UNIMOG ODYSSEY, Part 3

Cab interior takes shape.

The Revell Mercedes Unimog kit continues to progress, albeit steadily rather than quickly, not least as this is very much a 'spare time' undertaking as an antidote to my usual diet of railway stuff. Indeed, it's fun to be working on something bigger than 1/76 scale trains for a change, with so much more potential for detailing work in 1/24. Accordingly, I've been adding plenty of extra fittings to the cab interior, which will be highly visible on the finished model, thanks to the big windows and opening doors.

Heavy duty floor covering and mats, seat adjusting knobs and seatbelt anchors are just some of the details installed. The next challenge is to recreate the patterned fabric on the seats, followed by improving the fairly basic dashboard moulding...