JeroenS Posted August 30, 2020 Author Share Posted August 30, 2020 This crane is a really cool piece of model kit. So that's assebly done. After painting, a piece of rope needs to be threaded through it and 2 hooks will be attached. I'm going to wet sand the cab and paint the seats and do the rest tomorrow when the weather will be better. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted August 30, 2020 Author Share Posted August 30, 2020 Checking out for today. Seats brush painted. Hoping for better spraying weather tomorrow. What's pretty nice about these kits by the way is that sprues are included for multiple version, I'm assuming because some parts are shared. For instance, this kit contains sprues for the SWB tipper: The tanker kit contains sprues for SWB dropside truck. Pretty nice to have parts like this in the spares box. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted August 31, 2020 Author Share Posted August 31, 2020 OK guys, we're off for a final push. I went home a little early (and I wasn't working from home) to try and finish the Bedford today. Mainly paint and final assembly. Temperature and humidity are well within normal operating range and I'm even warming up the cans this time. So it's definitely my own fault if things go south 😉 I'm going to rub down the cab first. It looks fine from this distance but it's actually pretty crappy if you look a little closer. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoolioPaulio Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Amazing build as usual, and looks like I don't have long to wait for this one to be finished 😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted August 31, 2020 Author Share Posted August 31, 2020 A little under 3 hours left and finally painting is finished, except for the toolbox cover and some smull stuff like mirrors and such. I am very happy with how the crane turned out. The truck itself is ... acceptable for a build this speedy. The chequer plate is now black but will be drybrushed with aluminium. I'll let this cure for another hour or so and then give it a careful polish. It will be a close finish, that's for sure. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Great work Jeroen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron NL-S Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Looks very clean and tidy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted August 31, 2020 Author Share Posted August 31, 2020 Thanks guys. This is 24 hours in, I'm afraid it's close but no cigar... What you see here is mostly semi-dry-fitted. The cab interior has been glued to the chassis, but the cab body is not. You can see a gap where it needs to be glued to the radatior. I'm not sure about the position of the fenders in relation to the cab body, there's a bit of a gap there. But the fenders are in the correct position I think. I'll have to check it out more carefully, I was on the verge of forcing stuff so then I decided to take a breath and stand back. And accept my failure... well don't worry, I don't think of it that way, it was a good run 🙂 ... It would have been in the stash for years to come and now it will soon be in the cabinet. It just needs a couple of hours more to sort things out and finish stuff like decals and mirrors and such. Plus the crane doesn't have its ropes yet. The paint finish could have been better, but let's just call it a "period finish" 🙂 ... I do like the colour scheme I chose, the red wheels and crane make for a nice contrast. I painted the checquer plate aluminium, it needs a bit of work, some drybrushing with gun metal or something, to make it look more convincing. Thanks all for the comments, I had a great time, I'll keep an eye out for the next Blitz. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 That looks fantastic so far. If it was mine I'd also take the time to give it the finish it deserves instead of rushing. I'll keep an eye out for it in RFI 😊 Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Brilliant job, and absolutely the right call to stop the Blitzbuild and give it the attention it deserves after all your effort. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron NL-S Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Correct. This should not be rushed and given the attention it deserves! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Hell of a try. Looks right tidy though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoolioPaulio Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 What you managed in 24 hours is damn impressive. Look forward to seeing its RFI. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Great effort dude. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted September 4, 2020 Author Share Posted September 4, 2020 Finished build here if you're interested! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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