And now still a brief outlook ahead to the building of the
Crawler, in which I will proceed similarly to the construction of the
MLP and will scratch certain details, which
David Maier has left out in his kit or only hinted at it through clever textures.
This concerns, among other things the
Underbody of the crawler, on which the lower support structure is only indicated, as one can see here, onto which equipment such as tanks, silencers, filters etc., as well as the exhaust system are simply placed then.
Okay, now one could say that one can't see the sub-floor anyway, and there are certainly more interesting places on the crawler, but on the other hand, the support structure could be represented relatively easily using suitable profiles.
Source: papermodelers.com/forum (mk310149)
Instead, other places on the crawler such as the
JEL Hydraulic system for lifting and lowering the MLP on the
Pedestals are much more distinctive, but also much more difficult for implementation.
Source: NASA
And this tricky assembly is indicated in a typical way in David Maier's paper kit only by relatively robust structures with 2D textures, which may look pretty good when viewed from a distance, but up close one can see that this is only printed "wallpaper" is as one can see in this picture.
Source: papermodelers.com/forum (mk310149)
Then there are also some places with breakthroughs where there are provided only black areas in the kit, as one can see here.
Strange is also that for the sake of simplicity, black color is provided in the interior in the front and rear open spaces, so that one cannot look into it.
Nothing against the Crawler and the other great paper models of my friend
Michael Knobloch, who is a passionate paper modeler and a master of the nimble scissors, who is cherishing his hobby above all else.
Source: papermodelers.com/forum (mk310149)
Ultimately, in addition to the question of the effort one wants to make, it is all a matter of taste, about which everyone can judge differently, according to his taste.
So much for today my friends.
