Ursus C-45 tractor by Modelik

[waynehulsey]

Been working on this one for way too long. The prototype is a Polish license build of a German Lanz hot-bulb engine tractor. Got to the point were I was starting to paint it and decided I didn't like some stuff, so starting a rebuild of the main body parts. Remember its the journey!

This was the first printed booklet one that I'd got into. The ones I'd been working on had been freebie download, so this was the next step up. The first major challenge was what few instructions there were was in Polish. So bought a Polish-English dictionary at a used book store. Them found an emulator keyboard on the web, that would let me retype the instructions so I could enter them into Google translate. Then I was ready to go. First as a backup I scanned the booklet pages and printed them out on cardstock. The advantage of this is if you screw something up, you don't have to go buy another kit or beg friends for parts, as if you have a dozen friends building Ursus tractor models. Luckily I'd already had a digital caliper to measure paper thickness with. Then it was cut, fold, score and glue. I decided didn't really like the way the rear tires were looking, so figured out using matt board to create bigger lugs for the tires. Overall for the first time, thought they came out pretty good. Would have liked more sidewall detail, but didn't find any reference photos for early 1950's era Soviet block tractor tires.

 

[waynehulsey]

Breaking this up into digestible pieces, besides got to find all the photos. This is just some bits and pieces. Front axle and hub assembly, the hot bulb chamber and the wheels and tires.

[Marcin M.]

The rims are looking very good.

I've found more photos of C45

Did you notice that the steering wheel is wooden?

Let me know if You need more details, I will go to the museum and take more pictures.

Greetings.

 

 

 

 

Edited June 26, 2017 by Marcin M.

[waynehulsey]

Thank you, Thank you!! 

Already locked in on some of the items, but there are some details I can still add. The "kit" has the pieces for the wood steering wheel, but rolling my own.

[waynehulsey]

Got a few more in-progress shots. Need to get out and do some photos this morning. Not like we don't have plenty of sunlight right now.

 

[peteski]

Looking good Wayne!

When I was growing up in Poland in the '70s there was a paper model periodical called "Mały Modelarz" or "Junior Modeler".  I have built several of those models.  I built a helicopter, a destroyer and few others. This brings back some memories.

[waynehulsey]

Thanks Peter.

Believe Maly Modelarz (always wondered what it meant) is still available. I've got a couple of theirs that are available on the internet like a Tatra 603.

A few more photos. Build a new air intake. Wasn't real happy with the original. Then went to Cali for a show and my cat made up my mind for me with deciding it was best used as a good chew toy. Actually trying to decide on the main body since I've done so much modifications to it, that it may be easier to start over to get it to where I want.

 

[Marcin M.]

Looking good Wayne!

When I was growing up in Poland in the '70s there was a paper model periodical called "Mały Modelarz" or "Junior Modeler".  I have built several of those models.  I built a helicopter, a destroyer and few others. This brings back some memories.

Everyone started off with that in Poland, peteski, sam wiesz jak to było.

Wayne, I like Your job with chair and air intake! I think I have to do more photos...?

[waynehulsey]

More photos. Have a couple with most of the parts laid out, but guess they're too big. Anyway I got a majority of the parts done and doing painting. Just wasn't too happy with some of the results and sidetracked to other projects. Deciding if just to redo a bunch of it or try to finish it up as is.

[waynehulsey]

There figured out what I needed to get at least one of them to load. Think I will start over on some of the parts. Learned a lot getting to this point.

[Lunajammer]

You're a brave man Wayne. My head hurts wrapping my brain around how to manage those delicate shapes and the patience it must take. Bravo.

[waynehulsey]

Thanks.

[waynehulsey]

As mentioned was happy with the 'body' of the tractor, so decided to start over on it. Got to this point pretty quick since at least the 2nd time for a lot of it. But now sort of stalled out again. Back to working on the Stalinetz crawler and the Renault 4cv.