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Marko
Clean work, nicely detailed. It's convincing all the way through👍

Manuel Dubois
Nice work!

Stefan Schacht
nice start, I take a seat

Villiers de Vos
Very nice work.

Tom B.
Nice 👍 This really reminds me of some photos of Maus V1 being tested with a dummy turret and ending up immersed into mud to half it´s hull height. The picture can be seen in Tank Encyclopedia´s article on the Maus

Robert Podkoński
Very instructive, thank you!

James C
Looking fantastic 👍

Zsolt Czegle
Thank you mates!

Guy Rump
Very nice build. 👍

Robin (WhiteGlint)
Beautiful!

Robert Barkoski
Very nice. Thank you for the detailed steps.

Shar Dipree
Following. Looks fantastic so far.

Kesa Tiho
Nice progress so far, following
Also, do you recommend the kit? Im looking to buy it one day

Guy Rump
Following with interest. 👍

Marcin Dudek
You are always welcomed Guy 🙂

Mr D
Nice little project 👍 think l recognise this kit is it the 1:144 ??
I did the mini hobby models version.
Good luck with it 😃

Marcin Dudek
You are right Mr D, that is exactly that model 🙂

Mr D
Good luck with the build, nice aircraft the Starfighter 😃👍

Marcin Dudek
I would like to ask for Your advice, mates. I have problem with two parts. First is the exhaust - this part was to big to fit in the fuselage. I left it for later hoping I will think a way to deal with it. Maybe I will manager to cut the ending (just the part with grooves) so it will fit the fuselage this way. Second is the clear part. It is absolutely smooth and as if the planes canopy was composed of one part. I am afraid my skills are not enough to draw the lines myself and I am thinking about leaving it as it is, not painted.

Spanjaard
with a bit of making tape, you can have a couple of lines. in that scale, they do not need to be anything thicker 😉
you can do it before you glue the canopy

Robert Podkoński
Marcin. If you will position masking tape carefully you can paint very thin lines (primer first, then paint) - like here:
Homebuilt | Album by podkon (1:72)

Mr D
Hi Marcin 👋 yes the canopy is just one clear piece due to the scale, l didn't bother painting one on my model.
Yes your right about the exhaust..... My one didn't fit in the opening at the end.
I glued it just to the back and didn't push it inside fuselage.... I think that is how it should be.
I will take a photo of my one now and add it to my IAR-80 album for you to look at.
Good luck 👍👍

Mr D
MyAlbum | Album by Mr D (1:48)

Spanjaard
another solution is a decal of the right color cut on stripes and placed in the right place. if you do not have one of the right color, paint a spare one (very thin), cut it in stripes and then place it

Marcin Dudek
Thank You mates for tips 🙂. I knew I can count on You!

Mr D
The exhaust on the Starfighter is quite long out the back to get away from tail.
The glue will soften it into place a little and if you have any gaping you can fill it with filler, paint, or carefully with super glue.
Gently Gently with the fragile canopy.
Looking good you doing a nice job.
😃👍

Marcin Dudek
Thanks for the advice Mr D. Today I tried Roberts method with the canopy. It went quite good, considering my skills 😅

Mr D
Good for you Marcin 👍 it looks good.
Remember that poli glue can fog up canopy glass, lf you fix with poli best hold your canopy with a bit of blue-tak and just add a few drops with a pin, alot of people use PVA as it's bit safer.
👍👍

Robert Podkoński
👍👍

Marcin Dudek
Phase one of remodeling the exhaust - I drilled a hole to make it look more realistic

Mr D
That's better job, l painted a black circle, but this will look much better.
This Starfighter was one of my early builds.
Good luck on next steps 👍👍

Marcin Dudek
Thanks Mr D. I manager to cut the exhaust with a mini grinder. The result is not perfect but once painted it looks ok.

