1/72nd Scale Ground Equipment

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Not too long ago I picked up a couple of 1/72 Academy ground equipment sets that I thought would look good sitting next to my 1/72 bombers.
I started putting together the ambulance, getting all the sub-assemblies together.

 

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Neat.

 

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Always nice to add a little extra bit if interest to a display.

 

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Good work so far!

 

• Aug 8, 2024

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Finished glueing up the body and cleaned up the seams. The joint on the roof needed a lot of work with quite a bit of CA filler to make the cab match up with the rear. It still needs to be final sanded before the paint.


I started in on the tug and trailer. Here's the sprue and then the sub-assemblies glued up

 

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Did the fiddly bits line up better than on the other truck?

 

• Aug 8, 2024

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So far, so good

 

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Like these Glenn and they bring back memories as these were still in use in my time with the RAF in the 60s.

 

• Aug 23, 2024

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I had the airbrush out so I sprayed on some Testors square bottle olive on the ambulance and tractor

 

• Aug 23, 2024

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Very nice and you still have some old Testors in those tiny bottles!

 

• Aug 23, 2024

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They're still available around here in craft stores but for how long I don't know so I stocked up on them a while back

 

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T Bolt said:

I had the airbrush out so I sprayed on some Testors square bottle olive on the ambulance and tractor

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A classy chasis.

 

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Nicely done so far Glenn!

 

• Aug 24, 2024

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I still have a few Testors paints and I think my local Michael's still has some.

 

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Crimea_River said:

I still have a few Testors paints and I think my local Michael's still has some.

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Yep, that's where I get them