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pasting the base of the gooseneck make it look old. Then I started to
and the loading deck were ready make the spacers on the loading deck
quite quickly, after which I could start which can really be folded in and out.
on the rear part. That is the part where Most of the work was placed in the
the axles are located, which I also pivotable brackets, because there are
wanted to make manageable. 4 spacers on each side with 3
supports underneath. So, there were
The wheels and tires come from KFS, 24 of them to be made.
I had already used it on my previous
Nooteboom low-loader, and was Finally, the rear part of the low loader
very satisfied with that at the time. was next, where I first made the axles
Also, the base of the rear part of the and the steering gear. These are not
low-loader consists of mostly large exactly recreated in detail because
straight surfaces of 1 mm plate and there is nothing left to see when the
building it did not take much time. In low-loader is on the ground. I have
the details, however, some more time connected the axles by a simple
was spent and I started with the pipes system so that they steer with a
and air tanks on the gooseneck.
These pipes are made of 0.6 and
0.8 mm copper wire and it is always
a precise job to attach them nicely,
straight and parallel. I made the
hydraulic hoses from thin wires from
an old computer that were later
painted matte black.

For the wood on the floor I used balsa
wood of 1 mm thick, with which I
drew lines with pencil to suggest
shelves. These are later weathered to

52 TPMMW Magazine - Winter 2019