Mercedes Benz LPS 1418

[Fourth Protocol]

Right, progress. I'm about 3 weeks into this build.

Ordered a Tamiya Hilux High Lift kit from Hong Kong, and built it. I sized the build to the track width of this kit (220mm), which pegs scale at ~1:10½.



Didn't bother with things like servo covers, electrics tray and battery holder, as I'll make my own. Then I started on the cab.





Cut out some roof ribs, and notched them so that they'll slide into each other to provide accurate contours.



Dry-assembled it...



...and put a skin on it.



That 2mm base plate is coming off before it goes on the body, but that aside the roof is done.



Styerene at bottom right is a little thin and needs surgery...





Next step was to get the cab mounted on the chassis. Also cut out the grill, and played with some tyre/tire (delete as appropriate) sizes.







Which brings us up to date, pretty much. More to come as it happens.

[gismow]

Hi,

great project and fantastic styreen work.

Hope to see more soon....

[frizzen]

Thats a heck of an enterance you make!

That's some really impressive styrene work. Are you planning just the truck, a 'straight frame trailer' like an aircraft fuel truck, or seperate truck and trailer?

[Fourth Protocol]

Originally Posted by gismow

Hi,

great project and fantastic styreen work.

Hope to see more soon....

Vielen Dank! 'Nen Wort oder zwei krieg ich auch of Deutsch hin

Originally Posted by frizzen

Thats a heck of an enterance you make!

That's some really impressive styrene work. Are you planning just the truck, a 'straight frame trailer' like an aircraft fuel truck, or seperate truck and trailer?

Thanks dude. It's mostly boxes and a decent set of reference drawings. No plans yet, but do have a colour (DB 6277 LKW Grün) - looks like this:



Haven't given the loadout much thought. Probably just something like the picture below, which really captures the essence of the truck as I remember it from my childhood.



Made some progress today. Cut out the pieces I'll need for the hinges on the grill. M1.6 and M2 bolts arrived, but no nuts, so that's as far as the hinges went.



Made a start on the inside instead. The floor is done, bar the clean-up.





Happily there's heaps of space in there for an engine.