(in 1/72) the "Earlier" LVT-2
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 11:13 am
Well the whole time I was working on the LVT(A)-2.....
the LVT-2 was in the back of my mind.
My biggest draw back has been....the engine deck.
How do I do the engine deck?
I thought about strips of styrene...but I would go insane.
So I started diging trough the few kits I have......
wondering if I could find a substitute.
The best I could find was the center grill of the Elefant.
But how to make it work?
I only had one....but what to do?
So I molded it, made copies, and cut it into strips.
Then I looked at the engine deck area decided what to do, and cut it out.
I started gluing the grill strips together.
Then I test fitted it over and over again.
I then glued strip styrene to the back of it to give it support,
and glued it in place with elmers White glue.
Now I turned my attention to the tub.
Now....the LVT-2 had "wood-slat" platforms on the floor.
So I again turned to the Elefant engine deck for my needs (I now have plnty of them).
A couple (here and there) I need to cut to size.
Now I am turning my attention to the cab.
This is what it needs to look like.
The skate rail will be a simple matter of just cutting it shorter.
So that is what I'll do there.
Well back to work.
(couple days later)
Today has been spent on making the cab.
I know that I will need to cut off the windshield, and addd a little more slant to it.
One of the things I am proud of are my "counter-sunk" screws.
As I said
I know I need to adjust the angle of the front so I'll get started on that.
the LVT-2 was in the back of my mind.
My biggest draw back has been....the engine deck.
How do I do the engine deck?
I thought about strips of styrene...but I would go insane.
So I started diging trough the few kits I have......
wondering if I could find a substitute.
The best I could find was the center grill of the Elefant.
But how to make it work?
I only had one....but what to do?
So I molded it, made copies, and cut it into strips.
Then I looked at the engine deck area decided what to do, and cut it out.
I started gluing the grill strips together.
Then I test fitted it over and over again.
I then glued strip styrene to the back of it to give it support,
and glued it in place with elmers White glue.
Now I turned my attention to the tub.
Now....the LVT-2 had "wood-slat" platforms on the floor.
So I again turned to the Elefant engine deck for my needs (I now have plnty of them).
A couple (here and there) I need to cut to size.
Now I am turning my attention to the cab.
This is what it needs to look like.
The skate rail will be a simple matter of just cutting it shorter.
So that is what I'll do there.
Well back to work.
(couple days later)
Today has been spent on making the cab.
I know that I will need to cut off the windshield, and addd a little more slant to it.
One of the things I am proud of are my "counter-sunk" screws.
As I said
I know I need to adjust the angle of the front so I'll get started on that.