New kit of the tractor used on the famous 1957 Sir Vivian Fuchs expedition.
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varanusk
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Posted: Wednesday, May 13, 2020 - 08:01 PM UTC
New kit of the tractor used on the famous 1957 Sir Vivian Fuchs expedition.
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RobinNilsson
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Posted: Wednesday, May 13, 2020 - 08:18 PM UTC
COOL!
Assembling those tracks will probably give me a mental breakdown or fry my brain
Don't attempt this at home if you don't have a rock solid patience ....
Assembling those tracks will probably give me a mental breakdown or fry my brain
Don't attempt this at home if you don't have a rock solid patience ....
covkid
Joined: March 13, 2015
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Posted: Wednesday, May 13, 2020 - 08:27 PM UTC
WOW!
Always liked these vehicles but never expected to see one in kit form in this scale.
Another must-have. What an age we live in for modelling.
Regards Jason.
Always liked these vehicles but never expected to see one in kit form in this scale.
Another must-have. What an age we live in for modelling.
Regards Jason.
Neomega
Joined: August 15, 2010
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Posted: Wednesday, May 13, 2020 - 11:25 PM UTC
RobinNilsson
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Posted: Wednesday, May 13, 2020 - 11:51 PM UTC
AHA!! That's a LOT easier 
I thought that it required adding a large number of long and short pieces of styrene rod.
I misinterpreted this photo:
The rear track unit looked like lots of white styrene rods glued between the brass side pieces with darker resin as background.
/ Robin
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Maybe I will have to take the hard route anyway
I thought that it required adding a large number of long and short pieces of styrene rod.
I misinterpreted this photo:
The rear track unit looked like lots of white styrene rods glued between the brass side pieces with darker resin as background.
/ Robin
P.S.
Maybe I will have to take the hard route anyway
Cyclone
Joined: October 08, 2014
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Posted: Thursday, May 14, 2020 - 01:47 AM UTC
101,99 EUR for this??? Give me bonnet close-fixation hooks then I'll think about it)
barkingdigger
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Posted: Thursday, May 14, 2020 - 03:25 AM UTC
Worth it just for the penguins!
The built model has "B" on it - exactly how many of these magnificent beasts did they use?
The built model has "B" on it - exactly how many of these magnificent beasts did they use?
HermannB
Joined: October 14, 2008
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Posted: Thursday, May 14, 2020 - 03:50 AM UTC
Wikipedia article on Transarctic Expedition
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_Trans-Antarctic_Expedition
Lots of interesting vehicles incl. M29 Weasel.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_Trans-Antarctic_Expedition
Lots of interesting vehicles incl. M29 Weasel.
HermannB
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Posted: Thursday, May 14, 2020 - 03:53 AM UTC
The real challenge will be creating a South Pole surface with some "trenches" for the track to cross.
jfeenstra
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Posted: Thursday, May 14, 2020 - 05:16 AM UTC
Very neat and unique.
The biggest omission I can see though is that the model doesn't have "TUCKER SNO-CAT" embossed on the side of the tracks (perhaps for copyright reasons?). This will be quite difficult to add, especially since it needs to be replicated 8 times. I'm not even sure how you could do it short of making a master and casting an entirely new piece for each track side unit. Maybe try and do a thin resin skin, aka like we see zimmerit from Atak?
The biggest omission I can see though is that the model doesn't have "TUCKER SNO-CAT" embossed on the side of the tracks (perhaps for copyright reasons?). This will be quite difficult to add, especially since it needs to be replicated 8 times. I'm not even sure how you could do it short of making a master and casting an entirely new piece for each track side unit. Maybe try and do a thin resin skin, aka like we see zimmerit from Atak?
Sunbeamrapier
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Posted: Thursday, May 14, 2020 - 06:12 AM UTC
Next, a Citroën Kegresse, s.v.p. ! 
Kevlar06
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Posted: Thursday, May 14, 2020 - 08:47 AM UTC
Wow, a Snow-Cat in a popular scale. Since I was a kid, I’d always dreamed of having a model of one of these. The closest I’ve ever got was an old 1963 Lesney-Matchbox model Snow-Trac in 1/86 scale. It was metallic red, with white rubber treads. Not even close to this beauty. I’ve often toyed with the idea of a scratch build, but those tracks are problematic. Yet, even though I long for one of these, that price will keep me away I think. Unless I win the lottery by some chance (big chance since I don’t play the lottery!). Maybe some mainstream manufacturer will eventually get around to one (Tamiiya or Hasegawa perhaps?
VR, Russ
VR, Russ
Neomega
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Posted: Thursday, May 14, 2020 - 09:21 AM UTC
Quoted Text
Worth it just for the penguins!
The built model has "B" on it - exactly how many of these magnificent beasts did they use?
Penguins?. They had loads of those!
There were 3 of this large design, A, B & C. All made it the whole trip and are all now in museums in California USA, Christchurch NZL and Wroughton GBR. Each one was modified during the 99 day trip too, with bits bolted on or chopped off!
18Bravo
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Posted: Thursday, May 14, 2020 - 09:23 AM UTC
Not so funny when it's YOUR mom, is it?
The Thing prequel
The Thing prequel
mshackleton
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Posted: Thursday, May 14, 2020 - 08:36 PM UTC
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There were actually four built and taken, but the engine of one was completely unreliable so didn't make the trip.
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There were 3 of this large design, A, B & C. All made it the whole trip and are all now in museums in California USA, Christchurch NZL and Wroughton GBR. Each one was modified during the 99 day trip too, with bits bolted on or chopped off!
There were actually four built and taken, but the engine of one was completely unreliable so didn't make the trip.
Neomega
Joined: August 15, 2010
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Posted: Friday, May 15, 2020 - 01:23 AM UTC
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Yes, the 4th one was like a bus version with a windowed cabin I think. It was subsequently discovered that a nut had been accidentally dropped into one of the engine cylinders at some point!
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Quoted TextThere were 3 of this large design, A, B & C. All made it the whole trip and are all now in museums in California USA, Christchurch NZL and Wroughton GBR. Each one was modified during the 99 day trip too, with bits bolted on or chopped off!
There were actually four built and taken, but the engine of one was completely unreliable so didn't make the trip.
Yes, the 4th one was like a bus version with a windowed cabin I think. It was subsequently discovered that a nut had been accidentally dropped into one of the engine cylinders at some point!
HARV
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Posted: Friday, May 15, 2020 - 02:14 AM UTC
Wow, that is wicked cool. Very interesting subject in kit form. Love it.
Thanks,
Randy
Thanks,
Randy
Taeuss
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Posted: Friday, May 15, 2020 - 12:54 PM UTC
Cool and completely unexpected; like the penguins; perhaps this would be a nice change of pace from building a seemingly endless stream of Panthers, etc.
Neomega
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Posted: Friday, May 15, 2020 - 11:27 PM UTC
Quoted Text
Cool and completely unexpected; like the penguins; perhaps this would be a nice change of pace from building a seemingly endless stream of Panthers, etc.
It was reading an artIcle about Adele penguins that suddenly inspired me to do the kit! I needed to justify their etch metal wings somehow.... and it all got a bit out of hand!
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