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Flash, mould lines, sink marks, ejection pin marks and a little bit of kit thrown in. 
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Proiect: Foden C-Type Steam Lorry
89 11 October 2024, 15:30

Muchas grassy arse Robert (see! I speak foreign perfectly. 🙂 )
Welcome Neil!
11 October 2024, 17:00

You like most of us waste our lives fiddling away on our own little projects only you do it better than most.I try and resist building OOB to make it more challenging and interesting,sometimes OOB.LOL
11 October 2024, 18:28

What a beautiful scratch you're doing in such a small kit. This is Unbelievable 😮 at least for a person with tired eyes like me. Do you use a microscope? 😄
12 October 2024, 01:50

Rui, these days I can barely find my work bench without my optivisor. 😄 😄
David, I do it because I like the challenge as well...and I can't write symphonies. Scratch-building in 1/72 also gives me a chance to practice swearing. I'm getting quite good at it now. 😳
Thanks all for tagging along. 🙂
12 October 2024, 06:54

Glad to see your working on another project. Intrested to see how this will come along, or what it even is.. anyways following with interest 👍
13 October 2024, 18:46

Thanks Lukasz. 🙂
The original intention was to do a quick out of the box build...then I saw what was missing and I've sort of got carried away. 🙂
14 October 2024, 14:56

Nice model, l remember seeing a video on simulator truck...used to deliver coal.
Nice 👍👍
14 October 2024, 17:02

Another scratch project? I am of course in 👍. A wee bit of a depressing preamble (lots of which I identify with), hope you are ok mate 👍.
Excellent progress btw.
19 October 2024, 12:14

Nice to see scratch build 😃👍
Always inspires and helps to learn new skills.
Looking great so far... Good work 😁👍
19 October 2024, 14:01

Sorry Alex, I thought I'd attached the (very basic) kit to the project, and I'm fine - thanks mate.
Thanks all, I'm enjoying adding a few bits to this thing and glad you like it. 🙂
19 October 2024, 14:23

I feel like I'm a bit late to this party, but this is really fantastic; not just the effort you're putting into it gorby, but the history, the humour and the imagination and research too. It's your model, you make it your way and it's a pleasure to see so much experience and skill put to such satisfying effect. 👍👍😎
22 October 2024, 10:29

X-4, my fav colour! 😄 I have to admit this colour setup looks very die-cast-Matchboxish 😄
22 October 2024, 11:14

Better late than never David. Thanks for the lovely comment. I think some people take this hobby a bit too seriously so I like to do the exact opposite. 🙂
You're right Lukasz, the colour does look a bit die-cast doesn't it? 😄
I need to drag myself away from using X-4 – even if I think it suits oldie-worldie vehicles. I don't want to be thought of as a one trick pony. I'm at least a two trick pony. 😄 😄
22 October 2024, 12:39

Nah, X-4 fits much more than that: Blue Jetstream (SP-KWN) | Project by Woody (1:72)
22 October 2024, 13:23

People always like to take things seriously, even when they possibly shouldn't! Really look forward to the next update! 👍
22 October 2024, 14:27

It happens sometimes! I've had this alot with brush painting, l think the brush would push paint under.
I use a masking fluid on top of any awkward masks now.
You will get it tidied ok.
👍👍
22 October 2024, 15:43

I completed the build yesterday and other than the headlights being a bit too big I'm happy with how it turned out. I ended up really enjoying the build and thanks to every one for following. 👍
27 October 2024, 11:41

What a nice little lorry! I hear some sound of the steam engine ...
A nice street too. That might be a good idea to seal it with thinned PVA, I'll have to remember that for the future.
27 October 2024, 12:01

Very nicely done Gorby! The colors are apropo I think, and I like that photo booth (nice dual purpose set up) 👍
27 October 2024, 12:56

Fantastic result, looks so good! Really impressed with this! 👍😎
27 October 2024, 15:51

Very nice result mate, it was worth the wait. You make the base yourself?
27 October 2024, 16:07

Exqusite job! Looks like a bigger scale, 43rd at least 👍
And dat colours and weathering, like Matchbox Yesteryear series taken out of storage after all these years 😄
@John: will do, but only when we start seeing these bigly huge matchsticks 😄
27 October 2024, 17:38

I love that Gorby's builds comment section became like a little scalemates get together 😂
27 October 2024, 22:15

WOW! That's a very nice surprise to find in the morning. 🙂
I'm amazed that such a tiny model has had such a big response. Thanks you everyone for taking the time to comment. 👍
John: My 1/72 vehicle fixation was a Zsolt's fault….thanks Zsolt. 🙂
Bugs: What's this? Has the world turned upside down? Me teaching Bughunter something. 😄
Alec: It's also because I'm too tight to buy a photo tent, did I forget to mention that bit. 😄
Kesa: Photo 28 explains how I made the base – it's as quick, simple and cheap as it's possible to make a reasonably decent base.
Lukasz: I'm stttiiilll looking for those huge matches. 😄
Thanks again to everyone who commented or liked. 👍
28 October 2024, 05:54

Beautiful model sir !!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 In the pictures the model doesn't look that small, certainly not 1/72 scale. Only in slide #34 where you can make the comparison with the match does it dawn on me that this really is a small model. Unless the matches in the Uk are a lot bigger than on the continent. 😉
28 October 2024, 15:15

Thanks you very much Bohrmann and Finn! 🙂
It really is a tiny little thing - only 9cm long. I did wonder what I was doing with my life when I spent several days detailing the minuscule cab area. 😄
28 October 2024, 17:08

I like the wheels.... They have that heavy cast look, the red looks period too.
👍👍
28 October 2024, 18:15

Thanks mates, I'm glad you like it. 👍
Nice to 'see' you a again Jean Pierre. 🙂
29 October 2024, 08:22

Notice how I've cunningly managed to avoid the Zsolt match patent by using a brown match. 😄 😄
29 October 2024, 10:18

Very nice, you've really made a lot out of a little! 👍
I've got a Keil Kraft /Davric Thornycroft A1 lorry lurking in my stash that I have an 'idea of an idea' for. But the kit itself looks more like something that should have come free in a Cornflakes packet! You've set a rather high bar here...
30 October 2024, 00:09

Thanks everyone for taking the time to comment. 🙂
Simon: You're right, they are very basic but I quite enjoyed the challenge. Mind you, I've got three similar quality kits in the stash at the moment and I'm not sure if I can face them yet. 😄
Thanks again, and to everyone who has 'liked'. 👍
30 October 2024, 07:33

Well, I, for one, would love to see you tackle the other Keilkraft kits in your stash... not to mention that Roland's new endeavour made me think what Gorby could have done with Airfix "Stephenson's Rocket"...
30 October 2024, 11:32

Not sure if wanting me to tackle the other Keilkraft kits means you have sadistic tendencies Alex. 😄 😄
I love the Rocket so I wouldn't rule that out if I can find one for a price good enough for a cheapskate like me. 🙂
Thanks Alex. 👍
30 October 2024, 17:48

Very cool project. The steam lorry is quite charming and very well built.
May i say that i like your sense of humor 🙂
22 November 2024, 20:16