Well, I suppose the push is on with this one! The ole tram seemed to be languishing exit bench left for a bit! I took some time to lay down several coats of paint...some chipped, some layered but all on! I still have a few things to tidy up then some weathering...I can see that light, albeit faint, it is there!!





Mustering on with this, I should have more of this in order soon! Thanks for taking the time to swing by!!

Hi Todd,

Good to see this one back on the bench. Outstanding progress!

—mike

Wow neato

Mike & George, Thank you both!

I love your tram and the way in which you have damaged it.

I wanted to do something similar, but I am scared by the number of parts of the Miniart tram... I should pay someone to build it for me....

I'm with Mike... good to see this one come around again. The colorization looks good so far.

Thanks Luca! The Tram does have a huge parts count...think over 600 pieces...but close to half of that is in the undercarriage alone. If you wrecked yours standing up, most of that is not seen! Best to start out "wrecking" on a cheap old kit you have in the stash that you probably were not going to build. Play around and get the feel for things and have some fun!!

Hiya Bob!!! Thanks buddy!! I am happy to get this one moving too! It's time!!

Looks great with some color on it now.

Thank you Anthony!

More than the number of parts, is the Miniart style I am a little bit afraid of... I had some painul experience with some of their kits, they are quite "fragile" and very time expending...

However, you did a grat job !

MiniArt kits over-engineered? You're being kind!
If it was a part on the real thing; MiniArt had to replicate in scale.

I had no end of trouble with their GAZ AAA truck, so I'm hesitant to try the D7 bulldozer, even though it's a subject I really like.
But only other choice is Mirror Models. Rock and hard place.

Using a photo-etch micro saw is required for removing some of the microscopic MiniArm parts from their trees.

Good luck on the project!

Luca, The parts are definitely fragile...just one of the MiniArt traits I guess. As Evan put, over engineered to say the least. In all practicality with regard to the Tram, you could assemble the whole underside minus a bunch of stuff. Each of the two trucks on this are made up with over 100 pieces if I remember correctly but you basically only see the box frame and wheels pretty much. The lower frame skirt hide just about everything. As Bill Cross mentioned in his review as well, the grab handles and bars throughout are fragile and fiddly to work with and probably best to replace with bras or copper wire a lot easier than cutting and cleaning all of the kit parts up.

In terms of detail...great kit! In terms of ease of construction...not so much but depending on how you want to build it, short cuts could be made!

How did I miss this thread? Awesome work.

Thank you Robert!

Regarding the gazillion MiniArt parts intimidation factor: Just get at it; take your time; the sprues will get stripped-down; the subassemblies will begin to appear, and you'll be on your way to a wonderful build before you even know it. ... And just look at how much fun Todd is having!

Easy for me to say! ... I still haven't started mine yet!!!

—mike

Simply awesome work! Depicting destroyed/damaged stuff I think is one of the hardest things to make look realistic. You have succeeded brilliantly for sure.
J

Thanks Mike....I am having some fun on this! Looking forward to seeing you maybe crack the box on yours at some point!

Thank you very much Jerry! The breaking part is not too bad...almost come naturally~~ The rest is trial and error and layer after layer of paint, washes and pigments. I am just starting the washes and pigment part so there is more fun to be had!!

T, this is looking awesome, man! Missed this build thread, totally.

I want one of these kits. I saw one on the shelf at a LHS in Vegas the last time I was there… shouda' picked it up.

The lady walking her bicycle is the hook for this diorama, IMO

Thanks a bunch Ko! Great little kit to let go on!! Funny you brought up the old woman! She was one thing I need to finish up working on! LOL!! Too much rolling around on the bench I think!!