Ack! Ack-ack!

Great work, very realistic!

Three really excellent models

Top notch weathering and beautiful color scheme!

I built ths one probably 15 years ago. Like all Ertl truck and trailer kits I know building was a pleasure. Everyting is box-stock, only the rear fenders appeared way too long to my eyes. Currently the kit seems to be OOP. My kit still had 11 standard tires. Later re-issues had two very wide front tires.

Great work, really unique!

As always a perfect colour combination!

A masterpiece!

Beautiful, the colour is perfect!

EXCELLENT! Hard to believe that there so little response.

Great tutorial! Thanks!

Thank you all for your replies, much appreciated! Nice pictures! As said all these parts were glued for the mentioned reasons. After looking at your pictures I am still not sure what I did with the kit wheels.

Another fantastic masterpiece from your workbench! I am looking forward to the tutorial. I have several old Italeri car and truck kits with hard plastic tires.

Your paintwork is spot-on and the engine compartment looks very realistic.

Thanks for your interest! I am going to show another Marui model ( de Tomaso Pantera ) soon.

Thanks for the Molotow tutorial. I must have a try as soon as possible!

Beautiful work

Stunning!!

From my time as a military modeler I know that older Italeri models that came with vinyl tires ( f. e. 1/35 Opel Blitz) had the problem of completely ruined rims after a few years. Theoretically it was possible to prevent the tire plasticizer to get in contact with the rims by applying some aluminum foil, but in reality either too much foil was visible or too little foil didn't work. So when it is known that a certain kit has this particular issue my advice would always be to use other tires or other (complete) wheels. It seems that I was lucky here.

All these parts are not movable on my model. Even if I don't remember the assembly instructions seem to give the explanation why. The retractable headlights had to be operated by two visible protruding levers, okay for a toy but not for a model. If I don't misinterpret the drawings the movable doors required very big and partially visible hinges. And finally I suppose that huge engine hood would never sit properly if built movable. Mentioning the wheels ... I am not sure but I have a feeling that when building I used wheels from another kit because the Marui wheels appeared too small, but as said I am not sure. Anyway despite the age of my build there are no signs of melted rims.

When an uncle of mine gave up modelling cars and trucks he gave me all his kits. Among them were a lot of old kits and some kits of rather obscure manufacturers. This BB 512 was made by Tokyo Marui. The old assembly instructions show some typical gimmicks of 1970s and 1980s kits, namely opening doors, electric motor and even lighting. To tell the truth the only thing I remember is the odd fact, that all body parts came sprayed with a thick layer of a strange clearcoat that was very hard to remove for deburring these parts.

I know this terrible kit, incredible achievement. What did you use to chrome your parts? They look perfect.

Very clean work

My favourite T-Bird, super nice

Beautiful

Thank you all for your replies, much appreciated! Those modelers interested in Unimogs may know that there was a nice resin model by Lassen Projekt of the first (1950s) Unimog generation. The current fourth Unimog generation (completely different cab) is replicated by a rather nice Schuco diecast. It should be possible to combine a Revell Unimog (third generation) and this Schuco diecast to build a really nice and detailed model of the current generation.