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Takom Tiger 2 Repair Dio
- Thread starter mike walsh
- Start date
Brokeneagle
Master at Arms
B) Go Mike go
:zen
mike walsh
Master at Arms
Hi,
Quick update on progress of the Bussing nag.
lower half of chassis completed and moving onto the tyres and too my dismay all the tyres have cracks in them. :vmad :angry:
hmy: :frantic
For AFV club to release an extremely highly detailed vehicle the tyres have let them down severely.
Every tyre has a line through them.Ie once fitted the tyre will split at the indent line. Have seen this once before when DML released the BRDM in the mid nineties. We get some fine hot days in Brisbane and the tyres simply split open.
In the meantime other items can be addressed for the build till the def models resin tyres show up.
Michael
Quick update on progress of the Bussing nag.
lower half of chassis completed and moving onto the tyres and too my dismay all the tyres have cracks in them. :vmad :angry:
hmy: :frantic For AFV club to release an extremely highly detailed vehicle the tyres have let them down severely.
Every tyre has a line through them.Ie once fitted the tyre will split at the indent line. Have seen this once before when DML released the BRDM in the mid nineties. We get some fine hot days in Brisbane and the tyres simply split open.
In the meantime other items can be addressed for the build till the def models resin tyres show up.
Michael
Skinny_Mike
Well-known member
I have this kit in my stash....
mike walsh
Master at Arms
Thanks Guys,
It is an easy oversight.
I was like a kid in a candy store when I got this kit , could not get over the level of detail.
I noticed the tread on the tyres in the plastic bag thinking they have got good tread but did not open the packet to have a closer inspection.
Def models do an excellent replacement set of tyres. Have not used this brand before :hmmm :hmmm
Michael
It is an easy oversight.
I was like a kid in a candy store when I got this kit , could not get over the level of detail.
I noticed the tread on the tyres in the plastic bag thinking they have got good tread but did not open the packet to have a closer inspection.
Def models do an excellent replacement set of tyres. Have not used this brand before :hmmm :hmmm
Michael
Tankbuilder
Active member
I had the tires on a built up Tamiya LRDG truck split years after building it. No what I do is sand the wheel a bit and then sand the tire a bit so that the tire does not have to be forced over the wheel. That seems to have cure the tire splitting problem for me.
Cheers
Cheers
mike walsh
Master at Arms
Thanks Tankbuilder
The Tamiya LRDG chev is an excellent example of split tyres.
One of my favourite kit's and an excellent model for it's age.
With a little work they still dress up to a decent model.
Because of the bad reports on the tyres the 2 Tamiya chev's built both ended up with replacement resin tyres.
About 17 years between the 2 of them 1997 to 2014 :v
Brisbane can get some really hot and humid days and with the combination splits the rubber off the rim sadly to say.
Michael
The Tamiya LRDG chev is an excellent example of split tyres.
One of my favourite kit's and an excellent model for it's age.
With a little work they still dress up to a decent model.
Because of the bad reports on the tyres the 2 Tamiya chev's built both ended up with replacement resin tyres.
About 17 years between the 2 of them 1997 to 2014 :v
Brisbane can get some really hot and humid days and with the combination splits the rubber off the rim sadly to say.
Michael
They look great Mike.
mike walsh
Master at Arms
Thanks James and Bob
mike walsh
Master at Arms
Hello again,
Back with the next update, head down doing the bussing nag. :frantic :facepalm
hmy: :cheer:
Here are a few images of progress work.
I can see now why AFV Club chose to have the normal softer plastic than other manufacturers. The items on the sprue cage are extremely fragile and with having a softer plastic it makes them a little more flexible to remove from the sprue cage.
There are a couple of close up photo's below to show some extremely small D shackles which would scare any modeller away to take of the sprue cage.
As mentioned before the Bussing Nag is not a shake and bake kit and the best way to takle the painting and building side of it is to build in sub assemblies. It will make it way easier to paint and detail in this format.
Item 20 on sprue cage L is missing 1 side of a shackle. There are 4 sprues and this is a very very small manufacturing error.
All of the 4 L sprue cages have this inconsistency.
Ie: the bottom item in the image L20 is what they should look like.
The resin tyres from Def Models are different to what has been displayed on the box art. The tyres look like the same style of resin the Verlinden Productions used. It is a lot more stronger resin but the box art does not give a proper identification of what's inside.
More to follow....
Michael
Back with the next update, head down doing the bussing nag. :frantic :facepalm
hmy: :cheer: Here are a few images of progress work.
I can see now why AFV Club chose to have the normal softer plastic than other manufacturers. The items on the sprue cage are extremely fragile and with having a softer plastic it makes them a little more flexible to remove from the sprue cage.
There are a couple of close up photo's below to show some extremely small D shackles which would scare any modeller away to take of the sprue cage.
As mentioned before the Bussing Nag is not a shake and bake kit and the best way to takle the painting and building side of it is to build in sub assemblies. It will make it way easier to paint and detail in this format.
Item 20 on sprue cage L is missing 1 side of a shackle. There are 4 sprues and this is a very very small manufacturing error.
All of the 4 L sprue cages have this inconsistency.
Ie: the bottom item in the image L20 is what they should look like.
The resin tyres from Def Models are different to what has been displayed on the box art. The tyres look like the same style of resin the Verlinden Productions used. It is a lot more stronger resin but the box art does not give a proper identification of what's inside.
More to follow....
Michael
mike walsh
Master at Arms
Hello again,
This truck is by far the hardest kit built for a long time, very similar to the Mirror models T969 wrecker but way harder with the jib boom.
The work is all around the crane area at the moment soaks up the time with the build. I have painted the interior of the crane as when the dust covers go on they may be some view to the internals of the crane housing. I'm not leaving no stone unturned.
Special attention is required for handling the boom rollers, intricate and easily to break.
Work is slow as the components are easy to break.
Michael
This truck is by far the hardest kit built for a long time, very similar to the Mirror models T969 wrecker but way harder with the jib boom.
The work is all around the crane area at the moment soaks up the time with the build. I have painted the interior of the crane as when the dust covers go on they may be some view to the internals of the crane housing. I'm not leaving no stone unturned.
Special attention is required for handling the boom rollers, intricate and easily to break.
Work is slow as the components are easy to break.
Michael
Heavens Eagle
Well-known member
Wow Mike! Am really impressed with how this is all coming together! 
As to the rubber tire bit on kits, rubber tires are an automatic replacement item (unless it is a car kit) None of the tires in Trumpy kits are worth diddly as far as I am concerned and the better manufacturers should wake up and just start going the resin route as they are so much better in the long run!
As to the rubber tire bit on kits, rubber tires are an automatic replacement item (unless it is a car kit) None of the tires in Trumpy kits are worth diddly as far as I am concerned and the better manufacturers should wake up and just start going the resin route as they are so much better in the long run!