discussion 1/87 Scale Bussing Nag 900 Isolierwagen and Trailer

[Mini Me]

What a stroke of luck....The day after I finish my M.A.N. conversion, this pops up on the I-net. These huge cold storage or later refrigeration vans and trailers were employed by the Wehrmacht to transfer perishable fruits and veggies to the troops at the front. In my stash I happened to have 1 1/2 kits from Herpa of the Bussing 8000 single axle truck and van.
My thought is to use the left over trailer tandem axles to convert and lengthen the truck van into a tandem axle truck. with a few other minor mods this will become another classic WW2
conversion to add to the collection. Q&C's welcome. Rick H. (images are for ref. only)

 

[Guest]

Count me in Rick,love these conversations you do .

 

[Mini Me]

Great to have you along JR. I'll be doing a lot of cutting and fitting but will post the results once everything is sort of where it goes before gluing it together.
Might take a few days. Rick H.

 

[Lee Drennen]

Count me in I love Reefers. Ok Rick not the kind of “Reefers” you know of in the Sixties

 

[Mini Me]

You're in Lee........that's a no brainer, even for a pot head.....LOL:tongue-out3:

 

[SimonT]

oo, another one :thumb2:

How did Herpa miss those huge side doors?

 

[Mini Me]

Hi Mr. T, I Don't think Herpa were doing the refrigeration truck. I suspect that this is a post war freight or moving van rig. At any rate it's a starting point and I should have no trouble getting the side doors properly configured. Cheers, Rick H.

 

[spanner570]

You were lucky, Rick. Nice one.

As usual, I'm quietly on the back row to watch you work your magic on these diddy models. :thumb2:

Ron

 

[Jim R]

Hi Rick
Watching with interest. Great conversion idea.
Jim

 

[Mini Me]

Welcome all, there's plenty of room.....JR is standing by to direct traffic. As I said earlier it may be a few days before I post anything substantial as I need to work out the correct dimensions and wheel base for this monster. Thanks again for stopping by, Rick H.

 

[Mini Me]

Hi everyone, Sorry to be so slow on this but there was a little more to this than meets the eye when it came to piecing the frame back together.........the body shell being a little more straight forward, posed no problems and went according to plan. Hope you like the progress so far. Rick H.

 

[Mini Me]

A wee update.......after much sanding, stripping of paint and filling and then more sanding, I am at the point where I'm ready to locate the side doors that Mr. T mentioned in his post, earlier in the thread. Hope to get that done tomorrow. Rick H.

 

[outrunner]

I am liking it already.

Andy.

 

[Guest]

Very nice work Rick :smiling3:.

 

[Mini Me]

Thank you Andy and Ralph, Now that the "Major Surgery" is over things should move at a little better pace. Thanks again for stopping by. Rick H.

 

[Mini Me]

Small update, I scribed in the side cargo doors and added the hinges and door closure assembly........still need to make the latch handles . Rick H.

 

[Lee Drennen]

Rick. Very nice progress

 

[Mini Me]

Thanks Lee, Glad you stopped by. Rick H.

 

[Mickc1440]

Nice work Rick

 

[Mini Me]

Thanks Mick, good luck on your next figure. Rick H.