M_Sinclair Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Hello. It's been very long time but I've actually managed to get some modeling done. And finished. This is a predominantly white metal kit with some resin and brass photoetch. Tires are rubber. I believe the kit was supposed to come with clear plastic for the windows but mine did not. I have never built a multimedia kit like this before so was a fun and interesting experience. The finished kit was a birthday gift to my Dad since he got to ride in them during his brief stint in the Canadian Army one summer. Since I had a hard deadline my main goal was simply to finish and not get caught up on every little flaw. While this approach resulted in a model that is admittedly far from contest quality it did achieve two things. The model was to my amazement done early and, hold your breath. Was fun. received_1110039016044232 It took some time to find someone in the world who made a kit of the M135. Thankfully I eventually found ASAM. 20210725-20210725_152253 The instructions came on two pages and the assembly guide drawing appears to be hand drawn which is pretty cool. received_888989831961205 received_1457128877966708 received_504189691008119 The cast resin tarp is one solid block of resin. received_322884449530326 Two of the kit supplied axles were too short so I replaced them all with some brass tube I had. received_501336034418361 A slight modification was needed to make the truck match more closely what I saw in my limited amount of reference photos. This involved cutting away much of the metal connected to the roof and making new items from styrene sheet so the cab had the distinctive side windows. received_2903021029970949 To make painting easier the cab roof was not glued in place until interior painting was complete. With assemble mostly complete this relatively small model weighs just under one pound. received_2997512157240851 received_765461887467268 received_531885714593110 Department of National Defense license plates were made by first finding some usable photos online. These were then cleaned up in photoshop and printed on standard white paper. I then glued the license plates onto some aluminum foil from a tea container and cut them out. I decided not to add any other markings as none of my reference photos had dates so I had no idea which markings would have been appropriate. Thankfully DND license plates have not changed over the years so I was confident I did get those right at least. received_944965256075202 A little weathering and windows cut from clear plastic sheet I had lying around and she was done. 20210725-20210725_145700 20210725-20210725_150107 20210725-20210725_150115 20210725-20210725_151246 20210725-20210725_150204 Thanks for looking. Matt https://www.flickr.com/photos/92554273@N07/albums/72157719606170547/with/51338831695/ 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandsmodels Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 nice job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stef N. Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Very nice indeed. That kit and the resin tarp look great quality and painted superbly. Top job.👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Excellent work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 That came out a treat. I liked the mini build thread and enjoyed the story. That front bumper would be lethal to pedestrians and passing moose! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Lovely build Matt. Looks like a decent little kit as well. I guess with white metal it doesn't matter if you get a paint chip somewhere, as you can just call it weathering. Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Looks great. You can be confident yours is the only 1/48 M135 on Britmodeller. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Great work, can't remember seeing another ASAM build on here. I have seen their site, with a mind boggling range of kits http://www.asam.co.uk/index.html Out of my price range really, shame as they do some great subjects. Hope your dad liked his present. cheers T 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Wow, great job, I used to drive one of those hunks of junk when I was in a Tactical Helicopter Squadron. The brakes were scary, especially in the Canadian Rockies. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busnproplinerfan Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Never seen that kit before, just the Monogram one, which needs a lot of work. I need someone to make these tires in 1/16. This turned out good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfa1983 Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Looks really good. Bet it weighs a bit too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Sinclair Posted September 6, 2021 Author Share Posted September 6, 2021 On 7/28/2021 at 3:22 AM, Andy Moore said: Lovely build Matt. Looks like a decent little kit as well. I guess with white metal it doesn't matter if you get a paint chip somewhere, as you can just call it weathering. Andy Thanks Andy! Trying to be a little less MIA round these parts but other things keep getting in the way. And you are certainly right about the metal. Honestly I was tempted to leave it unpainted as it looked pretty dang cool all silver. -matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Sinclair Posted September 6, 2021 Author Share Posted September 6, 2021 On 7/29/2021 at 7:24 PM, Troy Smith said: Great work, can't remember seeing another ASAM build on here. I have seen their site, with a mind boggling range of kits http://www.asam.co.uk/index.html Out of my price range really, shame as they do some great subjects. Hope your dad liked his present. cheers T Thanks! And he did! Yeah the price was rather steep but I gotta say, I was impressed overall with how well it went together for a kit from such a small company. -matt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Sinclair Posted September 6, 2021 Author Share Posted September 6, 2021 On 8/7/2021 at 5:18 AM, arfa1983 said: Looks really good. Bet it weighs a bit too I think it was 1.8 pounds! And that's a kit that still fit basically in the palm of my hand when done. -matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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