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GAZ-67B Eastern Front 1943

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GAZ-67B Eastern Front 1943
Posted by psstoff995 on Monday, March 15, 2010 8:41 PM

OOB Tamiya Dio from an older OOP(?) kit

This is how it's looking now more or less... I cant really get the waist high field grass that I wanted to work out, combination of lack of patients and lack of skill. If it's not urban, mud or desert... I have no chance with groundwork

-Chris

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Posted by Bronto on Monday, March 15, 2010 9:18 PM

Nice looking little scene, but a note on your title, the GAZ 67B as in the Tamiya kit wasn't in in production until March of 1944.  Try cutting lengths of help rope for field grass and glluing them to the base.  It is time comsuming glueing hundred of individual strands, but the results are worth it (IMO)

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Posted by psstoff995's lbro on Monday, March 15, 2010 9:44 PM

Looking good Chris,

throw some grass on there!

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Posted by *INDY on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 12:24 AM

~This is looking really good Chris----well worth finishing off nicely ! I'm sure by time you get going applying the grass, it will start to seem really simple--that and some weathering and it will be quite good with the clean base & frame you have. I might suggest another figure on the ground, an infantryman, ammo carrying, moving with the machinegunner, and a tad more space between them and the vehicle if you can manage it.   

There was a thread regarding applying field grasses that just went through @

/forums/t/125247.aspx

Hope that helps M8 !

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Posted by Boomerang on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 4:49 AM

  Geez....i have that kit in my stash somewhere. It's an oldy but you have done it justice by the looks of it. I think it's out of production but it is still around on the shelves.

 Nice build. Just one suggestion. Maybe try getting a tripod for your camera. If you don't have that try and give the camera a solid base to rest on. It will stop your pics from being so blurry.

 

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Posted by psstoff995 on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 9:59 AM

Bronto thanks, yeah I wasn't sure on the date, the boxtop says it's a 67B but I think the little blurb Tamiya gives you about the history of the vehicle uses the "in service" date of the regular 67. Not sure if they made a 67 and labeled the box wrong or if they gave the wrong date in the vehicle history at this point as I don't know enough about either variant or the differences.

haha I'm working on it Will, but at this point that's litterally what I'm doing, just throwing it on

Thanks for the link Indy- I guess my main problem is getting it to stand upright, I'll try superglue next I'm just worried I'll have to go back into it with groundwork color and paint over the superglue marks to cut the shine down. Final weathering and detail painting will follow the grass, want to get a feel for the dio and the overall muddiness before I start to dirty things up. As for the extra soldier and the position on the base, I think I'll go ahead and leave it as is just because this is almost how the three figures and the jeep are set up on the original box art (this was back when Tamiya gave you everything you needed to make a nice little scene in one box).

Hey thanks Boomer- I'm sure you'll do yours proud when you get around to it. It is an oldy but it is somewhat readily available and not too expensive either if I recall correctly. The only real modification I made to it was adding the cover to the roof with tissue paper and a little masking tape for the tie down straps.

I'll take some better pictures when it stops raining, the problem was a reaal long exposure as I didn't want to use the flash and wash everything out. I'm not a big fan of indoor photography, but I have a tripod, just wanted to get something posted as it's been far too long since the last one.

Thanks for the comments and tips guys! Should have some more to show you soon Smile

-Chris

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Posted by Stern0 on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 12:51 PM

Chris, get yourself a hot glue gun....its a little messy (glue strings a bit) But worth it...The glue hardens very quick...fire and forget....It is great when you have a lot of grass...I dont think they are very expensive

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Posted by psstoff995 on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 3:10 PM

Thanks for the tip- I can see how that would work out great prior to paint and groundwork application, then you could "bury" the hot glue strip with all the grass into the rest of the groundwork or put low grass or dirt or something on top, even go in later and add resin to the whole thing to make a swamp/river/lake shore etc.

Sounds good- hey when's Richmond again?

-Chris

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Posted by camo junkie on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 3:56 PM

NICE 2 SEE YOU ACTUALLY DOING SOMETHING CHRIS...oh wait i should talk...lol. :)

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Posted by Stern0 on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 4:16 PM

Yes...it is better to use in progress, but you know the deal! it is a handy little item....and the Richmond show WAS Feb 27...had a pretty good time.

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Posted by psstoff995 on Thursday, March 18, 2010 3:53 PM

Here are some outdoor shots, you can tell I just kinda flung the grass around and use thick acrylic paint to hold the fibers down to the groundwork. Still trying to figure out if I want to add more and try and get it to stand up to a waist length field

-Chris

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Posted by psstoff995 on Thursday, March 18, 2010 4:16 PM

NICE 2 SEE YOU ACTUALLY DOING SOMETHING CHRIS...oh wait i should talk...lol. :)

hahaha thanks Tom, hey- you got a break- HLI is down, now it's directing traffic to Facebook Sad- you can just tell everyone you've got a bunch of stuff on the bench but you cant post because the servers down!! lol oh well.

Feb?? Wow I really missed that show then huh? lol well I'm sure you guys had fun, sorry I couldn't make it out there- next time for sure Steve

-Chris

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Posted by Stern0 on Thursday, March 18, 2010 4:34 PM

Would have been real cool to see ya there...next year for sure...I will keep you more up to date, not just a week before Wink. CDIH and Flamethrower both got third place in vignettes and dios respectivly. I really hate to get beat out by store bought stuff...but alot of people got nothing so I am gracious to even place..

Love the outside shots Chris...GREAT build once again!Bow DownBig Smile

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Posted by psstoff995 on Thursday, March 18, 2010 11:36 PM

Thanks Steve- and hey if anything is going on over the summer I'll have much more time on my hands and way more willingness to drive a little farther out somewhere.

Glad to hear you placed! I can understand how you'd be a little upset with us store bought guys but hey we can't all sculpt and carve and plaster like the pros!! haha just giving you a hard time- I think the concept for CDIH alone should have at least gotten you a silver. Looking forward to the Dio contest over on HLI (if it ever comes back to life)- are you going to take part? I hope you can find the time for another award winner in the next 6 months. Tell Max0 hey! haha

-Chris

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Posted by Stern0 on Friday, March 19, 2010 5:55 PM

Don't get me wrong.....I mean toys...things that were not even put together...out of the box onto the judges table...go figure..maybe i'm just jealous....but again i'm glad I came home with something. Max0 says HEY yourself Big Smile

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Posted by psstoff995 on Friday, March 19, 2010 8:29 PM

Woah.... wait... what?! And they got 2nd/1st place?!?!?!!?

......that's insanity. Photos?! lol I believe it... but I'd love to see what the master craftsmen beat you with

-Chris

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Posted by Stern0 on Friday, March 19, 2010 9:08 PM

No kidding....the winners list is on the ipms richmond site, no photos yet...but both were billed as game sets....ill let you know if they ever post pics...

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Posted by psstoff995 on Saturday, March 20, 2010 1:22 AM

I'll check it out

-Chris

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