RB19 dragshovel for Diddington
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I've wanted to make an RB19 for years. A long time ago I purchased a cast kit for one, which sat in its box on a shelf while I periodically took it out and studied the parts and instructions. Eventually Ledo announced a die cast one, which took my interest, and I ended up buying one.
Having received my new purchase, I studied it with a view to detailing it a little. The basic size and shape were fine, but I felt that the detail of the model could be enhanced by additional painting, and a more detailed interior could be made using the parts from the cast kit i had. I made some notes of the proposed changes before starting work
The main changes were as follows:
- Replacement of the interior with the cast interior from the kit
- Removing the cab door cast as part of the body, and fitting a new one in the open position
- Replacing the bucket on the Ledo model with the one from the kit.
- Repainting and weathering the completed model.
I took pictures of the work as it progressed.
First, a picture of the unmodified model:
I dismantled the model, and sorted out the cast detailing parts
I then removed the unwanted parts of the cab. I discarded the existing plastic interior, and removed the bucket. The new interior was made up on a base of 20thou plastic, which locates between the ribs cast on the floor. After priming, it was sprayed with Tamiya light grey. The radiator and silencer were picked out in NATO black and Red-Brown respectively, and the whole was weathered with washed of Burnt Umber oil paint diluted with white spirit, followed when dry with a wash of black Indian ink diluted with water. Finally the assemble was dry brushed with light grey, dark earth and a black/silver mix.
The crawler chassis was first sprayed NATO black. The areas between the spokes and above the side frames, which would have been hollow, were painted flat black. The rollers were picked out with a NATO black/flat earth mix. The tracks were painted flat earth. The sideframes were then drybrushed with light grey and the whole was given a wash of dilute Indian ink, followed by the application of Tamiya weathering powders, pricipally mud. The gaps between the track links were marked with a soft lead pencil (6B) to suggest bare metal on worn track plates.
The new bucket was fitted using the parts from the cast kit, and the jib and bucket were sprayed NATO black, having first masked off the "Ruston-Bucyrus" logos on the jib.
The cab interior was sprayed light grey, and the exterior (apart from the 19RB lettering which was masked off, was sprayed Tamiya Deep Green XF26. The roof was sprayed with Tamiya flat white, let down with a small amount of light grey. The body was then weathered with dilute Indian Ink, before the model was reassembled. Further weathering was applied to the entire model - a wash of Games Workshop "Devlan Mud", followed by more Tamiya weathering powder.
Lastly, the model was re-rigged. This was not easy, as the cables (made from cotton) had to be threaded round the winding drums which were inside the body. A piece of stiff wire was used to push round the winding drum. This was then attached to the cotton used to represent the cables, and pulled out round the winding drum, with the cotton attached. It took about an hour before I succeeded.
Here is the result of the work:
And finally a close up of the open drivers door, giving a view of the machinery inside.
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