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Unimog U1300L "FESTMA" - 1/35 by Revell
elmarriachi
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Posted: Sunday, August 06, 2017 - 05:33 PM UTC
Hello,

a small project which I started some days ago as a kind of "fun-project" ... ater my summer vacation at the German North Sea Cost near Bremerhaven I found an old Revell kit of the Unimog U1300L and the idea was born.

In the harbour in Bremerhaven are lot of red Unimogs from a company called "Festma". These special Unimogs are used as mooring trucks to moor the incoming huge ships in the harbour.
At the front these Unimogs have a special device for transporting and lifting the gangways to the ships ....

I wanted to make such Unimog somehow ...

And here it is ... what I want to have ... one like this one ....





A scratch built plattform at the rear .... made of plastic stripes, plates and etched parts and an old Mercedes Benz wheel and some Wingnut Wings stuff ....







An advice at the rear as some of these trucks had ... made of plastic stripes ...







The advice at the front for the lifting and transporting of the gangways .... made of plastic stripes, profiles and plates ...







The new exhaust muffler - moved up and made new ....







And the complete one before painting ....







After some first color added ... black and red... iron and rusty color under it and returned to top with salt and water under the red paint ...








Hope you like it a bit


Cheers
Micha
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Posted: Sunday, August 06, 2017 - 07:13 PM UTC
Great work, gotta love Unimogs.

Regards Jason
Szmann
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Posted: Monday, August 07, 2017 - 05:02 AM UTC
Sure I like it. Love Unimogs.
Hwa-Rang
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Posted: Tuesday, August 08, 2017 - 10:42 AM UTC
Very nice
gaborka
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Posted: Saturday, August 12, 2017 - 10:36 PM UTC
... and this is a fun projec for you
what happens when you take it serious?

elmarriachi
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Posted: Monday, August 14, 2017 - 03:26 PM UTC
Hello,

some little progress at the Unimog.

After the painting I have added a black washing, a rusty one and some further weathering effects on the car. Then added the last parts of the kit plus some wire, rope and other stuff ...















Cheers
Micha
elmarriachi
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Posted: Wednesday, August 23, 2017 - 05:06 PM UTC
Hello,

the small display is ready. I have put the Unimog is a tilted position - as in Bremerhaven at the floodgate. The cobblestone road is made of single stones, the gaps filled with a mix of sand, cast and wood glue.

The bollard is a wooden knob painted and weathered .... some grass added .... and done I think ....









Cheers
Micha
covkid
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Posted: Wednesday, August 23, 2017 - 06:59 PM UTC
Awesome!
goofmuilwijk
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Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
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Posted: Thursday, August 24, 2017 - 12:23 AM UTC
Very nice Unimog! Great scratchwork too Inclining the base is a cool idea and adds something extra.
elmarriachi
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Posted: Thursday, August 31, 2017 - 01:09 PM UTC
Hello,

Unimog U1300 as mooring vehicle of the Bremer/Bremerhavener mooring company "FESTMA"

Based on the old Revell kit with wheels of Def.Models. Rest - scratch built.





















2002hummer
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Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Wednesday, September 06, 2017 - 06:13 AM UTC
Love the Dio. What can go be better than a Unimog.
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