Ian M's Actros MP4 Giga Space. Italeri 1/24

[Ian M]

I was batting back and forth between this and a Scania, But having one on the bench already..... I went for the Merc.
I will take some sprue shots later and post them up too.
I will probably paint it a different colour than the box art.

Watch this space.
K. Ermit & Co.

[papa 695]

Nice Ian.

[JR]

Should be enjoyable, count me in please.

[Mickc1440]

Nice one, i'm in

[peterairfix]

Baggsy have the first row

[Jim R]

Good choice.

[Lee Drennen]

Very nice front row too Ian.

[Ian M]

Got around to the sprue pictures today.
The distractions are B/W drawing type. Clear and concise. There are 44 sections.

Two decal sheets the smaller of the two are Chrome!!!


The detail looks OK and crisp.


Total of 8 sprues and a set of rubber tyres.


That's all for now me spuds are done and i still need to make the sauce!

Cheers.

[Mickc1440]

Seat pulled up Ian

[Ian M]

So having spent yesterday and this morning cutting hedgerow and moving plants around. Oh and digging up about 20m2 of overgrow and way past their best Forsythia bushes, then driving back and forth to the recycling center I needed a break and was awarded some time in the cave! Yay.

So glue ready. New blade in the knives and of we jolly well go!
The Side rails for the ladder frame are in two parts! Don't know if that is the norm for these so they fit the box or so they can flog a 6x4 and a 4x2 with as many common parts as possible...
Anyhow.
Some heavy mould joins on the rails, One of which I have forgot to sand off!

According to the destructions all these parts so far ar the same colour, Matt Gunmetal grey....LOL that sound familiar.... the discs and air bags the only exception.
My truck is not going to be the box art silver. Nor the white. It will be green. What do you lot think of a White chassis, with the green body. . .

So I have finally started.
Rev. K. Ermit.

[peterairfix]

And a good start has been achieved

[Ian M]

Most of the ladder chassis is stuck together. 99% is the same colour, the five bits that are different will be brush painted after
Hope the flash improves in a while. The black parts and the silver ones are quite "edgy".

[Ian M]

Chipping away at the joints of the parts that need building up.
It's just occurred o me that there are NO chromed parts to this kit.

I drilled out all the holes in the 5th wheel mountings slider-rails...Chassis ready for a splosh of primer.

A few bits ready for primer too. Except the hubs and covers, which will most likely be black everything will be the chassis colour. Might do the rims body colour though. not made up my mind yet.

Once primed, the black parts will get a coat of semi matt black. The 'silver' bits Aluminium colour. I could be tempted to do the tanks in Stainless though...or polished Alu.

The engine is quite a lump. (13ltr straight 6 if I recall correctly). 90% of it is Aluminium with some rubber hose here and there and some bright red heat insulation on some of the trunking.

As always C&Q welcome.

[Ian M]

Two things I would like to get sorted befor you start!
No you can never have to many glues.
The Screw drivers are from the RC truck build. (On hold for this).

[Ian M]

Is it me or is it very quite in here?
Any how. Pearl White. DO NOT try to spray over a black primer with Pearl White! You end up with a rather grey silver look.
So today I sprayed over it with white primer and will have another go in the morrow!

Got the Alu parts painted yesterday as well.

Next up are the semi matt black bits..


Then there is the cab to sort out. Was surprised to find they are "flat pack". That's going to be fun. Especially as there is an inner and an outer cabin. Hmm

More later comments welcome.