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Michael Kohl
Top result. Fine paint job.

Villiers de Vos
Fantastic work.

Spanjaard
it looks amazing. so tinly detail. straight out of the box, or did you add anything. the model is AL-31F engine on a trolley (Seal Model Kit SMK48024, 1:48) ?

Alexander Perov
Thank you, colleagues. The kit of this company is made right out of the box and in the background of two photos you can see what the engine looked like before painting

DuperScale
The result is great, the tempmodel stuff is hard to get in Germany right now but they look good

Spanjaard
thanks Alexander

Jennifer Franklin
Following 😁

Mona
hi ,it's still in the mock up stage ..had to make a new frame from styrene .. 🙂

Jennifer Franklin
I'm impressed

Mona
thank you I've been thinking about this one for a while ...so many truck videos lol 😉

David Taylor
Scratch building I'm in.

Mona
hi David , not sure some would consider this scratch building (more like crap building)..as I haven't made detailed drawings with foot notes and appropriate scale reduction calculations ...lol

Tini Hendriks
What's it going to be, Mona?

David Taylor
When I did my Saxon apc.I had to measure then multiply by2.18 to get the correct size.That measurement is etched in my brain..

Mona
David ...a few years ago in Fine Scale Modeler ,there was a article with two scale charts .. which I saved and lives on the same peg as my evergreen styrene ..and last year sprue brothers enclosed a scale card with the orders ..

Mona
HI , Tini ..its going to be a Kenworth 6X6 ..a field modified "farm truck" with high floatation tires , inspired by a u-tube video of " Charlie's un- finished farm truck" ....and also KrAZ 255b videos

Bozzer
You just know that I'm lurking around here, somewhere? 😉

Mona
hi 😉 Bozzer I'm just having some fun

David Taylor
Gear train looks good.

Bozzer
Float tyres (tires) are available aftermarket. Personally, I like the look of them, on certain trucks. Just make sure that they fit your rims, because a lot of stuff is 1/24 and that definitely makes a difference! I think that Jamie, from Molenium (unsure of the spelling) sells both versions, and supporting rims? You did catch my eye with that camelback tandem though. I can only imagine where you got that from?

Mona
@ David ..I tried to keep the pinion angles realistic although front drive shaft kinda long
regretting not doing u- joints before fixing in place ..something to work out

Bozzer
Mona, H channel, cut, trimmed and shaped, with a pinned T joint middle. You're welcome 😉

Mona
thank you 🙂 Bozzer ..advice very much appreciated 👍

Jonathon Herring
Dang (stronger language was the first to come out)! The force is strong with you! 🗡️seriously gotta keep an eye on you. Inspiring! Thanks Mona.

Jonathon Herring
Try ST Supply for aftermarket too. Moluminum tends to not have things in stock. Paul @ ST constantly has a rotating supply as well as a diverse selection. Takes a minute for the stuff to show but, I'm New York and he's Canadian so, expected.🤷‍♂️

Mona
Hi , Jonathon ...I generate a lot of EMF with my improbability field 😉

Jonathon Herring
Got my towel handy and I finally know the answer. 41, no….43, no……spaghetti squash! 🤔 Might have to start over

Mona
Jonathon never leave home ..without your towel 👍 😉

Bozzer
And definitely don't leave home without your pants! It's fine until you run into a friendly German Shepherd. Then, all hell breaks lose!
Speaking on behalf of a "Friend"

Mona
OH , Bozzer ... pants 😉 lol ..from a individual who has crawled thru the snow ..on her hands an knees ,wearing a mini skirt and over the knee boots ..(searching for my car keys) that's when running into a friendly person with a german shepherd ,could be not good, woof woof! ...

Bozzer
Lmao! And that's the other reason why I love Scalemates! We can all be adults, and even kids, but the banter is strong, and definitely light-hearted and welcome, at times! It's not all plastic and politics. We just have a good time, with a few smiles thrown in, for good measure 😄

Mona
Woof.....that's my other dog impression (well thats my story I'm sticking to it ,Lol ) 😉

Jonathon Herring
That was dead on! Sounded just like my dog. Your impressions are spot on. Now……hold on! I have a dog?! 🤪

Mona
Jonathon, I checked out the site for ST Supply (Paul's Truck parts) ..looking forward to placing a order. 😉

Jonathon Herring
Totally understand. During the winter (slow time) my purchases are light but, the rest of the time, I order at least monthly. He has product that is hard to find and I believe he may even cast some stuff himself. I say this because things will come back up that aren't around before or elsewhere. I check on him weekly.

