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No pressure on you at all Tony !!!!!!!!!!! You just have to improve on your MK build !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha !!!!!!!!!!! NO PRESSURE REALLY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nige

Howard That is fantastic !!!!!! I take it you are fully satisfied with how the 3D imaging came out ?????????? I can't wait to get them in my hands and be able to but the chassis in context !!!!!!!!!! I am hoping that I have them on the axles and fixed to the chassis by Perth !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Fantastic news Nige

Hi Tony Nice to see you have got your teeth into the new project already !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Have added this to my faves and will be watching closely !!!!!!!!!!!! Looking forward to seeing what you do with the KFS kit when it comes on line too !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nige

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ah ha ha ha YOU CAN TELL I AM THE OBSERVENT SORT CAN'T YOU NOS ????????????????? DUUUUUHHHHHHHHHHH I should go to Specsavers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU ARE A SUPER STAR NOS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I could not ask for any better reference points !!!!!!!!!!!!! Now ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, where did I put my bottle ends ?????????????? Modelling by braille is definitely an interesting proposition !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think I need to start practicing !!!!!!!!

Hi NOS I looked at that very pic myself to check and see ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, and noticed it hiding away there !!!!!!!!!! The other end has the seats up hiding it !!!!!!!!!!!!! Amazing what you find when you are looking in the right places !!!!!!! Did you say that you actually have the corner and middle pull out posts as well ???? Nige

And here's one I built earlier !!!!!!!!!!!!!! In 1/35 th !!!!!!!!!!!! http://www.armorama.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=SquawkBox&file=index&req=viewtopic&topic_id=155238#1301225 Was good fun building one Nige

Logical that then !!!!!!!!!!!!! I was forgetting that the ISO lock lug could be placed from below and like my King trailer, lock onto the container corner points !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Are all the cargo beds the same, or do some not have these installed ??????????? Is just that I did not see these on the bed in Linlithgow !!!!!!!! Mind you, there is a lot of junk in the way of viewing properly !!!!!!!!!! Nige

Hi there NOS Again you have done me proud with some fantastic measurements again !!!!!!!!!!!!! Very clear and easy for me to relate to from the headboard !!!!!!!!!!!! Greatly appreciated as always !!!!!!!!!!!!! Can I ask what the purpose of the rectangular holes just inboard, but forming part of the side rails, at 1160mm and at 3980mm ???????? Is that something to do with mounting other equipment packages like the UBRE or the like ??????? Thanks so much for your help NOS Nige

I am sure Howard from KFS (Kit Form Services) AKA RecyMech will be looking in on this too with some interest !!!!!!! This military pattern is right up his street !!!!!!!!!!!!! Worth getting in touch direct to have a chat at what you can offer !!!!!!!!!! His company make fantastic kits as you probably already know !!!!!!!!! Nige

Gerry Aggressive tread is much better than too thin !!!!!!!! I can always sand down the tread to simulate wear !!!!!!! Adding back on ???????????? Ha ha ha ha ha ha ??????????? I struggled to get this distinctive look over weeks !!!!!!!!!! You have done it in a few days !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Get yourself onto these forums !!!!!!!!!! You are gonna be in great demand me thinks !!!!!!! http://www.armorama.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=SquawkBox&file=latestposts_old http://ipmsuk.proboards.com/index.cgi http://www.24thscalemodeltruckforum.co.uk/index.php http://pete389.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=login http://www.wettringer-modellbauforum.de/forum/index.php I also discuss stuff on Facebook with some like minded folks, mostly a mix from the model forums I am on !!!!!!!!!!! I can introduce you there too so that you can get contacts with folks into military and civilian vehicles !!!!!! Fantastic Nige

Gerry ,,,,,,,,, or thinner !!!!!!!!!!!! I presume that this is the thickness of layers that the printer can lay down layers !!!!!!!!! I have seen the 'U' tube vids and saw on morning tv a mving madel where all the moving parts were cast around each other (IN PLACE) !!!!!!! Looked amazing Nige

