Biggu Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 I love the progress and what you are doing here, Carl............. this is going to be fabulous when done...... I love the updates.....really inspiring, looking forward to the next up date.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FG2Si Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 On 9/25/2020 at 11:31 AM, robw_uk said: very nice.. my better half doesn't allow kits on display 😉 have limited room in the man cave.. It's in the basement so it's on display for me mostly. I had to empty one that was in our living room for our boys' things so lost that space recently. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FG2Si Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 I got the other set of tracks for the Grant done so it sits level now. I guess I'll be starting on the turret shortly. Back to the Scammell, I added the racks to the bottom of the trailer as well as the jack mounts. I started on the top coat of paint for the trailer. First thing I did was a coat of silver. I used Tru Color Metallic Silver for this as it's a very durable paint. Then it was a coat of the sand yellow. This was finally followed by some blue black and OD for the camo scheme. I'm following the paint guide in the instructions. As it is, there's enough paint colour errors in my build that I'm considering doing another one down the road and trying to get it a bit more accurate. Finally, I took some fine sanding sticks and gave the paint a light rubdown to represent the wear on the deck from loading and unloading. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FG2Si Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 Turning my attention to the cab, I started by painting the floor in a wood tone. This was then oversprayed with paint and like the trailer, given a light sanding to replicate some wear. I then started on the assembly. The seat frames are very thin and I was concerned about snapping them. With the driver's seat and shifter in place. I thinned down the edges of the seatbacks a bit to make them more in scale. I was at my LHS the other day and they were unboxing a shipment of Thunder kits so I'm going to consider grabbing another one as they seem to hard to find at the moment. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Looks good so far! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Nice work with that trailer. John. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threadbear Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Fantastic job with the Scammell and Grant. I have the Thunder kit too and putting a Grant on board will give it plenty of height! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robw_uk Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 very nice work... I am going for a similar look in the cab but having spent an afternoon painting the wood I may leave it all unpainted 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggu Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 42 minutes ago, robw_uk said: very nice work... I am going for a similar look in the cab but having spent an afternoon painting the wood I may leave it all unpainted Rob, you , Carl, and Grahame, could have your own 'Group Build' with these kits !😆 I love watching how you guys bring these mater pieces together.... and I do check often to see the progress... cheers Jeff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APA Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 22 hours ago, FG2Si said: Back to the Scammell, I added the racks to the bottom of the trailer as well as the jack mounts. Just to let you know the shallower of those racks is too small to fit both the end ramp sections and insert plates. (For what it is designed for) It is either or I am afraid! A 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FG2Si Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share Posted October 10, 2020 On 10/3/2020 at 6:15 PM, APA said: Just to let you know the shallower of those racks is too small to fit both the end ramp sections and insert plates. (For what it is designed for) It is either or I am afraid! A Thanks for the info. You're right about the rack. I tried and couldn't get them to fit. Might have to get creative. Also HLJ got the book in and the price was $20 CAD. I've got it on the way to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APA Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 1 hour ago, FG2Si said: Thanks for the info. You're right about the rack. I tried and couldn't get them to fit. Might have to get creative. Also HLJ got the book in and the price was $20 CAD. I've got it on the way to me. No worries which ever you leave out is more junk for the trailer top 😉 Good news on the book. I might get it myself however I have other stuff higher up the todo list 😏 A 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threadbear Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 On 10/3/2020 at 5:33 PM, Biggu said: Rob, you , Carl, and Grahame, could have your own 'Group Build' with these kits !😆 I love watching how you guys bring these mater pieces together.... and I do check often to see the progress... cheers Jeff A GB for one big specific kit wouldn`t be a bad idea..... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardW Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 This great, I have just bought this kit and it is next in line... I'll be watching this to get plenty of tips!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robw_uk Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 36 minutes ago, RichardW said: This great, I have just bought this kit and it is next in line... I'll be watching this to get plenty of tips!! its a real nice kit to build. some fiddly parts but goes together well... there are a few build threads around for your delectation that highlight some small improvements 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo rsv Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 You're making great progress with your build. I'm another one that has this kit in the queue. In fact I will be doing the same scheme as you so I thought I would tag along, at least I will know what pit falls to look out for. What was your concern regarding the chassis colour? Wayne. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardW Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 This is great, I'm building this kit at the moment albeit I'm a long way behind... Great to see it going together! Richard 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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