Project 027 -- Daihatsu Midget
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30 January 2019, 20:17
Chris GreathouseTheses are all the paintable pieces (and sanded) in this kit, there's also about 15 pieces of chrome and 15 pieces of clear, really small kit, but super cute truck 😄 Priming tomorrow. Highlighter for size.
1 February 2019, 00:27
Chris GreathouseMr. Greg up there ^ has a 1:72 Midget posing with Totoro in his Ghibli collection... at some point I'm going to build at least one 3-wheeled Midget... They are super cool too! and gentlemen.... Welcome to the show!
1 February 2019, 00:53
Chris GreathouseYou know those crazy Japanese/Chinese/3rd-world vehicles.... Tiny, unsafe, and usually piled waaaaay to high/unsafe with stuff if it is a truck...
1 February 2019, 00:56
Chris GreathouseSo... bad news/good news... the bad: the bed rails for the type D model (black truck on box) are missing from the kit / the good: I'm building the Type R (Green) I love these kits where you can build multiple styles of the vehicle, and I'm glad the pieces missing were ones that I didn't need 😄
1 February 2019, 02:10
Chris GreathouseGot all 24 paintable pieces primed... Half of those are black, half of the remaining pieces are interior Grey, and the other half of the remaining pieces are exterior Green.... this kit kind of makes me laugh with how small it is, but I'm lookin' for that Midget awesomeness 😄
2 February 2019, 17:27
Bob HallChris, hit it right on the head with that photo ! I don't know what it is, but those 3rd world trucks carry more than they weigh, and from what I experienced in Iraq,Afghanistan and Korea, the fellows that load these things up like this have to be some kind of Tetris Ninja's ! Will look great next to the FXX LOL, you should load it up too !
2 February 2019, 20:18
Chris Greathouse2 weeks ago I bought a 14x16 photo booth.... Immediately after shooting the first round of pics, I realized I needed a bigger tent... I present my new 24x24x24 Booth with all the bells and whistles. imgur.com/a/wbKkxIT
2 February 2019, 22:32
Greg BakerExcited to see how this one turns out. These mini trucks are neat, and their development as cheap workhorses in the post-war period is an interesting story as well. Very useful for their size in places like Japan and Korea, where space is at a premium.
Also, I'd suggest you set your album default to the last pic. It's an easy one-time selection, and then even casual observers who aren't subscribed to the thread can monitor the progress. I kinda wish more people would do that if they don't plan to curate their photo albums with each update.
2 February 2019, 23:30
Nathan DempseyHey Chris, I found this in my research for a sci-fi kit I was working on. Now I need to find one of these trucks...
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2 February 2019, 23:45
Chris Greathouse@Greg Bam, Done! and will do moving forward, thanks for the tip, @Nathan, that's awesome!! Here's a real life Midget Tow Truck 😛 [img1]
2 February 2019, 23:50
Chris GreathouseGot down the base color which is Vallejos "Blue Green" 70.808, Now I'm masking for black, there's a lot on this little bugger 😄
3 February 2019, 00:49
Chris Greathousefirst coat of clear is on, along with panel lines, will probably do the 10ish decals after dinner and a final clear tomorrow morning... then building.... I wonder how that will be lol
4 February 2019, 01:04
Chris GreathouseNot done yet, but I thought the Midget and the FXX-K could have a 'little' meet up lol 😄
4 February 2019, 01:12
Bob HallWOW ! Just a "wee" bit of size difference ! Now ya need to load the Midge down with bales of goods ! Looking great Chris !
4 February 2019, 02:03
Chris GreathouseIt may be 10pm, but I'm wide awake and the 2nd coat of clear has sat for a few hours... time to start building while marathoning old Rocko's Modern Life cartoons 😄
4 February 2019, 06:08
Chris GreathouseFinished!! and I got to play with my new photo booth, now I need a real camera instead of a 7 year old camera phone... 😛 This is one rad little truck, it may be my all favorite build... and not just because it only had 50ish pieces 😛 This is my second Fujimi build, and so far that brand is a pleasure to work with, 99% of everything fit like a glove 😄
4 February 2019, 19:05
Chris GreathouseHee... went to bed around 2ish 😛 I'd say the build took about 3 hours maybe... I love Rocko, such a horrible, vulgar, awesome cartoon, same with Ren & Stimpy 😛.... In fact I named my corn snake Rocko 😄
4 February 2019, 21:09
