Quote from: Rick Lowe on September 25, 2023, 09:38:39 PMI recall one of the 'Yellow Press' rags from back in the day that advertised c onversion kits to do just that with whatever vehicle you wanted to make into a 4X4.

The fella next door bought himself something that had a Land Rover chassis & running gear with an HB Viva body shell... didn't look too bad, either...

And I agree the Panel Van looks good. 

Overlanders (the two wagons and the van above) were professionally built conversions done here on Fords and Holdens back in the day.
I've never seen one in the flesh.

I'm waiting for someone to kit a Tesla so I can drop a Hemi into it.   

Quote from: zenrat on September 26, 2023, 05:28:19 AMI'm waiting for someone to kit a Tesla so I can drop a Hemi into it.   

 

Quote from: zenrat on September 26, 2023, 05:28:19 AMI'm waiting for someone to kit a Tesla so I can drop a Hemi into it.   

With a blower and zoomies too? 

VERY environmental...............

Quote from: zenrat on September 24, 2023, 04:49:40 AMFloats are back on the Do.17.
Do.17z WIP 24-09-2023 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

That is looking great, you may have mentioned it already but if you have then I missed it, what are the floats from?

Quote from: PR19_Kit on September 26, 2023, 08:44:36 AM

Quote from: zenrat on September 26, 2023, 05:28:19 AMI'm waiting for someone to kit a Tesla so I can drop a Hemi into it.   

With a blower and zoomies too? 

VERY environmental...............

And then send a piccie to Elon...!!   

Quote from: zenrat on September 24, 2023, 04:49:40 AMFloats are back on the Do.17.
Do.17z WIP 24-09-2023 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

looks a bit intricate, but lovely, especially for a whif 

Typical German over engineering?

Or as the young lad restoring the StuG III at the Australian Armour & Artillery Museum (Workshop Wednesday - STUG III G RESTORATION Ep.15) said "It's a simple design, it's just engineered difficult!"*







[*: or words to that effect.]

Quote from: Flyer on September 26, 2023, 07:31:33 PM

Quote from: zenrat on September 24, 2023, 04:49:40 AMFloats are back on the Do.17.
Do.17z WIP 24-09-2023 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

That is looking great, you may have mentioned it already but if you have then I missed it, what are the floats from?

Thanks mate.  Floats from Airfix Ju-52 (moulds dating from 1964) modified to be amphibian and with the front ends stuffed with weight.

Quote from: ericr on September 27, 2023, 12:33:47 AMlooks a bit intricate, but lovely, especially for a whif 

Quote from: The Wooksta! on September 27, 2023, 01:51:14 AMTypical German over engineering?

The horizontal rods joining the floats were to keep them aligned while I constructed the other struts.  I may remove them now which will simplify things.

Quote from: zenrat on September 27, 2023, 04:43:28 AMThe horizontal rods joining the floats were to keep them aligned while I constructed the other struts.  I may remove them now which will simplify things.

Neat solution to a possible problem 

You could always say that it was a field conversion (Fjord conversion ?  ) and the ground staff played better safe then sorry ?

Quote from: NARSES2 on September 27, 2023, 06:12:39 AM

Quote from: zenrat on September 27, 2023, 04:43:28 AMThe horizontal rods joining the floats were to keep them aligned while I constructed the other struts.  I may remove them now which will simplify things.

Neat solution to a possible problem 

You could always say that it was a field conversion (Fjord conversion ?  ) and the ground staff played better safe then sorry ?

Another example of Kit's Second Law!

As its going to be an air-sea rescue aircraft I wa going to string a net between the floats for rescued airmen to cling on to.  But I think it would have been too close to the waves resulting on drowned rats upon landing.
So I sawed off the horizontal bracers.

Do.17z WIP 29-09-2023 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

That's looking very promising, and I like the extra fin too. 

  

One of those models that looks "just right" sitting there in primer 

Quote from: PR19_Kit on September 29, 2023, 06:07:30 AMand I like the extra fin too. 

I hadn't noticed that    It is a really neat touch, looks just right