This is for one of the GB's I swore off (Ain't it always the way? You swear off something & then some bugger comes along with the Ultimate Temptation?)
Anyway:
For the Post Apocalyptic GB over on BtS I've pulled a number of vehicles from the stash, unfortunately they're all left-hand drive (including the three Japanese vehicles), so initial work will probably be trying to convert most of them to right-hand drive.
This PA world will have fuel & survivors who know how to get it ... for now, anyway.
The LVT(A)-1A Crocodile build is going on hold, temporarily, until I get to the weathering stage of these vehicles, when I'll do all the weathering at once ... Makes sense to me, at least.
Extremely unlikely that I'll get all of these finished before the end of the GB but I'll have a crack at it & get at least one done. ;)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Vehicles-of-the-Apocalypse/i-4b8F266/0/c368a42b/XL/DSCN7902-XL.jpg)
<insert popcorn emogee here>
Let me know if you need any tips on doing a RHD conversion.
I can't see why the buggers can't do them with the option of left-hand or right-hand drive! :banghead:
Working on the bike, at the moment, it's a Honda XLR 250. ;)
Quote from: Old Wombat on August 16, 2021, 06:09:25 AM
I can't see why the buggers can't do them with the option of left-hand or right-hand drive! :banghead:
That's a very valid question indeed, and one I'd like to ask the good men at TVR. I haven't seen one single Chimaera with controls adapted for European traffic.. :banghead:
Quote from: Pellson on August 16, 2021, 08:30:43 AM
Quote from: Old Wombat on August 16, 2021, 06:09:25 AM
I can't see why the buggers can't do them with the option of left-hand or right-hand drive! :banghead:
That's a very valid question indeed, and one I'd like to ask the good men at TVR. I haven't seen one single Chimaera with controls adapted for European traffic.. :banghead:
So, the opposite of my issue but in 1:1 scale. ;)
LMAO - I love the Takom "Japanese made SUV" ;D ;D Guess who didn't get a license from Mitsushitty
:thumbsup:
The bike has had a partial paint job ... It ain't green! ;)
Quote from: Old Wombat on August 16, 2021, 06:09:25 AM
I can't see why the buggers can't do them with the option of left-hand or right-hand drive! :banghead:
Probably because they're aimed at 1/35th armour modellers who want them to build technicals
etc., GWOT and all that jazz, and the majority of the vehicles so used are left-hand drive export
models.
I suppose you could say that a RO-RO full of left-hookers was diverted to Oz because of the global
collapse.
;)
Slowly chugging along.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Vehicles-of-the-Apocalypse/i-2GjKF9S/0/fdffa204/XL/DSCN7905-XL.jpg)
Nice work, the bike looks great
Thanks, BT! :thumbsup:
My rifle:
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Vehicles-of-the-Apocalypse/i-jzzCb3n/0/6eeeec3a/L/DSCN7907-L.jpg)
Looks a bit like a modernish sporting rifle. Scope is a bit high but I'm not going to try & fix it ... again.
Looks better to the naked eye but that can be said of most of my builds, not very photogenic. ;)
Sliced, diced, puttied & pimped Dragon Kar98.
Hmmm, i've been fiddling with a scoped Kar98 (Tamiya) for my mounted recce trooper.
Yours looks better than mine.
Thanks, Fred! :thumbsup:
Started with whittling down the stock, to shorten it & remove the upper furniture, finicky but not too difficult to do; then I used Tamiya white putty to bulk up the stock (slap it on, let it dry, sand/file it down) for a higher cheek-weld form, as per most sporting rifles; finally adding a Live Resin modern scope with some tiny slivers of styrene as the mount uprights (which I've trimmed off at least 3 times) & which ended up mostly consisting of CA glue.
Neat work :thumbsup:
I wish, Chris! ;D
Progressing with some fiddly bits to get it finished & move on to the next Post Apocalyptic project.
Quote from: Old Wombat on August 26, 2021, 05:29:36 AM
Thanks, Fred! :thumbsup:
Started with whittling down the stock, to shorten it & remove the upper furniture, finicky but not too difficult to do; then I used Tamiya white putty to bulk up the stock (slap it on, let it dry, sand/file it down) for a higher cheek-weld form, as per most sporting rifles; finally adding a Live Resin modern scope with some tiny slivers of styrene as the mount uprights (which I've trimmed off at least 3 times) & which ended up mostly consisting of CA glue.
So far mine is mostly OOB Tamiya. However you have inspired me to fiddle with it.
Yeah, unless you muck about with it a Kar98 looks like a Kar98.
