The Duke Finishes Four More....
...bringing my count up to 642 small scale armor models. Maybe I should start calling them my Small Scale Ground Vehicles or Small Scale Military Vehicles instead, since none of these are armored.
I had heard that things had slowed down a little here on these Forums. My friend Stikpusher suggested that I start re-posting some of my finished models when I get them done. I'd stopped doing that because my post would end up on the second or third page within hours, so nobody would see it to reply!
Okay, enough about my previous experiences, here is my latest models completed.
First off is my little PST 1/72 scale ZIS-5 cargo truck. I added the artillery insignia on the doors because this came with a 122mm artillery piece that I'd built many years before. The assembly was not as clean as I'd have liked so I weathered this well. This one was 'rode hard and put away wet':
Next up is one that is considerably cleaner. This is a Russian Staff Car, the ACE 1/72 scale GAZ 11-M1. I'm not that thrilled with how this turned out; I was hoping for a cleaner, more even coat of paint. Oh, well; it is done now and I'm glad it is!
This next one is my first Attack model that I've ever worked on. It is the 1/72 scale Tatra T-87 Staff Car that I got from the Braille Scale meeting at the IPMS Nationals in Colorado. The color may not be that accurate, but I'm actually pretty pleased at how this turned out:
I did that one up clean as well. I figured a high ranking staff officer would have the clout to keep it clean.
This last one is another one I weathered well, although not quite as much as the ZIS-5. This is Roden's 1/72 scale Opel Staffswagen Omnibus that I finally completed, thanks to some help from some guys on the Missing Lynx Braille Scale Forums for finding info I needed. I built this all OOB and weathered with Tamiya and Tankrat's weathering powders:
Here's a closeup showing the interior through the windows. You can see the Enigma machine (far left), a typewriter (huh? What's that?), and finally a map lying on the table (What? No GPS?!). I think that's pretty cool that all that can be seen:
Finally, for fun, here's a pic of the Staff bus sitting next to my personnel transport bus:
That's all I really have to show for now. Hopefully I'll be able to finish a few more long-term projects that have languished too long; now that I have these done. Thanks all for looking in, comments are welcome.