WMC Zil-130

**modelperry** · #1 01-05-2012, 02:57 PM

Here is my next project. This will be interesting as the parts do not appear to be labeled sequentially and actual start with number 11. Also, no English instructions are to be found within. The model can be built as a flatbed truck or an "emergency" van. Only one frame, engine, drivetrain and set of wheels are provided, so scanning/copying is a must to build both versions.

I will be attempting the flatbed truck first.

Greg

**KCStephens** · #2 01-05-2012, 04:24 PM

Good Luck with this one...I'll be following along

**Tim Crowe** · #3 01-05-2012, 04:48 PM

Haven't seen any build threads from this company. Should be interesting to see how it compares.

Nice to see some civilian stuff being built too.

Tim

**Art Deco** · #4 01-05-2012, 11:24 PM

I love your choice of subjects! There are SO many handsome trucks from the last century, it's a very under-represented area in card modeling. This promises to be a rewarding thread.

**Don Boose** · #5 01-06-2012, 05:59 AM

Sounds like something of a challenge, Greg!

Looks like a classic 1950s truck and I look forward to watching it take shape - and to seeing it in May at Army Heritage Days, if not sooner.

Don

**modelcars39_narod_ru** · #6 01-06-2012, 04:22 PM

The ZIL-130 family was popular some 20-40 years ago in the "east block" countries and maybe somewhere more. Its conveyor lifetime history is full of legends.
I used to drive such one (short wheelbase flatbed dump truck) very shortly... Never forget that five-ton truck with hard pedals and lazy power steering... That was terrible...
But as a modelling subject, the ZIL-130 seems to be nice. Good luck!

**Don Boose** · #7 01-06-2012, 07:36 PM

mc39's comments brought back memories of the summer of 1959, which I spent working at a fishing lodge in Canada. One of my duties was to drive a 1940s GMC 1 1/2 ton stake and platform truck out to the garbage dump and empty, with the help of a buddy, the 50 gallon garbage drums while gulls screamed and dived over head. The truck had no synchromesh and no brakes. One guy would stand next to the edge of the dump ready to place a rock under the rear wheel as the driver popped the clutch to ease the truck back to the edge. By the end of the summer I had become a master of double clutching. Happiness was an entire trip with no screaming of gears.

Sorry for the diversion, Greg, but I just couldn't help it. Back over to you, Blue Leader.

Don

**modelperry** · #8 01-07-2012, 06:13 AM

No problem Don! My progress is slow at this point. I have been working on the tires, but am still trying to get the treads embossed and cut out. More on the embossing later, but it is something I need to do since I almost always paint my tires to improve appearance.

Greg

**Texman** · #9 01-07-2012, 07:09 AM

I'll keep up with your build as well Greg. I can't tell you how many of
these I've seen running around former Soviet countries. A hugely
produced truck, built in every conceivable configuration, both civilian
and military.

**Don Boose** · #10 01-07-2012, 08:15 AM

I look forward to seeing your embossing technique. Did you see Jake's (kubeksus) explanation of his technique for embossing the non-skid surface of Japanese warship gun decks? Worth a look: IJN Mutsuki (Answer) Post #48

Don