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Kitbash / Frankenstein GB / Re: Flakpanther 5.5cm Zwilling
« Last post by apophenia on Today at 09:19:27 AM »It was worth all the work, stunning camoflage
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Profiles and Pixels / Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Last post by apophenia on Today at 09:14:40 AM »And yet another Studebaker ... this time moving up a decade for a Canadian-made Cruiser converted into a pickup. I kept the standard 2-door panels and added the 4-door's rear vent window (just to distinguish the roofline from thos of the competitors).
Despite Lityvak's amusing 'Studerino' branding, those RW 1960s car-to-pickup Spanish names make no sense for a Canadian car. Besides, once translated, Ford 'Ranch life' and Chevy 'the Road' are pretty lame names for vehicles anyway. Here's what popped out of the name research rabbit hole ...
- The first commercial use of the word 'pickup' was by Studebaker back in 1913;
- Studebaker's car-to-pickup 1937 Coupe Express predated the Ranchero and El Camino by 2.5 decades; and
- The Scotsman name was first applied to non-frills pickups (but then got re-used for station wagons).
In the end, I followed GM Canada's fake Acadian names like Beaumont, Laurentian, and Grand Parisienne. What I arrived at for Studebaker of Canada's pickup was Commander Château. Love it? Hate it? Any better ideas?
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BTW, awkward and ugly names were something of a tradition at Studebaker. That 1937 Coupe Express light pickup was based upon the chassis and front body panels of the 5A Dictator chassis. Sure, why not? ("Please sir, I'd like my new Studebaker Dictator finished in Mussolini Maroon with the Führer Fawn leather interior." Yikes!)
Despite Lityvak's amusing 'Studerino' branding, those RW 1960s car-to-pickup Spanish names make no sense for a Canadian car. Besides, once translated, Ford 'Ranch life' and Chevy 'the Road' are pretty lame names for vehicles anyway. Here's what popped out of the name research rabbit hole ...
- The first commercial use of the word 'pickup' was by Studebaker back in 1913;
- Studebaker's car-to-pickup 1937 Coupe Express predated the Ranchero and El Camino by 2.5 decades; and
- The Scotsman name was first applied to non-frills pickups (but then got re-used for station wagons).
In the end, I followed GM Canada's fake Acadian names like Beaumont, Laurentian, and Grand Parisienne. What I arrived at for Studebaker of Canada's pickup was Commander Château. Love it? Hate it? Any better ideas?
____________________________________
BTW, awkward and ugly names were something of a tradition at Studebaker. That 1937 Coupe Express light pickup was based upon the chassis and front body panels of the 5A Dictator chassis. Sure, why not? ("Please sir, I'd like my new Studebaker Dictator finished in Mussolini Maroon with the Führer Fawn leather interior." Yikes!)
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Scifi and Fantasy / Re: Tiberium Wars, GDI Tank - Done
« Last post by finsrin on Today at 09:09:51 AM »Everything about it is great
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Scifi and Fantasy / Re: Oort Cloud Patrol Ship
« Last post by apophenia on Today at 09:09:15 AM »It was either this, or an Ekranoplan......
The question remains, Doc, what happened to your pair of plucked, Stuka zu Fuss remains? Did their remnants become part of another wild, sci-fi creations? Inquiring minds, etc.
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Scifi and Fantasy / Re: Oort Cloud Patrol Ship
« Last post by The Rat on Today at 07:33:18 AM »That's a beauty!
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New Model Kit News/Reviews / Re: Gecko Models
« Last post by Buzzbomb on Today at 06:13:33 AM »Spartan in injection 
Need to look to see if it can back date to a 80's/90's Brit one though.
But then there is the Gecko bazillion teensy parts conundrum to deal with.
Need to look to see if it can back date to a 80's/90's Brit one though.
But then there is the Gecko bazillion teensy parts conundrum to deal with.
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Scifi and Fantasy / Re: Tiberium Wars, GDI Tank - Done
« Last post by Dr. YoKai on Today at 05:44:12 AM »Well, my fondness for double barreled tanks is a known quantity 
Beautiful, beautiful build and finish.
I could wish it were available in 1/72 (Sorry, Kim, I don't think it is- Border does do 1/72 scale tanks, but it is very small range. (three kits, and two of them are Tigers...
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Beautiful, beautiful build and finish.I could wish it were available in 1/72 (Sorry, Kim, I don't think it is- Border does do 1/72 scale tanks, but it is very small range. (three kits, and two of them are Tigers...
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Scifi and Fantasy / Re: Oort Cloud Patrol Ship
« Last post by Dr. YoKai on Today at 05:36:05 AM »Take a moment to recognize the sacrifice made by the pair of Ju-87 Stuka aircraft in giving up their wings in order to further Craig's modeling efforts in achieving this magnificent creation of science fiction. o7
It was either this, or an Ekranoplan...
And an apology for my late expression of thanks=the comments are greatly appreciated, and I am sorry it took so long for me to remember to say so.
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Scifi and Fantasy / Re: Oort Cloud Patrol Ship
« Last post by Jeffry Fontaine on Today at 02:37:20 AM »Take a moment to recognize the sacrifice made by the pair of Ju-87 Stuka aircraft in giving up their wings in order to further Craig's modeling efforts in achieving this magnificent creation of science fiction. o7
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Sea / Re: RAMs PBR 31 Mk.IIs
« Last post by Old Wombat on Today at 01:14:16 AM »Photo dump of where I'm at.
The Mk.19 GL's should have been finished & fitted, but I had to pull them down for modification so they did what they were meant to.
A few double-up-ish images included because I wasn't sure which were better;
Let me know what you think, so far.
The Mk.19 GL's should have been finished & fitted, but I had to pull them down for modification so they did what they were meant to.
A few double-up-ish images included because I wasn't sure which were better;
Let me know what you think, so far.