnet, dash assembly, lights (front and rear) and grille all fitted well (apart from the bonnet which for some reason will not stay totally closed)...
Followed by the interior mirror, reg plates and bumper assemblies, again front and rear - all straightforward apart from ignoring the instructions to lose the front fog-lamps. The imaginary builder of this beast would want as many lights as could be crammed on and who am I to argue with this?
Time to glaze it now...
...before adding the radio aerial, door mirrors, wiper blades and door handles. And that's the 'shell completed. Now to put the whole thing together...
The interior module was fitted to the chassis/floorpan assembly before offering it up to the 'shell. I remembered at the last minute to slide the rear window glass up into position within the rear bulkhead "sandwich", thus avoiding a modicum of embarrassment and bad language, not necessarily in that order! The truckbed was added at this point.
Then the rollcage was fitted. First the transverse rollbar which also holds the light-bar - a parts-box item which I believe was originally from the front bumper assembly of a T-bucket. The sidebars went in next, giving a bit of strength to the whole structure. I used an offcut of the 3mm aluminium tubing to sleeve the ridiculous-looking exhaust pipe and make it look a bit more in keeping with the custom vibe.
And there you have it. The completed Beast From The East (A title bestowed upon it by my youngest brother), an exercise in custom-building using the most improbable basic vehicle, just for fun. It was indeed a LOT of fun - planning, designing and building it in about equal proportions - and I have to confess to being happy with the result. Here are a few preliminary pics prior to putting together a decent set for the RFI thread which I hope to complete over the next few days.
I hope you've enjoyed it as much as I have. Link to RFI thread is here. Thanks for sticking with it.
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Will do! In fact I have a special message for them...
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Wot he said. It may be my failing eyesight (cataract ops due in 3-4 months now I'm told, YAY!!) but it looks damn' good to me. I followed the build with interest and appreciated the hurdles you had to get over, the way you tackled them and the results. Nice job, really nice job.
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NOOOOOOO!!
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Jesus Mike, how childish and petty can you possibly get? You have my sincerest sympathies dealing with these arseholes, all the best with it.
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Really nice couple of 100Es there, lovely looking XK too!
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The Beast From the East - Revell 1:24 Trabant pickup truck conversion
in Work In Progress - Vehicles
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This is going to be good enough and interesting enough to warrant it's own WIP thread. Why not move the post to a new thread we can all follow?