Making a start on this …
This will be a OOB build . My last two efforts involved considerable scratch building so taking a break from that aspect- I may attempt some coal bags out of epoxy putty as a load .
Built up the chassis on the glass plate . Fit is very good and the plastic is much better than the D7 from years ago .
Posts may be a bit spotty as I am working on restoration of some marine half models for a client -
paying jobs get the nod .
Cheers- RT
I’m watching…
Built the London bus version of this about 3 years ago. It was a very enjoyable build. Lots of small parts but it went together well. Will be watching with interest.
cheers
Michael
Definitely following this one RT, looking forward to updates!
Cheers, D
So the love/hate relationship with Miniart goes
on …
I’m not bashing them - on the contrary they are incredibly detailed and go together well considering the high number of delicate parts.
But I have come to the conclusion that you need to be in the right mood - at least for certain phases.
If the mojo is low come back to it another time , which is what I am doing.
Some more progress…
Lookin’ good, Richard!
@RDT1953 
Yes! the challenge of Miniart kits - I recently built one of their 1.5 ton 4x4 trucks. I’m glad to report that it all went together as intended, but, man, no coffee for me anywhere near the assembly! Yours is looking great!
Cheers
Nick
Thanks for the kind words gents !
Chassis largely done - hand crank yet to install and engine wiring if I’m up to it. The kit includes tiny photo etch spark plug caps that need to be rolled into shape - we’ll see.
Thanks for looking! RT
Nice job
Big body parts installed - Miniart decals are superb
( in this kit at least) - Thin , strong , opaque. Absolute minimum of clear carrier film. Responded well to Microset/Microsol. They settled in beautifully.
Truly looks painted on. Well done Miniart.
Now on to hood , fenders . Haven’t made up my mind yet on attempting ignition wires .
Exploring ways to make coal sacks .
Thanks for looking !
Cheers-RT
Looking great Richard!
Here is a shot of the underside -
I’ve begun the base - a section of cobblestone street .
A piece of 1x4 Red Oak sealed with a few coats satin poly and temporary curb of 1/8 balsa held on with double sided tape…
Durham’s Water Putty mixed to pourable consistency and poured to top of curb .
After pour has firmed up a bit top stippled with a cut down cheap chip brush to texture it.
Cobblestone courses laid out in pencil and scribed in with # 11 blade and straightedge after hardening .
Bond laid out in pencil and scribed in with # 11 blade freehand.
Scribing after hardening works beautifully to create a natural chipping .
Still experimenting with ways to make coal sacks -
More on that later .
Thanks for looking !
Cheers RT
Great progress Richard, I’m enjoying your build & I totally agree with your earlier love/hate comments about MiniArt. I like everything about them & their (often unusual) range…except, it would seem (typically with the kits I buy) that they don’t test-build their products before release. I cite the quad-mg assembly on their Gaz truck as a particularly egregious example, I’m still in therapy 7 years on…
I’m surprised they didn’t supply relevant cargo for the Type B (?) – if so, doubtless they’ll release a set just after you’ve scratched your own. Maybe you’ve already looked, but this partial image (for discussion purposes only) might help…
The sacks look way large/heavy for carrying, maybe they used trolleys. Looks like a bunch of empties at the back. To replicate them resin’s one solution, another might be paper-towel grade sheets soaked in PVA (to prevent tearing) then cut to a sack template, folded/glued & filled with sand or whatever? With some pre-scrunching the creases could look OK.
Typical coal delivery trolley
Loading the trolley
" The coal sack was standardized as an imperial hundredweight of 112 avoirdupois pounds, approximately 51 kilograms."
Royal Navy large sack
“The large sack was defined as 224 pounds.”
I believe the sacks are stacked in two layers in that photo
A “modern” coal lorry with two “trolleys”
from Fields of Glory (ex-MK35 figure)
https://fieldsofglorymodels.co.uk/collections/all?constraint=brand_mk35-editions#
H.P.
Those sacks were big. It’s the reason you didn’t pick a fight with the guys that delivered coal or indeed blocks of ice (for old-time ice-boxes) - they had biceps that even Popeye would envy!
Here is the cobblestone street section in paint .
Thanks for looking !
Cheers RT
I’m absolutely loving this project mate, super work!
Cheers, D