Mr D
Should be a better job, l looked at some photos of Starfighter and the exhaust is shorter and inward like you cut it.
Are you going to paint a bit of black on the inlet cone's ??
For detail work l found that "Nail liner brushes" are the best, they are for beauty parlours to paint pictures on women's nails, but incredibly fine for detail model work.
I get the 6mm ones. AliExpress, eBay ect.
Enjoyed watching the build 👍👍

Marcin Dudek
Already done that with set of my new, Temu ordered brushes 😁

Mr D
Looks good 👍, l like the antenna you made for the nose,
Those brushes look 👍 good nice fine tip... Post a link if you get chance.
👍

Marcin Dudek
share.temu.com/gyaYf6EDcMA
They look a little bit different in real, the "0" brushes are very similar, most probably they have the same size. They seem ok so far.

Mr D
Thanks 👍

Marcin Dudek
I call this one completed 🙂.

Dave
Damn that just looks cold. Nice work.

Slavik Glinsky
Thanks Dave!

Rui S
I like them 👍

Slavik Glinsky
Thank you Rui S!

gorby
Impressive work!

Slavik Glinsky
Thanks gorby!

gorby
Booking a front row seat for his build. 🙂

Dave
Let me find chair. this looks to be very interesting project.

Jennifer Franklin
Welcome gorby and Dave!

Villiers de Vos
Booking my seat as well.

Michael Kohl
I am in this one too.

Nicolas
Taking a seat as well.

Mr D
Nice project 👍👍
Good luck with it, what is the part count on this one ?
Like that they gave some track included 👍

Jennifer Franklin
Welcome, Villiers de Vos, Michael, Nicolas, and Mr D! The part count is slightly over 80. Compared to the Memphis Belle, a level 5 model, this is a level 3. I plan to focus on technique with this one, which will be the real challenge after the B-17.

Martin Oostrom
Be careful with all the thin parts around the wheels. They are fragile and need to be installed in the right sequence. It is easy to take a wrong turn there.

Jennifer Franklin
Thank you for the warning, Martin; I will be careful.

Ben M
👀

Ben M
4005 is in a museum near my house. I've also seen 4014 running.

Jennifer Franklin
Yeah, I saw a Big Boy in a museum while working in Tooele, Utah. Remarkable engine, never forgot it.

Desert Marlin
Should be fun!

Robert Podkoński
Taking a seat for sure!

Villiers de Vos
Off to a good start with the detail painting in the cab.

Michael Kohl
Oh Ben, linking this picture is mean. Where shall get Jennifer all those handwheels from?! 😜

Jennifer Franklin
Ben, that is both remarkable and daunting. Michael, you are right; I will never create all those handwheels.

Jennifer Franklin
Welcome, Desert Marlin, Robert, and Villiers de Vos!

Ben M
I like how the crew had no labels to guide them; they just had to know what each hand wheel did.

Guy Rump
Interesting build, following. 👍

Dave
Ok this is getting interesting.

Jennifer Franklin
Welcome Guy

Jennifer Franklin
Dave, I probably shouldn't have put the arc support under the covered bridge, but there is one like it in Quebec, and the Waterloo bridge in England is somewhat similar. Let's call it artistic liberty.

Dave
I agree with that. (Artistic Liberty)

Jennifer Franklin
The Niagara Canyon Bridge also looks something like this.

Martin Oostrom
Full steam ahead! Now I want a 3d printer even more 😢

Jennifer Franklin
I ordered some Tamiya tape to clean up my paint lines.

Jennifer Franklin
It's a truss arch bridge, which is rare but has been built in the past.

Nicolas
Following

Ekki
And me.

Freak
Wow lovely interior, how did you make those seat belts?

Sergio Ordonez
Not very difficulty, Freak. Just using small pewter plate strips. Not very cheap, but at least, 25 € Will last for the rest of the century. I use them also for any strap for hand weapons, back pack belts, prses, etc. You can find them in any shop specialized in game miniatures.(Warhammer and such).

Rui Reis
Looking good... Following! 😎

Sergio Ordonez
Well, now we are in the frightening moent of heavy sanding fuselage parts that are not fixing properly...

Mr D
Hi Sergio 👋
Looking good 👍 nice progress 👍

Sergio Ordonez
Hi, Mr D: well, not as good as I expected. The model is really bad. The plastic is heavy affected by glue and fixing is terrible. Nevertheless, I hope having It done before Christmas.

