MetalEarth COE Prime Mover
COE Page 2 completed
Close up
Rear view
Preparing the roof, trumpets & lights
Roof attached, exhaust stacks rolled, and frame attached to rear of cabin
from the back.
Wheel arch extensions added - of course!!!
Initial chassis folded & mudguards & turntable (?) added
Chassis completed & fuel tanks added
closer...
Adding some front wheels
Rear suspension completed
Readying the parts for the 4 outer rear wheels
Added the outer wheels to the inner wheels, and added to chassis
rear 3/4 view
Cabin floor & rear bumper added
Cabin front completed & added to the cabin - nearly lost a headlight (TWICE) when building the front - must put some mesh over the ducted heating......
Promotional shot perhaps
360 degree display
1/4 turn
1/4 turn
1/4 turn
Trying to get some extra shine
That's done - probably going to Boronia to join the CAT crew there...
Коментари
8 15 August 2021, 10:22
TreehuggerI wonder if there will be a time in which they can stamp out curved metal shapes, maybe kept together with tiny bolts. 🙂
17 August 2021, 07:50
Robert PodkońskiI love the shiny look of these Metal Earth kits. This one is really cool!
17 August 2021, 08:14
JarrettSuperb! I bought 2 of these and one of the FLD120 and got frustrated and ended up trashing them. May I ask what tools you used while building this fantastic looking metal earth FLB?
3 August 2022, 18:16
Roger TrewenackHi Jarrett,
What tools???? - I have so many, it's a bit of an illness........LOL
1. a pair of fine-tipped cutting pliers - make that 2 pairs - 1 being pressed metal, the other being cast metal
2. a couple of pairs of FLAT sturdy fine-nosed bending plyers - look at burfitt.com.au in Australia
3. If you need to roll anything, you'll need cylinders - on the cheap, knitting needles!! improvise!
4. The fancy bending "bugs" you can pay many $$s for aren't really practical when working on 3D subjects like these MetalEarth kits - I just use the pliers, and I have 10-15 that I cycle through
5. keep SuperGlue (CA) handy, remembering that you only have ONE chance at bending this stuff the right way!!!
6. Read the Instructions, especially so that you know how the piece you're bending will show down the line, and which surface will be seen.
7. Have a look at my club's website - www.essmc.org.au - Model by Modeller - Roger Trewenack - to see all of the examples I've built.
8. email me if you want/need more information - roger@trewenack.me - I have prepared tool-training docs for my club, and I can ferret those out if needed..
9. it's all for fun!!!
Roger T.
4 August 2022, 05:50
JarrettRoger thank you so much for taking the time to post this detail and answer my question! I agree with Michael very awesome and clean builds! Sure I will check out your club website.
4 August 2022, 21:57