The removal of the top furniture & the front of the stock, to get rid of the barrel bands, makes a big difference, even without the rest.
Only two bits to go! <_<
The bike is done! :D
Final matt coat is drying as I type.
Should get pic's done tomorrow. :thumbsup:
OK, so here are the pic's;
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Vehicles-of-the-Apocalypse/i-qMJC6Vh/0/863008fc/X2/IMG_2419-X2.jpg)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Vehicles-of-the-Apocalypse/i-BNtq4HL/0/539c8d77/X2/IMG_2418-X2.jpg)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Vehicles-of-the-Apocalypse/i-HPjsBtq/0/a5c62fbb/X2/IMG_2420-X2.jpg)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Vehicles-of-the-Apocalypse/i-QT8MS6Q/0/75d5189b/X2/IMG_2422-X2.jpg)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Vehicles-of-the-Apocalypse/i-r7SpLNb/0/38d17596/X2/IMG_2423-X2.jpg)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Vehicles-of-the-Apocalypse/i-2nPWgGB/0/58451ce7/X2/IMG_2421-X2.jpg)
And where is the axe you mentioned? I hear you ask;
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Vehicles-of-the-Apocalypse/i-73z7RWL/0/c06cd175/X2/IMG_2424-X2.jpg)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Vehicles-of-the-Apocalypse/i-mgnZhNz/0/c721e1fb/X2/IMG_2427-X2.jpg)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Vehicles-of-the-Apocalypse/i-pJRVn7R/0/2fba3a19/X2/IMG_2426-X2.jpg)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Vehicles-of-the-Apocalypse/i-ngmR4BL/0/6dae8a87/X2/IMG_2429-X2.jpg)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Vehicles-of-the-Apocalypse/i-RfT5dcc/0/40fad71c/X2/IMG_2430-X2.jpg)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Vehicles-of-the-Apocalypse/i-kDsRbbv/0/69da14c8/X2/IMG_2428-X2.jpg)
I like that. :thumbsup:
It doesn't look over-'styled' like many post-apocalypse things. If you were just trying to survive in the immediate aftermath, the last thing you'd be wasting time on is painting everything matt black and hanging skulls all over it. Also, good call on dumping most of the military load-carrying frames and crash bars. As useful as they'd be, and as 'Mad Max' as they'd look, not one in a thousand civvie trail bikes has any of that stuff, even though they'd probably be better off if they did.
Thanks, mate! Greatly appreciated feedback! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Caefull with that axe, Eugene.
Nice work. I echo what H said.
:thumbsup:
Apart from the axe and the rifle (and maybe the jerry can) it's a realistic load you might see strapped to a bike off for a weekend away.
The weight on a bike is better off low down so maybe fuel or water cans would be better off behind the footpegs? Could be tools down there though, or ammo. Both those are heavy.
I know the limitations of injection moulding, but its a shame about the spokes.
Oh, and shouldn't there be a slab strapped on there as well?
:mellow:
Thanks, Fred! :thumbsup:
The axe isn't a permanent fixture but, I figure, it gives him a weapon he can use to keep the zombies beyond grabbing distance, if he can wield it well enough.
Hanging the Jerry can down one side is fine but there's nothing to support the weight from below, at least the bags hang from above & can rest on the frames & bodywork. The ammo box is bolted to the frame.
Yeah, you'd need some sort of jerry can rack. And then of course when it's empty it's better off putting the can higher up which means strapping other, heavier stuff to the rack.
Very nice work sir :thumbsup:
The one problem I've always had with a Zombie Apocalypse scenario of any kind is what do these people do when the petrol runs out ? If the world is in that sort of state I can't imagine it lasting long, but then my brain isn't particularly flexible when it comes to thinking about this type of scenario.
Thanks, Chris! :thumbsup:
Most Zombie Apocalypse movies/series' I've seen seem to have a very small survivor population (<1% maybe as low as 0.01%?) but, yes, long term fuel supplies would be an issue, even if you ran diesels, & mixed in vegetable oils scavenged from supermarkets & warehouses.
Still, fuel would be available for a while &, while it was, people would use it.
After that it's Shanks' mare/pony, livestock (horses, cattle, camels, dogs, etc.) or bicycles/similar.
Quote from: zenrat on September 01, 2021, 03:47:17 AM
Caefull with that axe, Eugene.
Nice work. I echo what H said.
:thumbsup:
Apart from the axe and the rifle (and maybe the jerry can) it's a realistic load you might see strapped to a bike off for a weekend away.
The weight on a bike is better off low down so maybe fuel or water cans would be better off behind the footpegs? Could be tools down there though, or ammo. Both those are heavy.
