Finished Nitto Gustav

Fish-Head Aric, there is also a couple of Tamiya 1/20 Grand Prix Crew Sets out there that are perfect for MaK dioramas.  You can usually find them on ebay for ~$20, and they have several figures plus miscellaneous equipment.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Tamiya-1-20-PIT-CREW_W0QQitemZ170013821674QQihZ007QQcategoryZ2583QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/Tamiya-1-20-Scale-RACING-PIT-TEAM-No-11-Mint-in-Box_W0QQitemZ130010333073QQihZ003QQcategoryZ80549QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

PatlaborUnit1 wrote:

Fish-Head Aric, Ive got a small and growing collection of 1/20 scale WWII toys from walmart toy aisle, a little repaint to make them blend in better and they shoul be fine. Nice sculpt on the face, some come with weapons, the WWII Panzer commander definitely has potential andcomes with a nice SMG to hang behind him in the cabin! :-)

PatllaborUnit1,

I sent you an e-mail.  Thanks for the comments.  I am looking for general purpose people figures to go with my "Wasting Away" build project.  It will be a Gans in damaged, abandoned, rusting away condition, and if I can come up with some 1/20 figures curiously exploring the wreckage, would be very cool.

Fish-Head Aric, Ive got a small and growing collection of 1/20 scale WWII toys from walmart toy aisle, a little repaint to make them blend in better and they shoul be fine. Nice sculpt on the face, some come with weapons, the WWII Panzer commander definitely has potential andcomes with a nice SMG to hang behind him in the cabin! :-)

Ponch

Was this an original Nitto boxing (SF3D?) If so its definitely a better fig than the lumps that originally came.  I just scored another PKA HO last night, no teling what THAT one will turn into :-)

Oooooooo and I forgot to say in my post here, my dogs name is Gustav, No Kidding it is

Bud

Thanks for the replies guys.  Actually, the figure is the one that came with the kit.  At first it didn't look like much (detail was a little soft), but after some paint and washes the little dude wasn't so bad afterall.

Nice display.  Good to see Ma.K things as I am contemplating how to do up my "wasting away" Gans.

That guy inside definitely looks like he's legit WWII stuff, what with the flight jacket and such.  Looks like someone right out of the old "Ba Ba Black Sheep" series.  Interesting cotrast between "future-tech" and vintage military.

I am interested in getting figures for 1/20 scale... anyone know where to land these sorts of guys?

ooooh... and what brand of tuna was that?  It does matter, right? 

Different but Cool

Bud

Ponch

your build came out great, problems aside (I've done it too!)  the camo looks great. what figure did you use for the kit? that isnt stock is it? I have some of those 1/20 WWII toys that would look good inside of one of these suits, may have to use one in my Karl.

thanks for sharing, and great photos!!