Rui S
I like it, a lot 👍

Jennifer Franklin
Very, very nice, it looks real the exterior is done so well.

Dave
Beautiful

Pepe
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Mihai Andrei
thank you for your kind words: D

gorby
WOW, it looks amazing!

Max Otten
How is the fit of the wing fold? I tried it on an Academy Bearcat (because I already had that built and didn't want another build) but the Academy wing is too thin and now the top surface of the port wing has split and I'm stuck.

Ben M
👀

Robert Podkoński
Watching too.

Thomas Bischoff
I'm in - have this in my stash too

James C
Nice paint work👍

Spanjaard
looking really good. good call in not using that decal. although the decals are top quality (if they are as good as in the bigger 1/48), it looks great painted. cans looking really good too.

Konrad -
Very nice indeed! Also a very nice choice of markings👍!

Chris T. An
Thank you. And yes, the decal quality is indeed very good. I used the 2 walkway decals on the wings because of the printed "walkway" letters. Will be fun to go on with all the other decals in the next step.

Spanjaard
You will enjoy! 🙂

Konrad -
Indeed ?

Sergej I
Taking a seat... 👍

John Thomas
Very nice

Bill Gilman
Very nicely done!

Konrad -
One of my favorite Marines markings🙂!
Awesome model, paintwork and pictures?

Spanjaard
what a beautiful result. wonderful weathering, just spot on in my opinion (reminds me that i need to add a bit of grime to mine...). it can pass as 1/48

Sergej I
Beautiful! 👍

Urban Gardini
Lovely result mate!

Chris T. An
Thank you all. I'm happy that you like it. By the way, I noticed 2 mistakes, now that I have made all the final pictures:
1. I forgot to remove 2 small mask triangles at the canopy.
2. I forgot to make the tires a bit flat.

I have corrected that already but I don't feel like doing new photos.😉

Erik Leijdens
AWESOME!!

Neuling
Super clean and detailed model! 👍 And I overlooked the mask triangles ............

Spanjaard
ha ha ha, me too!

Thomas Bischoff
awesome looking Phantom and the weathering is spot on!

Harry Eder
Very nice result! 👍

Rui S
I agree, beautiful build 👍

Alexander
Weathering turned out awesome, as did the paintjob. 👍👍 Also like the presentation with the mirroring surface - great work!

Chris T. An
Thanks for all your positiv words. So I made one new picture with both mistakes corrected. Must be enough. 😉

I tried the mirroring presentation for the first time and it is easy to do: just put the object on a simple glass screen from a picture frame and choose a flat angle when taking the photos.

CaptGPF
Excellent Phantom! Weathering is not too light - not too heavy = just right!

Curatorm
What a lovely Phantom 🙂

Nicolas
Joining in.

Michael Kohl
Hell of a Phantom. Great paint job, top photography.

Alex K
Interesting! 👍

Robert Podkoński
Taking a seat here!

Łukasz Gliński
Following, mine still wait to be built

Juergen Klinglhuber
Hi everyone- nice to have you on board !

Nicolas
I'm following.

Juergen Klinglhuber
Thx for your interest Nicolas.

Juergen Klinglhuber
A little progress over the last couple days.

Skyhiker
I'm in.

Michael Kohl
Interesting.

Cuajete
Very nice job so far. Fantastic modifications!

Christian Lehmann
👍

Guy Rump
Looking good. 👍

Lochsa River
sitting in....

Juergen Klinglhuber
Hi - was off a few days - so welcome and thx for your interest mates!

Roland Sachsenhofer
That looks interesting though! I'm in!

Zbynek Honzik
Very interesting project! I like it. Taking a seat!

Juergen Klinglhuber
Hello Roland & Zbynek - a warm welcome.

Juergen Klinglhuber
Have the "September Pops" decals in hand now - time to bring this one back to the bench soon.

Finn
Looking good

Живко Джаков
Taking a seat!

