Morris Commercial C8 Quad
SKP Model 1:35 Scale Kit No. SKP 190
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Additional details and modifications:As noted there is an issue with the axles sagging due to the softish resin axles and the weight of the body
this issue manifested itself just one and a half days after assembly so does require attention before assembly.
Below is an image of the model immediately after assembly (left) and how the wheels looked just 36-48 hours later (right).
the same happened to the rear wheels but to a lesser extent.
I'm sorry if the modifications are a little rough here but they had to be done after the kit was assembled
which required a bit of improvisation while trying not to damage the finer details already fitted.
Making these mods early in the assembly is obviously the preferred option, see below.
The wheels were removed and holes drilled into the wheel hubs and also through the resin
axles/differentials to insert the brass tubing. If doing this earlier I would have replaced the entire axles with the brass rod to eliminate
the need to drill through the resin axles as below.
The leaf springs also showed signs of sagging so I fitted small plastic square 'spacer's between the springs and chassis to prevent any sag.
While this isn't accurate it's hard to see after assembly especially the rear axles.
Images show front and rear suspension as well as the drilled out resin axles.
As mentioned I only modified the axles in this way because I had already assembled the suspension before the
issue manifested itself, see below for far simpler modifications done before assembling the suspension.
Armed with hindsight, these are the steps I would have taken before assembling the suspension
to deal with the axle sag issue.
Note: you still need to add the small plastic block "spacers" as above to prevent the leaf springs compressing.
Front Axle:
1. Draw a template on paper for the length of resin axle to be removed.
2. Cut the half circle stub from the end of the axles and glue these into parts A36 to fill the hole in these parts.
3. Cut away the axles (shaded in image)
4. Drill a 2.5mm hole through the differential, ensuring it is perfectly central.
(drill from either side meeting in the middle instead of drilling one direction, this helps get the holes aligned.)
5. Replace the axles with with a single length of 2.5mm brass tube (tube, not solid rod)
6. Determine the diameter of the inside the tube and use a corresponding diameter wire (or thinner brass tube) to extend from the
brass axle tube into the wire sized hole drilled into parts A36 and attach parts A36 to finish the modification.
7. Assemble the suspension from here as per instructions.
Rear Axle:
1. Again draw a template on paper for the length of resin axle to be removed.
2. Cut off the angled end sections from the axle.
3. Cut away the axles (shaded in image)
4. Drill a 2.5mm hole through the differential, ensuring it is perfectly central.
(drill from either side meeting in the middle instead of drilling one direction, this helps get the holes aligned.)
5. Replace the axles with a single length of 2.5mm brass tube (tube, not solid rod)
6. Determine the diameter of the inside the tube and use a corresponding diameter wire (or thinner brass tube) to extend from the
brass axle tube into the wire sized hole drilled into angled end sections from the axle and re-attach the end sections to finish the modification.
7. Assemble the suspension from here as per instructions.
Front suspension re-fitted with the brass axles to prevent the sag, also note the addition
of the front chassis mounted tow shackles from thin wire which are missing from the kit.
Additional front view showing the added tow shackles.
The other main omission is the large cargo rack on the rear body deck, this has been built from thin plastic rod
using reference images for the size as this rack is not shown in the Capricorn book plans.
Note: this is standard rack type, there were also numerous field modified racks used on the FAT's
and referring to reference images would be helpful for the type you wish to add?
There is no spare wheel mounting provided with it just "sitting" on the rear deck.
