Beyond The Sprues
Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Land => Topic started by: Frank3k on April 22, 2022, 10:44:15 AM
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I like the UAZ-469 but there were no good models of it until Trumpeter released one. So instead, I collected three Trumpeter BJ212 kits (which are pretty cheap); the BJ212 was a slightly modified UAZ-469. It's a quaint little vehicle and oob looks... meh.
I also started a Military Wheels UAZ-469 (https://www.scalemates.com/kits/military-wheels-3505-uaz-469--120493); it's a rough, primitive kit that required a lot of scratchbuilding. I was almost at the paint stage when the Trumpeter UAZ-469 came out.
This is one of the Trumpeter BJ212 (https://www.scalemates.com/kits/trumpeter-02302-bj212-military-jeep--178976) kits made into a beefier off-road vehicle by using some of the MW UAZ-469 parts. The Trumpeter BJ212 is pretty nice for a 20 year old kit. In this picture, the front fender is from the UAZ-469; the original BJ1212 fender looks like it would crumple if it hit a fly. I also added a PE mesh to the cabin floor:
(https://i.imgur.com/gmZqdnr.jpg)
Here it is so far; some of the parts are loose or missing, but it's almost ready for weathering.
The original tires were pretty underwhelming, so I substituted the beefier tires from the UAZ-469 kit and they fit well. The MW wheels/rims were just somewhat circular lumps of plastic, so I went with the Trumpeter parts. I added the spare from the MW kit to the hood, Land Rover style. The colors look like those from the Ukrainian flag, but that's unintentional; I wanted the yellow to be more orange and the blue darker... but I'm not repainting:
(https://i.imgur.com/8Rw8OMV.jpg)
I removed the PE from the floor and it left a nice pattern. The antenna mount may be from the ever bountiful AFV Club M151 remote weapons station. I replaced the rear bench seat with two seats from an Italeri HMMWV. Both seats and the front seats are loose in this picture:
(https://i.imgur.com/fDlvF77.jpg)
I replaced the rear fender bumpers with brass strips that I cut from a PE set frame - they were just the right width:
(https://i.imgur.com/UlesuwL.jpg)
I added two small handles to manually move the windshield wipers, if needed. They're made from sprue attachment points from another kit:
(https://i.imgur.com/BPdoeLn.jpg)
I added a PE mesh in front of the radiator. The side mirror is another gift from the AFV Club M151:
(https://i.imgur.com/UKzfqm6.jpg)
Next up is gluing down the loose bits, adding a few missing parts and start weathering.
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Well done Frank!
Your Russian Range Rover is looking really nice in that paint scheme.
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Well done Frank!
Yup! +1 :smiley:
Your Russian Range Rover is looking really nice in that paint scheme.
More like a Land Rover, than a Range Rover, but point made. ;) :smiley: 8)
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Thanks, guys. It does look like a Chinese knock off of a Russian copy of the Land Rover. The 路虎/"Земля Вездеход"
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It does look like a nifty little bus. The ground clearance in the front would be especially good for off-road. Nice build, Frank.
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:smiley:
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I started weathering and I think it looks better clean. Oh well...
The larger tires do give it more clearance - it's supposed to be an off-road vehicle, so I don't know why the Chinese gave the BJ212 such wimpy tires.
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Another great job. It sort of looks like it would be the caricature or super deformed version of a Land Rover.
(http://i.imgur.com/pbyKoel.jpg) (https://imgur.com/pbyKoel)
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Wow - no kidding! That cartoon gives me an idea, too.
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I cut the soft cover and used some sprue to replicate the cartoon that Ramba posted; I'm not sure if I'll keep it - the side windows don't fit well, but it looks cute:
(https://i.imgur.com/bfOdUZ0.jpg)
This is most of the weathering. I took the delicate air filter off, and also managed to knock the spot lamp back:
(https://i.imgur.com/Ert9bj9.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/ciIZdsb.jpg)
This image shows the instrument panel. The front seats are loose and are only held up by thin plastic rods, so they flop around everywhere:
(https://i.imgur.com/71ZWkrH.jpg)
I'm working on two figures and some cargo, so i should be done soon.
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I finished the vehicle today by adding a figure and a dog, plus some cargo.
Front view:
(https://i.imgur.com/u1OdqQU.jpg)
The figure is mainly the waving guy from the ICM Soviet Motorized Infantry (https://www.scalemates.com/kits/icm-35331-motorized-infantry--237777) set (ak Soviets vacationing in Afghanistan, kit #1) with a resin right hand and a head from the Academy 1/35 French Foreign Legion set (https://www.scalemates.com/kits/academy-1381-foreign-legion--114073). He looks disturbingly like Jeff Bezos. The dog is from a DML set (https://www.scalemates.com/kits/dragon-6098-feldgendarmerie-w-dogs--108070):
(https://i.imgur.com/Ry04vqW.jpg)
"Dude, you really look like that guy...". The BJ212 with the UAZ469 tires looks much taller:
(https://i.imgur.com/QyKRBDc.jpg)
It can hold a fair amount of cargo. The various items are mostly from a Meng equipment set. One of the red gas tanks is obviously newer than the other... The small backpack with the bear (for the dog, of course) is from the Master Box "Splinter" kit (here's my build of her (https://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=10068.msg190937#msg190937)). The large backpack is a nicely detained resin part that Jeff sent me:
(https://i.imgur.com/0EYxsBx.jpg)
Here's all the cargo, dog and Jeff Bezos:
(https://i.imgur.com/2xg268w.jpg)
Overall it was a fun build. Thanks for following along!
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Good stuff, Frank! 8)
I'm trying to figure out if the dog's all "Hey, boss, can I get out, too?" or "Get yer dam' mitts off my Master's car ... mate!"
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Super nice Frank
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Another great build. And the weathering is just right.
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So is he a Wagner guy or doing explorations National Geographic style for the Three C P One tv station?
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If he was a Wagner guy, he'd probably have several laser sights on him. He's probably going out on a very long drive and hike with his dog.