I have put the N1 to the side for the moment, and embarked on something which is not an inbetweenie at all, it has several hundred parts. And something completely different.
This is not a space model pur sang, but it is very much space related and I thought that would be enough reason to put it here instead of at the wheels based subfora.
The ZIL 4906 is a vehicle used at the Soyuz landing and recovery sites. It has two variants, the 'crane' and the 'salon', a vehicle the cosmonauts can recuperate in and in which they are being checked upon. I am going to build the crane variant, because I want to add a returned Soyuz capsule to the build.
The model is made by MaksArt, of which you can find almost all of his models in one thread
here. They are little marvels of paper. Up 'til now I have never tried one of his models but when I saw this ZIL I knew I had to do it. I have a weak spot for these huge Russian six and eight wheelers they made over the decades and the Blue Bird, as the ZIL 4906 is known there, is one of them. It has no glue strips or tabs, it needs lots of cardboard reinforced components and the build instructions are limited to a couple of 3D drawings of the model. You really have to look and study every part before glueing or placing it. Some parts need to go in before other parts and not all of it is that clear from the drawings.
So I also have set out to write an at least decent English build instruction for this model. The driver's cabin is the place to start and I must say, it is very very well engineered and detailed. I have not felt the need yet to make my own parts, apart from one tiny little thing.
I am sorry I didn't document the first few steps but I was on a roll and I just kept going and well, before you know it, there already is something of a build on your desk with out proper pictures.
I have made a couple of small mistakes that I luckily easily could correct. A case of RTFM, and I learnt from it.
Anyway, I hope you will enjoy the coming weeks of posts on this unique model.