Dear Modellers

For many Yeras i want to build the Skoda RSO in 1:16 scale.
I bought an modell form geman manufactur and became this









I decided to scratch it






New Frame





The Driver cabin today ( 90%)






Regards Norman

Update









Regards Norman

great work on the build.love the hand crank.

The horseshoe reflects the quality of the oob resin. You are doing a magnificent job!

Ho lee cow!

Your work is very, very impressive.
I would really love to see you blog exactly how you made your new cab. Heck, I'm sure we'd all like to see how you did it!

Mark

Sorry Mark

But I have really no time to blog every little step.
My second job is to build and paint Tanks for customers.
Look at my Webside and you know wyh I had no time.

Update

Next step the load Platform is 95% ready







Norman

Stunning work Norman - every aspect of this scratchbuilt model looks perfectly realised to me. I would love to tackle a 1/16 scratch myself, so far I have only ventured as far as 1/24! Your fantastic model is not helping me resist the temptation!

Excellent!

Hello Dick

Do it.
It is not so difficult how it seems. This is my first complete scratch building. Before that i scratched only Details like banner or wood parts.
It takes a lot of time to check the drawings with the Richmodel
and original Pictures because there are many discrepancy between them .
I spend now 80 hours on it and at the end the RSO becomes an trailer from Operation Todt.
I hope you guys will like it when its done.

Norman

Next step the new tarpaulin.







Norman

Update





Regards Norman

The frontpanel is ready.

Now its time for a brake and to paint some customer tanks.








Regards Norman

Wow, great job! What is the tarp made of?

Hello Johan

The tarp is a old nylondrape from my wife glued with very thin superglue.

http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/81/346381/3831303234636639.jpg

Regards Norman

ah ok, thanks!
Looks good

Norman, beautiful, clean work!!!!

The steering wheel is extremely well done! I would have had more foul language trying to build that than actually building it.

Sorry for the long break............. I Painted a lot of customer tanks to earn some money.

Here is a new update

I began to scratch the Trailer. Its an old Circus-Trailer required and now under new owner Organisation Todt.

I need the trailer first because i build the diorama and RSO with trailer all togehther now.

I hope you understand my bad english.........

Pictures















Regards Norman

Norman,
Good to see you back. That's a beautiful trailer!

—mike

Thank you Mike

Now i have 4 weeks time to work on my own model.
I hope to finish the trailer around christmas.

Norman

Hello

Its Christmas and the trailer is 98% ready
Some Nuts and bolts are missing.............

Here are the Pictures















Testing Crackle-Paint and weathering



This is just for testing not the really trailer.
I hope at the end it will be a little bit better.
We will see.............

Next Step ist to paint the groundcolours for the trailer
and weathering and so on comes at the end with the RSO.

Now comes the really big diorama .........

See you in 2015
Have a nice Christmas

Norman (Banditjoker)

Sorry forget some Pictures.........





both together



Norman

I say you put allot of work into this project.. looks like it's going to pay off very well for you. Great job hope to see the finished piece soon.

Dear Anthony

This is not for sale. Its my own projekt for myself.


Regards
Norman

Next Step













Regards Norman

Next comes the big diorama and at last the rest of the RSO
include weathering and so on.

Wow! ... That looks awesome! Very nicely done!

Now, who would be living in the trailer? ... 'The Great ... ' Maybe add a nameplate on the door?

—mike