IDF D9R

[Isitme]

Because of the weather it has not been worth working in the shed and trying to spray cold paint, and as it has been so wet I could not run the electricity from the house via the extension lead for the LAV-25 base, but it is getting there - slowly...
So I decided to dig out something that has already had a start in life and after some deliberation I decided to do some more work on my D9R 'Doobie'.
Here are some pics previously take of the start of the build - you will notice that there is a lot of brass....

That is for the grills...

Bending commences...

Mesh added to give some depth - when the grill was finished I did not really need it....

And there is one of the side grills finished....
More shortly.

[Isitme]

Update,
So that was where I was apart from some awful painting (must have been a duff bottle) before I put the build away...

And this is where I am a week ago...

Notice the roof of the engine bay to the right...

The kit exhaust stack was replaced with tube and even more brass...

Then it was re-paint time, which came out a lot better this time...

This is where I will be going....
More to come.

[Isitme]

Update,
So work has been going apace on the cab...

The work was taken from the D9R book from Eagle Publishing.... I rebuilt the escape door on the right side...

The black edge has to be touched up and made finer...

I noticed that behind the Cmdrs seat there was a two-door cupboard and this was added from plasticard and left over etch fittings...

The roof has also been improved with cable and cable clips...

The seats painted and seat straps added...

Test fitting along the way - notice the non-slip floor covering...

On the right is the front panel and to the left of the main panel is one of the two rifle racks that are added...

Test fit - test fit all the time... Soon to have a mild wash and dusting inside the cab before getting ready for paint.
More later,
Mike.

[Neil Merryweather]

Cable clips at 1/35? Omg:tongue-out3:

[adt70hk]

Interesting idea!!

[Jack L]

The thought of positioning all those grill bars makes me feel a little bit sick…with more to come on the windows?

But super work as usual!

[Jim R]

Hi Mike
You're at it again :smiling: Super, high detail modelling. Looks excellent.
Jim

[Guest]

That bar armour is always impressive — both in how it looks and that you have the determination to actually build it

[Isitme]

Update,
Many thanks for the support and comments, Neil, Andrew, Jack, Jim and Jakko, they are always welcome...
Just a quick tip for those that may not know. Today one pair of my old tweezers finally died :sleeping2:, they have been with me for decades. So it was off to the interweb to find a replacement - found a few and one set in particular took my fancy, so they have been ordered.
It was then I realised that if I took my pair of smooth tweezers and C/a'd a strip of 240 grit wet n dry paper to each end about 10mm in length and once trimmed there is a pefectly workable pair of tweezers.... (pic to follow).
Managed to get my base sprayed and tomorrow will flat varnish it then add the groundwork - but more of that on the LAV-25 build.
Cheers
Mike.

[Mickc1440]

That really is some patient work Mike but well worth it, looks really good.

[Tim Marlow]

Excellent work as always Mike. Interesting tip on the tweezers as well. Might try it myself because I’ve never really got on with them for fine parts. I’ve always gone back to using a cocktail stick with a scrap of blue tack on the end……not ideal, but at last it doesn’t launch bits into the ether….

[scottie3158]

Mike,
The scratchery is outstanding as always mate. Rather you than me with the etch grills. Nice tip with the tweezers.

[minitnkr]

Excellent work.

[Graeme C.]

Excellent work Mike, the etch looks rather tricky.

[Isitme]

Update,
Many thanks for your comments, as always encouraging.
Couple of more pics of the work in progress... The headlight and guards.