Cuajete
Good progress 👍

Juergen Klinglhuber
Hi guys - thx for following and giving words of motivation.

Juergen Klinglhuber
As the the Austrian Thyphoons whizzed past this Kansan recendl and theSchopf tractor has towed them back in the hangar, I can now put this bird back on the work-bench. Primer application was done last weekend.

Cuajete
Looking good so far, Juergen 👍

Juergen Klinglhuber
Thx Cuajete !!

Nicolas
I can't wait to see how the pink primer works. Great progress.

Łukasz Gliński
Looks cool in pink 👍

Cuajete
I agee with Łukasz 👍

Juergen Klinglhuber
Nicolas, Lukasz & Cuajete - thx. The pink is great - I had a weak moment to go for a "what if" livery, because I liked it pink too.
That moment is gone - moved forward with application of white paint. The ultimate pink --> to red test will follow soon. 😉

Juergen Klinglhuber
Now the red paint is applied. Prepairing the bird now for the decals,.....

Juergen Klinglhuber
Step by step.....

Jennifer Franklin
The red paint looks sharp; it's very nice and the lines are incredibly clean.

Rando
Beautiful work.

Eric Thornton
Super Voodoo!

Rui S
I like it, a Lot 👍

Jungwon Lee
Thank mates!!

Bozo
Impressive engraving. What a work.
Lovely painting

Neil
I too have built this old kit (but in grey) and a few more recent builds in metal too, so appreciate the work. You've done a fantastic job the metal finish is beautiful 👍

Erik Leijdens
Amazing work!! The metal finish is superb.

J35J
Excellent paint work, the weathering and hydraulic fluid staining in particular (pic 18) is really great. What a gem!👍🏻

Guy Rump
The next project will be this old tool Italeri Horsa glider. My first glider, so here's hoping it will be a good experience. 🙂

Robert Podkoński
Taking a seat here!

Nicolas
I'm going to build this one too. Im watching with great interest.

J35J
I'm in!🙂

Guy Rump
Made a start today. First thing to do was decide if a MK.1 or Mk.2 was to be built. I've decided on the Mk.1 so I had to cut out the parts as shown in the photo. 🙂

Welcome along Robert, Nicolas & J35J, nice to have you with me. 👍

Many thanks mates for your interest and likes Robert P, Neil, Chris & J35J. 👍

Finn
Following

Guy Rump
Seats and flooring now installed inside fuselage. 🙂

Welcome along for the ride Finn. 👍

Many thanks for your interest and like Franck D. 👍

Guy Rump
Today I finally completed the cockpit and fitted the cargo door into the fuselage. 🙂

Many thanks mates for your interest and likes Rui, Tim v D, Duster_d & Sukhoi 242. 👍

Guy Rump
Cockpit, fuselage & tailplane now altogether. Tail was difficult to get together, Added 5g of weight to the nose and 15g of weight to the front of the fuselage. 🙂

Many thanks mate for your interest and like Andrew B. 👍

Guy Rump
Wings now together. I intend painting the wings before attaching to the fuselage. Hurricane added to show the size of the glider. 🙂

Many thanks mates for your interest and likes Alberto M & airjuneau. 👍

Guy Rump
Underside of wing painted with Vallejo Model Air black & insignia white. 🙂

Guy Rump
Did the upperside of the wings with Vallejo Model Air Dark Earth and Dark Green. Invasion stripes to be added next. 🙂

Many thanks mate for your interest and like Pietro DA. 👍

Neil Patrick
I built this about 20 years ago Guy as a gift for a WW2 Horsa pilot who was a friend of my wife's family. He'd flown Horsas into Normandy and Arnhem. He loved the model and it sat in his living room for the rest of his days. It's a nice kit as I recall.

