Plastheniker Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Hi, Some time ago I showed two 1/24 projects Scratch Built 1937 Mercedes-Benz L 10000 Heavy Truck http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234955774-scratch-built-1937-mercedes-benz-l-10000-heavy-truck/ Scratch Built 1951 Büssing 12000 U13 6x4 Underfloor Engine Truck http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235018898-scratch-built-1951-büssing-12000-u13-6x4-underfloor-engine-truck/ Maybe there will be also some interest in my latest scratch built 1/24 German vintage truck that I finished about two years ago. In 1958 the German Transportation Department reduced the maximum dimensions and weights of brand new trucks. The official motivation was accelerating road traffic but the inofficial motivation was providing a competitive advantage to the state-owned railway company Deutsche Bundesbahn. At any rate all German truck manufacturers had to re-design their heavy trucks. Mercedes-Benz decided to offer the first German twin steer truck called LP 333. While twin steer trucks were a common sight f. e. in Britain or Italy German coevals found that this new Mercedes design looked so odd (to say the least) that it was nicknamed "Tausendfüssler" (= millipede). Despite its odd appearance it became a sales success, and though originally designed only for the domestic market it was also sold in many other European countries. Today the Tausendfüssler is very likely the best-known and most popular of all Mercedes vintage trucks. To my knowledge only four LP 333 have survived. Two of them, an early model (blue) and a late model (green), are displayed at the Mercedes Museum in Stuttgart. The original 1958 LP 333 looked like this: When I started my model I was aware that building this cab would be laborious and very difficult, because almost every surface was curved into all directions. Moreover the deeply recessed, angular windscreens would not make things easier. Furthermore all known previous attempts of other modelers showed no convincing results and even most manufacturers of ready-made models in smaller scales had obviously trouble making realistic replicas of the LP 333. Nevertheless ultimately everything became even more laborious than foreseen. Approximately 1300 hours for the complete model was more than any other of my previous projects required. 25 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PZRGREN Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 I am blown away at the quality of build and level of detail and keep saying "and it is scratch built!" The older trucks have a certain aesthetic you dont yet any more. Outstanding Jürgen! Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Top model of 2018 so far: I'm thinking it might still be when it comes to December! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D1fuN0 Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 absolutely fantastic Jorgen!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 1300 hours!An incredible amount of time, but equally an incredible result. All the builds I've seen you do look fantastic, but this is brilliant and I can imagine that will earn a deserved pride of place in your collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 That is a simply magnificent model Jürgen, absolutely outstanding, and full of character! And I agree with Sabrejet - my modelof the year too! Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rwa66 Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 (edited) Superb work, I assume this was brass or copper body work?. Stunning workmanship. Cheers Richard P.S Would be good to see some W.i.p photos Edited March 28, 2018 by Rwa66 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannes Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 Your masterpieces need an own museum .What an incredible great work ! Hannes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 Wow, absolutely stunning piece of work. Jeroen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancona Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Quite simply a masterpiece, it is spot on in every way, from the gloss levels of different materials to the most convincing chrome trim I think I have ever seen at this scale........just gobsmacked !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorby Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Utterly stunning job! Model building at its finest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 What a fantastic build. Oh to possess the skills to make something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albergman Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Outstanding work!! Wonderful scratch-building. Bravo. Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Jurgen, Another beautiful museum quality model. In England the twin steering chassis trucks were, at the time, commonly known as Chinese six's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaddad Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 orsum, it may have taken you 1300 hours but it was definitely worth it, outstanding work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundledonk Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 I have to agree with everyone else, that's an amazing piece of work and the attention to detail is out of this world. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastheniker Posted April 1, 2018 Author Share Posted April 1, 2018 Thanks for the response! On 28.3.2018 at 2:14 AM, Rwa66 said: Superb work, I assume this was brass or copper body work?. Stunning workmanship. Cheers Richard P.S Would be good to see some W.i.p photos My models are made almost completely of plastic (styrene , ABS, resin) and some metal rods and wires. Though being no metal working expert I suppose that achieving the same details in 1/24 using sheet metal would be almost impossible. At least IMO it would require even more time and effort. I am sorry, but usually I don't take any WIP pictures. BTW I detailed the chassis as far as possible. Here is an additional picture from underneath. Please not the rear axle design. The halfshafts and the carrying axle are still separated. Mercedes preferred this conservative design on their heavy trucks until the seventies. Then they started to use planetary hub reduction axles. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 The most amazing scratch built truck I have ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rwa66 Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Thank you for your detailed reply Jurgen. A very impressive build regardless of materials. Cheers. Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonners Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 That is quite simply superb, and the underside is spectacular. An amazing result. Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 That looks like it took a lot of time and attention to detail. Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinSK Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 It is hard to believe that this is a model...fantastic (and fanatic :)) job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stalal Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 What a fantastic piece of art!! This is outstanding effort and I have no word of praise that could suitably describe it. I have never seen such a realistic scale model built from scratch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mancunian airman Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Beautiful beyond belief . . . . I really love the cream colour Such a shame you didnt create a 'master' so it could be produced for other modellers. Whats next I wonder from you, the master craftsman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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