discussion Italeri Scania R620 Topliner.

[Mickc1440]

Not built a truck in years Andy but yours is coming along very nicely. I've been using Halfords spray for a while and it does put down a lovely even undercoat.

 

[outrunner]

After painting parts with the dark grey metallic I thought I would have to use something other than titanium siver for the grille as the dark was not as dark as I would have liked and the contrast between them was not good. However, after a couple of coats of clear it darkened down a bit,so now it looks OK.
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No prizes for guessing how blue the air was after I dropped this tiny clear side marker light on the carpet.

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After about 5 minutes of combing the carpet with my hand I found it, so all is well at the truck workshop.

Andy.

 

[Guest]

Another one for the "catch all apron " I feel :smiling2:.
Good find though, and coming on well.

 

[outrunner]

Not a lot more done today, managed to wrestle the front bodywork on, sun visor in the background which is another thing the instruction sheet got wrong but luckily I spotted it before sticking the wrong bits on.

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Hard to see in the photo but I painted the insides of the lights with silver, waiting for clear glue to come before I fit the glass.

Andy.

 

[Guest]

Slow maybe but sure Andy.:thumb2:

 

[outrunner]

Did a bit of work on decals today, some of them that fit on the grille are rather small.
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Side panels and rear mudguards.
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Slowly getting there, soon be time to tackle the cab paintwork.

Andy.

 

[stillp]

Coming along well Andy.
Pete

 

[outrunner]

Coming along well Andy.
Pete

Thanks Pete, coming along slowly, but there is no rush.

Andy.

 

[outrunner]

Front lower grille, number plate and lights done. I should have tried to find a brighter silver for the light housings but it will have to do. The R620 decal is a bit distorted as the tiny plate has a bend in it and I did not want to break it trying to get it straight.
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One side panel and wheels done, the other side panel will need a good bit of persuasion to fit right, a job for tomorrow, or maybe not as the weather looks good enough to be out on the bike.
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Waiting for some tamiya masking tape to come before I start to paint the cab so after fitting the other one I will be at a loose end, unless.....................
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Perhaps not, one at a time is plenty for my old brain to handle and the pickup is destined to be part of a long term project I have in mind.

Andy.

 

[Lee Drennen]

Looking great Andy when will I see a farm tractor?

 

[outrunner]

Looking great Andy when will I see a farm tractor?

Thanks Lee but don't hold your breath as I have not even bought the tractor yet. The pickup, tractor, a container and many other parts needed for the project some of which need to be bought from very far away, and quite a lot will need to be scratch built which will be another skill I need to learn.

Andy.

 

[outrunner]

So, it's back to work on this model and having fitted the windscreen time to get on.
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Bit of a rubbish picture with too much reflection but it will have to do now. Because I chose to differ from the instructions I had to fit the screen from inside the completed cab shell, now to see if this fits inside.
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And it did, however, things got a bit more fiddly as the door pockets now have to be fitted through the side windows. They needed a wee bit of modification, but they do fit.
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Now I can get on with the large decals on the cab and start putting the whole thing together.

Andy.

 

[outrunner]

At last I have managed a bit more, cab tested for fit, not fixed in place as I still have stuff to do so need to handle it.
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Decals on left hand side, more to do on the front and right side, no side windows or mirrors yet as they will be the last to do without fear of damage.
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I have now done the other decals but waiting for them to set, hopefully I will get a bit more done tomorrow night as I am going out on the bike tomorrow before the forecast storm arrives at the weekend.

Andy.

 

[papa 695]

Looking very nice indeed.

 

[outrunner]

At long last I would call this done.


Been an interesting return to plastic model kits and I have learned a thing or two, in fact, more that a thing or two.

It is certainly not the best model to be shown on here, but onwards and upwards.
A wee look in the drivers window.

Last one


My thanks go to all on here who have freely given help/advice to an old returning modeller, but do not despair as I am moving on to a bit of cheap armour to try and improve some of my skills so no doubt more questions will be asked, some of them quite silly I would imagine. Now all I need is a display case, anyone got plans or ideas on how to make one as bought ones are more expansive than the kit.

Andy.

 

[Bortig the Viking]

Came out really good, a+, as for bases I've made my own from MDF, got these from a art outlet but I'm sure you can get them anyway. Javis do good sheets which you can stick onto the board, it looks like tarmac.

http://javis.co.uk/index.php?option...owse&category_id=2&Itemid=2&vmcchk=1&Itemid=2

 

[Guest]

Now all I need is a display case, anyone got plans or ideas on how to make one as bought ones are more expansive than the kit.

You can find display cases here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ModelService