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Leopold...Back on track

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  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Lyons Colorado, USA
Leopold...Back on track
Posted by Ray Marotta on Sunday, August 1, 2004 1:24 PM
I received Trumpeter's 1/35th Leopold for my B'day last year and at last it's
back "in progress" I'm just about finished with the chassis of the rear rail
car and starting up on the front car. Between the two rail cars there's something
like 750 parts. Some are tiny, many are very delicate. I've broken and repaired
a number of them several times. Much cursing, swearing, and headbanging involved while assembling and installing the rail car brake assemblies.
At best this thing would be slow work but I moved from California to Colorado in the process and have just gotten my work space about set up. I just received
by UPS all the Model Master enamels I'll need to paint the beast and, wouldn't
you just know it, I tested my 20 year old airbrush today and found it had died on
me. So, just logged off the Airbrush-Depot site after ordering a new Badger
175 airbrush kit with all 3 needles and tips as well as extra jars.
I'll try to post pix but the only digital camera I have in in my phone and I'm still
digging out my 35mm camera stuff.
I'm normally an airplane guy but I drooled over the K5 and HAD to have it.
Ray

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  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 1, 2004 10:54 PM
Good luck with the build. I can tell you from experience that the "best" ( read: most frustrating ) part of the work is ahaed of you, altough those breaks are up there.

Im ready to paint mine, and it has taken me 6 months to get to this point, and I still need alot of assembling.

  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: Texas
Posted by wbill76 on Sunday, August 1, 2004 11:38 PM
The most challenging builds are usually the most rewarding when you cross that finish line. Good luck with yours and keep us posted on your progress! Big Smile [:D]
  • Member since
    August 2003
  • From: South Australia
Posted by South Aussie on Monday, August 2, 2004 12:27 AM
At least Ray and monrad you have started, I keeping look at mine (Dragon,s Version) and wonder how I am going to clear enough workbench area to start.

Keep us informed on how you are proceding with your builds.
Wayne I enjoy getting older, especially when I consider the alternative.
  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 2, 2004 10:16 AM
Like monrad was saying you do a lot more Headbashing when you are trying to put the sides of the car together
  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Lyons Colorado, USA
Posted by Ray Marotta on Monday, August 2, 2004 6:15 PM
I had a realitively productive day with l Leopold yesterday. I installed a whole 17 parts
on the front rail car's suspension. That amounted to 3 of the 12 springs before I had
to walk away from it. To Trumpeter's credit, the fit of the parts is excellent...At least so
far. It's just that my average size fingers are about 4 sizes too large for some of the parts. So far both rail car chassis are straight and true...all 12 wheels touch the flat
surface I'm building on.
ddayomaha, I've been looking at the gun assembly instructions and it seems pretty
straight forward. After reading your post, I laid out the side pieces of the gun section
and, luckily, they aren't warped at all so, if I take my time and keep a pillow between
my head and the wall I should make it without too many forehead bruises.
Ray

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  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 2, 2004 7:10 PM
Well, I just finished mine (Dragon version). All painted, sprayed, pasteled up, and figures done too. It took 6 months but well worth it. Now I just need to build a case. By the way, airbrushing it was interesting. I airbrushed it ON TOP of my spray booth. Oh well.
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