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| Vision Models 1/35 GAZ98 Aerosleds; Two's company... | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: May 7 2011, 02:54 PM (1,319 Views) | |
| The Waddler | May 7 2011, 02:54 PM Post #1 |
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At the Plastic Penguin Production Plant, we currently have a pair of vision Models GAZ.98 Aerosleds and two crew figures. Each sled consits of 77 grey and two clear plastic parts, and feature a fully-detailed interior and engine - there's even a fuel tank, which is totally hodden on the completed model. Construction is largely routine, though the body is made from four flat sections (like the Airfix HP 0/400 or Ford Trimotor). This required some careful seam-filling and more than a little tippex. Especially so since the interior had to be painted with a wood-grain effect (several days waiting while the oil paint dried). The model features lines if rivets in the bodyshell , but since the original was made of plywood on a wooden framework, I suspect they shouldn't be there. I sanded nearly all if them off, leaving a few o suggest screw heads. The thinner parts were very brittlle. Despite separating them from the sprues with a hot scalpel blade, I still managed to snap several of them, and had to repair them with gap-filling superglue for strength. suspension and prop guards were fragile nonetheless, so I replaced all the straight rod structures with thin brass rod, which also meant that I didn't have to remove the mould seams that they features. Colour scheme is simple enough - any colour yu like as long as it's white. To give a little variety, I decided to give the suspension a green wash, using heavily diluted Vallejo WW2 Soviet Army Green; unfortunately, this spread and stained the bodywork, requiring heavy dry-brushing of white to tone it down. Markings consist of Red Stars and Patriotic Slogans, but both vehicles have identical slogans, so for one, I found a replacement from the decal bank. I have no idea what the longer one means; I think the shorter one has something to do with Moscow. Anyway, here we are - matt varnish has been applied, and theyre now put aside for a couple of days for the varnish to cure before detail assembly and final weathering. Figures to come. As ever, c & Cs welcome.   Cheers, Chris. |
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| snipersmudge | May 8 2011, 10:11 AM Post #2 |
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interesting model, something very different from the norm 
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| The Waddler | May 10 2011, 03:09 PM Post #3 |
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The Aerosleds are coming along steadily - they've been decalled, varnished, and are awaiting weathering and final detail assembly. Piccies in a day or two. Meanwhile, the kit includes two figures. These are taken from Mini Art’s set 35022 – “Soviet Tank Crew 1942-45” set, and are wearing sheepskin overcoats. they are also, however, wearing standard Red Army tanker's leather helmets, which I thought would be unlikely for sledge crews. I therefore replaced them with a couple of Honet heads wearing Soviet fur caps. Possibly flying helmets would also have worked. I might also have added some more texture to the collars and cuffs - wish I'd bought a Pyrogravure while Historex still sold them. anyway, here are a couple of piccies:   Cheers, Chris. |
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| The Waddler | May 18 2011, 08:21 PM Post #4 |
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Here are some piccies of the finished item. Good kit, with lots of detail, but the smaller, thinner parts are very fragile. Even though I removed them from the sprue with a hot scalpel balde, I still managed to break quite a few. I replaced the steering linkage and the prop guard supports with brass rod for strength. Finish was overall white, but I thought it looked a bit stark, so I broke it up with some brown streaking using MiG pigments.     As ever, C & Cs welcome. Cheers, Chris. |
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| peebeep | May 18 2011, 08:51 PM Post #5 |
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A most unusual and interesting kit subject Chris, thanks for posting. peebeep |
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| snipersmudge | May 19 2011, 07:36 AM Post #6 |
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very nice indeed the streaking looks particularly effective
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| foxy | May 20 2011, 07:26 AM Post #7 |
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'Yep', very nice kit. Nice going Chris.
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| seanrgb | May 20 2011, 09:22 PM Post #8 |
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Love it unusual but nice at the same time
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