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Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Land => Topic started by: kpnuts on June 18, 2022, 03:57:59 AM

Title: Ugears fire engine
Post by: kpnuts on June 18, 2022, 03:57:59 AM: Hi all I thought I would paint this to try and make it more interesting.

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Title: Re: Ugears fire engine
Post by: raafif on June 18, 2022, 07:38:13 AM: Looks great so far. Let us know how the fit etc is as they have a few Trams that look interesting.
Title: Re: Ugears fire engine
Post by: kpnuts on June 18, 2022, 03:12:26 PM: It's extremely easy to get bits the wrong way round (it all pushes together so it all comes apart easy enough) the fit of the parts is amazing, the tolerances on the moving parts are ridiculous they could be far tighter and I'm sure it would all still work.
Over all I think they are great kits but the instructions need to be clearer.
Title: Re: Ugears fire engine
Post by: kpnuts on June 20, 2022, 03:28:09 AM: Hi all more work on this one.

(https://i.ibb.co/wJrNqGg/IMG-0994.jpg)
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Title: Re: Ugears fire engine
Post by: kpnuts on June 25, 2022, 03:41:55 AM: Hi all, a little modification needed to make for smooth running.

(https://i.ibb.co/nB0nhv4/IMG-1014.jpg)
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I quite like the way it looks painted (far more interesting than wood)

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Title: Re: Ugears fire engine
Post by: raafif on June 25, 2022, 06:58:15 AM: Lookin' Great :smiley:
Title: Re: Ugears fire engine
Post by: kpnuts on June 26, 2022, 04:21:36 PM: Hi all more work on this one.
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Title: Re: Ugears fire engine
Post by: raafif on June 27, 2022, 08:12:35 AM: Neat ! Does it drive well ? Top speed ? :D
Title: Re: Ugears fire engine
Post by: Story on June 28, 2022, 02:31:42 AM: Gentlemen,
That right there is the sort of added effort that would turn little imaginations into future modelers and kitbashers.
Well done.
Title: Re: Ugears fire engine
Post by: kpnuts on June 28, 2022, 04:06:13 AM: Thanks guys, it drives quite well.
There's far more work in the ladder assu than the bodywork and it's far more difficult to get a smooth action but I'm quite pleased with how it's working.

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Title: Re: Ugears fire engine
Post by: Old Wombat on June 28, 2022, 07:22:25 AM: Looking good! :smiley:
Title: Re: Ugears fire engine
Post by: kpnuts on June 29, 2022, 03:26:24 AM: Nearing completion now, I may repaint the metal parts to look, well more like metal.

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Title: Re: Ugears fire engine
Post by: kpnuts on July 04, 2022, 02:02:05 AM: Well its done, bit disappointed with its operation but I'm sure my grandson will love it.
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https://youtu.be/SvG7vxUWCxM
Title: Re: Ugears fire engine
Post by: Old Wombat on July 04, 2022, 08:15:36 AM: It's a toy made from laser-cut plywood, it ain't gunna work perfectly! ;)

It looks great & I, too, am sure your grandson will love it! :smiley: 8)
Title: Re: Ugears fire engine
Post by: raafif on July 04, 2022, 08:46:59 AM: Now that I know how good these kits are, I may invest in a couple. :smiley: