Thanks ! The purpose of the elastic thread is twofold. It does allow the parts to move, solder is too rigid for the tow bar. The appearance is the main reason...it looks like the real deal!

Back to work....

awesomescratchbuilding

looking forward to the upgrades

Jeff you are doing a great job,cant wait to see it
finished.

Thanks everyone, the comments keep the drive alive!

I was planning Alclad for the ballistic glass, but the finish product looked poor. After several attempts, I pulled out the reliable Future/ food coloring mix, and finished the "glass". Pics up after a few hrs drying!

Jeff

Word of caution..avoid masking glass with the yellow "frogtape" !! I found a ton of tape residue after everything dried, and ended up reshooting the mix, this time Tamiya tape was used.

Here's the hydraulic tank that mounts behind the cab, several layers of sheet was laminated then sanded to create the profile.





The bolts were sourced from the Meng small bolts set..much simpler than the hex rod !

Jeff

How about a little paint teaser ! The bed of the wrecker was the NATO scheme, painted w/ Tamiya colors. The brown was mixed from nato brown/ buff.



enjoy the pics!

Awesome + Awesome = Awesome !

Oh Jeff,

Look at this you are my hero.

Jay

How about a few pics to start the week?? The build is nearly complete! a few data plates and stencils need printing, and then weathering can begin

Enjoy the walkaround!









Jeff

Thought I'd add a little shot of how the truck got her name..



The letters were dry transfers from Archer, I think 2mm. Applied over the sand like a reverse mask..sprayed nato green, then carefully removed the transfers with a strip of Tamiya tape! "Medusa" now has her name!

The large lifting clevis' on the back were formed from solder, the pin just plastic rod I squished the head, then drilled it out.

Solder also was used for the slave cables seen in the spare tire.

Any feedback welcome ,

Fantastic build!!

Mark

Jeff,
Very well done!

Cheers Rob.

Thanks Mark & Rob !

soon as the AK weathering set arrives, I can dirty it up properly

Simply fantastic!!

Moreno

Really like this one - the quality of the scratch building & painting is top notch!

Greg

Just plain awesome.