Guy Rump
Invasion stripes are now on the wings. Next is to start painting the invasion stripes on the fuselage. 🙂

@ Neil, it is quite a nice kit considering its age. The fact that you gifted a Horsa model to an actual Horsa pilot veteran is something that must have been hugely gratifying. 👍

Many thanks mates for your interest and likes Villiers DV, Sebastien C, Neil P & 2 other mates. 👍

Guy Rump
Fuselage painted Dark Earth, BS Dark Green and black including invasion stripes. Gap is for where the wings are added. 🙂

Many thanks mate for your interest and like Chris. 👍

Guy Rump
Wings attached, decals & undercarriage added. 🙂

Many thanks mate for your interest and like Dom S. 👍

Guy Rump
Finally completed, my first glider done. 🙂

Many thanks mates for your interest and likes William J, Mirko R, Cliff K & Finn. 👍

Nicolas
Nice result Guy. 👍

J35J
Great build and paintwork Guy! Congrats👍🏻

Guy Rump
Many thanks Nicolas & J35J for your kind comments, I really appreciate them! 👍

Many thanks mates for your interest and likes Treehugger, Nicolas, Gary V & Cuajete. 👍

Guy Rump
Many thanks mates for your interest and likes Dave & Lukasz G. 👍

Robert Podkoński
Fantastic job, Guy!

Stephan Fässler
Great work mate!

Neuling
You brought this oldie to life!

Guy Rump
Many thanks for your very kind comments Robert, Stephan & Neuling. I appreciate them greatly! 👍

Many thanks mates for your interest and likes Vassk9, Villiers DV, Mona, Juskifo, NordMito, Stephen F & Mark B. 👍

Guy Rump
Many thanks mate for your interest and like Joseph L. 👍

Guy Rump
Many thanks mate for your interest and like Desert Marlin. 👍

Guy Rump
Many thanks mate for your interest and like Franck G. 👍

Guy Rump
Many thanks mate for your interest and like Tcamp. 👍

István Szücs
Wonderful!

Mr D
Like it Guy 👌
Was this one of the invasion glider's??

Guy Rump
Many thanks for your kind comments Istvan & Mr D, it is greatly appreciated. 👍

@Mr D, yes the glider is in the D-Day invasion colours with identification stripes. 👍

Many thanks mates for your interest and likes Istvan S, Skyhiker & Mr D. 👍

Guy Rump
Many thanks mates for your interest and likes Sergio O & Bozo. 👍

Guy Rump
Many thanks mate for your interest and like NLAWScametovisit. 👍

David Taylor
You need a MK5 Stirling now Guy.

Guy Rump
I have a Mk.1 in my stash David, I think that will have to do otherwise she who must be obeyed will not be happy! 🙂

Many thanks mate for your interest and like Durand S. 👍

Stephen Lesley
Wow, this one brings back memories. As a teenager I loved looking through the Italeri catalogues and marvel at the paint jobs on the models. Most of them were painted by Francois Verlinden and I remember thinking I will never make models like that!

Guy Rump
Yes, the Horsa was always a model I wanted to build and as a teenager never got one. As well as the newer tools, it's always nice to build older models that we wanted when we were young. 👍

Many thanks mates for your interest and likes Curatorm & Stephen L. 👍

Guy Rump
Many thanks mates for your interest and likes Patrick VV & Andre S. 👍

Jennifer Franklin
Did you paint the white strips, or are they decals?

Guy Rump
Hi Jennifer, I painted the black and white strips. 👍

Jennifer Franklin
*wow* How did you get then so perfect?

Ben M
👀

gorby
Good idea using the Dremel to clean the wheels.

Robert Podkoński
Keep my fingers crossed!

Treehugger
Oh, wow. Interesting idea with that Dremel and a toothpick. Must try this sometime myself with some 1:35 tank wheels.

Eddy Marshall
Hey Treehugger... Yeah its pretty nifty... Dremel and a preloved scalpel blade is a cheap life hack in place of a lathe... Just keep it on the lowest speed tho and use the blade as a scraper to gently rempve the seam...Don't use sandpaper though... You'll melt the wheel to your fingers otherwise... lol... Oh and the larger the diameter the more likely you'll lose an eye...! Lol

Treehugger
I have some lesser electrical drills I can try use to lower the speed and use a metal file, should be safer I think than trying to mix that with some xacto blade.

