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Subject:

[Chapter] Chapter 6 - Lower Body Work

Date:

Dec 12, 2004

From:

Alex Hill

Chapter 6 - Lower Body Work

The main area of work on the lower body is to ensure a good match with the roof section. I found that on my kit the sidewalls needed building up a little and AA have over engineered the seat for the joint, so I opted to remove the whole section and rebuild it for a more discreet union between the two parts. This should pay dividends later on, as this area will be quite visible with the rear curtains shown fully open (more on this later).

Moving to the external detailing around the cab. On the front wall AA have a solid cast lump above the engine. This should just be a thin strip for the bonnet to sit on and to allow the last bit of engine plumbing to fit this had to be shaved off and replaced. At the same time, the padded strips, which the side panels rest on, were added. The last job in this area was the addition of the vast number of bolt and rivet heads that litter the surface of the tin plate.

The narrow cab side panels were modified with improved window frames, a new riveted strip, which runs the length of the bottom of the cab, and modified shovel mounts. The kit items seem to small to accommodate the heads, so I made new ones from brass strip and substituted Eduard straps with AA tie downs for the ones provided. On the left-hand side, a trafficator from an AA Bedford OY was added in a recessed box. Staying on the left-hand side, the toolbox, which is mounted in the rear wheel arch, was detailed with a hinge and clasp.

There’s very little to add to the interior. The wiper motors, wires and switches are simple to make, there’s also the first aid locker to be mounted beside the drivers’ seat. AA provides the wheel-lifting bar and jack, but unfortunately don’t provide the information on where to fix them. The Tank Museum plans pack came in handy again here with a stowage diagram for the SV variants, but I assume the layout is the same for the R100. An extra bit of finesse is added with Fingerprint dials and data plates. None of which would be helpful for driving a Pioneer as they come from a U.S AFV interior set, however, they do look the part and you’d need very good eyes to tell that the gear diagram bears no relation to the Scammells’ gate! Finding a home for the rest of the clutter is just a case of applying a bit of logic and sitting it where it looks right. The ‘liberated’ cushions on the rear bench seat will make sense to anyone with lower back and/or haemorrhoid trouble and the selection of French wine and captured German rations add a human touch. The ammo’ load should be made up in lots of eight. Eight shells, eight boxes and eight lots of propellant. For some reason, if you just buy the tractor, it doesn’t work out that way, but using the accessories that come with the howitzer as well, it is possible to rectify things. Another glitch with both kits is the lack of decals for the Ammo’. AA produces a set for their additional ammo kit (AA cat.no A57) and I think it would make sense for them to include sufficient markings from that sheet to allow those just building the tractor to add the finishing touch to the cargo bed. I had to buy the ones used here as a special order, with the result that I have rather a lot left over. Now I’m ready for the roof.