Fundom - Donedum!

[DaKra]

Great subject matter & great model.

Dave     

[lab-dad]

Thank you everyone!
Was a long haul (4 months +)

Jacq, yes going somewhere on the layout, may be loading ballast?.....
May be a small diorama for some 'working' pictures.

Phillip, the chain drives are leftovers from a McKinsey Toppins truck.
I wanted better ones but could not justify the price.

Thanks again for looking gang.
-Marty

[JohnP]

We need to see it dirty digging dirt in a diorama. Really neat model, lots of textures and motion related hardware. Finishing is great too. Can you say it was fun now that it is complete?

John

[Philip Smith]

the chain drives are leftovers from a McKinsey Toppins truck.
I wanted better ones but could not justify the price.

-Marty

Are those a Mckinsey product or is it his design? Who sells better ones? I have needed a set for a couple of years now.

thanks!

[Junior]

Great model Marty and excellent paint and weathering job!

Anders

[chester]

Great model Marty, beautifully built and wonderful weathering. I'd like to know how you (and everyone else) terminates cabling and wires. What knots (or whatever) are used to fasten it?

[lab-dad]

Phil,
There are some 1/12 photo etch chains for motorcycles available from Japan.
Some are on ebuy too.

The "cables" are ship model rigging.
I just wrap and twist it where it terminates to try and emulate a clevis of sorts.
Then I secure it with some CA, when dry I snip the end and touch up with some Vallejo oily steel.

Thanks Anders.

-Marty

[Chuck Doan]

Came out nice Marty! Looks very plausable to me. As Gordon said it was not an easy project; way to go!

[Franck Tavernier]

Marty,

Well done, looks great! Where did you find the levers?

Franck

[lab-dad]

Thanks Franck,

The levers are actually small brass tube (.032" o.d. I think) with a .020" rod soldered in the end .200" deep.
Then I flattened the tube leaving the "handle" round.
Same way I did them on the DV Critter, only 1/3 the size! 

-Marty