I don't know about properly John but I'll give it my best as I did not think it was made up of so many small parts but I am used to that by now.I'm in, had to give up on mine , just could't cope with the chassis Andy, so will enjoy watching this done properly.
It is indeed.Take it that the cutting mat is graduated in 1cm squares?
Thanks, I think it will be worth the hassle when it's finished.What a great looking truck. Coming along nicely so far
Was going to say that you can count the squares on your mat ...it’s smaller than I’d of thought too.
John, thanks for the background info. Very interesting. AndrewIn May 1929 the Soviet Union signed an agreement with the Ford Motor Company. Under its terms, the Soviets agreed to purchase $13 million worth of automobiles and parts, while Ford agreed to give technical assistance until 1938 to construct an integrated automobile-manufacturing plant at Nizhny Novgorod. Production started on January 1, 1932, and the factory and marque was titled Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod, or GAZ, but also displayed the "Ford" sign. GAZ's first vehicle was the medium-priced Ford Model A, sold as the GAZ- A, and a light truck, the Ford Model AA (GAZ-AA). GAZ-A production commenced in 1932 and lasted until 1936, during which time over 100,000 examples were built.
I've a book that I'm reading now about the American company that was approached to build the whole factory and housing. The Russian's needed the skill of Ford and the Miller building company to attempt such a project.
The building company was excepted by the Russian's as it had such a good track record in modern building techniques and costing. However it wasn't all plain sailing , the extreme weather , interpreters, bureaucracy and the inability to let the Americans get on with it and slow payments made it a project fraught with problems from the outset. The end result was however a marvel of engineering .
Sorry Andy for jumping in .
Your welcome Andrew. It's been one of those things that I enjoy reading about Russian history, not of the tales of their bully boy leadership !John, thanks for the background info. Very interesting. Andrew
No worries John, nice to get a bit of background on something I am building, many thanks to you and all the others for your comments.In May 1929 the Soviet Union signed an agreement with the Ford Motor Company. Under its terms, the Soviets agreed to purchase $13 million worth of automobiles and parts, while Ford agreed to give technical assistance until 1938 to construct an integrated automobile-manufacturing plant at Nizhny Novgorod. Production started on January 1, 1932, and the factory and marque was titled Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod, or GAZ, but also displayed the "Ford" sign. GAZ's first vehicle was the medium-priced Ford Model A, sold as the GAZ- A, and a light truck, the Ford Model AA (GAZ-AA). GAZ-A production commenced in 1932 and lasted until 1936, during which time over 100,000 examples were built.
I've a book that I'm reading now about the American company that was approached to build the whole factory and housing. The Russian's needed the skill of Ford and the Miller building company to attempt such a project.
The building company was excepted by the Russian's as it had such a good track record in modern building techniques and costing. However it wasn't all plain sailing , the extreme weather , interpreters, bureaucracy and the inability to let the Americans get on with it and slow payments made it a project fraught with problems from the outset. The end result was however a marvel of engineering .
Sorry Andy for jumping in .
A lot of their industry was either old Western machinery, where the factories were retooling and scrapping the old machines, or as in this case, buying in expertise - then developing from that 'base' to their needs.Your welcome Andrew. It's been one of those things that I enjoy reading about Russian history, not of the tales of their bully boy leadership !
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