Truck Model World

52 Pages·2017·11.461 MB·English

CONTENTS
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2017 | Issue 233
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6 MODEL NEWS
What’s new, what’s due
8 SCRATCHBUILDING
MASTERCLASS
ERF Tanker Pt 2 1:24
12 CODE 3’s Andrew Reed Model
Highlights 1:50
14 RUSSIAN STYLE
KrAZ 256B Dump Truck 1:35
18 HEAVY MOVERS
Mammoet Model Reviews 1:50
21 HOLIDAY INSPIRATION 29
Leyland S24 Mixer 1:24
24 SCHONI MARKS
DAF 105XF Tractor 1:24
26 FIRE REPLICAS
Chicago Fire Department 1954
Autocar Squad 3 1:50
28 IN THE BOX
IBG Scammell Pioneer 1:35
29 IN THE BOX Modellers
Resource Site Dumper 1:24
30 MEGA MOVERS McFadyens
Mega Windmill Transporter 1:50 34
32 A&N MODEL KIT
Volvo FM Conversion 1:24
34 GOING CAMPING Bedford TK
Caravan Transporter 1:24
38 FILM MATTERS
“Duel” Tanker Truck 1:24
40 MILITARY MIGHT
Accurate Armour Models 1:35
42 SHOWSTOPPER
Gaydon Highlights
47 MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
Book Reviews
48 FLEET COLOURS
Terex Branded Replicas 1:50
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COMMENT
Contact the editor either by post: TMW Editorial Office 3 Orchard Close, Saracens Head, Holbeach,
Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE12 8AR, England or by email: [email protected]
A
fter going through the process of switching our main distributor and
printer, we are now looking forward to our new relationship to bring you
the best magazine we can. Unfortunately, the change has resulted in the
MAIN CONTRIBUTORS
last issue being out late and we are trying to ensure that the release schedule
Andrew Bell, Andrew Reed, Cliff Read,
Mick Russell, Rich Ellis, Damien Lision, becomes reliable and consistent, something I am hoping will be resolved when
Dick Smith, Steve Lima, Kees Kamp
we release the Nov/Dec issue in a couple of months. In the meantime, this issue
EDITOR is packed with builds, conversions, model reviews and kit “In The Box”
Steven Downes
email: [email protected] highlights. We also take a look back at the Gaydon show with a gallery of images
taken during the weekend, rounding out with a full listing of the winners.
MANAGING DIRECTOR
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Model World in their area, and for those in the UK, you can now go online to
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DESIGN & PRODUCTION
Greenland Design Limited Once again I would like to thank all the contributors who have submitted articles
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TRUCK NEWS
Drake Collectibles
Several new Freighter Maxitrans models are now available from the drake online shop
(www.thedrakeshop.com). These include B Double flat tops in several colours and company decorations
including BBG, Burgundy, White and Red/White. Matching road train sets are also available consisting of a
B trailer and 2-axle road train dolly. All new freighter models have working suspension, removable diecast
gates, gate storage racks, adjustable landing legs, removable spare wheels and realistic hoses detail. More
colour and company decorated versions are in production including National Heavy Haulage and NTS.
1:50th - Freighter Maxitrans B Double Set (Red/White). 1:50th - Freighter Road Train 1:50th - National Heavy Haulage Kenworth K200
Set (Red/White). with Freighter B Double set.
1:50th - National Heavy Haulage Kenworth C509 with Freighter B Double and Road train set.
Fire Replicas
New announcements in the Fire Replicas line of museum grade 1:50th scale fire and rescue models include
three new models for the Chicago Fire Department, featuring the Spartan Engine which is available in three
different engine numbers of 116, 117 and 123 along with a set of all three engines together. There is also a
new image of the Milwaukee Fire Department Engine 26 which is expected to be available in September
while the Ashburn Volunteer Fire Rescue Department Engine 606 is now available. For full details and to
place an order, check out the Fire Replicas website (www.firereplicas.com)
1:50th -
1:50th - Milwaukee 1:50th scale Ashburn Volunteer
Chicago Fire
Fire Department Fire-Rescue Department Engine 606.
