1920 Rolls Royce Armoured Car - Pattern 20
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Had to remove some of the parts that prevented installing other parts, so this shot is after that process - left hand side
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The locating pin for the fan was very feeble, so decided to drill it through & use a cut-down pin.
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Rebuilt engine - Right Hand side
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Found some splendid pictures on the web, of what I was aiming for..
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and the result - Left hand Side
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Splendid picture of the Right Hand side - I won't be replicating the wiring & fine piping!!
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and the result - Right Hand Side - remember this is only 1/35th
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and the fan spins too
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The missing front wheel bush, still on the sprue - out with the brass piping
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quite a good fit over the original axle stub
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cut the "nut" off the wheel, to be drilled out & used later
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the wheel in position on the new stub axle
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The 2 front wheel "nuts" - fortunately I had consecutively sized brass pipe, so could use one inside the other for gluing, or free spinning.
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Same approach with the rear axle - drilled out the diff & other components
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Front axle stubs - 3 sized pipes: Smallest drilled and glued into the "nut" ; mid-size to strengthen the "nut"; larger size as the stub axle fitting over the plastic, and allowing the "nut" to be glued inside it, after the wheel was mounted.
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Chassis and components completed - managed to lever apart the chassis rails, to squeeze in the engine.
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Outside of the rear axle assembly test fit.
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Completed rear axle assembly
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The exhaust pipes wouldn't meet with the exhaust stacks on the engine - cut 'em off, drill 'em out, replace with the appropriately angled brass rod. - Lots of minute bending, test fit, more bending, test fit.......gotcha!
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Exhaust pipes under the stacks, pretty close to where they should be.
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Chassis complete with front & rear axles, engine & drive-line, exhaust, fuel tank, steering box & linkages.
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Looking at the fitment of the rear armoured doors - they're a very bad fit as far as the outer hinges feeding into the indentations on the hull. So, what else can I do?
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I cut the right hand double-door in half, then spent over an hour cutting and scraping and trimming etc to get that one door to fit in the CLOSED position nicely. I had decided to mount all other doors OPEN.
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In order to mount them OPEN, I had to cut the barrel of each hinge down the middle, then introduce another 45degrees so that they had the right bend in them. Got the angle OK on the Left hand doors, they will just fit inside the rear utility tray side. Phew!)
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Whilst doing the hinges on the upper right-hand door, I thought I'd play with the flip-cap for the rifle/sight opening. It is fully molded on the inside, so all I had to do was make a suitable cover out of some spare PE, then glue that in the OPEN position.
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Another flaw in the instructions is that there's no ORDER in which to install things, and als very unclear images of the assembled part(s) in later use. Whilst doing some test fitting with the above doors I realised that the chassis has to tongue through the rear utility assembly. Some adjustment of the space here was necessary - about 0.3mm to shave off.
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Here's the above test fit, showing that I will now have to mount the ammunition boxes on the outside of the trays, for my OPEN doors to be OK. Easily done.
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Detail shot of the radiator properly in place, together with the radiator armour. Again the vague instructions, and some inaccurate moldings caused some concern. I ended up re-trimming the bottom mount of the shields, and then glueing that to the radiator front & the chassis for a solid structure.
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Dashboard created, based on photos of the real thing - covered in satin sticky tape to make it more durable. Will glue in place after painting is done.
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Looks like the lenses in this kit have gone elsewhere!!
Out with the RP Toolz Punch & Die set (2.6mm) & Shadow Hobby Thinnerline circle cutter for the 6.4mm - Used the top of a blister pack as the source.
Out with the RP Toolz Punch & Die set (2.6mm) & Shadow Hobby Thinnerline circle cutter for the 6.4mm - Used the top of a blister pack as the source.
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Most of the small items detail painting - Lights now painted chrome inside and lenses mounted
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Spray painting external parts - had to sand & respray a few small areas.
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Looking at photos online shows firewall to radiator bracing - will need to add that for my display. This and other photos also show the linkage from the radiator shields. Will need that too.
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Braces & linkage fabricated from plastic & super-glued in place - stabilised the whole vehicle!! Painted them flat black initially.....
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overhead view
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As per photos, painted them in the colour of the body - much better
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Had to re-make the Turret retaining tabs that had been removed by the initial kit owner.
No, I don't know why these would be removed, either.
No, I don't know why these would be removed, either.
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Turret test fit after tab rebuild - just lovely!
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On to the running boards, which fit remarkably well onto the 3 bracket hung off the chassis. Finally found a use for these mini clothes pegs!!
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Rear mudguard attached to running board & utility tray - a pretty good fit. Similarly, front mudguard installed with 2 key-in points on chassis, and underneath leading end of running board. Quite a bit of fine preparation required for the chassis mount slots, but the end result is quite solid.
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View of the rear of the Utility tray, with doors open.
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Close-up with turret off to let in some light, showing off dash, etc.
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Another few hours work, and she's finished.....except for decals
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bonnet assembly slid on quite firmly, but nicely.
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Closer shot of headlights, guards, running board etc
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Side shot showing bracket made for shovel - kit instructions just had it glued on the side - pinched some left-over "Metal Earth" PE - Looks pretty cool, I think!
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Mounted Fuel drum on opposite side to instructions - a nicer fit on the running board here.
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close-up
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Closer shot of rear showing steps & tail-light
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Close-up through armoured doors - there's more detail in there than before?!?!?
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Turret off inspection: There are 4 rifles supplied in the kit, but they're too long to stand upright as the instructions specify, and they'd foul on the turret rotation too. So I decided to make up some brackets to hang them on the wall.
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and on the passenger's side too...
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Cockpit view showing computer printed dash, Radiator Shields Lever (white), etc etc
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Driver's close-up
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The front of vehicle
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Focussing on the bonnet fit - it'll do.
I'll add a few more snaps after I do the decals......(maybe with a twist?!?!?)
I'll add a few more snaps after I do the decals......(maybe with a twist?!?!?)
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ADF Decalling completed - by the way, the Roden Decals are shocking, with a couple of the larger ones I wanted to use just falling apart. Pinched some of my Red Roo stash, and spare from my Leopard RV.
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Obviously these 2 are from different campaigns - you can tell by the camouflage! !;^)
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Better take some supplies too
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Front 1/4 close-up
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Rear finished view - loading supplies
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That's it, folks - Rollin' On!!
thanks for watching!
thanks for watching!
Kommentarer
8 27 July 2020, 13:39
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Following too... This will be a great help when I start its 1/72 cadet sibling... Are you going for the Irish ARR2 "Sliabh na mBan"?
21 August 2020, 19:17
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I built this for a bit of fun while getting back into the hobby - probably going to make this a "What if?" Australian version - dont think it ever got to Australia! Might get some decals on it in the next day or so. Glad you like it!
22 August 2020, 03:36
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Second-hand kit from an estate - looked to be complete, and in reasonable condition, so, hey, let's give it a try..........(heard that line before...)
Random sections have been started in no particular order, meaning that a lot of work-around and revision had to be devised & built