Rick's 1/87 scale Daimler Benz 6500 Kitbash

[Mini Me]

As with all my large trucks I replace the kit wheels with the Herpa "Trilex" wheels with Continental tires to make it a little more accurate. The molded in exhaust was replaced and clearance markers installed as on the original truck......the molded in toylike tow hook was also replaced. Rick H.

[Mini Me]

Scratched up a couple of storage boxes added a fuel filler "neck" stuck on front and rear number plates and added a tail light as well as opening up the headlight buckets for light lenses. The small discs on the clearance marker masts are the driver's mirrors.....I punched these out of foil. Once I get a wiper installed it should be ready for some paint.

[minitnkr]

Some really nice work there.

[Mini Me]

Thanks Paul, Should be ready to send to "Der Ostfront" soon. Rick H.

[adt70hk]

Looking very good indeed!

Keep up the great work.

Andrew

[Mini Me]

Cheers Andrew

[Mini Me]

Hi all, Got some color on this and back together a few hours later.........now comes the fun part. It's the details and weathering........... ........as I am going to make this one look like it has been in the war....stay tuned. Rick H.

[minitnkr]

Look'in good buddy.

[Mini Me]

Thanks......this one is getting the works. I'm hoping I can make it look used pretty hard. Still waiting on some trailers I have on back order....otherwise I'll be building one of those next from the leftovers.
Rick H.

[grumpa]

Excellent work Rick, can't wait to see her get roughed up a little.

Jim.

[Mini Me]

Hi Jim, glad you like her......yeah, I'm gonna turn her into a tough old gal and play dirty with her........I'm still thinking about leaving the tarp off and just have a load in the bed maybe with a partial tissue paper tarp.......jury's still out on that one.
Rick H.

[JR]

Love the way you cut these up and from a toy to produce a great model Rick .
Looking fwd to seeing it " battle weary "

[Mini Me]

Thanks JR.....I wish the price you pay for these was a Toy price. Sometimes I have to cut up three vehicles just to get the parts needed for one.....can run as high as $60.00 USD but that's the price you pay to make this stuff happen. It can be rather challenging at times, but I wouldn't do it if it wasn't so Darn much FUN! :thumb2: Rick H.

[Neil Merryweather]

Ooooh, nice!

[adt70hk]

Ooooh, nice!

That's EXACTLY what I thought when I saw it!!