CMP C15TA Armored Ambulance....DONE :)

[JohnSimmons]

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It really does look lovely Chris!

 

[Big-John]

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Wooo hooo! Paint!! Build is looking most excellent mate!

 

[Chris S]

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Thanks John ,,,and ...Err... John ;D

Work has continued on the cab

I added the gear levers & handbrake ,Then set about making up the armored windows ,vision ports and gun ports . If i tell you there is 7 parts just to make one lever for one gun port you can guess just how much detail Libor has packed into these kits .I suppose I really should have taken photos of the parts before fitting ...but I got carried away and forgot
I just need to add the seat runners to the cab now ,the seats will be left out until later .

The original plan was to leave the whole Ambulance open ..However there is no interior details supplied in the kit for the rear of the ambulance ! This has been left to the builder to make up his own ,and although it wouldnt be too difficult to do ,I just dont have the time at the minute ...maybe next time .
So the decision was made to leave the cab & bonnet open and close the rear doors ,I will add the curtain behind the cab seats that partitions the front and rear .
Moving on then ...The rear panel was fitted ,which I may add fitted perfectly ,as did the rear doors ,You can see a few etch boxes added too ,the one on the rear guard is fro a Jerry can ,while the box beside the rear door is for an oil can .

And thats about it for now ,I will finish up the seats & runners and make up the doors next ,I will also scratch up a spare wheel mount for the side .

Wont be long now until paint starts going on the interior

Thanks for looking.

Chris.

 

[JohnSimmons]

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Very smart Chris, I know what's it like when your on a roll and can't stop to take pics lol.

 

[Chris S]

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Thanks mate ..yeah ,its one of those kits ,when you start you just cant put it down !! ...lovin it ;D

Chris.

 

[Elm City Hobbies]

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I wonder if the interior of the Italeri Dodge Ambulance would fit in this? Not that there is much of one in it either.

 

[rookie]

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Nice detail Chris.

 

[Chris S]

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Thanks Scott & Rookie .

Scott ,I cant remember what is in the Italeri Ambulance ? ,dont think there was much like you say .
It wouldnt be to difficult to scratch up something ,mostly roundstock ,and Milliput for the canvas parts .

Here's the real thing ....

This one shows how tight the engine bay is !

And off course ,if it all goes pear shaped ,it could always become a rusty range target

Chris.

 

[Elm City Hobbies]

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The Dodge would be this:

I think it is actually a smaller vehicle. Interior of the rear looks smaller anyway.

 

[joeym]

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Wonderful job so far. I love the work you did on the engine. Nice extra touch.

 

[Chris S]

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Thanks for the pics Scott , yeah I remember the Dodge ,still nice old kit .The back of it doesnt seem to be packed out as much as the C15 ! ,I actually thought the Dodge would be the bigger one ,but looking at the model of the C15 ,I'd say there isnt a big difference in size ,the C15 maybe having a shorter wheelbase because the engine sits halfway into the cab .

Joeym ...Thank you

Chris.

 

[CTspeedshop]

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Looking good Chris! That is the tightest engine bay I've ever seen.

 

[bdr65]

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Comin along nicely......... Engine + chassis = fantastic....... 8)

 

[Cash]

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How you plan to finish it Chris ? Lots of weathering or brand new looking? (i hope it is a lot of weathering)

 

[Chris S]

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CT ..Thanks man ...not much room in there huh !!

bdr65 ....only getting started

Cash ....It wont be new

I've pretty much completed most of the build work on this one now So I thought I'd throw up some mock up shots before I cover it up with primer & paint
I installed the seat runners and made up the seats ,but left the seats out for painting , I also made up the two doors which again ,are left off for paint , The headlights were fitted to the front guards ,and the mirrors made up from Wire and etch parts provided .Some tie down loops were fitte to the rear and to the panel just in front of the doors ,Lastly I added the weld beads down each side of the windscreen pillars .And thats as far as I can go until the interior is painted

I forgot ...I aslo made a spare wheel mount for the ...umm...spare wheel

Time for clean up and some primer

Thanks for looking.

Chris.

 

[rookie]

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Looking nice Chris, you going to attach the roof or leave it removable ?

 

[Chris S]

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Thanks Rookie , the roof will be attached ,but not until the interior is finished

Ok chaps ,
Well ,any of you that were about FB this morning will know that the Ambulance nearly became one of these ....

Had a bit of a senior moment and dropped it !! Its ok tho , only minor damage , Bent a wing mirror and the cradle for the oil can on the back panel came off , so all was fixed pretty quickly
Anyhoo ....Having already primed the body yesterday ,today it was time to start slapping some paint . Since very early on in this build I have been giving some thought as to the best way to go about the painting ,you see the problem is ,Both cab doors and all armored windows are posed open so the interior can be viewed ,this means painting the interior before fixing the roof on and dealing with the subsequent seam ?
So ,after some consideration ,I thought that painting the interior along with the whole front end would be the most logical solution ? ,my thinking is this will mean less masking ..maybe , It should mean I just need to mask for painting the roof and tape the rear of the door openings to paint the sides ...Does that make sense ??? ...we'll see .
Soooo... I started with a very dark brown pre shade ( Burnt Umber & Black mix ) ,this was followed up with OD which I lightened a touch to start with , then added more white to create the faded patchy areas . All paints so far are Model Air . I then sealed up with a few coats of Johnsons Sorry about the shine in the pics ....

Not much of an update , but this is where the fun begins
The rest of the parts ...seats,doors,bonnet, wheels ..etc are all in primer and will get shot with paint tomorrow

Thanks for looking.

Chris.

 

[JohnSimmons]

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First class Chris!

 

[geegad]

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ive missed this cracker love all the photo etch bling bling..and love the base colour look forward to seeing more chris

 

[Chris S]

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Thanks John & geegad ...much appreciated

Got most of the cab work completed ,Still some to do ,I have the curtain /partition made from rolled milliput ,just need to paint it and fit .
Anyhoo ...a few pics .All paint in the cab is Vallejo MC/MA and the weathering is all AK Interactive .

Got the wheels ,doors ,and Bonnet (Dick ) painted ,off to do some on the chassis now

Thanks for looking.

Chris.

 

[Cash]

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Again some pro touches done. Keep up the good work Chris.

 

[CTspeedshop]

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Excellent work Chris!

 

[Chris S]

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Thanks Cash

Cheers CT ;D

Chris.

 

[Chris S]

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I left the cab to dry out for a day or so and in the meantime I got back to the chassis

This is where things start to get dirty .I still have more to do here ,but I started laying down some dust& dirt ,and also started rusting up the exhaust ,The tyres got a weathering too ,but I still have to finish up the rims .

Back to the cab now ...nearly time to put the roof on

Thanks for looking .

Chris.

 

[CTspeedshop]

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Tasteful weathering so far Chris. The tires look great. Ready for more. ;D

 

[Chris S]

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Thanks CT ,She will be dirty & dusty ,but not completely clobbered in mud

Chris.

 

[Cash]

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Nice update Chris.

 

[Chris S]

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Thanks Cash

 

[Big-John]

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Looking forward to the rest of the weathering mate!

 

[Chris S]

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Wont keep yer waiting too long John Thanks bro .

Chris.