Department
Engine 26.
Spartan Set
(Engines 116, 117 & 123).
1:50th - Chicago Fire Department
Spartan Engine 116. 1:50th - Chicago Fire Department
Spartan Engine 117. 1:50th - Chicago Fire Department Spartan Engine 123.
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Truck Model World is always happy to review new kits, products and accessories and welcomes information
about new products and events. Manufacturers, distributors and retailers wishing to have items reviewed
should send samples and information directly to the Editor, TMW Editorial Office, 3 Orchard Close, Saracens
Head, Holbeach, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE12 8AR, England.
Tel [phone]. Or email: [email protected]
Start Scale Models
SSM has announced some interesting 1:43rd scale MAZ, KAMAZ and Tatra Russian trucks including 2- axle and
3-axle chassis with different design cabins. Each features a tilting cab with plenty of detailing of the engine bay.
Full details of the new releases can be found on SSM’s website www.startscalemodels.eu
1:43rd scale MAZ-5550 2-axle dump 1:43rd scale MAZ-5550 2-axle dump 1:43rd scale MAZ-5340 2-axle cargo 1:43rd scale MAZ 6430 3-axle tractor.
truck (Blue/Orange). truck (Orange/Silver). truck.
Weiss Brothers
Heavy haulage fans may be interested in the
latest announcement from Weiss Brothers,
a 1:50th scale concrete bridge section 1:43rd scale KAMAZ 5320 3-axle 1:43rd scale Tatra 815S1 3-axle dump
flatbed truck. truck (Emergency Service).
produced from resin and highly detailed
including tie-bars and fixing holes. It
measures 13” x 2” x 4” and is expected to be
available mid October. Pre-order now
from the Weiss Brothers website
(www.weissbrothers.us)
1:50th - Pre-cast
Concrete Bridge
section load.
Conrad Models
A new Liebherr HTM905 concrete mixer has
been produced by Conrad, based on a 4-axle
Mercedes Benz Arocs chassis featuring a
brand new mixer body casting. It is avail-
able now from the Liebherr online shop
(https://liebherr-shop.liebherr.com)
1:50th - Liebherr
HTM905 4-axle
Concrete Mixer.
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TMW 1:24 Author:Andrew Bell
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In the last issue, Andrew detailed the process of building a chassis-cab for
an 8-wheeler ERF fuel tanker and now he completes the model with its
bodywork, paint and final assembly.
P
rior to me beginning the build, my
customer Darren had managed to
get into the most secretive of places,
Rush Green salvage yard, and crawled all
over a similar 8-wheeler tanker fitted with
the same Thompson 6 compartment,
23,000 litre barrel the ERF had. These
proved to be invaluable and I could not
have built the model without them.
I set to work designing the barrel in 3D
using the modelling software I had used
at university, and soon had a virtual 'solid
lump' which had the correct shape and
dimensions. This was split in CAD into 3
different 50mm sections (front middle and
rear) and hollowed out to give a 3mm wall
thickness. Internal lips were added to the
two rear sections so that the barrel could
be built up to any length in a modular
fashion. I used the online 3D printing
community 3DHubs to find someone who
could print the sections for a reasonable
price and at a decent quality. I opted for
ABS, which cost about £20 per section.
A few days later I had them in my
possession, and they were promptly
cleaned up and dispatched to Modellers
Resource for replicating in resin. A slight
oversight in the design stage meant I had
made the internal lip exactly the same size
as the section it had to fit into, which on
a PC screen works absolutely beautifully.
Introduce the vagaries of layer thickness
in the 3D printing of ABS however, and this
was more than just an interference fit! I
spent several miserable hours attempting
to sand, file and ultimately Dremel the
excess material away. Turns out ABS is
exceptionally difficult to work with!
Once these had been completed, I
worked on 3D CAD designs of the tanker
manlids, foot valves, APIs (outlets) and fire
extinguisher and spill kit boxes. These
were printed at a much higher quality
and in a higher quality material, because
of their smaller size, which meant the cost
was not prohibitive, again using 3DHubs,
and again subsequently dispatched to
MR for replicating in resin.
