Hi all,
I'm all new here but want to show you my latest build. It's a Tamiya Opel Blitz with Plus model snow plow and engine.
Thanks for looking
Sailor
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I like this a lot!
A refreshingly peaceful subject, especially considering it is in 1/35 scale.
Very nice. Id love to see some close ups of the engine detail.
I to would like to see and know more about the engine details.
Nice conversion , did you scratch build the snow plough ?
Hauk, about to post another peaceful civilian build in 1/35
Excellent job , Mr. Sailor ( do you have a proper name? ) . I love seeing military vehicles being put to civilian use ( even if yours didn't start off being a military vehicle , it could have been ) .
However , to finish it off I reckon it needs some heavy weights in the back , over the back axle , to give the wheels more traction in the snow . Even with the chains I suspect that it would have a hard job pushing all that snow out of the way . Just a thought .
Nick
I like it! Very fitting for the season. Will this wind up in a diorama?
Glad you liked it!
Maybe I should have started with a presentation of myself...
This is my first posts here but I have been reading this forum a couple of years, I really enjoy the peaceful modelling most of you are doing, trees, car wreck, trains and old houses. I live in Sweden and my name is Pelle Samuelsson.
I mostly build 1/35 models, civil conversions of military vehicles.
Wesley, Gordon, I'll upload some pictures of the engine. The engine, engine compartment and snow plow are from Plus Model, I've used some photo etch from Part and scratch built some details.
Nick, I have been looking at hundreds of pictures of 1920 - 1960 swedish snow plows and in most cases they don't have anything on the cargo bed, but some do and I considering to put some junk up back.
Chuck, yes, I'm planning a little back country road diorama.
Welcome - nice job on the Opal - nice and fine detailing -
Barney
Quite satisfactory, Pelle. Thanks for posting. -- Russ
Welcome aboard, Pelle! Very good work on that plow truck. I like the snow chains, that's something I've never seen modeled before.
Glad you liked the snow chains!
It was a mental challange to build them... And then I had to build another one!
Happy I did it though, I'm really pleased with the result compared to eg resin castings.
Pelle
Quote from: Sailor on November 25, 2012, 11:18:59 PM
Glad you liked the snow chains!
It was a mental challange to build them... And then I had to build another one!
Happy I did it though, I'm really pleased with the result compared to eg resin castings.
Pelle
Brilliant . Maybe you should market them . Ha , ha , only joking ,
Nick
Quote from: Sailor on November 25, 2012, 11:18:59 PM
It was a mental challange to build them... And then I had to build another one!
Happy I did it though, I'm really pleased with the result compared to eg resin castings.
Pelle
Well worth the effort!
If you are looking for a similiar project, how about this WWII german halftrack?
(https://www.finescalerr.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.folk-rovere.org%2Fmj%2Fuploads%2Ffamo2.jpg&hash=1a256b61d3797df3ef4b84dbb658937a81c951e0)
(https://www.finescalerr.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.folk-rovere.org%2Fmj%2Fuploads%2Ffamo1.jpg&hash=6b80ded9870decef541928b66315e79c8fa7f68a)
You would have to make another pair of Snowchains, though...
Yes, it was worth doing it but I don't think anyone can afford buying them, at least not from me. ;)
I really like that prototype and its worn look... And it's time to clean the desk for a new project. Maybe I should....
But then again, it has snow chains...
No, I think I'll wait a while before going down that path again.
Why would it need snow chains ? Aren't the tracks good enough ?
Nick
Not sure how a half-track actually steers. Is it totally through those front wheels or do the tracks work like on a tank? In any case .. I can tell you from experience that a tank handles on a muddy road much like a car does .. slipping and sliding at times. (12 years on M1/M1A1 series tanks)
A fantastic truck indeed with great details. Right up there with the very best! By the way welcome to the forum Pelle and where in Sweden do you live?
Anders
Ed; is it not just German thoroughness?
Or to help with the steering.
Thank you Anders, I'm happy to hear that, but I do think I have a lot to learn yet.
I live in Karlstad.
Pelle
Ok .. found this via Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-track
The main advantage of half-tracks over wheeled vehicles is that the tracks reduce the vehicle's overall ground pressure and give it greater mobility over soft terrain like mud and snow, while they do not require the complex steering mechanisms of fully tracked vehicles, relying instead on their front wheels to direct the vehicle, augmented in some cases by track braking controlled by the steering wheel.
OK ,I see now that snow chains would be necessary on a half track .
Thanks for the WIKI link as it gave a couple of images worth saving . Both of which would be fun to model . The Bombardier looks like it is made of ply . Mmmm, if only there was a way of reproducing ply without too much effort ,
Nick
Later version
(https://www.finescalerr.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fbringatrailer.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2007%2F10%2F1967_Bombardier_RT10_Snowmobile_Snow_Cat_1.jpg&hash=2681f4e96c5c985fa68eb83a4c8b7ec9133702fc)
(https://www.finescalerr.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bensstudio.ca%2Fimages%2Fsnowmobile.JPG&hash=d933ab38a64a04d443c78eaa94482d99e9efcc92)
I think I prefer the look of the earlier one . The front of the later ones look like an eagle's beak
Great work sailor, totally credible , paint , worn wood, fake snow , I like it. ;)
eric
Nick:
You could use Aircraft ply which comes in thicknesses from 1/64" up. The 1/64" scales out to 3/4" in "O" Scale, cuts with a utility knife and makes great sub-flooring, walls, and roof sheathing.
UvdR (Uschi von der Rosten) makes a wide variety of really nice plywood decals.