I know the limitations of injection moulding, but its a shame about the spokes.
Oh, and shouldn't there be a slab strapped on there as well?
:mellow:
Another issue if you put a a single large jerry can on a the side of a small bike like that would be asymetric weight distribution. A full jerry can is HEAVY, and it'd be a significant fraction of the total vehicle weight on a light bike like a 250 traillie. I think I'd probably do what this guy's done, except maybe I'd try to find a way of laying the can flat and putting other stuff on top of it, since a) that lowers the weight a bit, and b) it's rigid, so it effectively extends the rack.
I once went to buy a couple of BMW R-series cylinder heads from an Autotrader advert, slung both them in the single side pannier nf my BMW R80ST (single because of the high-level exhaust on the other side) without thinking about weight distribution, and set off home. I accelerated up a sharply curving motorway on-ramp, and found myself joining the heavy motorway traffic going sideways.... :o
There's an aftermarket PE set for this kit (by Voyager IIRC) that has finer spokes in it. The thing I noticed was the lack of control cables and brake pipes coming out of the hand grip units. You could probably sort that out fairly easily with a bit of florist's wire or something similar. In this scale, the thickness ond textural differences between cables and pipes are probably too small to see: you just need something representative to be there.
I thought about the cables & laziness won out. ;)
Quote from: Old Wombat on September 02, 2021, 02:30:39 AM
I thought about the cables & laziness won out. ;)
;D :thumbsup: It's debatable how many people would notice if looking at hte actual model, since these pics are considerably enlarged. Something I noticed when I built my one-and-only motorbike model so far was that EVERY scale/tooling compromise made by the manufacturer (most of which were objectively reasonable) leapt out and hit
me between the eyes because I'm so initmately familiar with the real things. For instance, I spent ages making a 'proper' clutch operating arm to replace the moulded-on rib that most people wouldn't even register. If there hadn't been a hard deadline for that build, I'd probably still be working on it now... :rolleyes:
I'm working on a 1/12 Kawasaki and all cables (brake, clutch, throttle, speedo, revcounter), wiring (headligh, spark plug), and hoses (fuel, two stroke oil) are the same size. I could probly remedy this but like Womby, i'm lazy.
I plan, when there is no more petrol, to run my bike on alcohol.
Quote from: zenrat on September 02, 2021, 04:18:02 AM
I'm working on a 1/12 Kawasaki and all cables (brake, clutch, throttle, speedo, revcounter), wiring (headligh, spark plug), and hoses (fuel, two stroke oil) are the same size. I could probly remedy this but like Womby, i'm lazy.
I plan, when there is no more petrol, to run my bike on alcohol.
IIRC, the Aoshima kit I built came with lengths of fine black tubing that was supposed to do everything. I kept it for some of the pipes but replaced it with florist's wire for the cables and some stuff that's like a very fine closed spring for the brake pipes, the latter being an aftermarket thing (Little Cars?).
Alcohol sounds like a good plan: you can always trade any excess for parts... :thumbsup:
It's also the first bike i've built for at least 30 years so i'm keeping it simple and OOB as a way to get my hand back in.
I have a few in the stash so may get a bit more fussy as I get to them.
Build #2 has commenced.
In the process of making it RH drive, like all good vehicles should be. ;)
Well done.
:thumbsup:
Volkswagen of the Zombie Apocalypse:
OK, I'm going to be trying a few weathering & rusting techniques on this build (Hopefully I won't get too carried away! :-\), including the method posted by Frank3k, over on BtS, (because it looks interesting & the results look awesome).
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The first is a combination of blending/feathering & salt technique but first I need a primer & sub-coat of ... rust.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Vehicles-of-the-Apocalypse/i-LwRMNRj/0/0c6099f5/XL/DSCN7908-XL.jpg)
Sure, not much but it's a start! ;)
Stage 2: Tamiya white primer 2nd base (slightly out of focus :-\)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Vehicles-of-the-Apocalypse/i-fWjdQbn/0/0159e0c9/XL/DSCN7910-XL.jpg)
Whose rust are you using, or is it a mix ? Looks very effective.
Quote from: NARSES2 on September 06, 2021, 06:30:10 AM
Whose rust are you using, or is it a mix ? Looks very effective.
G'day, Chris! :lol:
It's the AK Interactive "Rust" system;
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Not-a-Gallery/i-XFPC6KQ/0/1a3d3550/XL/DSCN7911-XL.jpg)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Not-a-Gallery/i-kzh8VTd/0/035cf7d0/XL/DSCN7912-XL.jpg)
I applied a painted on a thin layer of Old Rust (AK709) which I let dry; then, using a somewhat ratty stiff brush, I dabbed on Medium Rust (AK707), Dark Rust (AK708) &, lastly, Shadow Rust (AK710), in that order.