A pall who has already showed interest thinks down to layers of 16 microns if that means anything !!!!!!! I have passed on your e-mail details direct to him !!!!!!!!!!! I hope you don't mind !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! As you might see from the forums, we have been encouraging each other on with our own builds !!!!!!!!!! He needs the same pattern tyres for a JCB 410 that we both have drawings for when I can get around to finishing the TM's !!!!!!!!!! The reference materials we have each compiled has been passed around between us as a problem shared is a problem solved !!!!!!!! This info will greatly enhance your own 3D imaging !!!!!!!!!!!!! I am sure he will be in touch very soon !!!!!!!!!!! Nige

I will be asking a local company that I know does prototyping to see if they can do something for me !!!!!!! If you can advise on the parameters that I would best try to find and those to avoid, it would help !!!!!!! My mate says that the real tyre wall lettering would be in the order of 4 or 5mm at 1:1 scale with the letter edging being in the order of 1mm !!!!!!! Does that cause you issues ???

Gerry You have captured the tread pattern so nicely, and the side wall curves !!!!!!! I am not sure how the big boys get the extra fine detail of the side wall lettering in the resin. I presume the art is in picking just the amount for it to register in the cast !!!! Then it is down to the quality of the mold medium to capture all that fine detail !!!!! That will be another learning curve for me too once I get the masters printed !!!!!! I am asking about some of the guys in the forums as to what to do with the lettering !!!! One option would be to slightly over emphasise the lettering height and then sand back slightly from the duplicates !!!!!!!!!! What are your own thoughts ??????? I am really amazed how quick you rattled that off !!!!!!!!!! Guys on the forums will see how rapid your prototyping is and what can be captured !!!!!! Very nice Nige

Hi Tony I am quite chuffed with how the tank looks just now, though I will not fix it in place till much later, and then add the retaining bolts and nuts to the hangers. Not sure how the top end of those bands are secured, will need to take a look next time I am out at Linlithgow. I also need to give the filling spout a brisk !!!!!!! Perhaps just a bit too long ,,,,,,, but better that way just now than too short (said the actress to the bishop) !!!!!!!!! Also trying to figure out what part I want to tackle next !!!!!!! I have plenty to choose from !!!!!!! I have the photos and dimensions that NOS kindly took for me and posted up. I will need to print these off so that I can get my head around the different bits I need !!!!!!!!! Will likely have to visit a model supplies shop and get profiles I am lacking !!!!!!! Thanks again for those NOS !!!!! Really appreciated !!!!! Nige

Hi NOS The ends of the tank was a real daft mistake as I had seen the detail close up when I took the photos and made a mental note at the time as to what I should try and do !!!!!!!!!! When I am in the work room building I tend to be using the daughter's little notebook with a tiny screen !!!!!! Brain fade got me into that fankle, but I think I recovered well enough to get away with it ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, JUST !!!!!!!! Ha ha ha !!!!!!! The tin foil is the type from carry out or roasting trays !!!!! It has a real good service use and accepts superglues well !!!! It has the advantage that you can layer the paint and get a very nice scratching down to a bare metal !!!!!!! Nige

Adding plumbing to the fuel tank

Fuel tank hangers sorted and fixed to chassis

Fuel tank hangers sorted and fixed to chassis

Someone on another forum quite rightly noted that my fuel tank ends needed a sex change !!! A quick fix with a shim added My outy is now an inny !!!!!!!!! Nige

