kiwitrogg Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 Morning All This is my first foray into these parts of the forum......please be gentle I'm pretty much exclusively an aircraft builder; I generally don't do vehicles and figures. But, I saw this kit in my local and thought I'd give it a shot as a bit of a quick build between bigger projects......It still took a month though ! It'll be something a bit out of the ordinary in the display case. The kit; not too many issues except that I found that sometimes joints needed a little more glue than I'd normally use for a joint to hold together (I'm still expecting things to randomly pop off i the future, oh, and I use Tamiya paints that seemed way too easy to damage. I replaced the refuel hoses with old Tamiya Ducati brake hoses that I had in the spares box (my son's model from about 15 years ago). The long hoses have a piece of wire inside to make them poseable, but the ones to the control panel are hollow so that the flexibility allows me to reposition the booms where I want. I also used Ezy-line for the cables on top of the arms. I kept the weathering to a minimum as in just a little dirt from daily use. The figure, hmm, it's adapted from some pilot and groundcrew figures that I got with a Tamiya Spitfire years ago. I've tried but I just can't get rid of the gloss on the uniform. So here's George, he's just finished refueling duties and is packing up ready to return to the tanker pool. Overall I'm happy with the outcome; I hope you like it too. Comments welcome Cheers Gaz 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carius Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 A very interesting truck. Excellent job. Cheers from Brazil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Henry Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 I like it. We share the same tendencies ... primarily aircraft with occasional "Detours" into the world of armor / vehicles. However you have more courage than I have. I don't think that I'm close to being able to paint figures. Thanks for posting. Bob H. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billydick Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Nice job on the refueller. But what stands out for me is George. He really is carrying the weight of the hose ! You've done a cracking job of converting him BillyD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwitrogg Posted November 8, 2016 Author Share Posted November 8, 2016 On 6/11/2016 at 2:13 PM, Bob Henry said: I like it. We share the same tendencies ... primarily aircraft with occasional "Detours" into the world of armor / vehicles. However you have more courage than I have. I don't think that I'm close to being able to paint figures. Thanks for posting. Bob H. Thanks Bob. I'm back in my comfort zone again now.......phew ! Although.......I picked up a 1/300 HMS Prince of Wales the other day On 7/11/2016 at 2:16 AM, Billydick said: Nice job on the refueller. But what stands out for me is George. He really is carrying the weight of the hose ! You've done a cracking job of converting him BillyD Thanks Billy. As you can see, George recovered ok from some serious surgery and limb grafts. I might stick to modelling non-living subjects for a while though. Cheers Gaz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mancunian airman Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 I think you have done a wonderful job of both the vehicle and George. I like the idea behind the pipe/hose and its ability to be 'posed'. Great presentation and a new representation of the said vehicle. Avoiding future humans, it would be nice to see this arrangement on a small grass diorama with the aircraft being refuelled. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 I Think it looks brilliant. Job well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisGL Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 A very nice set,, cheers mate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celt Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Lovely job on the truck,perhaps you should do more non aircraft models.:-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwitrogg Posted December 2, 2016 Author Share Posted December 2, 2016 (edited) Thanks for the feedback chaps On 29/11/2016 at 7:22 AM, celt said: Lovely job on the truck,perhaps you should do more non aircraft models.:-) Diolch. I picked up a ship recently; HMS Prince of Wales.......does that count Should be 'fun'. Cheers Gaz Edited December 2, 2016 by kiwitrogg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Hi, 10/10 on observation in that you removed the gross error Airfix made, pure invention in fact, and have the hoses coming out of the trumpet ends as they should do. I am surprised almost all who model this dont even look at a photo of it, as if they did, they would see that ! Merlin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Nice work! I too like those Other Vehicles found around aircraft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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