Mona
I was hoping he had a few items, more of the tires I want ..but supply an demand .. i shall order what is possible an then check back ...no hurry

Bozzer
Lol, Mona is becoming a truck junkie.
Seriously though, with the amount of amazing aftermarket parts, it's extremely hard to control your urges! If I can't find what I want, I try to print it myself. The problem is, I start to look for something, then see something else, buy that, then something else I see, before I know it, I've got a drawer full of stuff, and I still don't have what I needed in the first place?
Self confessed truck junkie, myself.

Mona
I've enough kits (various) to build ..that I can't possibly finish really no reason to buy more but yup ...junkie and your right about them aftermarket detail items ... they do seem to be the difference to a nice build of a marginal older kit, that and a element of practice ..I haven't the desire to 3d print ..and if I did I would print dash air ducts ..for the 68 beetle in the garage

Bozzer
Just wait until you see the CTM stuff! I gotta admit, I keep tissues handy, when I browse through their website! To catch all my drool! Some of those dashboards, look better than on the 1:1 version. PE isn't my strongest point, but I intend on treating myself to a PE bender, and getting my big boy pants on.

Jonathon Herring
True to the CTM comment Bozzer. I have always been a PE fan, where applicable. Eduard likes to make grab handles that are 2 dimensional so I end up replacing those with brass or styrene. Their dash boards were fantastic but have been out shined by 3d decals. CTM has been bought for as many kits that I have and they make interior sets for. I tell ya, I could spend tons of money on just their PE. Like, exhaust clamps?! Really?! 🥹 thanks for the details but, am I gonna end up in the loony bin? (Say nothing😏 Just move along. Nothing to see here)

Mona
well shine on you crazy diamond 🙂

Tini Hendriks
Remember when you were young ☀️

Mona
you shone like the sun , now there's a look in your eyes ..

Tini Hendriks
Like 🕳️🕳️

Jonathon Herring
Go, Mona! Go!👏

Bozzer
I'm seriously diggin that green! Can't wait to see this thing on its feet!

Mona
yup mean and green 😉

Martin Oostrom
Dang! Missed all this lovely banter. And a great build too!

Bozzer
Last one in, brings the beer 😉

Martin Oostrom
I've got a couple of these in the fridge hertogjan.nl/bieren/grand-prestige/

Bozzer
I'm already tucked into my Carlsberg, but I have a nice single malt, just for a nightcap. Looks like Mona has got a party started.

Mona
Wow ! 👍 that a great Idea ...its been a while since I've drank a beer or any alcohol , I'd have to go with a Labatt's .....but Mezcal (ice cold) would really be my choice

Mona
oops, forgot to say Hi Martin 🙂

Mona
Bozzer It will be a "few" days before it will be on its feet

Bozzer
Malcolm the Mountie, always gets his can 😉

Jonathon Herring
Oh, how I miss the hoppy, delightful complexity of brew. Had no choice but to give it up.😭 Dr's orders. I will live vicariously through all of you. Crack one for me.

Bozzer
You got it Big J! Holy moly, we got us a designated driver for the Disco Bus!
All we need now is a chef for the BBQ?

Mona
wishful thinking on my part too , been a while for me ..had a hard seltzer few years ago but ..younger days

Jonathon Herring
Me?! Drive?! I can only drive the short bus to the psych ward 🤪. At lest that's what my dear departed wife use to say. And I could do it professionally. I quote " You are certifiable and will drive everyone crazy". That, and my Mom says I'm a keeper…Woo Hoo!🎉🧨🎆🎇

Bozzer
Don't worry guys, you're in good company. Us British drink beer for breakfast, and our cousins over the water, love a good beer! After all that ale, we won't care who's driving, or where we're going? Won't be the first time, I've woke up in a strange place? It's finding my clothes after, where I always struggle 😉

Ahmet Eren İspir
You scratch built most of them? That's impressive

Mona
Hi 🙂 Ahmet .. thank you, yes I made the frame, transfer case & driveshaft and modified the front springs . I over did it on the front springs ..and the front driveline should be different, But overall its reasonable ..may not be "accurate" though

Bozzer
Mona, any chance of some pictures of the motor/engine???

