Buenos Aires, Argentina
Joined: January 24, 2013
KitMaker: 112 posts
Armorama: 105 posts
Posted: Monday, December 05, 2016 - 09:38 AM UTC
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Raul - You are certainly having fun with your very interesting armored car. Is it an older kit?
Your vent shutters will certainly improved the look. Speaking of looks, at this stage of the build, the thing could easily be a space ship.
Thanks for showing the pictures top help us follow along.
This kit was released in 2005 I believe. Not that old but as I said is far from the Tamiya/Dragon/Bronco standards.
I'm currently building another Italeri kit for the truck and trailer campaign, and that one is really old, it's a re-release of a 1:72 Esci kit 31 years old! And believe it or not it's way better than this.
About the space ship, it's funny but I think the same since I glued the two body halves!
Cheers
Raul
Malaysia
Joined: March 28, 2016
KitMaker: 157 posts
Armorama: 140 posts
Posted: Monday, December 05, 2016 - 10:44 AM UTC
Her service record for the Polish campaign may be sketchy and debatable but since I've been given the green light, I shall go ahead with this little gem here. Let's go!
#454
Georgia, United States
Joined: July 10, 2016
KitMaker: 1,273 posts
Armorama: 1,138 posts
Posted: Monday, December 05, 2016 - 08:28 PM UTC
I have this kit in my stash, Bryan, looking forward to your build!!
"I can make armored cars, safe and unassailable...and behind these our infantry will be able to follow quite unharmed and without any opposition."
-Leonardo da Vinci, 1487
#460
California, United States
Joined: September 16, 2014
KitMaker: 1,156 posts
Armorama: 1,024 posts
Posted: Monday, December 05, 2016 - 11:17 PM UTC
Bryan - I'm with Clayton, One of these kits is now in the pile awaiting its turn in the sun. I like these oddball vehicles and look forward to seeing your progress.
Vintage Paul
I'd happily live in the past but for air conditioning, the internet, mobile phones, modern medicine & dentistry and, and, and . . .
Connecticut, United States
Joined: February 04, 2003
KitMaker: 82 posts
Armorama: 71 posts
Posted: Tuesday, December 06, 2016 - 01:50 AM UTC
Crew PMCS must have been a nightmare on that thing!
I love the smell of enamel thinner in the morning.
The smell, you know that enamel smell ...
the whole scale modeling room.
Smelled like …Victory
Someday those acrylics will prevail ...
#460
California, United States
Joined: September 16, 2014
KitMaker: 1,156 posts
Armorama: 1,024 posts
Posted: Tuesday, December 06, 2016 - 05:35 AM UTC
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Crew PMCS must have been a nightmare on that thing!
OK, a new (to me) acronym - what is PMCS?
Vintage Paul
I'd happily live in the past but for air conditioning, the internet, mobile phones, modern medicine & dentistry and, and, and . . .
New Jersey, United States
Joined: December 08, 2003
KitMaker: 2,864 posts
Armorama: 2,497 posts
Posted: Tuesday, December 06, 2016 - 08:18 AM UTC
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Crew PMCS must have been a nightmare on that thing!
OK, a new (to me) acronym - what is PMCS?
Preventive maintenance checks and service. Crew level before, during and after operations checks. Rule of thumb is two hours of maintenance for every hour of operation for a wheeled vehicle.
"The only thing a man should take seriously is the fact that nothing should be taken seriously."
Samuel Butler, Victorian satirist
Steve Willoughby
Connecticut, United States
Joined: February 04, 2003
KitMaker: 82 posts
Armorama: 71 posts
Posted: Tuesday, December 06, 2016 - 05:34 PM UTC
Thanks, Stephan. Couldn't have said it better...obviously a fellow serviceman.
I love the smell of enamel thinner in the morning.
The smell, you know that enamel smell ...
the whole scale modeling room.
Smelled like …Victory
Someday those acrylics will prevail ...
#460
California, United States
Joined: September 16, 2014
KitMaker: 1,156 posts
Armorama: 1,024 posts
Posted: Wednesday, December 07, 2016 - 12:15 AM UTC
Thanks guys, that is more or less what I suspected by the way the term was used. These vehicles need a lot of service!
Vintage Paul
I'd happily live in the past but for air conditioning, the internet, mobile phones, modern medicine & dentistry and, and, and . . .
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
Joined: January 24, 2013
KitMaker: 112 posts
Armorama: 105 posts
Posted: Wednesday, December 07, 2016 - 01:41 AM UTC
Hi,
I glue the back panel with the entry doors witch was previously sanded for the Voyager details. The fit of this panel was not very good. I have to fill many gaps to get it right.
So, onto the transmission and suspension. Really good fit with the front axe but the double rear transmission was a nightmare. I don’t know what I did wrong but the only way it fit was installing parts 27C (the elastic arms) upside down. Anyway in the end it will not be noticeabl
I left the kit drying all night with a weight on the upper structure, and the wheels installed but not glued to make sure all six wheels sits on the ground properly. Here it is.
Cheers
Raul
#454
Georgia, United States
Joined: July 10, 2016
KitMaker: 1,273 posts
Armorama: 1,138 posts
Posted: Wednesday, December 07, 2016 - 04:31 AM UTC
Seems to be working! Very nice.
"I can make armored cars, safe and unassailable...and behind these our infantry will be able to follow quite unharmed and without any opposition."
