Echelle 1/43ème

Model of a khaki-green Fordson 7V military tractor hitched to a trailer, with a figure in a dioramaA humorous cartoon of a man wearing a hat and a bow tie, saying, “In this place, the menu is à la carte.”In this food truck, the menu is à la carte!An old black-and-white photo of a Fordson 7V truck surrounded by men in suits in front of a large building

The Fordson 7V is one of three vehicles belonging to Field Marshal Montgomery stationed at his new headquarters in Blay, near Bayeux.

A place where he met with Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

Photo above: At St. Paul's School in April 1944.

 

The Tractor

White 3D-printed parts from the Fordson 7V tractor placed on a black work surface

Since projects on this scale are fairly rare, it definitely deserved a tutorial...

The tractor: a 1/43-scale Fordson 7V by Otero, made of resin.

For the semi-truck tractor, we kept the cab, the wheels, and part of the chassis, which has been shortened. All future parts of the kit are made of plastic sheet.

Green model chassis of the Fordson 7V tractor with white parts being assembledGreen chassis of the Fordson 7V tractor being assembled with unpainted partsGreen chassis of the Fordson 7V tractor with a white seat and a cylindrical fuel tank being installedThree photos of the chassis showing the new fuel tanks and the seat...

Painted front wheel and fender of the Fordson 7V tractor being assembled

Accessories...

Model of the khaki-green Fordson 7V tractor with a cab, a brown tarp on the roof, and a rear chassis

The raised panel at the top of the cab is made of fabric stretched over a plastic frame...

Model of the green Fordson 7V tractor, viewed from the rear three-quarter angle, with a spare tire and hitch...Jerry can holders (two, one on each side), wheel holders (two), cylindrical tanks (two), rear fenders on the tractor, fifth-wheel coupling for the semi...

Model of the khaki-green Fordson 7V military tractor with a tarp over the cabThe cab: photo-etched grille (cut out)...

 

The trailer

Die-cut plastic parts for the hood of the Fordson 7V tractorPlastic card cutouts of the floor and side walls of the semi...

Cut-out cardboard pieces for the frame of the Fordson 7V tractor modelThe back panel with the door...

Plastic model kit of the Fordson 7V tractor with platform and cab backrest (under construction)White chassis assembled from Plasticard for the Fordson 7V tractor modelModel of a Fordson 7V tractor with a gray cab, coupled to a white flatbed trailer

The semi's frame is built from scratch, as is the interior...

Fordson 7V tractor cab body made of white Plasticard mounted on a black background

Fordson 7V cab body being assembled, with window openings and wheel wellsFordson 7V tractor cab body being assembled, made of white foam board with cut-out windowsAssembled white plastic loading platform for the Fordson 7V tractor model

The roof and the side details...

 

The Fordson 7V van body being assembled on a green cutting matWhite resin body of the Fordson 7V being assembled on a green cutting matWhite plastic model van body with a side window, mounted on a cutting matAssembled white body of the Fordson 7V tractor model placed on a cutting matWhite plastic hood and grille from a Fordson 7V tractor placed on a cutting mat

 

Inside the semi: furniture, curtains, phone, pencils, maps.

 

Manufacturing the phone...

Model part of the Fordson 7V tractor, painted black with green wire, placed on bubble wrap

Painted mechanic figurine on a base and miniature wooden workbenches on a cutting matA view of the offices before they were painted...

Miniature wooden desk with a black telephone, papers, and a pen in front of a road mapScale model of a military van's interior layout, featuring a desk, wall maps, and a wooden chestInterior layout of the box, featuring a desk, safes, and a wall-mounted staff map

 

Miniature model of a white plastic folding chair sitting on a green cutting mat Khaki-colored model of the Fordson 7V military trailer with a small white ladder on a cutting matOffice chair... Office chair...

Two-step footboard made of white Plasticarte, assembled for the Fordson 7V tractor modelThe rear door step...

The figurines

Unpainted resin driver figurine mounted on a rod for paintingMontgomery: slightly shortened legs, shoe design, umbrella, sweater modifications (turtleneck and hem), beret...

Churchill: cane, cigar, long coat with buttons, bow tie, cap...

 

Miniatures: Preiser 1.43 scale, modified...

Two painted figurines mounted on bases to dryFour painted character figurines drying on corks for the diorama

The Setting

Bare trees with branches attached to a diorama under construction near a white building

The decoration measures 24x30 cm...

Diorama featuring a khaki Fordson 7V tractor with a trailer under some trees and a figurineBase: Styrodur sheets. Flocking. Trees: natural, dried rosemary branches. Two colors of moss. Green spray paint...

Diorama of the military Fordson 7V with a flagpole and British flag on a grassy base

Installing the flag and its pole...

Diorama of a green military Fordson 7V tractor with trees, a flag, and figures; Blay, 1944 sceneGeneral view, open roof...

Top view of the finished layout for the Fordson 7V tractor model on a grassy dioramaAnother view...

Diorama of the khaki military Fordson 7V with a British flag, two figures, and treesA Fordson 7V military tractor-trailer with a box trailer in a ruined city

 

 

 

 

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