ICM L1500s lf8 fire truck

[Mark1]

Scale thickness parts are never going to be the strongest! I can't remember any problems with my green goddess, but it was a long time ago!
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Never really associated green with fire-engines........................
Dave

It seemed OK at first built and painted it no problem but the light just fell off when I went to paint the chrome inside so wanted to make sure it wasn't going to happen again.

[Jim R]

Hi Mark
Great progress. Excellent scratch work. Often we have to deal with a kit's compromise between strength and scale. Wood looks good. Using an acrylic base and then enhancing the grain with oils or enamel works well as the slow drying time allows plenty of adjusting time.
Jim

[scottie3158]

Mark.
That's something different and your foing a great job. Some nicely scratched items as well.

[Mark1]

Hi Mark
Great progress. Excellent scratch work. Often we have to deal with a kit's compromise between strength and scale. Wood looks good. Using an acrylic base and then enhancing the grain with oils or enamel works well as the slow drying time allows plenty of adjusting time.
Jim

Thanks Jim in future i think I'm to try and scratch some of the little bits from the off might save hassle further down the line.

[Mark1]

Mark.
That's something different and your foing a great job. Some nicely scratched items as well.

Thanks mate,fancied something a bit different and this seemed like a good candidate,I fancy trying to scratch some more bits as I quite enjoy the challenge, I'm starting build up my stocks of materials now so I can do so.

[Mark1]

I went for the green option,so the truck and trailer are now in colour, the truck will have a section painted in grey on the roof then all the bodywork will get a gloss coat then the fun bit of sticking on all the knocky off bits without getting glue everywhere .

[JR]

Excellent work Mark, some neat mods as well. Makes you think does anyone at the manufacturer ever build a 1 st off ?.

[Mark1]

Excellent work Mark, some neat mods as well. Makes you think does anyone at the manufacturer ever build a 1 st off ?.

Thanks John, I expect someone probably does build one but they will have a bit more skill and experience than me no doubt :smiling5:

[Tim Marlow]

Looking good Mark……pity it’s not red though :disappointed2:

[Allen Dewire]

Morn Mark,

Fashionably late to the party, as usual and playing ketchup here. Very nice and clean work so far. ICM kits do go together well with some love and care. Green is nice and that came out well too!!!

There is one of these fire engines in the Stammheim Museum about 40 minutes from where I live. It's based on the Opel Blitz chassis and if you don't mind, here is a pic or three,


Sorry it's so blurry, camera had a hissy fit. Here's a pic of your problem piece,


And a cool addition on the side of the trailer and on top too,


Extra fire hose reel and wooden Blocks to put over the hose(s) as protection from other vehicles driving over them and/or the metal connections between them. Maybe an idea for some more scratchy Sir???...........

Prost
Allen

[Mark1]

Looking good Mark……pity it’s not red though :disappointed2:

Thanks Tim, the next one will be red.

[Mark1]

Morn Mark,

Fashionably late to the party, as usual and playing ketchup here. Very nice and clean work so far. ICM kits do go together well with some love and care. Green is nice and that came out well too!!!

There is one of these fire engines in the Stammheim Museum about 40 minutes from where I live. It's based on the Opel Blitz chassis and if you don't mind, here is a pic or three,

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Sorry it's so blurry, camera had a hissy fit. Here's a pic of your problem piece,

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And a cool addition on the side of the trailer and on top too,

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Extra fire hose reel and wooden Blocks to put over the hose(s) as protection from other vehicles driving over them and/or the metal connections between them. Maybe an idea for some more scratchy Sir???...........

Prost
Allen

Thanks Allen italeri do an opel blitz fire engine which looks pretty good,may add that to the stash soon.

[Mark1]

OK so whilst putting the gloss on I got a bit carried away and ended up with some runs :loudly-crying: ...so I've had to fine wet and dry it down and repaint it!problem is that it now has no decals but to be honest being black they couldn't be seen very well and I still have the number plates etc. Painting it again hasn't done any real favours for the panel lines but the fresh paint is still sucking up into them, hopefully when polished nicely it take the eye off! The trailer next! I buggered that up to!:tongue-out3:

[Mini Me]

Looks like you have a pretty high gloss on it already Mark......it won't take much polishing to knock yer eyes out! :smiling:

[Mark1]

Looks like you have a pretty high gloss on it already Mark......it won't take much polishing to knock yer eyes out! :smiling:

I've used some automotive acrylic gloss on it,I'll polish it with 7000 wet and dry just to take the head off a few dust spots then use a 12000 grit polishing pad, this should leave a nice finish but take the edge off the shine a little bit.