Flash, mould lines, sink marks, ejection pin marks and a little bit of kit thrown in.
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David TaylorYou like most of us waste our lives fiddling away on our own little projects only you do it better than most.I try and resist building OOB to make it more challenging and interesting,sometimes OOB.LOL
Rui SWhat a beautiful scratch you're doing in such a small kit. This is Unbelievable 😮 at least for a person with tired eyes like me. Do you use a microscope? 😄
gorbyRui, these days I can barely find my work bench without my optivisor. 😄 😄
David, I do it because I like the challenge as well...and I can't write symphonies. Scratch-building in 1/72 also gives me a chance to practice swearing. I'm getting quite good at it now. 😳
Thanks all for tagging along. 🙂
Kesa TihoGlad to see your working on another project. Intrested to see how this will come along, or what it even is.. anyways following with interest 👍
gorbyThanks Lukasz. 🙂
The original intention was to do a quick out of the box build...then I saw what was missing and I've sort of got carried away. 🙂
Mr DNice model, l remember seeing a video on simulator truck...used to deliver coal.
Nice 👍👍
Alec KAnother scratch project? I am of course in 👍. A wee bit of a depressing preamble (lots of which I identify with), hope you are ok mate 👍.
Excellent progress btw.
Mr DNice to see scratch build 😃👍
Always inspires and helps to learn new skills.
Looking great so far... Good work 😁👍
gorbySorry Alex, I thought I'd attached the (very basic) kit to the project, and I'm fine - thanks mate.
Thanks all, I'm enjoying adding a few bits to this thing and glad you like it. 🙂
David GoodchildI feel like I'm a bit late to this party, but this is really fantastic; not just the effort you're putting into it gorby, but the history, the humour and the imagination and research too. It's your model, you make it your way and it's a pleasure to see so much experience and skill put to such satisfying effect. 👍👍😎
Łukasz GlińskiX-4, my fav colour! 😄 I have to admit this colour setup looks very die-cast-Matchboxish 😄
gorbyBetter late than never David. Thanks for the lovely comment. I think some people take this hobby a bit too seriously so I like to do the exact opposite. 🙂
You're right Lukasz, the colour does look a bit die-cast doesn't it? 😄
I need to drag myself away from using X-4 – even if I think it suits oldie-worldie vehicles. I don't want to be thought of as a one trick pony. I'm at least a two trick pony. 😄 😄
Łukasz GlińskiNah, X-4 fits much more than that: Blue Jetstream (SP-KWN) | Project by Woody (1:72)
David GoodchildPeople always like to take things seriously, even when they possibly shouldn't! Really look forward to the next update! 👍
Mr DIt happens sometimes! I've had this alot with brush painting, l think the brush would push paint under.
I use a masking fluid on top of any awkward masks now.
You will get it tidied ok.
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gorbyI completed the build yesterday and other than the headlights being a bit too big I'm happy with how it turned out. I ended up really enjoying the build and thanks to every one for following. 👍
bughunterWhat a nice little lorry! I hear some sound of the steam engine ...
A nice street too. That might be a good idea to seal it with thinned PVA, I'll have to remember that for the future.
Alec KVery nicely done Gorby! The colors are apropo I think, and I like that photo booth (nice dual purpose set up) 👍
Łukasz GlińskiExqusite job! Looks like a bigger scale, 43rd at least 👍
And dat colours and weathering, like Matchbox Yesteryear series taken out of storage after all these years 😄
@John: will do, but only when we start seeing these bigly huge matchsticks 😄
Kesa TihoI love that Gorby's builds comment section became like a little scalemates get together 😂
gorbyWOW! That's a very nice surprise to find in the morning. 🙂
I'm amazed that such a tiny model has had such a big response. Thanks you everyone for taking the time to comment. 👍
John: My 1/72 vehicle fixation was a Zsolt's fault….thanks Zsolt. 🙂
Bugs: What's this? Has the world turned upside down? Me teaching Bughunter something. 😄
Alec: It's also because I'm too tight to buy a photo tent, did I forget to mention that bit. 😄
Kesa: Photo 28 explains how I made the base – it's as quick, simple and cheap as it's possible to make a reasonably decent base.
Lukasz: I'm stttiiilll looking for those huge matches. 😄
Thanks again to everyone who commented or liked. 👍
BohrmannBeautiful model sir !!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 In the pictures the model doesn't look that small, certainly not 1/72 scale. Only in slide #34 where you can make the comparison with the match does it dawn on me that this really is a small model. Unless the matches in the Uk are a lot bigger than on the continent. 😉
gorbyThanks you very much Bohrmann and Finn! 🙂
It really is a tiny little thing - only 9cm long. I did wonder what I was doing with my life when I spent several days detailing the minuscule cab area. 😄
Mr DI like the wheels.... They have that heavy cast look, the red looks period too.
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gorbyThanks mates, I'm glad you like it. 👍
Nice to 'see' you a again Jean Pierre. 🙂
gorbyNotice how I've cunningly managed to avoid the Zsolt match patent by using a brown match. 😄 😄
Simon SWVery nice, you've really made a lot out of a little! 👍
I've got a Keil Kraft /Davric Thornycroft A1 lorry lurking in my stash that I have an 'idea of an idea' for. But the kit itself looks more like something that should have come free in a Cornflakes packet! You've set a rather high bar here...
gorbyThanks everyone for taking the time to comment. 🙂
Simon: You're right, they are very basic but I quite enjoyed the challenge. Mind you, I've got three similar quality kits in the stash at the moment and I'm not sure if I can face them yet. 😄
Thanks again, and to everyone who has 'liked'. 👍
Alex KWell, I, for one, would love to see you tackle the other Keilkraft kits in your stash... not to mention that Roland's new endeavour made me think what Gorby could have done with Airfix "Stephenson's Rocket"...
gorbyNot sure if wanting me to tackle the other Keilkraft kits means you have sadistic tendencies Alex. 😄 😄
I love the Rocket so I wouldn't rule that out if I can find one for a price good enough for a cheapskate like me. 🙂
Thanks Alex. 👍
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1/72 Foden C-Type Steam Wagon.
I like steam lorries. There you go, I've said it! 😳
Some other counties used steam wagons but Britain was addicted to them long after the rest of the world discovered diesel. They were antiquated, slower, heavier, less efficient and a generally a bit on the ridiculous side…. so obviously I'm going to like them. 🙂
The Keil Kraft kit is about as basic as my grasp of Mandarin. This is going to take a bit of work….
Some people might think that detailing a tiny model is a bit of a pain. They would probably called 'normal'.
Some people might think that using many hours to detail a tiny plastic kit is 'wasting your life'. That would probably be 99.5% of the population.
Some people might think my efforts on my tiny little inconsequential model aren't precise enough and are therefore, sacrilege. Lets call them 'a bit of a dick'.
This is the bit I enjoy, and what is a 'hobby' if it isn't passing the time in a pleasurable way until they finally nail the lid closed. Is it any more a waste of time than writing a book or composing a symphony?
Well obviously it is. 😄
Now, I'm not saying that I'm producing something which is entirely accurate. I'm saying it's "well, sort of" and "It's better than it was". It's mainly to busy up a previously basic kit and to waste my life in a way that I think is entertaining and relatively harmless… other than the paint vapour, glue fumes, resin dust, scalpel wounds, gluing myself to various objects with super glue, wrestling with carpet monsters, being buried in an avalanche as a result of an unstable stash mountain, being attacked by a rivet counter driven mad by Trumpeters aircraft design team.…. all reasonable dangers I'll think you'll agree.