I didn't use Light Rust (AK706 - a very light yellow/orange colour)), as I didn't think it would fit the look I am aiming for (old rust coming up through weathered paint).
Overall, I think it's a very good rust system & have used if for ... 10? :unsure: ... -ish? ... years (same bottles I started out with ;)).
Hope that helps. :thumbsup:
it does indeed, thanks :thumbsup:
Stage 3: Results of salt & a light film of thinned Tamiya XF-2 Flat White.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Vehicles-of-the-Apocalypse/i-82jKJC7/0/61e3a24c/XL/DSCN7917-XL.jpg)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Vehicles-of-the-Apocalypse/i-ZV7HBm5/0/0150c023/XL/DSCN7918-XL.jpg)
The doors read;
DAVE JONES
BUILDER
Only a little bit worn.
Looking good sir :thumbsup:
Slow going with RWS still getting in the way, & looks like doing so for another week or so. :-\
Still, there is stuff happening, even if the fit of this kit leaves a bit to be desired & I've been having to trim & fettle bits into where they should just fit. :rolleyes:
May manage to get some photo's up of progress in about a week but there's nothing happening for the next few days as, you guessed it, RWS gets in the way! :banghead:
Damn Guy i just found this post and im enjoying it greatly..you know what im like with the zombie stuff ;D
The bike turned out pretty damn good mate and yeah its got the normal issues..spokes..cables etc but still looks sweet.
Oh if ya want to do easy has hell cables i use solder.. i have rolls of 0.3 and 0.5 and up from there..its cheap and goes a very long way..you can get it in a huge range of sizes..its perfect for bikes and its uses are bloody near unlimited ;D
The rust looks surpurb mate..ive got the same set and now im gonna try it and im going to use your method..cheers matey 😁
Thanks, Phill! :bow:
Like I said, I thought about it (& I have lead(ish) & copper wire that would have done the job nicely) but laziness won the day. ;)
The bike wasn't a build I needed to be super accurate to make me happy, & I am quite happy with it. ;D
Quote from: Old Wombat on October 26, 2021, 06:57:24 AM
Thanks, Phill! :bow:
Like I said, I thought about it (& I have lead(ish) & copper wire that would have done the job nicely) but laziness won the day. ;)
The bike wasn't a build I needed to be super accurate to make me happy, & I am quite happy with it. ;D
If you are happy, we are happy!!
Hahahaha Guy ,,yep ive been hit by the laziness bug at times too ..its all good mate ..its your model ..do to it as you wish ,,actually thats one reason i like this site ,,you can build a model for yourself the way you want and the blokes here wont tear you a new one cause this bolt is quarter of a mill out ,,freaking hate rivet counters ,,they take all the fun out of building models .
That bike and rider looks excellent.
The car/minivan I'm not so sure about the rust. Most vehicles start rusting where they've been scraped along the sides, the wheel arches and edges of doors and the sills.
When a car gets rust on the top it's from being left out in the open for decades or there's been a fire inside that's destroyed the finish.
You obviously haven't lived in the Wide Brown Land, Nick. ;)
Here the sun bakes the paint off the rooves of cars (especially since they started using acrylics); add a bit of rain, a bit of dust, a bit of sun, a bit more dust, some more rain & Bob's yer Mother's brother. Bonnets & boots, likewise. True, it is surface rust &, even untreated, doesn't really penetrate deeply for quite a few years but it's there & visible.
The high iron oxide content in our soils/dust has the effect of kick-starting rust &, in coastal & desert regions, there is quite a lot of salt in the air & soil, too. All that dust loves to collect in the corners of car frameworks, especially around wheel arches & in doors.
The rusting may seem extreme but it was all based on images of "in use" T3 Transporter tray-top utes.
