Eastern Express 1/35 kit.
Molded in the strangest plastic I ever worked with. The more I sanded, the worse the finish got, as instead of sanding smoothly, the plastic flaked off in layers. I ended up basically brushing on CA, and sanding that smooth.
To add insult to injury, the first decal disintegrated on hitting the water, so a coating of good old MicroScale Decal Film went on.... again disaster struck, as they reacted as if I brushed on SolvaSet! Eventually they settled out, and only had a tiny amount of silvering, which I touched up with a brush and some thinned down paint.
Still have a little more touch ups to do, before it hits a base.
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Zis Fuel Truck
Grumpyoldman
Consigliere
Florida, United States
Joined: October 17, 2003
KitMaker: 15,338 posts
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Joined: October 17, 2003
KitMaker: 15,338 posts
Armorama: 7,297 posts
Posted: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 - 10:40 PM UTC
biffa
Tennessee, United States
Joined: September 07, 2005
KitMaker: 881 posts
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Joined: September 07, 2005
KitMaker: 881 posts
Armorama: 826 posts
Posted: Thursday, October 19, 2006 - 12:13 AM UTC
ah very cool dave i really like this one, i have the zvesda zis-5 which looks like the same kit except its not a fuel truck, how was it to build besides the crappy plastic?
Grumpyoldman
Consigliere
Florida, United States
Joined: October 17, 2003
KitMaker: 15,338 posts
Armorama: 7,297 posts
Joined: October 17, 2003
KitMaker: 15,338 posts
Armorama: 7,297 posts
Posted: Thursday, October 19, 2006 - 01:35 AM UTC
Had a few fit issues, but nothing that can't be overcome with time and patience. Surprisingly the tires weren't that bad as they were molded in a really hard black plastic, not vinyl
Gt351
Tasmania, Australia
Joined: July 26, 2003
KitMaker: 142 posts
Armorama: 114 posts
Joined: July 26, 2003
KitMaker: 142 posts
Armorama: 114 posts
Posted: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 - 07:34 AM UTC
Very nice looking truck, great weathering also, cheers Bob.