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Atomjeet, you can download the model here. While you're there, take a look at the rest of the site and you'll discover a whole section of photos that the designer took of his or here own build. Nice, hi-detail photos... And take a look at the first post of this thread for lots of links about...

The SnoCat is completed! My original intent was to explore what detailing possibilities I could achieve using only the parts sheets provide by the model designer and any other materials that are suggested in the instructions. All detailing was accomplished through creative laminating of...

Final bits and geegaws now.... I layed out the hatch into 3 separate laminate layers, built the headlights brackets and headlights themselves, as well as the rear tail lights. Been meaning to take care of those tail lights for a while now. Once every piece had been glued into place, I placed...

The pontoons have been completed. Built, and touched up with paint to hide the white edges... Now to mount them permanently to the SnoCat chassis. This was done by trimming and filing down the brass rod till the ends of the rod juuuuuuust poked out beyond the outer edge of each pontoon. Each end...

Built the third pontoon last night. I've learned to slice the steel bars, soak then in superglue and set them aside to dry first before gluing them to the raised bases on the track assembly. On the first two pontoons, I have a little of that "superglue fog" that sometimes appears on nearby...

Who needs sleep anyway! Here's to wishing you luck and strength to finish the model in time.

Ha Ha.. Insane asylum... Don't need one cause I'm already there. I've got four kids. Oldest is nine. For example... I was awakened at 7:00 AM this past Saturday morning by my 2yr old who thought that the glass of ice water I keep by my bedside would look _MUCH better_ on my chest...

Individual pieces... good heavens... the insane asylum must have a special room set aside for you. : ) And another model gets added to my "to build" list...

Was wondering... how DID you install those teeth? Are they individually cut and glued? Or did you build them as part of folded cross peices for strength?

Another pontoon... I had the presence of mind to stop and take a snapshot of how I constructed it on the inside. You can see the inner, pieces of cardstock that help to keep the tracks in place as I glue them down. Once the tracks are assembled, the pontoons become amazingly strong. I'm...

A beautiful build job. Do you plan to add some weathering later?

The SnoCat pontoons were esentially big metal balloons with rolling tracks that ran along the outside edges. The vehicle literally floats on the surface of the snow. Kinda neat. The designer created a simple setup for the pontoons. Each one consists of basically 7 parts. Including the tab...

I third that! And I would also include the designers' own photos of the finished model (since that's often all one gets as "directions" in a free model). If the designer felt they should be there, than you should get to put them in too says I.

Finished the axles. The cone pieces that come from the hubs down to the axles are supposed to be eliptical in shape... NOT round. Took me a bit to realize that. Went to install the axles to the suspension and discovered that the spring leaves didn't extend far enough down from the main...

Thanks Lex... the model is small and those itty-bitty-teeny-weeny parts are turning me cross eyed. I can hold the sno-cat in the palm of my hand. Well, I glued the suspension assemblies in place. Don't they look great? I cut out the axle pieces and spent some time trying to figure out...

Hah! One simple, statement....that carries the weight of _hours_ within those words. The wheels look great.. I'll bet you felt like you'd made a million of them by the time you were finished! ; )

Well, okay... not the pontoons yet. First the suspension assemblies. I chose to use the extra detail parts provided by the designer. This allowed me to build up the leaf springs and also had the added benefit of being stronger. (The specs require that the main strut pieces are laminated to a...

I picked up the cutting mat at an art supply store. Not a craft shop. They also have a translucent, milky white colored mat for use over a light table.... Bought one of those too. I love the light table mat. I've use both the green, the black, the blue and the translucent mats and find them...

thanks logicman for the tip.... yeah, I think it would've gone easier for me had I folded them all first. David

Okay, I only have the one photo this time. I spent some time carefully cutting out door handles, door hinges and hood hinges and latches from an extra sheet of parts. I was even able to cut out a set of windshield wiper blades from the parts sheet as well. Hey, the designer included them in his...