Soviet zil 157k

[Mark1]

The earlier version of my previous zil.
This ones from trumpeter, 361 parts, comes with rope for the winch and chains for the rear tailboard ,has the old fashioned piano hinged bonnet allowing one or both sides open exposing the engine, going to try my luck at adding extra details to the engine, brought this second hand from eBay for a bargain 16 quid! Only thing is I seem to be missing one outer door handle,my find it or I think it's a problem I can overcome easy enough. Made a start on the engine.

[Mark1]

OK so I wanted to try some engine detail on this so here's my first ever bit of scratch!! Have started to make a distributor, had to put seven holes into the top of a 3mm diameter rod! I would either break drill bits or they would move about on the surface so i held a broken drill bit in pliers and heated it up with a lighter and melted the holes in, seemed to work OK so I now have 7 leads glued in,6 for plugs and 1 for the coil,the wire is 0.3 mm.

[Mark1]

A little bit of cleaning up and I'll tidy the wires up when I cut them down to length , on the engine I've drilled out the plugs and inserted some 0.8 plastic casing into the holes to look like the plug caps on the leads, trial fit in the pic.

[JR]

Front row please Mark. Good start on the scratchery with those leads doing it like that .

[Mini Me]

Don't think I could manage this in 1/87 scale.....the wires would be thinner than a human hair. Looks like you are off to a good start on this Mark......I can keep an eye on JR for you, he really gets excited when you say things like 4BO or Fire, Petrol etc. In the mean time will there be refreshments? I prefer Tetley's but Yorkshire will do. Rick H. :thumb2:

[Tim Marlow]

Nice addition Mark. Your on the slippery slope now….each build will have these sorts of additions…..because you’ll miss them if they’re not there….

[Steve Jones]

Great scratchery work Mark. Looking forward to seeing some more

[Jim R]

Hi Mark
Nice choice of kit and you're off to a fine start with the scratching engine detail.
Jim

[Mark1]

Nice addition Mark. Your on the slippery slope now….each build will have these sorts of additions…..because you’ll miss them if they’re not there….

I better get some better glasses!

[Mark1]

Don't think I could manage this in 1/87 scale.....the wires would be thinner than a human hair. Looks like you are off to a good start on this Mark......I can keep an eye on JR for you, he really gets excited when you say things like 4BO or Fire, Petrol etc. In the mean time will there be refreshments? I prefer Tetley's but Yorkshire will do. Rick H. :thumb2:

Maybe I'll paint it blue and turn it into a builders truck :tongue-out3: :smiling5:

[Mark1]

Great scratchery work Mark. Looking forward to seeing some more

Thanks steve:smiling:

[Mark1]

Hi Mark
Nice choice of kit and you're off to a fine start with the scratching engine detail.
Jim

Cheers jim:thumb2:

[Mark1]

Front row please Mark. Good start on the scratchery with those leads doing it like that .

Thanks John, there's some footstool somewhere put your feet up.:thumb2:

[Dave Ward]

Mark,
great start! I realise that you may be able to build all the Soviet/Russian 3 axle trucks, post war - Trumpeter for the ZiL-157 & Ural-375, ICM/Revell for the ZiL-131, and Zvezda for the KAMAZ - that'd be quite a line up!
Dave

[Mark1]

Thanks Dave, done the icm 131 and a hobbyboss kraz tank transporter, think theres another zil model available. My Russian shelf will probably grow a bit bigger yet.