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Post by kpnuts Tue 16 Oct 2018, 8:04 pm

Hi all got this for my birthday 

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Inspired by Bengalensis build I've decided to try and do this version

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Can find no detail of the chassis so will have to make that up, will have to learn resin casting as I will have 3 pairs of suspension to make and 6 wheels.not allowed to start it till the 26th

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Post by dublin boy Wed 17 Oct 2018, 5:59 pm

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Post by GaryDainton Wed 17 Oct 2018, 6:59 pm

Very interesting, Ill defiantly follow along.
That is a monster Shay!!
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Post by Geezerman Thu 18 Oct 2018, 12:34 am

Looking like some interesting work ahead !
Bravo !!!
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Post by KatsZenJammer Sun 21 Oct 2018, 5:21 pm

A Citroen flat bed ... oh - kay, lol. Looking forward to seeing how you bash this one together Heller 1/16 Citroen DS 19 car transporter  1705482731
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Post by Guest Thu 25 Oct 2018, 2:55 pm

Man this is going to be great to watch. Good luck Ken.

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Post by kpnuts Fri 26 Oct 2018, 9:13 pm

Hi all well I've started, going to build the Meilen version.

Started on the engines.

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And got the colour I'm going to use, i may be adding gold go faster stripes to it, not sure yet

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The eagle eyed among you may notice I've had a weird reaction to the paint on one of the doors (all the rest of the paint work seems to be ok) 

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Post by GaryDainton Sat 27 Oct 2018, 12:26 pm

Strange how paint reacts sometimes but all the other parts look great.
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Post by kpnuts Sat 27 Oct 2018, 7:56 pm

Hi all started the saloon version 

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Did some more to the engines as well.

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Post by GaryDainton Sun 28 Oct 2018, 12:36 pm

Great progress. Liking the flatbed.
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Post by RetiredMike Sun 28 Oct 2018, 1:46 pm

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Post by KatsZenJammer Sun 28 Oct 2018, 5:38 pm

Excellent work! The engines look great and I can't wait to see the 'flatbed' develop.
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Post by kpnuts Mon 29 Oct 2018, 8:28 pm

Hi all placed the wings and bonnet on to see how it looks

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Made the shackle rings

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Had a go at making a winch for the flatbed.

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Post by kpnuts Wed 31 Oct 2018, 7:41 pm

Hi all here's the next update put the suspension together temporarily to see what size wheels I will need for the flatbed.
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1/24 scale with tyre at 28 mm so unless some kind person has 8 wheels with tyres that size I will have to have a go at resin moulding.
Did some more to the engines and done the leather seats as well.
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Post by KatsZenJammer Sun 04 Nov 2018, 4:05 pm

Great work! The winch looks awesome, as do the engines and the interior leather. Best of luck with the wheels/tyres - I'm sure resin moulding will be effective.
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Post by Guest Mon 05 Nov 2018, 1:43 pm

Cool stuff Ken.

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Post by kpnuts Mon 05 Nov 2018, 7:30 pm

I've noticed that as they've used common parts in both kits the chrome strips on the cabriolet version have not been continued on the front wings so I've added them.

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Post by KatsZenJammer Sun 11 Nov 2018, 11:18 pm

Excellent and beautiful progress! Nice catch on the missing trim as well. The interior and body colour combo is fabulous, looking forward to the further development.
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Post by kpnuts Tue 13 Nov 2018, 9:39 pm

Hi all another update

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Post by GaryDainton Wed 14 Nov 2018, 8:50 am

Brilliant progress.
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Post by RetiredMike Wed 14 Nov 2018, 3:25 pm

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Post by kpnuts Thu 15 Nov 2018, 7:38 pm

Hi all had a bit of a catastrophe.

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But I've managed to fix it

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Post by webby Thu 15 Nov 2018, 8:52 pm

Ouch! This is a huge kitbash, plenty of work in 1/24-5th, let alone 1/16.
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Post by KatsZenJammer Sun 18 Nov 2018, 6:10 pm

Beautiful development on the previous photos! Also, glad to see that the catastrophe wasn't absolute - the repairs look good.
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Post by kpnuts Sun 25 Nov 2018, 6:27 pm

Hi all attemped the roof rack (soldering is another of my achillies heels)

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