Plus, remember this is a Zombie Apocalypse vehicle, it's not like it's kept in a nice sheltered garage, when not in use, & washed & polished every other weekend. ;D
PS: I have a few images of the woefully slow progress that I really should post here soon ...... ish. :rolleyes:
Glad I don't work for me, 57 days is one awfully long "week"! :o
Anyway, here are the progress pic's so far:
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Vehicles-of-the-Apocalypse/i-ML5Kkdh/0/fb92ea07/L/IMG_2439-L.jpg)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Vehicles-of-the-Apocalypse/i-qwX56fN/0/e745cdc3/L/IMG_2440-L.jpg)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Vehicles-of-the-Apocalypse/i-gK6Wd6K/0/1bc825b8/L/IMG_2441-L.jpg)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Vehicles-of-the-Apocalypse/i-KJPhbs2/0/cdb55c4f/L/IMG_2442-L.jpg)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Vehicles-of-the-Apocalypse/i-qCNmz9s/0/099f3245/L/IMG_2444-L.jpg)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Vehicles-of-the-Apocalypse/i-Wt4ZNDg/0/70c913ef/L/IMG_2443-L.jpg)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Vehicles-of-the-Apocalypse/i-NKZZ6Zc/0/974ca42a/L/IMG_2446-L.jpg)
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(https://photos.smugmug.com/Vehicles-of-the-Apocalypse/i-Zpzjgzv/0/e7d7d8d5/L/IMG_2449-L.jpg)
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Still working on the body rust & had to take off the rear bumper to do some rust under it that I had forgotten to do earlier.
Before anyone (else) gets too upset by all the rust, as I replied to Nick, I did base it on a number of photo's of RW "working" T3 Transporter tray-top utes; although I will admit that there's more on this than any one of the RW examples.
Still, it is a Zombie Apocalypse vehicle; it's not like it gets stored in a garage overnight & washed & polished every other weekend. ;)
Cheers! :cheers:
Quote from: Old Wombat on November 23, 2021, 03:18:39 AM
Glad I don't work for me, 57 days is one awfully long "week"! :o
On a planet far, far away ;)
Nice work on the camper and the figures :bow:
Guys 100% right on the rust issue..ive worked and owned alot of Aussie vehicles over the yrs.
Ive worked on a crap load of Falcons..Commodores..Toranas and of course the utes..alot of utes ;D
The paint gets burnt by the sun and one of my old Ford Falcons was far worse than that on Guys VW..this one came from some dude somewhere near the Nallabor area..it was covered in rust but all surface and that was it..its was a sweet car under the red dust and was turned into a beast ;D.
So Nick mate its common as hell in Aussie and here in NZ too to find rust exactly like that.
Lovin the build so far Guy :thumbsup:
PS...Still miss my XB panel van :-\
;D
Camper? :unsure:
A tradie van? Perhaps but not really, it's not a fully enclosed load-carrying vehicle. :-\
From an Aussie perspective, it's not really a ute, either, but that's the closest description, I think; a tray-top utility vehicle.
Definitely not a camper! ;)
Thanks for the compliments, though, Chris! :bow:
Camper:
(https://starcarsagency.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/20180228_122055.jpg)
Tradie/Delivery van (a T5, not a T3):
(https://carsales.pxcrush.net/carsales//cars/dealer/7yxd9dagib623km4g2xjjgzcp.jpg?pxc_method=gravityfill&pxc_bgtype=self&pxc_size=720,480)
A Ute:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/5706/22377792754_6b7a8bc53c_b.jpg)
Thanks, Phill! :thumbsup:
I miss several of my old beasts but 3 in particular: My FJ40 Landcruiser, my (burnt orange) 1975 Datsun 180B (with 2L Bluebird motor) & my 1972 ZF Fairlane (302 Windsor), in no particular order.
Opening a can of worms there Wombie! ;D
My 3 faves, in this order.
1) 1976 Vauxhall Sports Hatch, one of only 197 built. (PLR985R)
2) 1966 Hillman Imp (built by me from lots of parts) (CFC276C)
3) 2007 Vauxhall Signum 2.8 Turbo Elite, one of my current fleet (VN57CWL)
But there are 3-4 others that could have been in position 3)
ok im not going to list all my favs mainly because i dont have the time <_<
My 74 XB falcon panel van went like this ... stroked 429 out to 514 Cubics,,8/71 blower..35% over driven ,,1240HP on the back tires ..with Nos hooked up with was a 400HP shot 1600HP ,,i miss the hell out of that thing but with fuel prices being what they are here not ,,i wouldnt be missing it to much ;D
Its the most powerful car ive ever owned and built ,,hell i sold the body shell to a bloke in Aussie for 9K and put the rest of the bits into a XC Coupe with was running a 351 Cleveo in it ,man those where the days which seem and are a long time ago.
Ive had a few V8 powered Capris ,,TD 4.1ltr MKV Cortina and my turbo charged MK1 Escort ..the guy who brought that thing killed himself in it and they asked if i wanted the car back after the crash..ummmm HELL NO!!!!!!
And talking about cars ,,check these two little jobs im going to be fixing in the not to distant ..