With the 6 required tanker sections
returned, a quick clean-up and a trial fit
showed my efforts had not been in vain
with the ABS sections, and the resin
parts were a snug fit into each other.
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1:24 SCALE
I assembled the tank in about 5 minutes,
literally stacking one section on top of
another using superglue and a quick squirt
of activator. An initial coating of filler in
the joints, and a run round with a sanding
mouse gave me a decent starting point.
A perfectly smooth outer skin to the tank
is not particularly necessary, as the joints
between the sections resemble the
baffles or compartments on a real tank.
I considered adding photoetched weld
lines to these, but decided I preferred the
subtler effect I already had.
Each end of the tank barrel was skinned
with thin plasticard, so that the tank valance
was encapsulated at each end. In the rear
end, I cut out a section above where the
ladder platform would sit. With these
added, I gave the barrel a couple of rounds
of priming, sanding and filling, particularly
on the tank top where the moulding was
not perfect. This would later be hidden
underneath a set of photoetched walkway
panels, so not a huge concern.
I then turned my attention to the
underside, first mounting the resin
footvalves, each orientated so that the
run-off pipework can get past the other
valves in its path, and so that there is room
for all the pipework behind the outlet
manifold. My original plan here was to use
ready-made elbows from EMA Models, but
some 5mm solid round rod and a lighter
proved to be far easier and I could rework
any bend which was not quite correct
almost instantly. These linked up to two
individual manifold plates, and the outlets
fitted to the other side. Small sections of
tube were also added in the corners of the
tank to replicate drain tubes, which run
through from the tank top.
The top of the tank required some
careful thought. In my experience of the
manufacture of tanker barrels, only two
engineering drawings are required, one
to build the actual aluminium barrel, and
another just to detail the tank top, such is
the complexity. Fixed quantities were the
tank valance width, resin manlid diameter,
and photoetched walkway sheeting width.
Taking these into account, I worked out the
best way of positioning the manlids so that
I had to do the minimum amount of cutting
the walkway panels down in width, whilst
keeping them equidistant. Some planning
here payed dividends and the measure-
ments worked out nicely. With these all set
in place, I added the dipstick stowage
brackets, which in turn dictated the length
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TMW 1:24 Author:Andrew Bell
of the dipsticks. A quick check that these
were roughly the height of the barrel
confirmed that my guesstimates and
measurements combined were pretty
much correct!
A rear ladder was added to the tank,
using 2mm plastic rod and a small section
of the photoetched walkway. These are
usually set so that the slope of the ladder is
parallel to the slope of the barrel. At this
point the barrel was complete, except for
the top halves of the mountings, which
would normally be welded to the tank,
which are in turn bolted to their
corresponding brackets which are bolted
to the chassis. Because of the difficulties I
anticipated with masking and painting this
arrangement, I decided once again to use
some modeller’s licence and fit all the
bracketry to the chassis. This would also
serve the purpose of the tank being
demountable yet firmly located, and
therefore be safe to transport, but also able
to reveal the chassis and barrel detail. The
required brackets were simple fabrications
fitted at 4 points on each side of the chassis.
Next, I turned my attention to the pipework
which is fitted to the chassis. Again, this was
something which myself and Darren really
struggled to find reference material for.
Presumably, nobody ever felt the need to
record the underside of a tanker! I gathered
that there would be a pump driven from a
short prop-shaft off the gearbox, a ‘loop’
of pipework, an outlet, and a connection
to the manifold. What I ended up with is
probably not correct, but nobody has
proved otherwise thus far!
With the barrel and chassis mated,
I added guard bars around the 6 outlets,
and hose trays on each side and at the rear.
The delivery hoses are black elastic, with
end caps made from 5mm resin spotlight
backings from KFS, with two small lengths
of round rod inserted on each side. One of
these is permanently attached to the chassis
pipework, and is known as a jumper hose.
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