Mona
Hi, Bozzer ...sure I will take a few ..one Detroit 8v72 coming up, if i did better planning I'd would have ordered a 12v ..or a big CAT engine ..maybe in another build

Jonathon Herring
Mona: accuracy is in the eye of the……fooie, 👅 did ya have fun? That……… that's what matters. If anyone says anything, tell them that you have it from a PNWW (Professional Nitwit With a Wrench🤪) that trucks can be special ordered to the specifications of the buyer. You are the customer in this case. If you're gonna weather it, working trucks are "Consumer Adjusted" constantly. Hell, before we let them go (sold or dead) we have many "adjustments" on each and every one. We are hard on trucks.🤷‍♂️

Mona
agreed Jonathon 👍

Bozzer
Thanks Mona. I've gotta agree with Jonathon. Everything was/is ordered to customer spec. You can literally build your own truck! The dealer gave you options, and helped you get the truck you wanted, for your needs? Engine, transmission, axles, diff's, trim, sleeper, you name it? I've seen many a Mack, with a Cummins in it, and even a few Detroit's. Nothing is impossible, when it comes to haulin gass 😉

Mona
I noticed that from the Kenworth site and the various "history of" videos on the u-tube .. so I figured I had room for creative liberty 🙂

Jonathon Herring
Oh God! People agreeing with me is scary. Have I apologized yet? Remind me to🤪

Bozzer
Credit where it's due mate.
And encouragement is always welcome here. Personally, I love some of the links that get shared, of wild and wonderful trucks and cars? Gets the old grey cells ticking, and before you know it, another build is underway!

Bozzer
Excellent scratchbuilding, Mona!
I'm intrigued to see where this is going?

Mona
😉 👍

Jonathon Herring
Fascinating! This is shaping up to be quite the build.👍👏

Bozzer
Mona's got my juices flowing too. I had a little tinker in the Mancave myself, yesterday.

Jonathon Herring
Bozzer is at the Bench! Awesome! Been very busy myself. Not with my "Down and dirty" build but, felt the need to do a fast out of the box build and the March Madness Group Build is pushing me to accomplish something without getting bogged down by minutiae 🫨 Just need to feel an accomplished model under my belt 😏

gorby
Excellent scratch-building!

Martin Oostrom
Scratchbuilding a crane too? Sure, why not?
Awesome!

Mona
thank you Bozzer, Jonathon, gorby and Martin been thinking about this for a while ..I managed to get the windshield and windows in without any fuss 👍 ....Bozzer it's time to to be buildin'

Bozzer
Mona, I promise that I'll break out something special, just to christen the new cave! I'm just waiting for the flooring guy to get back in touch and I'm going "All In"

Michael Kohl
Some serious scratch building going on. I like.

Bozzer
Ohhh, I'm gonna need a wetsuit!
This is beginning to feel like an epic construction, of plastaholicism!

Mona
a bit more to fab ...much of which under the rotating platform a drive shaft from the hydraulic pump to the PTO and a reservoir tank. yes a epic build at the moment (lol) 🙂 I keep practicing maybe someday I shall build something worthy of entering in a local event ...I been thinking of joining the IMPS 👍 😉

Jonathon Herring
Yes Sir! That is kick a$$ Mona. So inspiring. 👍

Mona
thank you guys 🙂 ....can't believe I typed IMPS ..instead of IPMS, guess that's the long term effects of glue 😉

Tini Hendriks
😂

Bozzer
I'm curious to know if any more bits, "fell" onto this project?

Mona
hi bozzer no it is parked safely in its box ..waiting its cue "in my cluttered work space" I was waiting for the release of the movie Furiousa to determine what to change or modify ..I shall get to it very soon. been working on the Lotus, Oh forgot to tell ya the RubberDuck has passed, another sad day

Bozzer
Believe it or not, I watched that movie on the plane, to the states, recently. A bloody excellent film, that explains the story of her! She was a very pretty young woman, until she got angry with the world.
Sadly, I did hear about the Rubber Duck 🙁 That's another reason to get back into my cave. Time to start clearing up my unfinished projects, 10-4

Mona
I am hoping to get Furiousa on dvd so I may see the rig over and over in a convenient format , my esprit kit is the ..unfinished project of projects 46yrs ..time to complete it.. a song and the stripes on the Freightliner motivated the most recent mojo ..catch ya on the flip side

Bozzer
Did I show you my trailer?

