Dann Tier Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Looking great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLes Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Looking good Geoff, I love it when someone builds something "new". Whether it's a different model or a standard one built with imagination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted August 7, 2019 Author Share Posted August 7, 2019 Can't believe it's been over there years this one has been sitting on the backburner, having a tidy and rearrange in the hobby room, found this one stored in various plastic tubs, tried a dry fit and things didn't want to go together,the ribbed floor I'd made was slightly too long, it needed about 3mm trimmed off it, then the side panels I'd scratch built needed sanding slightly so they could line up with the interior, but now everything fits just fine, just got to do a little airbrushing, engine,gearbox and front suspension and it was all go together permanently. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dublin boy Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 If you need the spare parts soon Geoff, I can post them, I won't be over until sometime next month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Great work!  Geoff messaged me earlier inquiring about the status of mine. I'm stuck at about that same percentage of completion! I know my issues were the van side panels. I had painted the kit provided glass and someone told me that the glass frame was incorrect. So I have to go back and cut plastic stock side panels.  Second stumble is the mount for the rear hatch on mine. One body mounted latch is busted, I have to figure a work around.  Geoff, let's see you drive this one over the finish line!   Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarheelRick Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Really enjoy watching builds of vehicles I am not familiar with. The name is familiar, but all the variations are intriguing. Love what you are doing with this one. May not be correct, but when I look at that body, all I can see is a blown or injected SBC and a set of slicks poking through the rear fenders. Please forgive me for that, but this would make one wicked Gasser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted August 7, 2019 Author Share Posted August 7, 2019 1 hour ago, dublin boy said: If you need the spare parts soon Geoff, I can post them, I won't be over until sometime next month. The spares are needed for a deluxe saloon I'm building Shay, (Yes,Another Trabant)Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted August 7, 2019 Author Share Posted August 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Tom Geiger said: Great work!  Geoff messaged me earlier inquiring about the status of mine. I'm stuck at about that same percentage of completion! I know my issues were the van side panels. I had painted the kit provided glass and someone told me that the glass frame was incorrect. So I have to go back and cut plastic stock side panels.  Second stumble is the mount for the rear hatch on mine. One body mounted latch is busted, I have to figure a work around.  Geoff, let's see you drive this one over the finish line!   I found out just after i started this one that the side panels are stamped like the van, then cut out to fit the Windows to make the Universal (Estate) they are in real life made of steel as they are part of the skeletal bodyshell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 6 minutes ago, GeeBee said: I found out just after i started this one that the side panels are stamped like the van, then cut out to fit the Windows to make the Universal (Estate) they are in real life made of steel as they are part of the skeletal bodyshell Good to know. so there won't be any panel line, just the indent. I will modify mine to match. You do know about the spare tire, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted August 7, 2019 Author Share Posted August 7, 2019 9 minutes ago, Tom Geiger said: You do know about the spare tire, right? Yes Tom, I planning on scratch building the needed parts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted August 14, 2019 Author Share Posted August 14, 2019 (edited) As I'm waiting for the paint on the Chevelle to harden so I can wet sand a few dust nibs out of it, I've made a little more progress on the Trabant, engine was airbrushed in Testors steel, other parts were airbrushed in various shades of grey,rear suspension was airbrushed in satin black with the fixing points picked out in Tamiya Titanium silver  Edited August 15, 2019 by GeeBee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted August 18, 2019 Author Share Posted August 18, 2019 Started to apply the aluminium trim on top of the wings and door, in real life it's actually an aluminium U channel that hides the screws and rivets that hold the panels on, I used aluminium BMF, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted August 25, 2019 Author Share Posted August 25, 2019 Engine compartment finished, just the towbar to fit onto the chassis,although the Instructions say to fit it before the exhaust goes on, it will actually fit afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted August 25, 2019 Author Share Posted August 25, 2019 A little more progress today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 looks good from over here, hope you finish it soon....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kemszi Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Trabant, good to see this here  In Hungary it'is an iconic car Nice build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted August 25, 2019 Author Share Posted August 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Kemszi said: Trabant, good to see this here  In Hungary it'is an iconic car Nice build! I've built 2 saloons and a universal already, all painted in genuine Trabant colours which i had to import from Germany. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted August 26, 2019 Author Share Posted August 26, 2019 Body and chassis dry fitted together, just waiting for some slow setting epoxy to arrive so I can finally get them fitted together permanently, starting to do the headlamp reflectors in aluminium Bare metal foil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted August 27, 2019 Author Share Posted August 27, 2019 (edited) A little more progress this morning before i had to head off to work  Edited August 27, 2019 by GeeBee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted August 29, 2019 Author Share Posted August 29, 2019 Thankfully the epoxy glue arrived this morning, so first thing I did once I got home was to glue the Trabbi together, I think the Devcon will be strong enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Its great to see this one again...looking Brilliant!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted August 30, 2019 Author Share Posted August 30, 2019 3 hours ago, Dann Tier said: Its great to see this one again...looking Brilliant!!! Cheers Dann, can wait to get this one finished, the epoxy glue set up and thankfully all four wheels touch the ground at the same time, got the headlamp lenses fixed in using UV resin  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted September 2, 2019 Author Share Posted September 2, 2019 Nearing the finish line, because of the difference between the kit wheel arches and the few photos I've got of the 1:1, it wasn't possible to fit the spare wheel on top of wheel arch, so it will go as close to it as I can get, a spare wheel mount was scratch built from a square of styrene sheet and a few modified parts from the spares box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted September 2, 2019 Author Share Posted September 2, 2019 (edited) Rubber trim on the one side done, using a chisel edge permanent art marker, pretty hard to see under the bright light, it's the first permanent marker I've found that hasn't got a purple tinge to it when dried. Edited September 2, 2019 by GeeBee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted September 2, 2019 Author Share Posted September 2, 2019 Masking tape removed, just the other side to do now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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