Well I have gone against my principles I have worked on a 1/16 scale AV
I kind of had to ,this is a consolation for a Hind
It was a resin kit from a customizer in Germany.
The kit it self was of great quality but the resin was BRITTLE !!!!
I had to scratch build the hand crank, wire cullers, front head lamps , protective cage , tow cable and the brake lights.
The most time went into changing the running gear.
I has to alter the wheel support to go to the old style center line rollers
They do not make the wheels hallow.
I had to use 21st wheels and rap plastic around the wheel chucked it in a drill and spun sanded to the correct diameter.
Then I had to grind off the chevrons on the tracks and glued on pieces of plastic to cover the sand marks and build up just a wee bit.
I also tried a new painting procedure that I got off the internet on paint the wooden handles on the pioneer gear.
I think they came out great and will use this method on my gear from now on.
I also went with AK paint that is lighter than the MIG paints.
Looks a little dark in the pictures but is a lot lighter.
Here are some pics.
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I kind of had to ,this is a consolation for a Hind
It was a resin kit from a customizer in Germany.
The kit it self was of great quality but the resin was BRITTLE !!!!
I had to scratch build the hand crank, wire cullers, front head lamps , protective cage , tow cable and the brake lights.
The most time went into changing the running gear.
I has to alter the wheel support to go to the old style center line rollers
They do not make the wheels hallow.
I had to use 21st wheels and rap plastic around the wheel chucked it in a drill and spun sanded to the correct diameter.
Then I had to grind off the chevrons on the tracks and glued on pieces of plastic to cover the sand marks and build up just a wee bit.
I also tried a new painting procedure that I got off the internet on paint the wooden handles on the pioneer gear.
I think they came out great and will use this method on my gear from now on.
I also went with AK paint that is lighter than the MIG paints.
Looks a little dark in the pictures but is a lot lighter.
Here are some pics.
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