Bohrmann
👀

Eddy Marshall
Cheers Rob... Got them together... Must've been your good will mate... Lol... Happy modelling...

Ben M
Makes me glad I 3d printed my mk iv track assemblies as single pieces 😂

Robert Podkoński
👍👍

Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍

Eddy Marshall
Cheers Guys... Don't look too closely... Lol

Christian Abraham
Ready for paint

Christian Abraham
Nearly finished

Stephan H.
Awesome PE work and painting. Great work 👍

Mark Sherwood
I've got to say Christian, I take my hat off to you ship builders, you produce great work, your latest build is coming along 👍 me personally, I don't have the patience. 🤘🥸🤟

Christian Abraham
Thanks guys. Yes patience helps. But when the mast schmales only some tea helps 🤣

Dave
Wow that is some very impressive detailing.

Christian Abraham
Thanks Dave

Guy Rump
Looking great, following. 👍

Christian Abraham
Thanks Guy

Bozo
Hello Tomas,

Good job. Love this plane. The cockades of wing are strange.

Ben M
Every vehicle the Nazis ever built or thought about building.

Nik Watson
That's what keeps us building German WWII hardware, the variety and peculiarities are many & varied.

Trez
And useless. I've never seen this contraption before and I believe most Germans wouldn't be seen dead in such a thing - literally

Ben M
Is the concern of a stylistic nature?

Trez
I hear the next release will be a schwimmwagen with a panzer III turret

Jan Peters
This vehicle was used in training, in order to master Panzer tactics.
It is a real vehicle, not a fictional brainfart.

Trez
A paper model sounds about right. It's a ridiculous release. It never saw action and is worse than a what if. Will you be doing a diorama with Wehrmacht soldiers holding up cardboard tank profiles? I think it will be much to your liking

reddit.com/r/History.._a_dummy_tank_to_be/

Jan Peters
No-one is forcing you to buy it Trez😂
It is however a machine what has been used, and in some numbers too, and I think some of us are happy to see one done in styrene.

Trez
My friend, where do you get these assumptions from? Just because I don't like a kit doesn't mean that I beleive I am being coerced into buying it.
Are you going to do that diorama then? With the soldiers holding up cardboard tanks? You could do one of the guys running to represent really fast panzers! lol

Bozo
Bonjour,
Brillante démonstration de nuance de gris. Construction irréprochable. On dirait un vrai.
Mais dieu qu'ils sont ternes nos Rafaux.

Alain Brshl
Oui c'est 50 shades of grey !😁

George Williams
That's a great looking Corvette, Rafael, all your extra work has really paid off.

Jennifer Franklin
This is a smart way to practice techniques. Good luck with the pre-shading and exhaust effects.

Bozzer
I'm in, just to see how that trailer goes! That's some ambitious project, right there, brother!

Martin Oostrom
My son printed these parts a while ago and they were in the way on my bench. So I'll be working on the cargo first and then we'll see where it goes from there truck and trailer wise.

Ben M
👀 what a cool subject…

Spanjaard
so now you have access to 3D printers, cool

Bozzer
I couldn't help wonder, what that thing is? I'm guessing that it's some kind of silo? Probably fictional, but not uncommon for unusual things to be carried around the country. I'm definitely all for unusual loads. They keep our hobby, that little bit more interesting.

Martin Oostrom
In game it is called an Industrial Condenser.

Bozzer
Some nifty little hacks, there Martin. Keep them coming 😉

Martin Oostrom
Too bad is will me a one colour beast.
I might try some preshading to see how that turns out…

bughunter
Another level of great scratch work! That will be a unique model 👍

Martin Oostrom
I had some primer left over from the Merc and the Lambo, so why not use it on this one?
And then I couldn't help myself.

Kyle DeHart
Stopping by to watch this too.

Spanjaard
unique, my friend. really looking forward the end result

Jonathon Herring
Gotta love large complex loads. Gonna watch fascinated.

Martin Oostrom
Slow progress. Today I clearcoated the cargo with Zeropaint 2k flat

Bozzer
Just wondering how things are moving, with this project?

