Bertie McBoatface Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 This is another vehicle destined for a forthcoming diorama, but which I thought deserved an outing all of its own. Here's a very old and tired Austin 10HP Utility Vehicle, the Tilly, by Tamiya and me. I had an Austin Cambridge in the 1070s and I can assure you, the rusty arches that you see here are based on my fond memories of that amazingly comfortable behemoth with its sumptuously padded bench seats. It slept four! It started life brown, or was it green, and then faded to green, or is that brown. Pieces have fallen off... But someone still fondly polishes the windscreen. In return for the warmth of the cooling radiator. Seats four. It was a fun and easy kit and would be at home in a million diorama settings. Highly recommended! 32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APA Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Nice rendition there Bertie. I'm sure they did rust like most cars of that time. My Morris Marina wings were a sieve 🙄. I agree about this kit it's a little gem. You can make it as simple or as complicated as you like, loads of options for livery and cargo and can be an excellent amuse bouche between bigger projects. I have to say that squaddie leaning on that bonnet is at an exceedingly rakish angle. If I didn't know better I would say he was a little tipsy 🤔. Andrew 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted April 25, 2022 Author Share Posted April 25, 2022 Just now, APA said: Nice rendition there Bertie. I'm sure they did rust like most cars of that time. My Morris Marina wings were a sieve 🙄. I agree about this kit it's a little gem. You can make it as simple or as complicated as you like, loads of options for livery and cargo and can be an excellent amuse bouche between bigger projects. I have to say that squaddie leaning on that bonnet is at an exceedingly rakish angle. If I didn't know better I would say he was a little tipsy 🤔. Andrew Yeah, it's a cold morning and he's trying to suck the residual heat from the radiator! He looks less dramatic standing up straight and leaning on the window but I kinda like the rakishness. He's a Bronco figure from the Water Bowser, as you probably realised. They go together like bacon and eggs, those two. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 2 hours ago, Bertie Psmith said: I had an Austin Cambridge in the 1070s The other serfs must have been well impressed. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted April 25, 2022 Author Share Posted April 25, 2022 4 minutes ago, Procopius said: The other serfs must have been well impressed. It was a very early model with the two bullock engine. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted April 25, 2022 Author Share Posted April 25, 2022 2 hours ago, Bertie Psmith said: It looks like the holo-deck's playing up again, Captain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APA Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 20 minutes ago, Bertie Psmith said: Yeah, it's a cold morning and he's trying to suck the residual heat from the radiator! He looks less dramatic standing up straight and leaning on the window but I kinda like the rakishness. He's a Bronco figure from the Water Bowser, as you probably realised. They go together like bacon and eggs, those two. I thought he looked familiar 😁👍🏻 Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted April 25, 2022 Author Share Posted April 25, 2022 3 minutes ago, APA said: I thought he looked familiar 😁👍🏻 Andrew He has a different upper body because the carpet monster temporarily kidnapped the correct one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisGL Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 A very suitable vehicle for a diorama, as you mention, together with one or more larger ones... that provide a sense of scale and "bustle" in the scene to be represented. Cheers and TC Francis.👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Robin Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Nicely done again Bertie. Not so sure about the rust. Did these vehicles last long enough to rust? Figures are nice too. They always let me down in one way or another. After donkeys years of trying I just gave up. Anyways, regards as always Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted April 26, 2022 Author Share Posted April 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Pete Robin said: Nicely done again Bertie. Not so sure about the rust. Did these vehicles last long enough to rust? Figures are nice too. They always let me down in one way or another. After donkeys years of trying I just gave up. Anyways, regards as always Pete I think figures are difficult unless you practice a lot. I used to be reasonably good then I didn’t do any for a year or so and ‘suddenly’ I was rubbish. After half a dozen in the last couple of weeks, I’m beginning to improve again. In my experience, an Austin was rusty on its way out of the factory! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted April 26, 2022 Author Share Posted April 26, 2022 3 hours ago, FrancisGL said: A very suitable vehicle for a diorama, as you mention, together with one or more larger ones... that provide a sense of scale and "bustle" in the scene to be represented. Cheers and TC Francis.👍 Hm. I hadn’t thought about it that way. Nice idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edjbartos Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 That's very nice Bertie and yes our Austin Mini was very much like your wheel arches except it was all over! Nice work...👍 Ed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper dog Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 On 25/04/2022 at 18:10, Bertie Psmith said: They go together like bacon and eggs, those two. Bacon and eggs.....more like Laurel and Hardy if you ask me! Nice Tilly to btw! How accurate the corrosion is given the timescale, wouldn't like to say. I'd guess if the Tilly had been around for 5yrs or so then why not! Great story telling, as ever. Darryl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted April 27, 2022 Author Share Posted April 27, 2022 21 minutes ago, Jasper dog said: Bacon and eggs.....more like Laurel and Hardy if you ask me! Nice Tilly to btw! How accurate the corrosion is given the timescale, wouldn't like to say. I'd guess if the Tilly had been around for 5yrs or so then why not! Great story telling, as ever. Darryl The full story of the tilly and why it’s so knackered comes out in the full diorama yet to be finished. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted April 27, 2022 Author Share Posted April 27, 2022 On 4/26/2022 at 8:32 PM, edjbartos said: That's very nice Bertie and yes our Austin Mini was very much like your wheel arches except it was all over! Nice work...👍 Ed The triangular piece between the front wheels and the front of the doors on mine were rotted through all round and would rise up like wings at speed. A policeman made me tie them down with locking wire. 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairtrigger Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 Brilliant Bertie.... My old dad became an expert with fibre glass, filler and rattle cans in the 70s... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted May 2, 2022 Author Share Posted May 2, 2022 40 minutes ago, Hairtrigger said: Brilliant Bertie.... My old dad became an expert with fibre glass, filler and rattle cans in the 70s... He might have sold me a car... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairtrigger Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 Well from memory it would have had fibre glass sills for certain... Oh those Sundays he spent patching up remember the smell so well.. He got fed up with British cars and bought German and Swedish late 70s and never patched a car up after that.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted May 2, 2022 Author Share Posted May 2, 2022 4 minutes ago, Hairtrigger said: Well from memory it would have had fibre glass sills for certain... Oh those Sundays he spent patching up remember the smell so well.. He got fed up with British cars and bought German and Swedish late 70s and never patched a car up after that.. My first car was a SIMCA 1000 with chicken wire, newspaper and filler for sills. One day both doors were opened at once and they would never close properly again. I believe it was beginning to break in half so I sold it to a mate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muchmirth Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 On 02/05/2022 at 20:08, Bertie Psmith said: My first car was a SIMCA 1000 with chicken wire, newspaper and filler for sills. One day both doors were opened at once and they would never close properly again. I believe it was beginning to break in half so I sold it to a mate. Sold it to a mate… sure they loved it Bertie!! Great build and love the rusty wheel arches. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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