Thanks for the comment and the tip, Ray. I'll give it a try when I get to the tyres 
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Alex this is looking very good, im liking the foil trick!Comment
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like that a lot.
I think the foil trick is going to get a lot of use.
makes me want to go pick the model up now and have a bash at the log pulling jobbie
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Looking very nice Alex, and clean build!!
Will be a 'craker', sure!!
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Excellent work so far mate lovely Jubbly, the seat trick looks class looking forward to this one.
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The truck is coming together nicely Alex, I'll be watching with interest when you come to painting it.
Cheers
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Thanks Ian and Patrick. And here's a few more pics. I've placed everything together loosely to photograph.
There are rear mud guards provided, but the instructions don't show them being fitted. I'm not sure whether to fit them or not.....I'd like to but want my truck authentic. Any thoughts?
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Nice progress, not sure I would put the mud flaps on.Comment
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Cheers, James. By the way, when I say mud guards, I mean rear arches.
Next is the painting. I'm always nervous when this time comes as my airbrush isn't the best (came free with my compressor). Definitely going with the Red Cross thing.
Has anyone got any tips to for masking the white circles?
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My best guess would be masking tape :laughing:Originally posted by \Cheers, James. By the way, when I say mud guards, I mean rear arches.Next is the painting. I'm always nervous when this time comes as my airbrush isn't the best (came free with my compressor). Definitely going with the Red Cross thing.
Has anyone got any tips to for masking the white circles?
Serious reply. The best bet would be to either find a circle cutter in the hobby shop, or do as I do and use a divider, you know the things in a drawing set. I sharpen on of the needles and use that as a cutter, I works well enough for me.
Dont forget to keep the round bit to mask the white with when you do the red cross.
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I see some filler was needed Alex! Lucky only a little, my T-55 is going to be more filler than plastic!
The rear arches I'd put on, it seems proper to have them. As for the red crosses, perhaps you could do them quite roughly, as if it's been unexpectedly pressed into service as an ambulance?
Keep it coming!
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some blue-prints on the web seem to point to there being no arches on the coal burning conversion, where-as the opel blitz standard jobbie had them.
opel-blitz-kfz305-3-ton-coal-engine-truck - BlueprintBox.com
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The rear mudguards weren't normally fittedComment
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Ian, thanks for the tips. I reckon I'll concentrate on getting the base coat down first
Patrick: Yes, there was filler indeed! The cab was the toughest part so far and tricky to get into shape as the fit's not brilliant. As for my Red Cross idea: as the Russians close in on Berlin, my truck is pressed into ambulance duty carrying wounded Volkstrum and regular troops. I like it Sadly I don't have the money to buy any accessories for the flat bed so it will have to remain empty for now, unless anyone has any ideas of something that be scratch built?
Colin, it certainly seems the arches were not on this version. The period photos I have show they're not fitted, although some modellers have fitted them and they look good. Guess I'll have to make that call.
Thanks, Andy. That's one of the photo's I've been using as a reference.Comment
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