Martin Oostrom
Stuck in traffic. There's a slow moving Beetle in front of an on old Australian Truck holding things up.

Spanjaard
LOL

Bozzer
Oddly enough, I have a road at the back of my cave, just like that? The chassis for my Australian Truck, is currently the test bed, for my resin cabs! It does look good, with double hump fenders though 😉

Martin Oostrom
The Aussie truck is done and the Beetles paint is curing.
Now building a new bed for the trailer.

Bozzer
Oh, I'm glued to my seat! Let's go!!!

Martin Oostrom
I do hope that the Mrs will bring some food and drink every now and then. It's going to take a while Bozzer.
Decision time. Do I make my own cross members or do I glue the new bed on top of the old one?

Bozzer
That's a tough call mate.
Personally, I'd go for it and build my own. However, I'd check the time, by building one, and see how long it takes me? Then I'd multiply that, by the amount of cross members, plus the rails and end pieces.
I'd do this because, my time is limited and nobody really looks at the bottom of a trailer?
That being said, I have plans to build some very interesting trailers, in the future, all from scratch!
If time is on your side, go for it. If not, straight on top of the old, works too.

Martin Oostrom
The kit bed has 'just' 21 crossmembers. I think I'll pass on recreating those.

Martin Oostrom
At ESM last Saturday, I met this guy Mark Spiers. He is supplying me with another set of axles and the wheels and such. At a reasonable price, I can get this setup look a bit more 'heavy transport'.

Bozzer
On the Idea picture, your image shows smaller wheels on the trailer, than the truck. Obviously those are offset by the gooseneck. Options for wheels should be available by 3D printing? They'd definitely be steel wheels. Revell have a Heavy Duty Trailer with a beavertail. I can measure those wheels and tyres, if you want that information? That's definitely the way I'd go, for a heavy trailer like that 👍

Martin Oostrom
💡 Yoe mean this one? Heavy Duty Trailer (Revell 07533, 1:25)
The one that's in my stash? And the size of the lower half is just big enough for my cargo? Because I got it out and measured it?
You're a genius Bozzer. It would rearrange my projects a bit, but that's been done before.

Bozzer
Lol, exactly that one, my mate!
May I suggest you make a mould of the wheels, and cast your own? There's enough knowledge in this forum, to help you? But a smart man with a 3D printer, could also help you out 😉

Martin Oostrom
The parts from Mark Spier arrived in the post today. Just like we agreed, with a couple of figurines tossed in.
Mark is a fellow modeller, who doesn't want to let parts go to waste. He has a collection of leftover parts. You can contact him on his email marxpier0512@gmail.com. He just might have the parts you need. Just give it a try.
Full disclosure: I don't get a cent from whatever he charges.

Martin Oostrom
So the switch is made to the Revell Heavy Duty trailer. I got punished right away, more ejection marks than parts. Guess what I did in the last few hours?

Martin Oostrom
Another hour, another question. I removed some wiring/piping. First I intended to replace it with 0.5mm brass rod. But it looks a bit thin. I also have 0.8mm lead wire. More to size, but a bit bendy.
What to use? And what to simulate the clasps with?

Ben M
You can use brass or even paper for the clasps

bughunter
Copper! It is harder then lead. You can glow it to get it more soft.
Foil from a whine bottle, not all are usable. Often the have two alu with clear plastic in between. I often use the removed outer blacked alu.

Bozzer
Bloody hell, I've created a monster!
I agree with bugsy, but you might also have some black plastic tubing, hidden in your other kits? Usually AMT and Revell. See if that works for you?

yngvenett
I really want to keep watching this 😮

Martin Oostrom
Brass sheet is on its way, with a selection of different rod sizes too.
Welcome to the party Yngve, normally you would be a bit late as the trailer was 2/3 done with prepping. But thanks to mr Bozzer here, I had to start all over. On a filler, scraped, sander kit no less. A monster he created indeed.

Peter Hardy
A "Mammoth" project Martin! I have to admit you are making one heck of a mess so you must be having fun! Looking forward to learning with the brass or copper!

