Ghibli: My Neighbour Totoro (Daihatsu Midget DK)

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August 8, 2017
Here's the kit I'll be using.
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August 8, 2017
Lots of bits and bites... 3 vehicles, 3 sprues.
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August 8, 2017
Of course I'll only need a couple from each.
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August 8, 2017
And those will be modified...
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August 8, 2017
A bit of proof-of-concept...
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August 8, 2017
And a few more parts...
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August 8, 2017
Voila! All boxed up.
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August 8, 2017
Had to modify the rear axle to accommodate the wider frame.
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August 8, 2017
If I was really ambitious, I'd have removed the rear part of the jeep... if I was that ambitious. 🙂
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August 9, 2017
Added a second layer to the windshield frame and sanded it flush. Also added fenders!
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August 9, 2017
Scratched up a driver's seat and puttied up the seams.
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August 12, 2017
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August 12, 2017
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August 14, 2017
Wheels painted...
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August 15, 2017
T'ah-dah! Basically done. Just a coat of future and wash left to do... oh, and the stand.
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August 15, 2017
Wait... something's missing...
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August 20, 2017
Ahhh... it needed cargo... 🙂
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August 21, 2017
Ok... cargo in place...
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August 21, 2017
Thank goodness it still all fits...
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August 21, 2017
A coat of Future applied
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August 21, 2017
Now it's really done.
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August 21, 2017
This time for sure!
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August 21, 2017
No, really!
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October 30, 2017
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A little kit-bashed scratch-build of the "three-wheeled truck" used by the Kusakabe family to move to their new house in the animated movie, "My Neighbour Totoro." Based on the Daihatsu Midget DK, I used parts of a 1/72 Willys Jeep, a Kübelwagen and a Kettenkrad to create the basic chassis and boxed it up using styrene plates.

Ghibli: My Neighbour Totoro

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