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1/35 Meng Pickup with ZPU-2

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    April 2014
1/35 Meng Pickup with ZPU-2
Posted by Grant Dalzell on Friday, April 14, 2017 11:24 PM

I have always wanted to build this kit, and from the moment I saw it, I knew how I wanted to display it. This is a great kit from Meng. The figures are Trumpter's Afghan rebel set, and barriers are from Maim.

Forgive my figure painting, I know I am crap at it, but I did the best I could, and that is all I can do.

I used Tamiya, Vallejo, Italeri acrylics, Gunze metalizer and Vallejo metal color for Vehicle and gun. Flory sand wash for all the weathering including base. Some oil paints to weather the barriers.

I had great fun with this project from beginning to end.

 

  • Member since
    March 2007
  • From: Northeast WA State
Posted by armornut on Friday, April 14, 2017 11:42 PM

I have wondered about Meng pickups. Not my genre but still very well done. Your figures look good, the eyes are ALWAYS tough in small scale but it would catch my eye on a contest table. Keep up the good work.

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  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Valrico, FL
Posted by HeavyArty on Saturday, April 15, 2017 8:35 AM

The truck and base came out looking pretty nice.  Good job on them.  I did notice the front drive shaft is missing on the truck in the underside pic though.  

The figures are not really your fault.  The painting of them is acceptable, but the figures themselves are horrible.  Their poses look like zombies.  Unfortunately, Trumpeter is not known for good figures.

Yes, the Meng pickups are very nice.  I recommend them all.

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  • Member since
    January 2006
  • From: California
Posted by SprueOne on Saturday, April 15, 2017 11:06 AM

Very nice build and display. Your figure painting skills are actually good. And as armornut already stated, eyes in that scale are difficult.

 

HeavyArty

The truck and base came out looking pretty nice.  Good job on them.  I did notice the front drive shaft is missing on the truck in the underside pic though.  ...

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Maybe that part was left out of the kit so MENG could say that it's not a Toyota. [laugh]

 

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  • Member since
    March 2015
  • From: Streetsboro, Ohio
Posted by Toshi on Saturday, April 15, 2017 1:39 PM

Your diorama is excellent!  The figures are great, they compliment the Meng Kit.  Great job, and it's very unique.  Not some thing you see everyday.

Toshi

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  • Member since
    November 2005
  • From: Formerly Bryan, now Arlington, Texas
Posted by CapnMac82 on Saturday, April 15, 2017 1:53 PM

Looks good.

Would not surprise me is many "technicals" are missing prop shafts.

The figures look pretty good, given that Trumpy's sculptor seems to have interrupted an unpromising career in cigar store indian carving (and clean missed the fact that the heel end of shoes are almost invariably mushed down flat in that part of the world).

Bravo

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Valrico, FL
Posted by HeavyArty on Saturday, April 15, 2017 2:42 PM

Maybe that part was left out of the kit so MENG could say that it's notToyota

Would not surprise me is many "technicals" are missing prop shafts.

Nice try, but no, the prop shaft is in the kit.  It is complete.

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  • Member since
    April 2014
Posted by Grant Dalzell on Saturday, April 15, 2017 4:05 PM

Thanks for the heads up.....I totally overlooked that step in the instructions, it is now in.

  • Member since
    March 2013
Posted by patrick206 on Saturday, April 15, 2017 5:52 PM

Grant Dalzell

Thanks for the heads up.....I totally overlooked that step in the instructions, it is now in.

 

Grant - Very nicely done, your figures look really good to my eyes. I'm doing the Tamiya 1:72 WWll jeep and 2 1/2 ton utility truck, to accompany the Williams Bros. C-46. First ever vehicle builds, not as easy as I had imagined.

Your camo and overall finish work is first rate, thanks for the post and photos.

Patrick

  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Sunday, April 16, 2017 1:09 PM

Great job there, looks dirty and worn but not too much.

And the figures look fine to me, it's just the molding is well- as pointed out before just a bit stiff.

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