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Post by nelson on Jan 7, 2008 12:59:46 GMT -5
Hi All, thought I'd be brave and be the first to start this thread. My wife bought me this excellent kit for my birthday (yesterday) Anyone else got any good models? I'll post some photos when it's built, thinking of having a tanker trailer to go with it. Regards Dave   |
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Post by nelson on Jan 11, 2008 18:53:52 GMT -5
Progress: Got the engine mounted and most of the chassis completed.     Nice that all the chrome work is done for you:  Regards Dave |
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Post by Radar on Jan 12, 2008 5:06:59 GMT -5
;D Looking good so far, was the chassis & engine already painted or is that your handy work? Have not assembled a model in years, moved onto rebuilding motorbikes as a hobby but gave that up after a few years, not enough time plus no glue smell either.  |
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Post by nelson on Jan 12, 2008 7:04:41 GMT -5
Hi Radar, yes it's my paint work. Thanks for the comments. I love the smell of glue  I started as a kid building aircraft, which are still my favourite, I've built tanks and stuff before but this is my first large scale truck. Never built bikes either, might have to give that a go some time too. More pics to come. Regards Dave |
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Post by nelson on Jan 12, 2008 11:34:51 GMT -5
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Post by Radar on Jan 13, 2008 4:54:33 GMT -5
Getting there slowly (best way 4 the perfect finish) built a few model bikes & planes, but i meant rebuilding the real thing, mainly old 60s Jap stuff but have tweaked a few BMW bikes as well.
Keep up the good work.
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Post by nelson on Jan 16, 2008 18:44:52 GMT -5
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Post by Radar on Jan 17, 2008 7:55:33 GMT -5
Great job  Just got to persuade your wife into letting you get the trailer now. ;D |
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Post by nelson on Jan 17, 2008 8:37:44 GMT -5
Thanks, I enjoyed building it, took ten days altogether, was pretty easy tho, mostly big pieces, I'm more used to fiddly 1:72 scale aircraft, tanks, etc. Yeah, already got the trailer put away in the model shop, just got to wait till we have a spare £30 lol.  |
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Post by jonnytruckfest on Feb 14, 2008 17:05:52 GMT -5
well wud be shame if u didnt get trailer that looks ausome u got me thinkin bout buildin model truck now lol but seriously u got to come help me out lol cause ill end up like breakin everythin lol  |
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Post by nelson on Mar 6, 2008 11:13:56 GMT -5
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Post by Radar on Mar 7, 2008 5:29:51 GMT -5
looks great, but it sure takes up a lot of room. Any plans for more models or are you going to build an extension to keep them in 1st? |
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Post by delboy69 on Mar 7, 2008 12:28:38 GMT -5
i made 8 models back in the early 70s all with trailers i used a airbrush to do all the painting i dont have any of them now i wish i had also i was thinking of taking it up again i got that good that i could finish one truck in about 3 days i think it would now take about 2 weeks lol
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Post by nelson on Apr 4, 2008 10:34:16 GMT -5
My wife won't allow me to have any more, says there isn't enough room, to which I say there would be if you got all those ***** rabbits out of the shed, lol.
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Post by delboy69 on Nov 29, 2008 6:10:31 GMT -5
hi nelson where did u get the tank trailer from as ive been trying to get one also what scale is ur model mine is 1.24
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Just got to persuade your wife into letting you get the trailer now. ;D