Mona
oh no ..no you didn't 😉 LoL ..no wait I did see a pic in one of you posts ..a translucent/clear one right ? the correct one from the movie

Bozzer
Yes ma'am!
It's gonna look a lot better, real soon 😉

Alexander Grivonev
Great build, nice improvements! 👍

Alexander Grivonev
CPU pins as tire valves, taking notes...

Martin Oostrom
Great job!

LucLuke B
Very neat build.

nikfrost
amazing job!

Ludvík Kružík
I still miss this small helicopter in my collection of flying machines used in Czechoslovakia. The time has come for me to rectify that. 😉

Villiers de Vos
I will follow along.

Ludvík Kružík
Welcome Villiers! 🙂

Greg Baker
Oh. I built a 1/72 version of the Mi-1M... This should be interesting.

Ludvík Kružík
Hello, Greg. I know there's a Mi-1M kit in 1/72nd scale. Unfortunately, only this and a rather old kit from Special Hobby exists in 1/48 scale. In addition, this kit is an older version of the Mi-1A, which is different from the upgraded version of the Mi-1M. It has a different nose shape, different cockpit glazing and other minor changes. And since I decided to build the upgraded version of the Mi-1M, I will not avoid modifications to the kit.
To give you a better idea of the extent of the modifications to the kit, I've included a picture with the differences between the Mi-1A and Mi-1M versions color coded.

Greg Baker
Oh, neat! I didn't realize there were so many changes between the versions. This is going to look great!

Ludvík Kružík
Greg, thank you for your support.
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I started building the model by making new transparent parts.

Alec K
Taking a seat, this brings back memories of ABC magazine 😜👍

gorby
Nice work moulding the new transparent parts.

Greg Baker
Yeah. Nice work on the heat-n-smash moulding for the clear parts. That can be tricky to do.

Ludvík Kružík
@Alec K
I used to buy ABC magazine regularly as a kid and eagerly awaited each new issue 🙂. I assume your mention of ABC magazine refers to the occasional modeling tutorial section.

@gorby, @Greg Baker
It's not too difficult to make new transparent parts by stretching warmed transparent foil over a pre-made template. Preparing the template is the most work. Stretching the warmed foil onto the template is just a routine that anyone can do after a few attempts.

Alec K
Correct 🙂👍👍

Robert Podkoński
How have I missed this? Taking a seat for sure! 🙂

Ludvík Kružík
Hello, Robert! Good to see you here. You haven't missed much so far. Up to this point I've been more concerned with preparation than building the model.

Ludvík Kružík
I want to try to use the sandwich construction in the production of new glass parts for the coptics. So I made (using the same process as the transparent parts) parts out of white plastic sheeting. These parts will have holes cut out for the windows. The transparent part will then be inserted between these two parts. The white outer and inner parts will form the embossed framing of the transparent part.

Jennifer Franklin
That looks great (as per usual 😛)

Ludvík Kružík
Welcome, Jennifer, we're glad to have you on board and thank you for your goodwill. 🙂

Ludvík Kružík
I came back from vacation and it started to rain. Ideal conditions for modelling. 🙂

So I'm back and continuing to work on the model. I need to glue the finished nose to the glued fuselage so the cockpit overlay fits exactly. That determines the workflow. First I have to finish the nose and the inside of the fuselage and glue all the parts that need to be glued to the fuselage halves from the inside. After gluing the fuselage halves together, I would no longer be able to get to these parts (or only with great difficulty).

Photos of the work progress will be coming soon.

Alexander Grivonev
Oh some modeling for big boys, not glueing perfectly fitting parts together and throwing on some paint! Following 👍

Ludvík Kružík
Welcome, Alexander! 🙂

Ludvík Kružík
I glued several parts to both halves of the fuselage. These parts are glued from the inside, so they have to be glued before the fuselage is closed.
I also started working on making new parts for the cockpit.

Landlubber Mike
Wow, this is incredible work Ludvik! Thank you for sharing your steps - I've learned a lot from your pictures and descriptions!

Villiers de Vos
Fantastic scratch build skills.