First is a Madza 6 with a scratch on the doors :o
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51701885125_c8c51c8471_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2mLHFbv)20200909_163634 (https://flic.kr/p/2mLHFbv) by Phill Harrison (https://www.flickr.com/photos/193394370@N04/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51700200132_28fc14b669_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2mLz3hU)20200909_163616 (https://flic.kr/p/2mLz3hU) by Phill Harrison (https://www.flickr.com/photos/193394370@N04/), on Flickr
And this is what happens when you try to park on a concrete bollard..
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51701885210_bd6ff20747_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2mLHFcY)20190628_112554 (https://flic.kr/p/2mLHFcY) by Phill Harrison (https://www.flickr.com/photos/193394370@N04/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51700200252_57edcaf369_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2mLz3jY)20190628_112518 (https://flic.kr/p/2mLz3jY) by Phill Harrison (https://www.flickr.com/photos/193394370@N04/), on Flickr
The Bluebird (bollard job) is going to be east..the Madza 6 not so much ;D
You could put a faded "U.N." on the VW, lol and the UN Flag and the. Fade them out.
liking where it is at thus far :thumbsup:
@ nighthunter: Yeah ... Nah! ;) Already has faded writing on the doors;
DAVE JONES
BUILDER
@ buzzbomb: Thanks, mate! Hopefully it keeps up the standard to the end. :thumbsup:
Quote from: Old Wombat on November 23, 2021, 09:41:11 AM
;D
Camper? :unsure:
I said on another thread that I know now't about cars, perhaps I should expand that to include all types of on and off road vehicles. ;)
Had a couple of driving lessons when I was 17(?), but after scaring the living daylights out of the instructor was advised that given my eyesight it would be better for everyone if I didn't drive. Oddly they couldn't actually ban me because at the time I could pass the MOT eyesight test, it was the severe stigmatism that caused the problems. Since then it's just got worse, but luckily living in London we have a public transport system that means I don't need to drive. It would be useful occasionally but as I've never driven I don't miss it. Nowadays I just tell people I'm doing my bit to save the planet :angel:
I have bought a car though, a nice soft top Spitfire as a Christmas present for my then Mrs way back in 1974. She loved it and I got driven around in it. Result ;)
Oh sometimes i wish i didnt drive ..other days i absolutely love it.
Ive been driving since i was 7..grew up on a farm so there ya go..driving trucks when i was 12 ..i was 6ft all at 12 so size wasnt an issue and when you have a father whos a nut about anything with wheels its kinda in the blood .
I think we had something like 20+ machines juat sitting in the yard..a few bulldozers..tractors and 4x4s and VW Beatles..heaps of the bloody things..dad loved those ;D
I used several of those to build my first offroaders .
Well, consider yourself educated! ;D
My mother had never driven a car when she got her licence (sometime in the late 1940's). Sat the test at the local Police Station, got handed her papers. She then got on a train to Melbourne, where a friend had left a car at the train station for her use (a pre-war Nash, I believe). Driving through the city in a crunch-box manual geared car when she'd not driven before she ended up jerking away from a set of lights & a bloke on a motorbike pulled up beside her (it was Summer & she had the window open) & shouted in a broad, drawling Australian East Coast accent "It ain't a car, it's a bloody kangaroo!" then tore off up the road. (This is my memory of my mother's telling of the story.)
The name wouldn't have had anything to do with why you bought it, would it. ;)
I love driving! :wub:
There are just days when I wish my car was a tank! :tank: :wacko:
Looks about right to me Womby. Or it will when it's got a coat of dust.
I've only ever owned four cars. I've owned a heap of bikes though. The one I miss most is my first Jawa - a 632 Oilmaster. 350cc two stroke parallel twin. Not fast but more fun than a barrel of monkeys and full of nice engineering touches like the combined gear/clutch/kickstart lever.
Ta, Fred! :bow:
My mother had a full licence, and drove regularly despite never having passed a test. She'd held a provisional licence for over a year in 1956, round about the time of the Suez fiasco. People like her were invited to apply for a full licence without sitting a test in order to save fuel. She did take the Advanced Motorists test in the 1970's and was complimented by the examiner on her skill.
My mum has never held a drivers licence..fact shes never driven a car..my dad tho i think got his licence when he was like 5..he had 3 of em ..a UK one an Aussie one and a Kiwi one.
I do have to agree with ya Guy..i absolutely loved driving yesterday...with all this lockdown crap i havent had the chance to go anywhere and ive been waiting months to pick up my Dremel from Bunnings after it was repaired..got the chance yesterday and went for it..a little over 400ks got clocked up and i brought a new chuck for it and Burger King for lunch and scored 4 models for $25...epic day
I went driving today as well, only to Gloucester and back, a round 40 miles trip. But I did it with the roof of my Twin Top down, and the temp. is around 3 deg C!