-Leonardo da Vinci, 1487
Tennessee, United States
Joined: April 04, 2002
KitMaker: 1,290 posts
Armorama: 658 posts
Posted: Wednesday, December 07, 2016 - 07:57 PM UTC
Did not realize that this campaign started last week so I went through my inventory to select some candidates. I chose the following finalists:
Vehicles, all 1/35th
Ursus A - vacform kit of Polish flat bed truck
TK3 - Polish tankette to ride on the Ursus A.
PzKpfw Ib Command w/ full interior
PzKpfw 35(t)
BA-6 - another vacform kit
Aircraft, 1/72nd
RWD-8-Polish liaison aircraft
He-59B - German SAR for Baltic Sea and North Sea
I have builds on-going in the "Holy Orders" and "AFV Club" campaigns, but they are on hold waiting for movement of my paint booth.
#460
California, United States
Joined: September 16, 2014
KitMaker: 1,156 posts
Armorama: 1,024 posts
Posted: Wednesday, December 07, 2016 - 09:50 PM UTC
Jeff - That is quite a list!, any of them would work here. I do not believe anyone has suggested a Polish truck before. Is it a military vehicle or a civilian truck pressed into service?
Vintage Paul
I'd happily live in the past but for air conditioning, the internet, mobile phones, modern medicine & dentistry and, and, and . . .
Tennessee, United States
Joined: April 04, 2002
KitMaker: 1,290 posts
Armorama: 658 posts
Posted: Wednesday, December 07, 2016 - 11:18 PM UTC
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Jeff - That is quite a list!, any of them would work here. I do not believe anyone has suggested a Polish truck before. Is it a military vehicle or a civilian truck pressed into service?
Paul - The Polish government ordered them from France as lorries and buses. The Polish military eventually ordered them their use. They conducted successful test, by removing sides of cargo box and adding a moveable ramp, to carry one of the TK-series of tankettes.
Tennessee, United States
Joined: April 04, 2002
KitMaker: 1,290 posts
Armorama: 658 posts
Posted: Thursday, December 08, 2016 - 08:02 PM UTC
Tennessee, United States
Joined: April 04, 2002
KitMaker: 1,290 posts
Armorama: 658 posts
Posted: Thursday, December 08, 2016 - 08:08 PM UTC
I have removed most of the vacformed parts from their backing sheets. Also in the picture are the many resin parts. I won't remove the resin parts from their wafers until needed for construction, partly because some appear fragile and many are small ans easy to lose.
#460
California, United States
Joined: September 16, 2014
KitMaker: 1,156 posts
Armorama: 1,024 posts
Posted: Thursday, December 08, 2016 - 09:59 PM UTC
What a great project! It looks like even the frame rails are vac. The trucks were imported from France who made them?
Vintage Paul
I'd happily live in the past but for air conditioning, the internet, mobile phones, modern medicine & dentistry and, and, and . . .
Removed by original poster on 12/10/16 - 04:12:20 (GMT).
Connecticut, United States
Joined: February 04, 2003
KitMaker: 82 posts
Armorama: 71 posts
Posted: Friday, December 09, 2016 - 09:18 AM UTC
Thought some of you might find this paint set of interest... particularly for this campaign.
I personally wasn't aware LifeColor produced this uniform set until just recently.
I love the smell of enamel thinner in the morning.
The smell, you know that enamel smell ...
the whole scale modeling room.
Smelled like …Victory
Someday those acrylics will prevail ...
Malaysia
Joined: March 28, 2016
KitMaker: 157 posts
Armorama: 140 posts
Posted: Friday, December 09, 2016 - 08:12 PM UTC
I'm off to a quick start with this kit. It isn't very big or complex. The fit is overall really good and no problems encountered thus far.
The little guy standing beside is for scale and is only partially painted. Maybe I'll put him in. I've got a scissor periscope in the stash that I can adapt here.
Kinda itching to want to pair this up with an artillery of some sort... That 2017 Artillery Campaign might be an excuse...
New Jersey, United States
Joined: December 08, 2003
KitMaker: 2,864 posts
Armorama: 2,497 posts
Posted: Saturday, December 10, 2016 - 10:00 AM UTC
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What a great project! It looks like even the frame rails are vac. The trucks were imported from France who made them?
I was curious when I read that myself because I thought Ursus was a Polish company and the truck was a license built Italian design. I have been following the First to Fight braille scale line and saw this truck was coming in 1/72.
"The only thing a man should take seriously is the fact that nothing should be taken seriously."
Samuel Butler, Victorian satirist
Steve Willoughby
#460
California, United States
Joined: September 16, 2014
KitMaker: 1,156 posts
Armorama: 1,024 posts
Posted: Sunday, December 11, 2016 - 02:45 AM UTC
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I'm off to a quick start with this kit. It isn't very big or complex. The fit is overall really good and no problems encountered thus far.
That is surprising to me. Just looking at this beast it looked like it would have been very very complicated with all the gear to lift the tracks up off the road.
You have made a great start.
Vintage Paul
I'd happily live in the past but for air conditioning, the internet, mobile phones, modern medicine & dentistry and, and, and . . .
#460
California, United States
Joined: September 16, 2014
KitMaker: 1,156 posts
Armorama: 1,024 posts
Posted: Sunday, December 11, 2016 - 02:46 AM UTC
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What a great project! It looks like even the frame rails are vac. The trucks were imported from France who made them?
I was curious when I read that myself because I thought Ursus was a Polish company and the truck was a license built Italian design. I have been following the First to Fight braille scale line and saw this truck was coming in 1/72.
Mebbee a FIAT design?
Vintage Paul
I'd happily live in the past but for air conditioning, the internet, mobile phones, modern medicine & dentistry and, and, and . . .
Removed by original poster on 12/12/16 - 04:11:31 (GMT).
