It is a model that I built some years ago, the Heller VAB 4x4.As you can see from the photos I rebuilt all doors, on top I replaced the ventilation of the engine and the filter building from scratch the bottom of which later I placed those from the Eduard photoetched set of reference 35535,the collector of the muffler with plasticard of 0.25 mm, the rear gunner's protective shield and added and replaced all the details that are absent or found to be less detailed.The Browning machine gun comes from a set Verlinden.The more extensive intervention takes place on the rear of the vehicle with the total reconstruction of the two doors as the original ones were undersized and missing of some details including the two hinges fixed in the upper part.Even the armor of the side windows were replaced and made again in plasticard as well as the frames of the front windows to allow the placement of new wipers from the Eduard set because those present in the kit were erroneously printed on the chassis of armored glass.I also replaced the two compartments for cans at the bottom of rebuilding them with plasticard adding the chains made by twisting two small copper wires crushing them with a small hammer which turn out to be more convincing than those photoengraved and remade and added all those little details are missing or unrealistic.The last touch was to adapt the tires that I had previously printed in resin.In the coming days I will post pictures of the finished model.
domenica 1 settembre 2013
VAB 4x4 before painting
Si tratta di un modello che ho costruito alcuni anni fà il VAB 4x4 della Heller.Come si vede dalle foto ho ricostruito tutti i portelli,sulla parte superiore ho sostituito le griglie di ventilazione del motore e dei filtri costruendo ex novo la parte inferiore su cui in seguito ho posizionato quelle provenienti dal set di fotoincisioni della Eduard referenza 35535,il collettore della marmitta con plasticard di 0,25mm,lo scudo protettivo posteriore del mitragliere e aggiunto e sostituito tutti quei particolari che erano assenti o risultavano essere poco dettagliati.La mitragliatrice Browning proviene da un set Verlinden.L'intervento più esteso si è svolto sulla parte posteriore del veicolo con la totale ricostruzione dei due portelloni poichè quelli originali erano sotodimensionati e mancanti di alcuni particolari tra cui le due cerniere fissate nella parte superiore.Anche le blindature dei finestrini laterali sono state sostituite e realizzate nuovamente in plasticard così come le cornici dei vetri anteriori per permettere la collocazione di nuovi tergicristalli fotoincisi perchè quelli presenti nel kit erano erroneamente stampati sul telaio dei vetri blindati.Ho sostituito inoltre i due vani porta taniche nella parte inferiore ricostruendoli con plasticard aggiungendo le catenelle realizzate attorcigliando due piccoli fili di rame schiacciati con un piccolo martello le quali risultano essere più convincenti di quelle fotoincise e rifatto e aggiunto tutti quei piccoli dettagli mancanti o poco realistici.L'ultimo tocco è stato quello di adattare le gomme che avevo precedentemente stampato in resina.Nei prossimi giorni posterò le foto del modello finito.
It is a model that I built some years ago, the Heller VAB 4x4.As you can see from the photos I rebuilt all doors, on top I replaced the ventilation of the engine and the filter building from scratch the bottom of which later I placed those from the Eduard photoetched set of reference 35535,the collector of the muffler with plasticard of 0.25 mm, the rear gunner's protective shield and added and replaced all the details that are absent or found to be less detailed.The Browning machine gun comes from a set Verlinden.The more extensive intervention takes place on the rear of the vehicle with the total reconstruction of the two doors as the original ones were undersized and missing of some details including the two hinges fixed in the upper part.Even the armor of the side windows were replaced and made again in plasticard as well as the frames of the front windows to allow the placement of new wipers from the Eduard set because those present in the kit were erroneously printed on the chassis of armored glass.I also replaced the two compartments for cans at the bottom of rebuilding them with plasticard adding the chains made by twisting two small copper wires crushing them with a small hammer which turn out to be more convincing than those photoengraved and remade and added all those little details are missing or unrealistic.The last touch was to adapt the tires that I had previously printed in resin.In the coming days I will post pictures of the finished model.
It is a model that I built some years ago, the Heller VAB 4x4.As you can see from the photos I rebuilt all doors, on top I replaced the ventilation of the engine and the filter building from scratch the bottom of which later I placed those from the Eduard photoetched set of reference 35535,the collector of the muffler with plasticard of 0.25 mm, the rear gunner's protective shield and added and replaced all the details that are absent or found to be less detailed.The Browning machine gun comes from a set Verlinden.The more extensive intervention takes place on the rear of the vehicle with the total reconstruction of the two doors as the original ones were undersized and missing of some details including the two hinges fixed in the upper part.Even the armor of the side windows were replaced and made again in plasticard as well as the frames of the front windows to allow the placement of new wipers from the Eduard set because those present in the kit were erroneously printed on the chassis of armored glass.I also replaced the two compartments for cans at the bottom of rebuilding them with plasticard adding the chains made by twisting two small copper wires crushing them with a small hammer which turn out to be more convincing than those photoengraved and remade and added all those little details are missing or unrealistic.The last touch was to adapt the tires that I had previously printed in resin.In the coming days I will post pictures of the finished model.
Ciao Luigi,
RispondiEliminaOttimo super lavoro come sempre. Bellissimo modello super dettagliato.Aspettiamo pittura.
Loris
Hi Luigi
RispondiEliminaHappy to follow your blog, very nice model congratulation.
The VAB is very impressive.
Laurent