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Old 04-22-2020, 05:27 PM
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HMV Mercedes Benz U1000 Unimog 1:24

Hi all,

I want to share my build of the Unimog which was released a free download by our friends at HMV, if you haven't picked any of the models up, you can visit www.papermodel.com/downloads for 6 different models.

I have always had a love and fascination with the Unimog, big, beefy, could do anything, and go through almost anything., and of course it was used as Dakar race truck, even winning the overall truck category in the 1985 edition of the race, Revell released a plastic kit of the truck back then, but I wasn't able to pick one up, they reissued it the truck a few years ago, and can be had on ebay quite easily.

The download kit consists of 4 pages, 1 with the instructions, and 3 with the parts.
I printed the parts sheets on my legal sized 67lb Exact Vellum Bristol from Neenah on my Epson WorkForce WF-7610 on the Premium Matte Presentation Paper setting, and Standard ink coverage.(first picture)

I will be presenting the build, and my impressions per instruction diagram.

Instruction diagram #1
The eight parts that make up the 5 pieces of the chassis are up first, 2 parts for the main chassis, and 2 parts each for the axles, and 1 each for the front bumper and gas tank.(second picture)

In edge coloring the kit, I used a grey/gray Sharpie, and the common black Sharpie, and as most of the chassis is either black or grey, edging was quickly accomplished.

Pictures 3 and 4 show the completed chassis, I tried my utmost to prevent introducing warp into the chassis or the axles, some warp is present, and depending on how you tilt the model, it looks like it is taking an awkward step.

Rick
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HMV Mercedes Benz U1000 Unimog 1:24-93789921_10158361802559443_772700492412223488_o.jpg   HMV Mercedes Benz U1000 Unimog 1:24-93323706_10158361802649443_6889591193093537792_o.jpg   HMV Mercedes Benz U1000 Unimog 1:24-93560128_10158364144809443_5090360097796784128_o.jpg   HMV Mercedes Benz U1000 Unimog 1:24-93691545_10158364144869443_3786527070339727360_o.jpg  
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Old 04-22-2020, 05:50 PM
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Instruction diagram #2
The cabin and front fenders

There are 7 parts for this relatively simple step, 2 parts for each of the fenders, and 3 parts for the cab.(picture 1)
Pictures 2 and 3 show the front fenders in place, I rolled the main fenders after gluing on the extra strip you see in picture 2.
This allowed me to glue the tabs down, a few at a time without having to force the part into shape, and potentially warping.

Pictures 4 through 8 are for the cab, made up of 3 parts, the grille, hood and windscreen, and the main part of the cab, sides and roof.
Picture 4 shows how tight the glue seam is between the grille and hood parts, yes, one of my best glue jobs in a long while.
Picture 5 shows the passenger side roof line, I am also proud of this seam, always ended up catty wham-pus in the past.
Pictures 6, 7 and 8 show the completed cab, I did have to preform some surgery to the left corner where the windscreen and roof and door meet, either I didn't roll the roof tightly enough to meet the other parts, or I magically stretched the parts in some way, shape or form.

Picture 9 shows the glue up and drying weights I used when mounting the cab to the chassis.
The cab is supposed to slide between the two front fenders, it does, but with some persuasion, maybe it is because of the fenders already being installed, or some cutting error on my part, I did try to get the surfaces to meet, using long skewers or picks to help me push the cab into place, it did finally sit flush, and no major gaps I can see.
I also ran a bead of glue along the arch on the cab in order to glue the fender to the cab, and working a bit ahead, I colored the bottom end of the fender under the cab black to help hide the white from the original part.

Pictures 10 and 11 are of the glued up cab and chassis.

Looking at the cab and chassis, those 15 pieces so far make up the biggest part of the model, and I got to feeling a bit too confident that I was going to crank out the remaining parts with too much problems, yeah right......

Rick
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HMV Mercedes Benz U1000 Unimog 1:24-93820916_10158367932049443_8736476462367899648_o.jpg   HMV Mercedes Benz U1000 Unimog 1:24-93779629_10158367932109443_606433684089733120_o.jpg   HMV Mercedes Benz U1000 Unimog 1:24-93670647_10158367932184443_6262596392456290304_o.jpg   HMV Mercedes Benz U1000 Unimog 1:24-93407240_10158369905984443_9057716209104977920_o.jpg   HMV Mercedes Benz U1000 Unimog 1:24-94036310_10158371849089443_1010995933808164864_o.jpg  

HMV Mercedes Benz U1000 Unimog 1:24-93863586_10158371849214443_4528257038911799296_o.jpg   HMV Mercedes Benz U1000 Unimog 1:24-93479375_10158371849299443_7712298015502893056_o.jpg   HMV Mercedes Benz U1000 Unimog 1:24-94198512_10158371849354443_5092347495128760320_o.jpg   HMV Mercedes Benz U1000 Unimog 1:24-93513126_10158371849454443_2341173178262355968_o.jpg   HMV Mercedes Benz U1000 Unimog 1:24-94104308_10158371849639443_5821726924463931392_o.jpg  

HMV Mercedes Benz U1000 Unimog 1:24-93846546_10158371849779443_8225700646376964096_o.jpg  
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Old 04-22-2020, 06:01 PM
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Instruction diagram #3
Cargo box and rear fenders

Unfortunately I didn't take a picture of the parts for this step, but there are 6 parts, 2 for the cargo box, and 2 each for each fender.

