1/35 Bronco Gaz-69 2P26 ATM 'Baby Carriage'

[JR]

Dave .looks good.
Going back to the tarp material, I've used the paper that come with shoes in the box. It's material like looking when dry and painted .
I use cling film to cover the area to be covered, then soak the paper in a mix of PVA / water, and carefully drape it over the cling film. You can't use much pressure or the paper will tear, but it can be teased into shape. Once dry it can be lifted from the cling film, painted inside and out and then placed back over the frame. HTHs

I can see why it was called a pram, just like the hood of a Silver Cross type !

[Dave Ward]

After a day or so away from the bench - a mishap involving a split bottle of CA and several hours getting the stuff off my fingers, shirtsleeves etc left me in no mood to do anything fiddly!
The Cab bulkhead has many parts on both sides - a fair few bits of PE, which are going to be invisible, and a total waste of time! There are over 40 parts on this, and you really have to study the instructions for placements....................

There are still some wingnuts missing, but I ran out of patience! Some of the parts need a bit of straightening up - they're pretty delicate - I'll do that before priming.
There are sets of rods and gears, which will tilt & rotate the missile launcher from inside the cab, and, I think the hood as well! All handraulic................
Dave

[JR]

Dave what ever camera you are using let Steve Jones know, those photos are great .
I have knocked over TET bottles in the past, and that's bad enough, but CA !
TET now jamed into a coffee jar lid,not the best way to spend the time cleaning the spill up. What annoyed me the most was the waste of money :smiling2::smiling2:

[Tim Marlow]

The bulkhead looks chock full of detail Dave.....lots on this for a small vehicle....
I’ve done the TET thing as well, but never the superglue thing. I now secure open jars of glue or thinners to the bench top with a blob of blutac .........

[Dave Ward]

The CA disaster wasn't even modeling related! I'd cracked my smart phone case, and was trying to repair it ( I did eventually )
The camera I use is a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ7. It's pointless recommending it, as it was replaced by the FZ8 in 2007! It takes a small ( by todays standards ) 7Mp picture. It was state of the art when I bought it, but technology has advanced slightly in tha last 12 years! :tongue-out:
Dave

[Tim Marlow]

I know what you mean Dave. I have a LUMIX DMC-FS5 with 10MP that was superseded many years ago. I bought it for using on short city breaks so I didn’t need to walk around with half a hundredweight of DSLR around my neck :thumb2: Still takes good shots though, which are more than adequate for net posting.

[Dave Ward]

I traded in a brace of Minolta SLRs & lenses for a Minolta Dimage 5 Digital camera that was £600+ in 2002! - I still have it - a real battery eater, weighing much the same as a half-brick!
One of my original passions was photography - I used to develop & print my own pictures - that is now almost a lost art - pushing, pulling, dodging, all terms that no longer mean a lot. I still keep one film camera, a Rollexflex TLR inherited from my father, for sentimental reasons.
Photographic film - yet another old technology that has virtually disappeared!
Dave

[Dave Ward]

These are the missing wingnuts!
Camera just wouldn't focus properly..............

I've sprayed the interior basecoat of Vallejo Russian Green, and dryfitted the cab bulkhead to see if any adjustment is needed.

None needed, I'll detail paint, and wash the interior before final assembly. I'm beginning to think it may be easier to brush paint the exterior, rather than mask off all the internals, wheel wells, chassis etc.
Dave

[Dave Ward]

Well, interior detail painted & washes applied - none of which will be seen.............
Splotches of paint are me, trying to make my min up about which colour to use.
The roof & front window frame are dry fitted to see which sequence to assemble them, before/after painting the exterior.
The carrier has a high roof line, so that the vehicle mounted sight can see over the launcher, this does give it an odd appearance
Dave

[Dave Ward]

Brush painted with Mig Ammo Warm Sand Yellow - I had to do two coats, and there are still areas which need attention................

The roof is still loose - I'll need access the interior to fit the windows. I'll put the wheels on next - and adjust to get full four point contact.
Dave

[Jim R]

Hi Dave
Well this has come a long way since I looked in. The PE has been worth the effort. The thin sides may make construction fiddly but they look much more to scale. So many ideas for tarps etc. I must try John's method.
Jim

[Dave Ward]

Wheels added, a small adjustment was needed to get all 4 in contact with the ground, windows & lights added.

Next up will be the launcher, and the rockets....................
Dave

[Dave Ward]

Missiles assembled, and the launcher main assembly ( on the right )
The launcher body is made from ten parts all very fiddly, and don't really improve the appearance. There are a whole load of tiny PE parts to fit on the missile 'wiring' - I'm going to see if they add anything, and if not, carefully consign them to the bin. This whole assembly is over engineered - rather typical of this model, you can spend a lot of time, for not a lot of visible result.
Dave