discussion Tractor unit recovery ... Korea 1950 (ish) (in 1/76)

[yak face]

That is one excellent looking truck colin, you wouldnt know it wasnt 1/35 it looks so good. the rope is a neat touch too , great work ,cheers tony

 

[spanner570]

Just had a pleasant read from start to finish.....Nice one Colin, it's looking good.

 

[papa 695]

Great work on the Scammel Colin looking forward to the Bofors and tractor unit

 

[Andy2035]

Hi Colin,

Brilliant work Sir, as Tony mentioned, it looks bigger than it actually is, nice touch with the rope...

Andy...

 

[Guest]

Thanks guys, nice comments

The tractor unit has fairly nice detail (Morris CS8 15cwt) ... theres a bit of flash cleaning and trimming to be done as i expect from airfix but its not that bad .... this is the bottom of the chassis.

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*edit* .. bugger i can see two seams i've missed .... damn photos showing up detail

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[Guest]

Great work!! Simply excellent!!

 

[Guest]

Bit more done, still a fair bit of flash to clean off but i'm quite pleased with the detail of the moulding, just a little bit of filling to do with tippex and i can slap some colour on it

A few "in order" shots

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And the neat details

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[eddiesolo]

Again, lovely work Colin and on something so small. Great work.

Si

 

[Guest]

Now this stuff isn't usually my bag, but I can't wait to see how the dio turns out. Great work !

Cheers, Neil

 

[Guest]

Thanks Si and Neil.

Made an alteration to the canvass on the back of the truck, the other colour looked too bright at this scale even with a wash.

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got the final bits on the little morris, painting, decals and weathering to go

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made a start on the Bofors, again a bit of scraping and cleaning but great detail for the scale

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[papa 695]

Some great work Colin really loving this build

 

[Guest]

Brilliant work all round

 

[Guest]

Ian, David ... thanks

little bits done

Truck in situ (sneak preview)

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Bofors Base in situ

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Bofors main assembley painted and weathered, like i said .. nice detail for such a small piece.

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[Guest]

I love this build Colin, and this "tiny thing" looks very well!!!

Polux

 

[Gern]

Lovely work as usual Col - especially in 1/72.

You gonna drill out the barrel? (I know! I got a fixation about drillin' out gun barrels, but it's so easy to do and it makes such a difference).

Gern

 

[Guest]

You gonna drill out the barrel? (I know! I got a fixation about drillin' out gun barrels, but it's so easy to do and it makes such a difference).

It does make a difference mate you're right, but...... ... .guess what prat snapped both his 0.4 and 0.5 mm drill bits..... . Do you need a clue?

It'll be done don't worry.

 

[Guest]

Colin just caught up on this mate, great work and some fantastic detail for such a small kit

Paul

 

[Ian M]

Looking very nice Colin.

Funny, both the Scammel and the Morris are two things I would dearly love to see made in 1/35 scale. AA do the Scammel, but its a bit pricey... One day I'll have the dosh and it would of gone out of production. Just like the matador!!

Ian M

 

[Guest]

Funny, both the Scammel and the Morris are two things I would dearly love to see made in 1/35 scale. AA do the Scammel, but its a bit pricey... One day I'll have the dosh and it would of gone out of production. Just like the matador!!

Just looked up the accurate Scammel, it is a tad on the rich side eh, but what a nice looking kit.

I though I saw a 6 wheel morris in 35th somewhere but can't find it now.

 

[Ian M]

There is a resin one of the moggy as well. Costs almost as much as the Scammel!!!

Lead sled do one as well .. not as expensive but still a lot for a 1/35 scale truck. I am hoping rather optimistic that Mirror Models might do them once they have gotten though the quads and the like....

Ian M