I recently decided to dig out an RPM 1/72 Model T Ford Ambulance I'd started years ago but never got very far with due to the huge sink marks in the sides.
At the time I debated scratching new sides or filling them and in the end it just went back in the loft! All in all it's not a bad little kit, the detail is a bit soft and lacking in finesse and the location and fit of parts is a bit dubious but the basics are there and its really cute which is what led me to do new sides for it. Heres where were at now, I hope you like.
Bern
-- Edited by CrashandBern on Thursday 31st of March 2011 08:51:12 PM
-- Edited by CrashandBern on Thursday 31st of March 2011 08:52:42 PM
Well done! Once finished it ends up looking very nice. Word of advice: replace both axles, especially the rear one, as they are both innacurate and flimsy. The rear axle, since it's made up of three parts, is quite easy to be glued slightly misaligned, which throwhs away wheel alignment.
What is noticable on your build compared to the original is the sharpness of the edges you have cut, they look so much better than the 'soft' rounded edges of the kit.
Looking forwards to seeing it finished.
Nice job
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ChrisG
The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity(Dorothy Parker)
The sink marks aren't limited to my kit either I've since bought 3 more and they all have the same problem.
On the reverse side there are two huge (by 1/72 standards) lugs which judging by the rough way they've been machined into the mould were after thoughts and these are the cause of the sinks.
Too late with axles they're already on although after doing a mock up the other night I had to narrow the front one by 3mm as the wheels sat well out of the arches... oh well no one said it was going to be easy!!!
Thanks again for the kind words gentlemen
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Has anyone else noticed "new and improved" seems to mean it doesn't work as well as it used to?
