Vehicles For New Street And General Raiding Of The Toybox!

[Phill Dyson]

I followed the link to your pic of the old Transit Jim http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2593/4188938637_d739868927.jpg & spent a happy hour looking at Transit camper van conversions ...........sorry totally off topic!

 

[Jim S-W]

Hi Phil

if you liked that - you are gonna love this!

http://fordtransit.org/forum/

Cheers

Jim

 

[Jim S-W]

My small fleet of Mk2 transits so far

Cheers

Jim

 

[Phill Dyson]

Hi Phil

if you liked that - you are gonna love this!

http://fordtransit.org/forum/

Cheers

Jim

That's where I ended up Jim .........I did a Mecedes 307D van conversion in a previous life .............I can see me going back to that Transit forum again though

 

[Phill Dyson]

I was amazed by how much detail is under the manufacturers paint job as you illustrated with the Minis on page one

 

[Jim S-W]

I did a Mecedes 307D van conversion in a previous life

From the Corgi Mobile shop?

Cheers

Jim

 

[Phill Dyson]

No mate, from Mercedes Benz.........I put a steel high roof like the one on your model onto a low roof van ..................& it never fell off

 

[Jim S-W]

I thought you might be talking larger scale - didnt think it would be quite that big though!

 

[Jim S-W]

Hi All

Been tidying up a few loose ends of stuff thats been OMWB for a long time. So long that I forgot all about this one!

Another ford cargo combined out of a Corgi Cab, base toys chassis, unknown wheels and a body made using the Hornby Curtain sided van sides.

Cheers

Jim

 

[Jim S-W]

Theres really no excuse for these 2 to have taken so long when you consider they were already built for me.

Mk3 Transits from the MBC kits. These would have been really new in my era so the weathering is very light.

Cheers

Jim

 

[Jim S-W]

Finally for today

A before and after shot showing what can be had from the toybox.

In this case the Corgi mobile shop, narrowed, fitted with new wheels and the sides filled in to produce something more like a Mercedes 307D (as seen earlier)

Cheers

Jim

 

[Phill Dyson]

Nice work Jim

I can see me having a go on some 1/43 Corgi classics at some stage, they would definitely benefit from losing the high gloss finish, if not a strip down & respray like you have done to such great effect . Have you experimented with gloss, satin & matt finishes? .........I was wondering which you found gave the best results?

Cheers Phill

 

[Jim S-W]

Hi phil

Be warned, it can be quite addictive! I found no real difference between satin and matt so I just use this

http://www.totalwargamer.co.uk/army-painter-anti-shine-matt-varnish-spray-400ml.html. I do pick out the lights with gloss after though.

Hi Jordan. My van wheels are from here http://www.themodelbus.com/kits/paragon.htm

Hth

Jim

 

[Pennine MC]

...apart from that though the lwb single wheelers we're quite rare from what I remember, certainly the vast majority were twin wheelers

Twin wheelers with pristine wheelarches were especially rare

 

[Jim S-W]

Hiya

several years ago Dullcote was banned from import to the UK (or at least threatened with a ban) and I switched to the army painter stuff. Now Dullcote is available again I wont be switching back as its very similar but doesn't have that slight lightening of the colour that Dullcote has and (when you consider how much you get for your money) its much cheaper.

Hope this helps.

Jim

 

[Phill Dyson]

Twin wheelers with pristine wheelarches were especially rare

Yes the vans always fitted through the gaps.........but not always the wheelarches

 

[Jim S-W]

Hi All

A few more lorries for you

Another Dodge commando from a modified matchbox cab and a Base toys Leyland FG

A Base toys Roadtrain converted to a Freighter - below is how the cab was chopped up

This was re-assembled then the back cut off to loose the small window. A spot of filler and some sanding and its done.

Cheers

Jim

 

[Jim S-W]

And now a few cars

Austin Maestro from the 3D print from Paul Burkitt-Gray For more on the evolution of this model see http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/46411-austin-maestro-cad-3d-printing-project/

This next project was a bit of a suck it and see one - the Ford Sierra from the Hornby (um) thing.
Suck it and see because if it didnt work out its no big deal. Below is what I came up with (with an original for comparison)

Best keep these towards the back of the layout I think but a fun little project none the less.

Cheers

Jim

 

[Pugsley]

It's a definite improvement, but sadly it still doesn't really look like a Sierra. Sorry.

 

[Jim S-W]

Its got a bit of cavalier about it. Its an odd one as overlaying it over a suitably sized photo of a real one the outline is bang on. I know the real things look very oddly proportioned compared to a modern car but I'd be interested to hear where you think it needs more work

Cheers

Jim