Mr D
Nice progress 👍 extra work be worthwhile in the end ... Like the project 😁👍

Martin Oostrom
This kit needs a lot of work. The fit is decent to good. But there are so many mold lines. Each part needs cutting, filing, scraping and sanding. Slow and tedious.
Bozzer! You made me do this! 😉

Goldman
Impressive work Martin.

I have found that the best solution to the ejector pin marks Italeri and Revell like so much is CA glue (superglue) mixed with Talcum Powder. Make sure you have "real" talcum powder that contains Talc and not corn starch (apparently, recently Jonshon replaced the Talc in its products with corn starch so check the ingredients on the package). For CA I use the cheap Loctite from the supermarket. The Talc make the CA easier to sand.

I also use Dspiae self adhesive sanding strips (280 and 800 grits) with their aluminum boards to get a flat area:
Alumimium Alloy Sanding Boar..2+2pcs) (DSPIAE AS-RD15, No)
Pre-cut self adhesive Sandpa..00grain (DSPIAE MSP-400, No)

bughunter
... or fill the ejector pin marks with round discs of styrene, made with punch&die. It has the advantage of same material and no shrinking.

Martin Oostrom
Thanks for the tips mates.
Today I spent 4 hours replacing the awful wood grain on the ramps with some tread plates. It took so long because I hade to carve out enough space in a solid part of the ramps

Goldman
Time well spent. Looks good. Much more heavy duty.

Mr D
Good job on the ramps.... nice n crisp.👍👍

Spanjaard
very nice

Bozzer
Looks like time well spent, to me? Wouldn't it be great, if they had a router or some kind of milling machine, for our hobby? Something I might have a play with, in the summer.
This trailer can't be far away from primer, now? Or does Mr Martin, have a few more tricks up his sleeve? 😉

Peter Hardy
Quite impressive "carving" old mate. But, why is there always a but with me and trucks, what goes underneath?

Martin Oostrom
I'm waiting on some rods and pipes to arrive. I need those for wiring and piping. And I'm trying to find some spare air tanks
My thumb tried to paint the parts prematurely, after a knife took an unplanned detour. A band aid or two took care of that.

Kyle DeHart
I really like tread plate addition. That's was a good idea. Hopefully your thumb didn't get it too badly!!

Spanjaard
@Bozzer, you may mean MF 70 (Proxxon 27110, No) . there is even the CNC version, but it is more for metal than plastic, in my opinion

bughunter
Very clean work Martin 👍
Spanjaard is right about the mill. The rotation speed can be set between 5000 and 20000, which is too high for plastic.

Goldman
If you already have a Proxxon or similar grinder you can just get a drill stand (MB200) and the sliding table (KT70) and save some money. Will probably not be as accurate as the MF70 but I think it will be good enough for plastic. I actually considered buying this combination (I already have Proxxon FBS240 grinder) but after considering the cost and, more importantly, how often I will use this setup I decided not to.

Ben M
If you do as Goldman suggests, you can use one of those analog speed controls. I have one for my dremel that goes all the way down to zero rpm.

Bozzer
You guys have given me some food for thought. I can see myself getting busy, after the holidays. 😉

Bill Newcomer
Cool project. Following. I too am working on a trailer. Much smaller project though.

Jennifer Franklin
This is ambitious! At least your son has a 3D printer. Are you seriously thinking of getting one yourself? They have come down in price a great deal. The Bambu Lab A1 is an excellent printer and is much more reasonably priced than they used to be.

Guy Rump
Following with interest. 👍

Jiří Mikel
Thank you Guy. I will try to do my best!

Olivier
I have it in my stash. Let me sit here watching you.

Jiří Mikel
Your are welcome Olivier.

Martin Oostrom
Just a few pictures from ESM last saturday. Light wasn't the best.

Spanjaard
it was a good show an great fun 🙂

George Williams
Thanks for sharing these, Martin.

Martin Oostrom
You're welcome George

Neuling
Thanks for sharing!

Mr D
A great build 👍

Villiers de Vos
Thank you for sharing.

Jennifer Franklin
Thanks for sharing, some beautiful work there.