Hi Guys,
This is the Tamiya Schwimmwagen in 1/35 scale. Great little kit, but I can't leave well enough alone, so I'm adding Aber PE, DEF off road tires and a figure from Evolution. Also using the canvas cover update from Mantis.
Started with the front axle.
Boy, these Aber steering linkages sure are easy to put together!
Looking back, this probably wasn't necesarry, but I wanted to turn the wheels to right.
I added pins to the front wheels for a more positve attachment point.
Early mockup, with wheels dry fitted.
Since it would be hard to get inside to paint the interior, I built it in sub-assemblies.
Nice PE screen in the back...that no one will ever see!
Little tiny dashboard..
More work on the interior, I found that I had to make the grey color pretty light, to keep
the interior from looking like a giant black hole.
Masking, to paint the cross bar.
More masking!!! The reason for this is I had already weathered the interior and didn't want overspray.
Detailing the...hood? bonnet?...whatever it is...
What you don't see is there is actually a piece of brass rod soldered to the little bracket that
holds the belt that holds the propeller up. It runs through the hood, is bent and held in place
with a blob of Apoxie. I knew it would be a struggle to install that belt and didn't want it to keep
popping off.
And here I am struggling with that belt...Ain't gonna work, I ended up using lead foil
with a PE buckle glued to it.
More masking, nice little stencil included in the Aber set. The Tamiya decal sheet includes
this, but only in black, I thought white on grey would look better.
Came out pretty good, I was worried though...
And here it is, ready for paint. Most of the resin bits and some other doodads are only dry fitted.
There's the lead foil strap, I really like it.
Hope to give it some more paint this afternoon, thanks for looking!!!
Comments, questions, critiques and heavy sarcasm most welcome!
Tom
This is the Tamiya Schwimmwagen in 1/35 scale. Great little kit, but I can't leave well enough alone, so I'm adding Aber PE, DEF off road tires and a figure from Evolution. Also using the canvas cover update from Mantis.
Started with the front axle.
Boy, these Aber steering linkages sure are easy to put together!
Looking back, this probably wasn't necesarry, but I wanted to turn the wheels to right.
I added pins to the front wheels for a more positve attachment point.
Early mockup, with wheels dry fitted.
Since it would be hard to get inside to paint the interior, I built it in sub-assemblies.
Nice PE screen in the back...that no one will ever see!
Little tiny dashboard..
More work on the interior, I found that I had to make the grey color pretty light, to keep
the interior from looking like a giant black hole.
Masking, to paint the cross bar.
More masking!!! The reason for this is I had already weathered the interior and didn't want overspray.
Detailing the...hood? bonnet?...whatever it is...
What you don't see is there is actually a piece of brass rod soldered to the little bracket that
holds the belt that holds the propeller up. It runs through the hood, is bent and held in place
with a blob of Apoxie. I knew it would be a struggle to install that belt and didn't want it to keep
popping off.
And here I am struggling with that belt...Ain't gonna work, I ended up using lead foil
with a PE buckle glued to it.
More masking, nice little stencil included in the Aber set. The Tamiya decal sheet includes
this, but only in black, I thought white on grey would look better.
Came out pretty good, I was worried though...
And here it is, ready for paint. Most of the resin bits and some other doodads are only dry fitted.
There's the lead foil strap, I really like it.
Hope to give it some more paint this afternoon, thanks for looking!!!
Comments, questions, critiques and heavy sarcasm most welcome!
Tom
...perfect...taking notes 
