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Re: Modelling World War 1
« Reply #1170 on: May 17, 2016, 01:35:47 PM »
There are too many other things eating in to my time, not much modelling done until now, back to the Killen Strait Tractor, The radiator was constructed from plastic card and I am now working on the rear storage boxes, again plastic card boxes and then onto the rear track assembly which will be a bit more challenging I fear.
I will post some photos once the battery has charged on my camera.

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Re: Modelling World War 1
« Reply #1171 on: May 17, 2016, 02:05:53 PM »
Here are some pictures of the radiator and so on.
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Re: Modelling World War 1
« Reply #1172 on: May 18, 2016, 07:27:48 AM »
Here are the rear tracks, again from plastic card discs and sections and then all stuck together, the track links are simply lengths of plastic that has been scored part way through. The front track should be similar.
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Re: Modelling World War 1
« Reply #1173 on: May 18, 2016, 08:44:20 AM »
I like this idea for the tracks - so will steal your idea. They will never be as good and well made as yours but I will enjoy making them.
Thanks Zak - for showing me how to make the tracks, you can have FIRST choice for which area of the post apocalyptical world you will be in charge of.  So its "The Combined Southern States"  ------  " "The Union of Free Africa"  ------ or  ----- "Chostralia"   
BE WARNED one has a problem but you will find that out AFTER you have chosen.
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Re: Modelling World War 1
« Reply #1174 on: May 18, 2016, 10:39:06 AM »
It should be AMTRAK - the combined United States, named after the railway company as traces were left after the apocalypse.
Failing that it will have to be "Chostralia".
Tracking on........................................
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Re: Modelling World War 1
« Reply #1175 on: May 18, 2016, 11:01:15 AM »
Thanks Zak -- just need Kevin to choose between  ----  " The Combined Southern States"  -- or  -----" The Union of Free Africa"

All will become clear as mud soon.
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Re: Modelling World War 1
« Reply #1176 on: May 18, 2016, 12:00:32 PM »
I detect a warped sense of humour at work here. I really should not be surprised should I?
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Re: Modelling World War 1
« Reply #1177 on: May 18, 2016, 12:33:50 PM »
Enough of that, back to modelling.
Here is the front track, this is a free running steering track.
Constructed as the others.
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Re: Modelling World War 1
« Reply #1178 on: May 18, 2016, 03:19:16 PM »
Seat moulded by heating plastic until soft and then drawing over a former, in this case the former was a round dowel. This was then trimmed to shape and the holes drilled in it.
Note the arrow on the front.
Still some rivets to add around the side s and its supports.
It still comes apart, so painting soon.
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Re: Modelling World War 1
« Reply #1179 on: May 19, 2016, 06:01:00 PM »
Undercoated  in grey primer.
Just wondering about the actual colour?
Should I put a canopy on or leave it as the one being tested without?
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Re: Modelling World War 1
« Reply #1180 on: May 20, 2016, 09:01:59 AM »
It would be a shame to cover up all that nice detail, depends how high the canopy is. Why not build two, one with, one without.
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Re: Modelling World War 1
« Reply #1181 on: May 20, 2016, 10:47:16 AM »
You echo my thoughts but can I be bothered to build two.
I like the challenge of something new.
If I did build two, the second would probably have the armoured car body on it.
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Re: Modelling World War 1
« Reply #1182 on: May 20, 2016, 01:15:59 PM »
Here it is with the canopy.
I am still unsure, it is still removable.
I will live with it for a while and then decide!
It may be a bit too big.
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Re: Modelling World War 1
« Reply #1183 on: May 20, 2016, 04:05:20 PM »
Looks better without the canopy, reminds me of an ice cream van.
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Re: Modelling World War 1
« Reply #1184 on: May 20, 2016, 04:29:00 PM »
I agree with Haddock.
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