1/35 SS-23 Spider - Trumpeter

[Thomas_M]

Bruce, that´s the "Baby-SS-23", hehe... The SS-23 I am doing is larger, and has 4 axles! Here is a shot from Wikipedia:



UV glue? Yes, well, ya know: we Europeans simply have the magic!

[Thomas_M]

Some more glamour shots from this build. Really, some of those incredible tiny PE parts and constructions kept my knowledge on colourful words alive...

That´s the lower hull of the vehicle. The already painted box is on both sides, and Hobby Boss was so clever to have these as individual parts, easing painting.

[Thomas_M]

Always wanted to build something you cannot hold with your fingers? Something, so tiny you can´t almost see it? Get the Voyager set for this kit!

These are two stowage boxes that go below the hull. Right box is as given from the kit, the left one shows it with PE replacements.


Each hinge is from 3 parts...





And my PE frets are still full of parts! Fun!!!

[KSaarni]

x 100 !!

That must be one of the tiniest PE parts I’ve seen!!

Great work done Thomas!

- Kari

[Stikpusher]

You’re a brave man Thomas. I hope they include extras in case you launch any of those tiny parts into the Twilight Zone... I always seem to do that.

[speedgraflex]

You have such incredible skill, Thomas!
It is always such a pleasure to see the blue backgrounds surrounding parts fabricated and painted with such skill.
All the best to you, Heidi and Moritz for a lovely weekend.

[Thomas_M]

Carlos, one of those assembled latches indeed flew away onto the carpet! But I was very lucky; I found it only a few minutes later! Phew...

Bruce, Kari: thank you for your nice comments! More PE parts are to be done!

[BlackSheep214]

Heh.. I need to "downsize" myself to work with PE that small.

[Thomas_M]

Almost finished the crew cab PE parts. Only the windscreen wipers, the meshes that protect the lights and the rear view mirrors are missing. Those will be added later in the build.


So far 92 PE parts have been worked on here! I really had to count them.


The black something in the back is a vent and also has a PE mesh in front. I pre-painted it in black to hide the big nothing behind it.

[Thomas_M]

There is an attachment point with a hook on each side of the cab. The hook shown here is moveable!


The other side. Another vent with a mesh in front. The Voyager parts are much finer compared to the kit´s meshes. Also the other PE parts look sharper. Some are insane: almost too small to see, and to hold without good tweezers.


The antenna socket; 3 PE parts! The bracket nearby is for a rearview mirror.