OffRoad

The beginning is very promising. 

From everything I've read about MiniArt, it sounds like great fun. 

 

Bending templates have always done a very good job. And I've used many in my work, some huge ones. This one is the best I've used so far. 

Checking the stand. 

This works. If anyone wants the file, I'm ready to send it to them. 

The details are great. With the help of this I can explain how the handbrake works.
 

 

This item is a very useful piece of equipment! 

 

 

I have one remark about the instructions. They don't mention how much force the nuts should be tightened with. I'm obviously not going to use the torque wrench. 

 

It won't be clean for long. 

 

 

I'm trying it to taste. The salt is a little... 

 

First layer. I start assembling the cabin. 

 

 

 

Nice color with AK lacquer finish. 

This seat has seen a lot! 

And the salt reminds me of itself. 

 

Apparently, the elbow of a scythe and salt don't like each other at all. This was followed by washing, several times. Hairspray again. And a lot of crossing your fingers that it would work. 

The base color is set. And I start thinking out loud about how I would like the truck to look. 

 

Back to reality. That yellow needs a lot of work. And there are still so many parts to put together. 

So. Little by little, everything is falling into place. 

After a very long study of photos, about 20 minutes, I didn't see a G506 anywhere without side engine covers. These Americans do not think about us modelers. Even before WWII, trucks were made with engines that did not have problems with cooling. Now we cannot show what nice engines we have hidden inside. 

 

Maybe now is the time to share the story I made up about this truck. Somewhere in 1956 in Alaska, the military sold this truck to a local technician. He used the truck for a long time. At some point, he replaced one fender and one door with ones from the auto morgue. The "new" fender and door came from a used truck from the Navy, and that's why they're gray. To keep the truck from being colorful, he painted it yellow. After all, in the far north, bright colors sometimes mean survival. 

Rust. Rust. Lots of rust and lots of worn paint. 

There's still work to be done on the rust, but after I put the headlights on.