I MUST BE DAF(T)
This is one of the biggest, being a 1:24 scale Leyland/DAF 95 long wheelbase, rigid truck with a canvas rear - and it's proving to be an interesting challenge. Built from an Italeri kit, the parts have needed quite a bit of fettling before assembly, but the chassis is now complete and ready for painting. The engine has been treated separately and I've had great fun creating a chipped paint finish to the power plant, although it still needs quite a bit of work before it's ready for fitting permanently into the frames.
A set of superior resin wheels has been sourced and I'm about to make a start on converting the cab into a right-hand drive version. It seemed like a step too far to alter the working steering gear on the chassis, as the various parts are 'handed', meaning that some serious conversion/scratch-building would be in order. Yet much of the gear will be hidden once the cab is in place. Maybe that's something for another project.
The problem I find with large scale kits like these, is that it's so hard to resist adding as much extra detail as possible. I'm being restrained with this DAF, but I also have a Ford LTL9000 on the go and that is going to get the full super-detail treatment... watch this space.
A set of superior resin wheels has been sourced and I'm about to make a start on converting the cab into a right-hand drive version. It seemed like a step too far to alter the working steering gear on the chassis, as the various parts are 'handed', meaning that some serious conversion/scratch-building would be in order. Yet much of the gear will be hidden once the cab is in place. Maybe that's something for another project.
The problem I find with large scale kits like these, is that it's so hard to resist adding as much extra detail as possible. I'm being restrained with this DAF, but I also have a Ford LTL9000 on the go and that is going to get the full super-detail treatment... watch this space.
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