I consider my entries finished:
Images are not the best possible, but the couple is almost half a meter/20 inches long...
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Truck and Trailer Campaign
Posted: Friday, August 18, 2017 - 07:43 PM UTC
Posted: Friday, August 18, 2017 - 07:50 PM UTC
Very nice Angel!
27-1025
North Carolina, United States
Joined: September 16, 2004
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Posted: Saturday, August 19, 2017 - 07:05 AM UTC
Very nice. Well done.
Aiglos_and_Narsil
Alabama, United States
Joined: July 06, 2017
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Posted: Tuesday, August 22, 2017 - 12:15 AM UTC
Nicely done. I like your weathering, not overdone but enough to make the vehicle look used.
A bit more progress on my Sd.Kfz 10:
In the following two photos you can see a gap between the hull sides and fenders.
I thought the sidewall parts would fit in here and fill this, but I realized that they actually fit into railings and can be moved up or down. I'm not sure if the gap from the top is supposed to be there and I'm considering filling it with some very thin sheet styrene.
A bit more progress on my Sd.Kfz 10:
In the following two photos you can see a gap between the hull sides and fenders.
I thought the sidewall parts would fit in here and fill this, but I realized that they actually fit into railings and can be moved up or down. I'm not sure if the gap from the top is supposed to be there and I'm considering filling it with some very thin sheet styrene.
Posted: Tuesday, August 22, 2017 - 12:51 AM UTC
Gap from the top??? Not sure what you mean. There should be no gap between the fender and the body side.
The sliding side walls on the model can be made to actually work if you are careful with the spacing of the tracks and the gluing.
p.s. The Sd. Kfz. 10 at the Patton actually came with black leather pads running along the tops of these sliding side doors/walls. They made for very nice arm rests while driving! I doubt they were original WWII but the Patton did not add them and all the upholstery on the vehicle matched; seats, back rests and arm rests.
Hard to see in this photo but they are there.
Mike Koenig photo - All rights reserved.
The sliding side walls on the model can be made to actually work if you are careful with the spacing of the tracks and the gluing.
p.s. The Sd. Kfz. 10 at the Patton actually came with black leather pads running along the tops of these sliding side doors/walls. They made for very nice arm rests while driving! I doubt they were original WWII but the Patton did not add them and all the upholstery on the vehicle matched; seats, back rests and arm rests.
Hard to see in this photo but they are there.
Mike Koenig photo - All rights reserved.
Aiglos_and_Narsil
Alabama, United States
Joined: July 06, 2017
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Joined: July 06, 2017
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Posted: Tuesday, August 22, 2017 - 10:43 AM UTC
The gap I mean is this bit right here:
It's less a gap I guess and more a shallow indentation. I thought it was for the bottom of the sliding side panels to fit into, but of course that was before I realized they were sliding.
It's less a gap I guess and more a shallow indentation. I thought it was for the bottom of the sliding side panels to fit into, but of course that was before I realized they were sliding.
Posted: Tuesday, August 22, 2017 - 02:57 PM UTC
Looks like the vertical side of the plastic chassis tub is slightly warped inward. I think you have one solution to the problem and you have taken care of it.
I probably would have clamped the fender to the chassis tub till the glue dried in hopes that the fender would pull the chassis side outward. Would have been just my luck I would have ended up with two warped pieces instead of just one.
I probably would have clamped the fender to the chassis tub till the glue dried in hopes that the fender would pull the chassis side outward. Would have been just my luck I would have ended up with two warped pieces instead of just one.
Posted: Tuesday, August 22, 2017 - 10:35 PM UTC
Kanguroo
Vietnam
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Posted: Saturday, August 26, 2017 - 08:24 PM UTC
Bigred69
Armed Forces Europe, United States
Joined: December 27, 2015
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Posted: Sunday, August 27, 2017 - 02:03 AM UTC
Mr. K, I like what you have finished so far. Where did you get the information on the winch?
Kanguroo
Vietnam
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Posted: Sunday, August 27, 2017 - 03:08 PM UTC
The winch? It's just an imaginative removal.
On the military truck Kraz-260, the winch sits at the rear of the chassie, below the bed. On this -6446 tractor, I fixed it in a new position instead of throwing away. Maybe it's a what-if structure.
Thank you for your comment.
On the military truck Kraz-260, the winch sits at the rear of the chassie, below the bed. On this -6446 tractor, I fixed it in a new position instead of throwing away. Maybe it's a what-if structure.
Thank you for your comment.
Kanguroo
Vietnam
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Posted: Friday, September 01, 2017 - 10:25 PM UTC
Posted: Friday, September 01, 2017 - 11:16 PM UTC
Looks real good K!
Kanguroo
Vietnam
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Posted: Tuesday, September 12, 2017 - 09:27 PM UTC
Posted: Tuesday, September 12, 2017 - 09:36 PM UTC
Excellent job on a monster of kit!
Posted: Tuesday, September 12, 2017 - 11:16 PM UTC
Ditto Mr. K - a BIG thumbs up!
I really like the rusty decking.
Do not understand why Takom did not go for the three axle trailer???
I really like the rusty decking.
Do not understand why Takom did not go for the three axle trailer???
TacFireGuru
Colorado, United States
Joined: December 25, 2004
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Posted: Wednesday, September 20, 2017 - 10:15 PM UTC
Has the campaign ended? It's not showing on the "Campaigns" tab....
Mike
Mike
Nito74
Lisboa, Portugal
Joined: March 04, 2008
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Posted: Sunday, October 01, 2017 - 03:45 PM UTC
Yes, Campaign has ended.
Ribbons sent.
Ribbons sent.
Kanguroo
Vietnam
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Posted: Monday, October 02, 2017 - 05:56 AM UTC
Thanks John and all of you.
Posted: Thursday, November 02, 2017 - 01:32 PM UTC
Seems like a lot of new truck&trailer kits are going to hit the shelves in the coming months.
Is there a chance that another Truck And Trailer Campaign is set up for 2018?
I will surely join, if one is announced: my to-do list includes several couples...
Is there a chance that another Truck And Trailer Campaign is set up for 2018?
I will surely join, if one is announced: my to-do list includes several couples...
Bluestab
South Carolina, United States
Joined: December 03, 2009
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Posted: Monday, November 06, 2017 - 10:01 AM UTC
Thanks for the campaign and the ribbon.