I may get the frostbite on the back of my upper arms sorted soon, but I may be paralysed instead! Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr......
Lesson learned there for sure!
Heat is the problem here at the mo Kit..not to much of a problem really..my car has a roof with a sunroof which i never open..dont like the sun on my head qhwn im driving.
Ive got light sensitive eyes and having the sun flashing all over the place can mess me up..its like my old Nissan 300ZX ..had t tops..only time they get removed is when i built a custom sound system for it..16 speckers in a 2x2 sports car ..so sweet :lol:
Thats long gone ..im more matureish now..got a Mitsubishi Diamante XI 3-5 ltr ..its fast..comfortable...quite ..full leather interior and handles quite nicely all for 1800 notes..i do enjoy driving that ..the cruise control is brilliant ;D and its assembled in Australia..excellent !
Kit mate i hope you dont have frost bite..thats nasty stuff man ..your not the frist to drive a soft top in winter with the top down and ya wont be the last..hell my brother in law still does..hes got a car I'd love to own ..a dark blue Triumph Stag..beautiful car
Quote from: Wardukw-NZ on November 24, 2021, 05:07:58 PM
...my brother in law still does..hes got a car I'd love to own ..a dark blue Triumph Stag..beautiful car
Has it still got a Triumph engine?
Quote from: Old Wombat on November 24, 2021, 12:59:16 AM
The name wouldn't have had anything to do with why you bought it, would it. ;)
At the time no. It was just the nicest of that era's small soft tops in my opinion. Also had wire wheels which were so quick to change it was unbelievable. It never gave us any trouble in the 5 years we shared it, lovely car.
Fred mate theres only two things about the Stag which aren't original..the colour and the sound system..i built the sounds for it ;D
The engine is the Rover V8 which it came with..i rebuilt that too with all specs 100% original..its got nothing in the HP department really..my Diamante has more but its got a beautiful sound.
Theres a couple of old English sports cars are in Thames..both MGs..one is a orange .wire wheeled soft top and the other is a yellow MGBT V8 hard top..flared wheel archers..wide wheels and a modded motor..the sound this thing makes is lovely..beasty little car this thing.
Stags didn't come with Rover V8s originally, they were outshopped with a Triumph OHC V8 that gained a reputation for lunching its cylinder heads and gaskets, so many of them were re-fitted with the simpler and more reliable Rover engine.
Actually the cause of the problems were owners and garages not following the proper maintenance procedures, but by the time that became known it was too late for many of the Triumph engines. :(
Very ture Kit but the likely hood of finding a V8 Stag with the Triumph Stag V8 is like trying to find 6 cyl powered Stag ..and hell even the original Triumph V8 was a American and was found on a rubbish pile but if i remember right that was just rumour.
The biggest problem with the Triumph V8 was it going thru crankshafts cause of oiling issues..ive done a few replacements in cars with knackered engines because of that problem..later engines fixed that problem of course .
I was told by a friend of my dads who used to work for Rover that they did fit a 4.0 ltr Rover V8 into a stag but that never left the factory..something about rebirthing the Stag .
Quote from: PR19_Kit on November 25, 2021, 10:19:20 AM
Actually the cause of the problems were owners and garages not following the proper maintenance procedures, but by the time that became known it was too late for many of the Triumph engines. :(
As my tame mechanic says " The problem with a lot of cars is the nut that holds the steering wheel"
Quote from: PR19_Kit on November 25, 2021, 10:19:20 AM
Actually the cause of the problems were owners and garages not following the proper maintenance procedures, but by the time that became known it was too late for many of the Triumph engines. :(
The cause of many a problem with so many of the European cars of the '50s through '70s
exported to the US, aside from the VW Bug. Far too many of the buyers expected to be able
to drive and maintain them like a Detroit lump, ignoring the maintenance schedules and
lugging them by not learning to shift them properly. Sorry folks a four, especially an alloy
twin-cam, can't be driven like an iron-lump Detroit I-6 or V-8.
:banghead:
Quote from: Wardukw-NZ on November 25, 2021, 11:16:31 AM
..and hell even the original Triumph V8 was a American and was found on a rubbish pile but if i remember right that was just rumour.
Nope, not the case.
The Triumph V8 in the Stag was effectively two Triumph Dolomite 1.8 litre engines joined together at 90 deg to each other.
