Thanks. I might have sounded frustrated...Okay, I was a-bit frustrated, but it actually is fun. I already have the seams taken care of. It was easy with some putty and because it's an old beat-up farm truck, I didn't have to be too fussy. The final video should be released soon. I'm experimenting how to show cracked glass for the windshield. Bryan, over at BG's Model Workshop has a good video of how he does it. And Sothern Scale Modeler (@SCM223) also has a good tutorial. You just can't have an old beat-up farm truck with a pristine windshield. 😀 Thanks for watching!!!
I've been seeing "Scale Model Experiments" youtube channel using white glue to work on getting fit issues resolved. He then disassembles, cleans off the glue, and then re-assembles things again with more permanent glue. For someone starting this kit in the future, that method might really help in the build of this model, given all the gaps that are happening between body panels.
Hi, yes I know about the process of using white glue for dry fitting and I also saw "Scale Model Experiments" video on using it; however, the plastic on this kit was...what I call...gummy. It is very soft. I didn't want to take the chance of doing more damage while removing the white glue. I saw the fit issues when I tape fitted the body parts. I also saw the "hpiguys" channel build this kit with similar issues but not as bad as the one I'm building; at least it wasn't as bad on camera. In my next and last video on this build you'll see that I've taken car of the gaps. I'm sure that the problem with this kit is just that the molds are very, very old. According to Scalemates they possible go back to the 1950's. Making an old farm truck with this kit will hide all the problems. If you want to build it to look like new, there will be a lot of filling. Please don't get me wrong. This is a nice kit. I've always liked Atlantis kits. It's just that, in my opinion, it's time for them to refresh their molds. I actually would love to see them or someone release this in 1:24/1:25 scale. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Definitely does not look fun Skip! Awesome job on the stake sides! 😎👍
Thanks. I might have sounded frustrated...Okay, I was a-bit frustrated, but it actually is fun. I already have the seams taken care of. It was easy with some putty and because it's an old beat-up farm truck, I didn't have to be too fussy. The final video should be released soon. I'm experimenting how to show cracked glass for the windshield. Bryan, over at BG's Model Workshop has a good video of how he does it. And Sothern Scale Modeler (@SCM223) also has a good tutorial. You just can't have an old beat-up farm truck with a pristine windshield. 😀 Thanks for watching!!!
I've been seeing "Scale Model Experiments" youtube channel using white glue to work on getting fit issues resolved. He then disassembles, cleans off the glue, and then re-assembles things again with more permanent glue.
For someone starting this kit in the future, that method might really help in the build of this model, given all the gaps that are happening between body panels.
Hi, yes I know about the process of using white glue for dry fitting and I also saw "Scale Model Experiments" video on using it; however, the plastic on this kit was...what I call...gummy. It is very soft. I didn't want to take the chance of doing more damage while removing the white glue. I saw the fit issues when I tape fitted the body parts. I also saw the "hpiguys" channel build this kit with similar issues but not as bad as the one I'm building; at least it wasn't as bad on camera. In my next and last video on this build you'll see that I've taken car of the gaps. I'm sure that the problem with this kit is just that the molds are very, very old. According to Scalemates they possible go back to the 1950's. Making an old farm truck with this kit will hide all the problems. If you want to build it to look like new, there will be a lot of filling. Please don't get me wrong. This is a nice kit. I've always liked Atlantis kits. It's just that, in my opinion, it's time for them to refresh their molds. I actually would love to see them or someone release this in 1:24/1:25 scale. Thanks for watching and commenting.
@@skipsmessyworkbench I have not bought the kit mainly because it is not 1:24 or 1:25.