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The title says it all so I will just go ahead and add the photo's.
Really did not like the kit spring, so changed it for one of my own construction along with the cable for the radio.
The stowage on the rear was first made from a piece of screwed up tin foil which was then 'beaten' into shape. This was then covered with a sheet made from some plain tissue that is well guarded against infitrators (SWMBO). the 'rope' came from a length of thread pre painted before being attached. These two were first trated with a diluted mix of white pva and water, with the canvas allowed to dry and painted before the 'rope' was added using the same method. Thr 'flimsy' cans are from resin cast by myself. I seem to remember that number plates back in the day were made from tin sheet or aluminium with the registration embossed onto them. The backing colour was black and the numbers/letters were left in the 'silver' colour. To replicate this I used some AA brass letters, painted the whole in matt black and then dry brushed over the letters/numbers with aluminium.
The exhaust as you may remember was not the kit version but scratchbuild from tube. Once primed this was then sponge dabbed randomly with rust colours of varous hues.
The fire extinguisher was scratchbuilt from plastic rod with copper rings to simulate the strengthening ribs. The shovel is a resin one, where from ??? The starting handle is scratchbuilt with the prominent cutouts that engaged the lower pully lugs to crank the engin over. I wanted to depict the tow rope as an item that has seen better days, this was achieved by teasing out thin strands of the thread which were held in place when the 'rope' was soked in white pva. The hooks are scratch built from copper wire.
The tool box came from the etch set, and it was screaming out to be distressed, to show that in the dessert paint did not last long on wood. I also wanted to show the frame that has had a better life along with the broken locks both on the box and on the metal stowage box above it.
Finally the dreaded suspension, straight from the box except with the addition of a 'real' spring as opposed to the etch version...
And that is it, I hope you have enjoyed the tour and the pics.
Regards
Mike.
Really did not like the kit spring, so changed it for one of my own construction along with the cable for the radio.
The stowage on the rear was first made from a piece of screwed up tin foil which was then 'beaten' into shape. This was then covered with a sheet made from some plain tissue that is well guarded against infitrators (SWMBO). the 'rope' came from a length of thread pre painted before being attached. These two were first trated with a diluted mix of white pva and water, with the canvas allowed to dry and painted before the 'rope' was added using the same method. Thr 'flimsy' cans are from resin cast by myself. I seem to remember that number plates back in the day were made from tin sheet or aluminium with the registration embossed onto them. The backing colour was black and the numbers/letters were left in the 'silver' colour. To replicate this I used some AA brass letters, painted the whole in matt black and then dry brushed over the letters/numbers with aluminium.
The exhaust as you may remember was not the kit version but scratchbuild from tube. Once primed this was then sponge dabbed randomly with rust colours of varous hues.
The fire extinguisher was scratchbuilt from plastic rod with copper rings to simulate the strengthening ribs. The shovel is a resin one, where from ??? The starting handle is scratchbuilt with the prominent cutouts that engaged the lower pully lugs to crank the engin over. I wanted to depict the tow rope as an item that has seen better days, this was achieved by teasing out thin strands of the thread which were held in place when the 'rope' was soked in white pva. The hooks are scratch built from copper wire.
The tool box came from the etch set, and it was screaming out to be distressed, to show that in the dessert paint did not last long on wood. I also wanted to show the frame that has had a better life along with the broken locks both on the box and on the metal stowage box above it.
Finally the dreaded suspension, straight from the box except with the addition of a 'real' spring as opposed to the etch version...
And that is it, I hope you have enjoyed the tour and the pics.
Regards
Mike.
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