Revell Trabant 601s Universal

[GeeBee]

I believe you have built this Trabbie with more care and quality control than any 1:1 made!  

Well this has been on the bench for just over a year now, don't think they took that long to build a real one though, having health problems, family bereavement and loosing my Mojo didn't help matters

[GeeBee]

Windows polished ready to be masked so the rubber seal can be airbrushed, before doing any masking and airbrushing, I always do a test fit first,also fitted the little radio aerial, which had been airbrushed in Alclad and the base hand brushed in flat black

[Dann Tier]

Getting closer to being done!!   -Great workmanship!!

[Dogfish_7]

Stunning work!

[GeeBee]

Getting closer to being done!!   -Great workmanship!!

Yes, it should be finished in the week, not a great deal to do on it now, did a little work in the hobby room this morning, masked up all the window glass, and airbrushed vht Matt black, I really like this paint as it airbrushed really nice and dried a real good black that replicates the rubber seal better than anything else I've tried over the years, another thing I always were when handling the clear parts after they have been polished is some white cotton gloves, luckily I still have a few pairs left over from my darkroom days, they stop any grease and finger prints getting on the clear parts, the front & rear screens have now been fitted, using a few small drops of clear 5 minute epoxy

[GeeBee]

 

[Dann Tier]

 

You are right about that paint -looks like O.E.M rubber!  I use latex gloves when building. aren't the cotton gloves slippery?

[charlie8575]

Superb. 

Charlie Larkin

[crazyrichard]

pfft thats clean !! i think its nicer then any trabbi ever left the factory stunning build !

[GeeBee]

Getting the Windows fitted, this is the only part of a build that gives me a few headaches, you can have the best paint finish, but get the glass wrong, with scratches or glue marks and it sticks out like a carrot in an omelet ...

[GeeBee]

I use latex gloves when building. aren't the cotton gloves slippery?

I use latex gloves when I'm mixing up epoxy resins, but these cotton gloves are a lot thicker than the cheaper cotton gloves you can buy, and no, there not slippery at all, no more slippery than bare hands anyway

[Impalow]

Amazing Job Geoff, very nice, crisp and clean model.... I had the pleasure of working on a 1:1 on of these a few years back, very interesting cars.

[GeeBee]

Just the side door windows to have there rubber seal at the bottom of the window to be airbrushed, which I've done this morning, just waiting for those to dry and they'll be fitted later as well as the two door mirrors, and this one will finally be finished.

The mirror faces have been replicated using chrome BMF, much better than the silver decals they include for this purpose

[GeeBee]

Amazing Job Geoff, very nice, crisp and clean model.... I had the pleasure of working on a 1:1 on of these a few years back, very interesting cars.

Thanks, this one has been on and off the bench for the last 12 months, but I've really enjoyed the build

[crazyrichard]

what do you use ..out of curiousity ..to glue the glass in then ?

[GeeBee]

what do you use ..out of curiousity ..to glue the glass in then ?

To apply it I use a wooden cocktail stick that I have filed the tip even finer, a small drop in the corners is enough to hold the windows in place, and once dry, it's perfectly clear, small items such as headlamps I use Tamiya X-22 clear acrylic

Edited January 28, 2016 by GeeBee

[GeeBee]

So close to the finishing line now, just one window and two mirrors to go, it will be finished later on tonight

[crazyrichard]

thnx geof .. lol i use coctail sticks or sometimes longer ones from sate meat .. all the time .. i lso sand the tips .. also use them dipping in chrome and painting small details like tiny dash details and stuff

but thnx looks great that stuff ... and the fact its really becomes clear is great

 

love the trabbi ! glas looks so shiney

[Fordy_Styles]

Awesome work Geoff, neat little kit also!

[GeeBee]

All finished, I'll post some better photo's when I can get to my photo booth