PierreR89 Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 First time for me in this section i usually stay in the big rig section. I have been building this Benz patenwagen for a about a week and got it done today. Absolutley not used to as small parts as there are in this kit when i mostly build big rigs and nothing is small on them. I left the spokes in the wheels and drivechains in the photoetch color because i liked it that way instead of black/grey they should be. Still have some minor cleaning up to do on it but here it is: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldscool Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Cool! I did not know there was a kit of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom99 Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Outstanding! How was the build? I've got this kit but haven't broke it open yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave B Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 That's a nice build of an unusual kit Pierre, thanks for sharing. Dave B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64Comet404 Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Great job on the build, should get back to my WIP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PierreR89 Posted September 14, 2020 Author Share Posted September 14, 2020 17 hours ago, bbowser said: Outstanding! How was the build? I've got this kit but haven't broke it open yet. It was fun to build, not that many parts but a few that where really small Also it felt like the plastic was more brittle then what i am used but i did not break any parts. The instructions could be a bit better but in most cases where it is unclear it is just to look a few steps ahead and you will see how the parts go. Dont do the same mistake as i did with one of the wheels. Each wheel is made out of 2plastic outer parts and then photoetch spokes. To be able to put it togheter easy they give you a template made of plastic and then there are 4 holes in it, look at the sprues where the wheel sits and it has 4 pegs on the sprue. They fit perfectly in the template and is there to help you get the photoetch centered. I did not look and cut out one wheel and then realized my mistake, but i managed to get that wheel centered to it was a bit more difficult. Its hard to explain but once you open and look at the parts you will see what parts i am talking about and how the wheel/tire template looks like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 I've seen these for sale once or twice, great to see one built - you've done a really nice job on it. Interesting to think that it's the original ancestor to everything we drive and build today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PierreR89 Posted September 14, 2020 Author Share Posted September 14, 2020 Thanks. I have not seen that many built of it either but the kit is still relative new so that might be why. Also dont know how big ICM,s brand is in other counties but in europe they are easy to get. That was mostly the reason to why i bought it, probably none of my trucks and cars would exist if this thing were not invented and started everything. So it seemed right to have it sitting next to something more modern, the jump from this from 1886 to my 2010 International Lonestar is quite big. There is quite the size difference to between a truck and this, this fits in the same space as the truck has its dual driveaxles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89AKurt Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Nice job! Fiddly an appropriate term for the wheels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Nice work. Got to be the oldest vehicle based kit on the forum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PierreR89 Posted September 15, 2020 Author Share Posted September 15, 2020 10 hours ago, 89AKurt said: Nice job! Fiddly an appropriate term for the wheels? Surpringly not as much as i thought they were going to be. The photoetch spokes made it easy as they were in one piece and not seperate spokes. 9 hours ago, doorsovdoon said: Nice work. Got to be the oldest vehicle based kit on the forum? Thanks. I dont know, it could be? But its not the first, i have seen someone post a WIP of one but then it stopped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATHU Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Very nice build!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 (edited) 14 hours ago, doorsovdoon said: Nice work. Got to be the oldest vehicle based kit on the forum? I started wondering about that, and while it doesn't look like anyone's tackled a Cugnot, "vehicle" also includes "ships", so it would probably be this one: But if you insist on something with wheels that moves under it's own power, it would probably be this one: Edited September 15, 2020 by Richard Bartrop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Very neat. The first true automobile. Several years ago I got to see one of the full-replicas that Benz built for their 100th anniversary. Very cool. I’ve been thinking about buying and building the kit ever since I saw the kit became available. I may have to pick one up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Outstanding model! Love seeing classics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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