Ludvík Kružík
@Landlubber Mike
Mike, thank you for your interest. Welcome aboard!
I've had the idea for this rebuild in my head for a few years now. Mainly because I've been waiting to see if anyone would start making 1:48 scale Mi-1M kits. Unfortunately, to this day, no manufacturer has this kit in their lineup. So I decided not to wait any longer and start building a model from what I have available.
My rebuild is just beginning. Most of the work on the model is yet to be done. I'd also like to try some new techniques that came to mind while planning to build this model.

@Villiers
Thank you for the compliment. I appreciate it very much.

Ludvík Kružík
I didn't have much time today, so I didn't make much progress on the build. But every little bit of progress counts. 😉

J35J
Great progress and detailing! Following

Bruce Huxtable
Wow! You don't shy away from challenges! Watchinh with admiration, and hoping to learn lots too. Hoping you are not amongst the floods? Stay safe!

Ludvík Kružík
J35J welcome! I hope you like it here.

Bruce, I like a challenge like that. I like to experiment and enjoy thinking of and then implementing ways to improve my model.

I appreciate your concern for my safety. I live in a town in the highlands that wasn't badly affected by the floods. Only the river that runs through our town has increased flow, but it hasn't spilled out of its bed. Moreover, our house is 80 metres above the river, so even if the river had spilled out of its bed, it would certainly not have reached our house.

Bruce Huxtable
It sounds an idyllic location.....Opravdu, česka příroda je krasná....

Ludvík Kružík
Bruce, thank you for the compliment. I'm sure the nature is beautiful in England too. 😉

Ludvík Kružík
I'm slowly continuing to make small parts.

Alec K
Nice progress, this will be a beauty 👍

bughunter
Another big bunch of parts, not to mention some kit parts, come together to form one big model! Not to be missed!
I'm late, but I have an excuse. First I was on holiday, and then this stupid C-virus knocked me out.

Ludvík Kružík
Alec, thank you for your support and your kind words.

Welcome, Frank. I hope you're okay, and I'm really glad you're one of my guests.
It's definitely not too late. I still have most of my work ahead of me. In fact, you could say I'm just getting started.

TH SCALE MODELS (Thomas Haberl)
Uhhhhhh … this is going to be another good one from you! I'm in 👍

Ludvík Kružík
Thomas, welcome. It's good to see you among my guests. 🙂

Ludvík Kružík
I'm struggling with time rather than the model at the moment. At least I managed to draw a new dashboard. After printing it in scale (1/48) on photo paper I will use it instead of the kit part.

John
Another Ludvik conversion build with all the accuracy and attention to detail.we've come to expect. It's looking good, can't wait to see the final result! 👍

Ludvík Kružík
Welcome, John. Please have a little patience. This project is quite demanding and I will need a lot of time to complete it.

John
Ok, I aimed that to "I can wait to see the final result" (but I'm still eager) 😉

Alec K
Wow, the dashboard looks amazing. I can only imagine how much time that took. Really interested how it looks completed 👍

Ludvík Kružík
Alec, I drew the dashboard in the evenings for 5 days (about 3 to 4 hours each day). Add to that additional time (about 5 hours) for test printing and subsequent corrections.

I am attaching a photo of a test black and white print of the dashboard after all the modifications are complete. I will print the dashboard for the model in color later.

Ludvík Kružík
According to the photos I modified the fuselage where the main landing gear is attached to it.

Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍

Jakub Biganovsky
Good morning.
Realy nice and fine work.

Robert Podkoński
These modifications are just perfect, Ludviku...

Ludvík Kružík
Guy, Jakub and Robert thank you for your comments, it's a nice encouragement for further work.

After today, the hull is glued together. Now I'm adjusting the shape of the transparent cockpit cover.

Ben M
I continue to enjoy seeing this one take shape. Quite the effort to convert it!

Ludvík Kružík
Hello, Ben. I'm glad you're interested in my project.

Greg Baker
This is looking good!

Ludvík Kružík
Thank you Greg!

Villiers de Vos
Starting to take shape.

Ludvík Kružík
Villiers, the completion of the fuselage is only temporary at this time. It's only to modify the shape of the transparent cockpit cover.
Once the cockpit cover is the correct shape, I will take the fuselage nose down again to continue work on the cockpit interior.

Ludvík Kružík
Work on the model continues with the production of the cockpit.

Greg Baker
This is becoming a scratchbuilding masterclass!