Hobbyboss 1/35 high speed tractor unit

[Guest]

Looking good Colin,

Andy

[Guest]

I was quite suprised to see the seats had no detail, what with the kit being so nicely moulded etc so i covered them with my favorite laggers tape (crinkled up) and then gave them a mid brown base coat, matt black wash then a light brown dry brush and ended up with this.

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I had to cut away some of the front seat as it didn't fit in its slot/pins properly, it was butted up against the gear lever thing ... checked the destructions and i'd got everything in the right position so i'm a bit perplexed at this.

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[Guest]

They turned out tops didnt they mate. Nice job.

Andy

[Guest]

Thanks Andy, quite chuffed with them

This is the reason i want to show it "doors open" ... can't let this nice block get shut away.

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I've only fitted two bits of PE so far .... looks like most of it's on the exterior of the vehicle.

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[Guest]

Starting to look like the weird thing it is, the front drive wheels are yet to be fitted as they need a bit of packing as they are too loose fitting, don't want to fit them just yet as they may off-set the tracks if i don't get them in line properly.

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got the interior done, will have to just go over the back of the light pods as i stupidy didn't paoint these before i fitted them.

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The main box type storage assembley on the back will have a few hatches open,

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The doors are a concertiner affair and need their glass and hinges to be finished and attached.

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[papa 695]

Looking good Colin even though in the first two pictures it looks realy strange back to front looking

[Guest]

does look a bit back to front and inside out doesn't it Ian.

might look better with the tracks on and all the boxes in place on the back.

[Guest]

Looks much better now it's all in one piece, started adding scratch stuff like ropes and chains.

Got the tools to add to the roof and little extras like mirrors, spotlight etc

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Started the base, got the felled tree sorted and the first coat of gravelled track is down with filler rocks added, just needs painting and some grass/soil adding.

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[Guest]

Well to be honest i've just been getting on with it and neglected to take photos due to basically not being bothered to get the camera charged ... pathetic excuse i know.

I've learnt some things from making this kit.

1: the destructions are pretty much guess work, i.e. some parts just appear on the next step build picture with no indication as to where they come from.

2: the PE stuff is somewhat silly in the fact that if the parts were moulded out of plastuc they would be more realistic, i.e. the windscreen wipers are just a flat brass stick as opposed to a more realistic 3D moulded plaggy bit.

3: the decals are inclined to disolve in any temperature of water in about 2 seconds ... these are now disposed of.

4: a good percentage of bits, even though flash free, need trimming in some form to get them anywhere close to fitting.

Saying all this, it's enjoyable as it's not just an easy quick build, and for the really crappy fitting bits that have made their way to the bin ...its been just as quick and satisfying to scratch the replacement bits up.

[spanner570]

It's certainly coming to life with all your extra goodies Colin.

It is a cob looking vehicle......But built for purpose - Brute force!

Nice, straight forward base too.

Cheers,

Ron

[ojays]

Love it, very realistic finish! Hown did you think that one up?

Gregg

[ojays]

I was quite suprised to see the seats had no detail, what with the kit being so nicely moulded etc so i covered them with my favorite laggers tape (crinkled up) and then gave them a mid brown base coat, matt black wash then a light brown dry brush and ended up with this.[ATTACH=CONFIG]59641[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]59642[/ATTACH]

I had to cut away some of the front seat as it didn't fit in its slot/pins properly, it was butted up against the gear lever thing ... checked the destructions and i'd got everything in the right position so i'm a bit perplexed at this.

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Love it, very realistic finish! It really does look like leather. How did you think that one up?

Gregg

[Guest]

It's definitly a workhorse Ron, apparently because it's built on the "M" series vehicles there's plenty of spares still to be had and, after a fair bit of t'internetting research, there's examples being used (military and non-military) as of today .. all be them run down a tad

Gregg, I'd used laggers tape to cover some doll house chairs once, and forgot about it... then someone on here used kitchen foil for some seats and i remembered i had some laggers tape left..... as it's self adhesive i could miss out the glueing part

Just took a couple of snaps to show where i'm at, there's a few extra little details need adding (foliage and things like shackles, more ropes maybe), i think i've managed to get it worn and rusty enough to depict excessive use.

Got some figures to add, as you'd expect Korean figures are few and far between so will have to go with some fairly modern figures and paint the early type uniform and see if i can get away with that.

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[papa 695]

Great work Colin its looking the biz

[Guest]

Wow! That's awesome, Colin! I could do with a few tips on how you do the groundwork on a dio.....................