Kiwikitbasher Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 This is the very simple and basic Trumpeter 1/72 scale kit. It served as a useful experiment to see if self-adhesive foil tape over plastic sheet formers would make a satisfactory scratch-built canopy. I feel I could have made a second canopy better, but my first attempt served as proof of concept. I added clear parts for the cab windows and my canopy using clear packaging plastic. I also drilled out the headlamps so that I could make lenses from clear epoxy and stuck a figure in the cab as a driver (actually a civilian pilot figure I think from the Airfix Islander). I then knocked up a quick tank-biscuit base to finish this little project off. Thanks for looking. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 For an ugly little thing, I think that's rather nice. Maybe character is a better word than ugly. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwikitbasher Posted August 17, 2018 Author Share Posted August 17, 2018 34 minutes ago, stevehnz said: For an ugly little thing, I think that's rather nice. Maybe character is a better word than ugly. Steve. Thanks Steve, I'd have to agree, a case of character over looks. Funnily enough, my wife liked it when she saw it! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Was it referred to as cute? I'm sure mine would. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwikitbasher Posted August 17, 2018 Author Share Posted August 17, 2018 1 hour ago, stevehnz said: Was it referred to as cute? I'm sure mine would. Steve. Something like that, but I wasn't paying too much attention! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glatisant Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Excellent. A very "Soviet" looking machine. Looks as if it should be pulling some sort of agricultural equipment!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwikitbasher Posted August 18, 2018 Author Share Posted August 18, 2018 Yes, it does have a sort of crude agricultural ruggedness about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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