tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post3341199639969238393..comments2024-03-28T22:24:18.546+00:00Comments on Phil's Workbench: 4 wheels on my BedfordUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-68255204919298384972014-02-21T13:32:06.650+00:002014-02-21T13:32:06.650+00:00Deluxe Perfect Plastic Putty - the only filler I r...Deluxe Perfect Plastic Putty - the only filler I really ge ton with: <br /><br />http://philsworkbench.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/tidy-corners.html<br /><br />Mudgards I think should be black, not that it matters as the paintbrush is coming. I wonder if rubber ones were ever fitted as they were on some vehicles. Phil Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673614093646938053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-62233184158267379482014-02-21T13:27:33.236+00:002014-02-21T13:27:33.236+00:00I agree about the good work, on a kit that looks l...I agree about the good work, on a kit that looks like it might not have been one manufacturer's finest hour.<br /><br />Personally, I wouldn't be too worried about the mudguards, cab floor and engine being a different colour to everything else - I'm not completely convinced they would all have been the same colour on the prototype.<br /><br />However, the colour difference does suggest a mix of mouldings from different sources.<br /><br />I could also add that the hole through the engine block does look a bit "interesting".<br /><br />Just out of interest, what did you use as a filler around the top of the windscreen?Huw Griffithsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-32454052564394277842014-02-21T10:26:05.874+00:002014-02-21T10:26:05.874+00:00If you look at this http://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk...If you look at this http://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/bedford-lorry.htm it suggests the prototype might well have had large diameter wheels. It might help if the front wheels had a narrower track though since they seem to be set well within the wheel archesJames Finisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16351798531269786632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-46215925893474354122014-02-21T10:20:58.915+00:002014-02-21T10:20:58.915+00:00This was certainly a very poor kit by Coopercraft&...This was certainly a very poor kit by Coopercraft's high standards - I wonder if the pink parts are a replacement for the original mouldings? - I seem to remember they were particularly bad. It's looking good though.Stuart Firthnoreply@blogger.com