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On Si's Mysterious Moose Mountain thread http://www.freerails.com/view_topic.php?id=7318&forum_id=17&page=34 he's describing his use of a GAZ truck kit in 1/35 scale and it brings out how useful kits of this vehicle are. I can't climb to the lofty heights of 1/35 nor Giles's skill with R/C but in a more modest 1/48 scale, these GAZ trucks come in various guises through Unimodels (UM) kits and are great for modelling the 1930s/40s era.
I wanted a wrecker for Updah's gas station and started with the GAZ wartime anti-aircraft gun carrier as it had a double rear axle.
unimodel-unim511-soviet-truck-gaz-aaa-with-anti-aircraft-plant-maksim by slateworks, on Flickr
For the scale there is a surprising amount of fine detail and it's a fun bash to undertake. I dispensed with the war time armament and pretty well everything else above the rear chassis frames which is fine as the transmission and suspension detail builds up very nicely as does the cab and front chassis.
c (2) by slateworks, on Flickr
I then scratch built a crane and winch from styrene, wire, brass rod and old watch parts to fit the chassis frames along with a petrol tank and tool box.
c (1) by slateworks, on Flickr
c (3) by slateworks, on Flickr
The engine is a nicely detailed moulding so to keep it visible, I removed the hood sides from the front unit.
DSCN0112 by slateworks, on Flickr
The seat was covered in Kleenex tissue to get a torn and worn effect and the whole model weathered and rusted with a bit of scalpel action and weathering powder applied as a paint mix and then as a dry addition.
DSCN0113 by slateworks, on Flickr
DSCN0110 by slateworks, on Flickr
And she now stands beside the gas station with driver Lou waiting for the call to arms!
d by slateworks, on Flickr
d (5) by slateworks, on Flickr
Last edited on Sun Mar 19th, 2017 01:16 pm by slateworks
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Updah Creek http://www.freerails.com/view_topic.php?id=7457&forum_id=4&page=1
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Really cool! She sure is a fine old wrecker, great job on the hoist and weathering. Nice to see 1:48 coming back as a military scale, it was pretty much forgotten years past in favor of 1:35. Now, wait till you can get a 1:48 "field tool kit"...
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Just when I figured I did not need yet another project, you spring the wrecker conversion on me. . A great piece of work, I need to finish a couple of Allis Chalmers TD-20 crawlers first though.
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Looks like a rugged ride. Love it!
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Courtesy of the Wild West Exodus agency, Updah now has employed a town marshal to keep things safe for the law abiding citizens and visitors during the Country Music Festival and to keep a beady eye out for the nefarious doings of the less trustworthy.
He started life, like others from this source, as a somewhat Sci-Fi imaged character needing plenty of scalpel surgery to remove the worst of the war-game excess apparel.
g (1) by slateworks, on Flickr
g (2) by slateworks, on Flickr
However, after a trip to Updah's tailor, he has emerged in more suitable form
h (1) by slateworks, on Flickr
h (2) by slateworks, on Flickr
h (3) by slateworks, on Flickr
h (4) by slateworks, on Flickr
and now as marshal Warren Peace walks the Main Street meeting and greeting the law abiding whilst keeping a sharp eye out for the less so such as Alf Resco, Ida Claire and Willy the Enforcer.
h (7) by slateworks, on Flickr
h (8) by slateworks, on Flickr
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Updah Creek http://www.freerails.com/view_topic.php?id=7457&forum_id=4&page=1
My Flickr albums https://www.flickr.com/photos/33431492@N04/albums
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