Tonight I changed tack and had a go making a fuel tank, as my head was splitting from all the complicated hold and folds of the cargo bed sides !!! First off, I made up 20mm X 20mm plastic shims in pairs. The original though was to make the tank hollow with the end pairs and middle pairs joined by a wide diameter hollow tube to save on plastic sheet !!!!! I REALLY NEED TO STOCK UP SOON !!!!!! A circle of thinner plastic is glued on the outers and then the tin foil burnished over the ends. I ended up having to use far more shims making it almost a solid lump. The tin foil was carefully wrapped and glued tightly around the former with a slight overlapping end lip on each end !!!!!! Next problem is the fuel tank hangers !!!!!!!!!! This is what I needed !!!!!!! The hangers are not like the Italeri kit ones as the trough is on the outside curve, not the inside like the Italeri parts !!!!!! Made my own by pressing strips inside a 'C' section brass using a solid square brass strip that fitted neatly with the tin foil !!!!!!! Sides folded flat !!!!!! Trimmed Tight fit needs careful prizing out !!!!!!!!! Because I need a bend, I drilled and cut the trough with sharp scissors leaving the side lips intact !!!!! Because the strength is then lost, I had to replace the missing trough with something else !!!!!!! Using the lighter, I melted the sprue just enough to put a full 90 degree bend !!!!! Sanded and glued in the trough at the corner using two part epoxy !!!!!!! I am going on the basis that the retainer straps will fill the top trough so the sprue inside will not be seen !!!!!!!! The outside face of the corner can be smoothed off later with car filler which itself will add some strength !!!!!!!! Hope you like Nige

Have spent the past few weeks faffing about and not really succeeding in doing anything real constructive on the model until today !!!!!!!!!!!!! Had a stab at folding the distinctive cargo bed sides in tin foil, as I cannot figure how to get the same effect in styrene with the straight and sharp folds !!!!!!!!!! I can get the folds, but making them as accurately each time is very hard to do ,,,,,,,,,,, but I will persevere !!!!!!!!!!! I also need to remember not to mark the folds with my exacto knife as I should have remembered from the DROPS that it starts of a severe metal fatigue fracture point !!!!!! ALWAYS USE A BLUNT BUT FINE BALL POINT EMBOSSING TOOL !!!!!!! The sharp fold on the bottom of this one was splitting early so already scrap !!!!!!! I also have to figure out how I am going to bond the panels to the side pieces that have the locating holes that match up with the corner posts of the cargo bed !!!! Also have to glue a reinforcing rod along the bottom edge and make the four holes that allow the side panels to locate on the cargo bed and pivot when sides are to be lowered !!!! This is what I am trying to achieve !!!!!!!!!! More to follow tonight

Thought you guys might be interested to see a new model that is due out !!!!!!!! LOOKS AMAZING !!!!!!! http://www.armorama.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=SquawkBox&file=index&req=viewtopic&topic_id=202741&page=1 Nige

[quote=Mossie; Nigel raises a question about how many people would be interested in 3D CAD support for modeling? It is a good question. What is the answer? I will pass you on a good few web sites that I am on and open some doors for you. I will be happy with your quote for the tyre and wheel if you can do !!!!! I know that loads of folks will be very interested in your services !!!!!!!!!! E-mail will be heading your way to start with !!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks Nige

Hi Mossie Great to see such cracking detail on the images !!!!! What other vehicles have you worked on, and do you have a list of others that you plan to tackle ????? A friend invested in work for a wheel and tyre to get 3 D printed in 1/24 for later casting. I am trying to work the hard way on a master, building it from scratch and finding a real hastle. I was wondering if you are looking to offer up packages for folks that might want to build parts or kits around stuff that they may outsource to 3D printer, where the work in fabricating themselves is outwith their capabilities, such as tread patterns on tyres and the like. In my case, I can run off a basic wheel on my cheap lathe, but am finding it very hard to get the tread pattern cut accurately to scale. I know that the 3D printer would be more than capable of churning out the wheel and tyre as individual items. I woul like to think I could get a reasonable effort with just the tread. Would be fantastic to just have a tread pattern 3D cast that I can lay down on the master. This is the Michelin XZL 395/85R20 The tyre is 395mm width outer side wall to inner side wall at its widest point. The aspect ration is 85% of the width = 335mm from hub rim to tread surface. R = Radial 20 = 20 inch diameter wheel or 500mm diameter. Would love to know more about your own work and if there is any way that you migh be in a position to make my task a little easier. Any thoughts on what you could offer would be greatly appreciated? Nigel