The Rover V8 was originally a GM design used by Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac, that was taken over by Rover in 1965. The 'rubbish pile' business was a rumour as the sale of the engine was negotiated after Rover's American head saw one of them at Mercury Marine's HQ the previous year.
Putting 2 Dolomite engines together was probably why its wasnt a success..by themselves there not bad little engines and they can be modded to make some pretty good power..ive done some work on the Sprint verison..one a race car..that was quite a quick car really.
Yeah thought the engine in the scrap pile was bogus ..ive brought engines from scrap piles for full rebuilds and ive brought engines that have been blown to bits ..for the wall of death in our old workshop ;D
The prize engine we had was a nitro drag engine which had blown itself in half and i do mean in half..pretty amazing to look at i can tell ya.
We did build a supercharged Rover V8 for a customer which went into a P76 Layland car he owned..wasnt to serious a build..just a 6/71 blower ..rebuilt heads..bigger valves and the rest..springs and keepers ..the engine got a 40 thou bore which is nothing much and a custom camshaft..quite a special grind on the cam..that really brought this little motor to life..good for 700HP ..so nothing crazy but more than enough for that motor..any more and that motor would end up on the wall.
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Look at the crap they make cars out of now. I've seen thicker tin in a beer can.
Thats what happens Fred when you drive to fast past a truck with is folding tail ramp down..ive got a lovely little scar on my left leg cause i wasnt looking where i was walking ..those ramps csn be nasty :lol:
I had a little Hyundai go into the rear of a trayback ute I was driving. The angle iron mounting the tray opened up the bonnet and wing of the car like a can opener. The ute suffered a bent rear light bracket which I straightened by hand.
Long gone are the days when cars were made of thick steel..its all money now as we know.
So many cars today are boring to the point its almost getting impossible to tell em apart and small is the by word now..i hate small ..the sub compact car is something which ill never own ..i like the feeling of size around me not that if i fart i might buckle a door.
Nope ill stick with my Diamante thank you very much.
SMALL?
I'll try and remember that the next time the gawp who lives up the hill from me drives his GARGANTUAN Audi Q7 down, barely missing all the smaller cars parked alongside my house........... :-\
I was talking cars Kit not SUVs which are all over the place size wise..you do have the Euro jobs which seem to be getting bigger and here in NZ they congregate pretty much only in cities..bloody great place for them where there's bugger all space for them anyway.
Here in the country towns we get a crap load of 4X4s but thats to be expected..but their farmers and the like where as 90% of people who drive Q7s and Range Rovers here are twats.
I was talking about ugly little puke boxes like the toyota yaris and Nissan micra..there everywhere here ..luckily we still have plenty of fokes here who like big cars .
Most blokes here are 6ft + and 100 kgs and up ..imagine 4 guys that size trying to fit in a yaris :lol:
Man, has this build dragged on, or what!? :o
Anyway, it's 3:45am here & I've finally finished the VW T3 Transporter (base still needs to be done), so there should be photo's tomor ... later today! ;)
Here we go! Photo's of the (finally) finished vehicle! :smiley:
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I think it looks better in the plastic, the yellows (especially in the rust) seem to have been enhanced it the photo's.
Still, not too shabby! ;)
I hope to have a completed dio base done soon but I have to tidy the work bench first. :banghead:
Quote from: Old Wombat on December 13, 2021, 04:46:56 PM
Still, not too shabby! ;)
Not bad since there's an apocalypse on, I've seen worse in running condition. :thumbsup:
Thanks, Mossie! :thumbsup:
That's come out really well :thumbsup:
Thanks, Chris! :bow:
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You got a 1/35 cattle dog?
Thanks, Fred! :bow:
Not quite, I got a 1/35 dog from the Tamiya "Modern US Military Equipment Set" (#35266) & thinned & lengthened its tail, until it looked less like a fluffy puppy & more like a small-medium sized dog, & painted it mongrel cattle dog colours. ;)
A most impressive piece of work.............and I do like the addition of the "faithful hound"
Thank you, M'Lud! :bow:
Lovely job Guy..you took a pretty boring kit and turned it into something far above shabby ;D
Think you'll like the thing im buggering around with..tomorrow it should show up here. :thumbsup:
Thanks, Phill! :thumbsup:
Currently slowly working on the dio base, along with a couple of fairly famous marques of AFV which are not part of the diorama. ;)
As you can imagine mate i am quite intrested in seeing this ;D.
I have to be in the mood to build a dio and the mood isn't there at the moment so ill get my fix thru you :lol:
Nice job! :thumbsup:
Looking forward to seeing the finished diorama.
very nicely done! :thumbsup:
Thanks, Firefox! Appreciated! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: