Leighbo
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Hi guys, I'm really getting bad for starting kits before finishing the last, but I guess I'm not alone!
Whilst waiting for a few bits to arrive for my post apocalyptic build I thought I would have a change of scenery, this ARII 1/32 Mazda T2000 kit:
The idea is to build it up and have it really overloaded, like REALLY overloaded! Stacked high with whatever I can find to fill it.
The kit is well detailed for the price with no flash and only slight mold lines. The parts count is relatively small so it went togther quickly and easily, but still looks nice when done (the figure is a 1/35 Tamiya figure, which looks close enough to scale for me!)
A nice touch of this Japanese kit is how well planned the kit is. The main chassis fixes to the rear cargo bed and the cab by (well hidden) self tapping screws, which makes alignment a doddle.
Also the way the cab is designed the floor and the rear plate glue together and then screw to the chassis, the front of the cab slips along guide rails to fit and will glue when finished.
This means that I can airbrush the interior at the same time as the rest of the vehicle with no masking, paint the details in and then add the windows! Genius!!!
Also the front and door windows come as one piece which again slides along guide rails and fits tightly in position so no gluing! (and more importantly no spilt glue on the clear plastic!)
The load bay is actually a lot bigger than I thought so I'll have to find lots of cargo, but should work out nicley
Thanks for looking
Whilst waiting for a few bits to arrive for my post apocalyptic build I thought I would have a change of scenery, this ARII 1/32 Mazda T2000 kit:
The idea is to build it up and have it really overloaded, like REALLY overloaded! Stacked high with whatever I can find to fill it.
The kit is well detailed for the price with no flash and only slight mold lines. The parts count is relatively small so it went togther quickly and easily, but still looks nice when done (the figure is a 1/35 Tamiya figure, which looks close enough to scale for me!)
A nice touch of this Japanese kit is how well planned the kit is. The main chassis fixes to the rear cargo bed and the cab by (well hidden) self tapping screws, which makes alignment a doddle.
Also the way the cab is designed the floor and the rear plate glue together and then screw to the chassis, the front of the cab slips along guide rails to fit and will glue when finished.
This means that I can airbrush the interior at the same time as the rest of the vehicle with no masking, paint the details in and then add the windows! Genius!!!
Also the front and door windows come as one piece which again slides along guide rails and fits tightly in position so no gluing! (and more importantly no spilt glue on the clear plastic!)
The load bay is actually a lot bigger than I thought so I'll have to find lots of cargo, but should work out nicley
Thanks for looking