Pictures 1 and 2 show the fenders in place.
In hindsight, I wish I would have burnished the folds, for the parts that attach the chassis to the fenders, a bit better, either they droop or flare up, no happy medium, with the cargo box in place, the flare has been minimized, although if you touch the fenders in a downward fashion, they do droop.

Pictures 3 and 4 show the cargo box being glued to the chassis.
I used copper shot to weigh down the box and give it even pressure across the glue surface with the chassis.
The box does have one mistake, a glaring one to me, the insert part 9a the bright orange and red lines running through the middle of the sides, needs to be reversed, as the red line shows a shadow, and the bright orange shows light hitting that surface. the panels are in the same orientation as part 9, the outer shell.

Rick
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HMV Mercedes Benz U1000 Unimog 1:24-93874088_10158374953439443_1663074421490843648_o.jpg   HMV Mercedes Benz U1000 Unimog 1:24-93867907_10158374953534443_2331570962828361728_o.jpg   HMV Mercedes Benz U1000 Unimog 1:24-94138168_10158374953664443_7602306888054603776_o.jpg   HMV Mercedes Benz U1000 Unimog 1:24-94123009_10158374953749443_5994309636814012416_o.jpg  
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Old 04-22-2020, 06:35 PM
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Instruction diagram #4
Wheels and driver side step

Also known as Rick's nemesis.
As a vehicle modeler I have had a love/hate relationship with wheels, most of the time the tread is egg shaped, or the sides aren't cut cleanly or glued up square to the tread.

Pictures 1 and 2 show the parts and the completed treads and the completed spare wheel.
The treads are connected with a small joiner tab, which after drying I burnished the joint, so the transition is almost unnoticeable when running your finger over the joint.
While edge coloring the parts, a light touch is needed with the Sharpie, if you go too slow or hang up on an edge, you will start to get some bleeding of the ink into the part.
I edged the tabs and the back and edge of the wheel sides, just in case the tread or the side doesn't meet up perfectly.
Which brings me to picture 3, or as I put it on facebook, my Dude!!! picture.
I was able to get perfect alignment between the sides and the tread, even making sure that I lined up the blocks on the wheel side with the long tread parts on the tread.
With the wheel sides I made sure that the shadow portion was in the right position in regards to the mounting rectangle on the back wheel side, although in some of the later pictures, you will notice I wasn't quite square with the right front wheel.

Picture 4 shows all the wheels done, and the driver side step edge colored and ready for mounting.

Picture 5, we are standing on all fours(somewhat, read post 1 as to why if you forgot already)

Rick
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HMV Mercedes Benz U1000 Unimog 1:24-93308679_10158378105584443_9006253880899534848_o.jpg   HMV Mercedes Benz U1000 Unimog 1:24-93396806_10158378105709443_4480308956027158528_o.jpg   HMV Mercedes Benz U1000 Unimog 1:24-93856323_10158378107009443_3467249187354050560_o.jpg   HMV Mercedes Benz U1000 Unimog 1:24-94238470_10158380692719443_8181896588457672704_o.jpg   HMV Mercedes Benz U1000 Unimog 1:24-93655053_10158381820174443_8925158958411284480_o.jpg  

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Old 04-22-2020, 06:57 PM
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Instruction diagram #5
The snorkel and rear end fiddly bits.

Picture 1 shows all the parts that make up the 5th step.
Some of the parts were laminated to double thickness, and then cut to size, edged and glued into place.

Picture 2 shows all the parts for the rear installed, and the aforementioned fender droop.

Picture 3 is the completed snorkel, the fiddliest of all the bits, I had to really study the parts and devise a plan of gluing sequence. Once I got that sequence in my head, the part went together quite well.
And in picture 4, you can see the snorkel mounted, and the passenger side step in place as well.

Rick
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Old 04-22-2020, 07:07 PM
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Instruction diagram #6
The front end fiddly bits.

Again, I forgot to take a picture of the parts for this step, they include the mirrors, wipers, lights, and attachment brackets on the top, and bottom of the bumper, all of which can be seen in the first and only picture of this step.

If I had a selection of wires, I might have replaced the mirror bracket with a piece of wire, in order to make it look less chunky.

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Old 04-22-2020, 07:11 PM
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One more post to close out the build thread, the beauty shots.

After I was done with the model, and dinner, I went to the backyard, and took some "beauty" shots on top of the grill.

The fit of this kit is superb, any and all errors are mine, this has been a very enjoyable build, and if you have any questions when you build your version, just ask, and I will try to help you as best as I can.

Rick
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HMV Mercedes Benz U1000 Unimog 1:24-94233945_10158390875439443_5071887696859758592_o.jpg   HMV Mercedes Benz U1000 Unimog 1:24-93691534_10158390875509443_1421694386122522624_o.jpg   HMV Mercedes Benz U1000 Unimog 1:24-94539965_10158390875584443_8100719352921194496_o.jpg   HMV Mercedes Benz U1000 Unimog 1:24-94285698_10158390875734443_2932600573037379584_o.jpg  
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A sharp looking Unimog my friend!

Congrats on completing the build.
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This model is great! Currently working on a recolour in preparation for alterations for an rc chassis. Going to be going for a mountain rescue/expedition theme. Thanks for the tip on the 9a rear cargo area inserts being the wrong orientation for the colours to work.
I wonder if there are any other anomaly’s.
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Nice clean build.
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