Andy Moore 8,861 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 This is ICM's recently released AC-40 Firetruck, which is a re-tool of their previous Zil-131 truck. The real thing dates back to the early '70's, although the 137A upgrade represented by the kit first appeared in '84. They're still in extensive use in Russia and the former bloc countries, and the marking option I went with is for a fairly current vehicle based in Vinnytsia, Ukraine. It's a pretty good kit overall, although a few errors with the parts and instructions seem to have crept in during the re-tooling from the basic Zil truck. The only really weak point are the vinyl tyres, which I had to essentially melt to remove the ragged moulding line around the tread. They'd be much better swapped with resin replacements. The real things seem to be quite patchy and faded, so I tried to represent that with the paint job and weathering. Thanks for looking Andy 40 1 Link to post Share on other sites
JeroenS 6,534 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Ooh very nice Andy! I recently did the ZiL-131 and it makes for a great build indeed. I did swap out the wheels/tyres for resin ones. I must say you did a great job on the kit tyres which are terrible. I have this kit on my wish list, you did a superb job on it! I love the faded look and the swapped out panels 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Terry1954 7,554 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 That's come out looking fantastic. I like it very much indeed. Terry 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Alpha Delta 210 5,037 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Absolutely stunning representation of a wonderful old truck. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Andy Moore 8,861 Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 Thanks everyone. 4 hours ago, JeroenS said: Ooh very nice Andy! I recently did the ZiL-131 and it makes for a great build indeed. I did swap out the wheels/tyres for resin ones. I must say you did a great job on the kit tyres which are terrible. I have this kit on my wish list, you did a superb job on it! I love the faded look and the swapped out panels Thanks Jeroen, If you do get one there are a couple of errors to deal with. The exhaust pipe in step 97 needs to be fitted before the rear floor plate - the instructions have these steps reveresed which would make it impossible to fit the pipe. You also need to enlarge the opening in the back wall of the pump chamber to allow the prop shaft to pass through - ICM have made the opening too small. Andy 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Pete in Lincs 15,596 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Andy, That's a really impressive finish you have there, on the truck and the tyres. It makes a nice change to the shiny model fire engine models normally on show. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
swralph 1,958 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Excellent modelling. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
phildagreek 3,706 Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 That looks very good, like it! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
RMCS 6,097 Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Stunning 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Homer 1,086 Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Love those Russian big trucks ,you have built a very realistic vehicle, well done . 1 Link to post Share on other sites
DAG058 3,819 Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Absolutely top notch. Was this for a magazine? The fading on the red looks perfect. And the overall weathering is amazing. How long did this one take you from start to finish? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
bentwaters81tfw 7,231 Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Refugee from Chernobyl? Very realistic job in that. I like the old Russian trucks, but you don't want to stand downwind of them. Reminiscent of a 1950's British truck with no catalytic converter. I'd forgotten how polluted our roads used to be. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Natter 3,184 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Patchy and faded to perfection. Superb. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TEXANTOMCAT 2,250 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Thats about a perfect a build as you'll ever see - well done! TT 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Bullbasket 12,256 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 This one passed me by, but I'm glad that I've seen it. Superb job Andy. Paint work and weathering are first class. Nice one. John. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Andy Moore 8,861 Posted December 15, 2020 Author Share Posted December 15, 2020 Thanks for the comments everyone. 19 hours ago, DAG058 said: Was this for a magazine? The fading on the red looks perfect. And the overall weathering is amazing. How long did this one take you from start to finish? It was done for a review, but not for a magazine. You can see the build here. It probably took about 4-5 weeks in total, but I was splitting the time between other builds as well. Andy 2 Link to post Share on other sites
HL-10 6,492 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Superb! You've done a great job replicating the faded appearance. very impressive. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TimT64 207 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Great weathering, and the photography is top notch as well 1 Link to post Share on other sites
daneel 540 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Beautiful, I really love it :) 1 Link to post Share on other sites
MartinSK 570 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Looks like the real thing, fantastic realistic looking weathering....simple perfect. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
spruecutter 469 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 I really like how you have done the weathering. Very realistic. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Portaler 163 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Love it !! Something totally different. Paint and weathering sublime as usual !! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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