Zvezda 1/35 Gaz-AAA as a Ford Timken

[Frank3k]

I like the old Ford vehicles. This is a Zvezda 1/35 Gaz-AAA truck that I redid as a Ford Timken (equivalent US vehicle). I'm not quite sure if the Timken and Gaz-AAA are exact copies, but when I started the Zvezda Gaz-AA (which is an exact copy of the Ford-AA truck) had not been re-released.

Other than the license plates and the Ford emblem on the radiator, this is pretty much an OOB build. I left the side windows out/rolled down.

The license plates (copies of 1936 California truck plates) and the radiator emblem were printed on my laser printer and the back of the sheet coated in CA glue. This turns paper into a plastic-like, durable material.

The figure is a heavily modified ICM Russian soldier, with a new resin head.

Overall, the kit was a straightforward build, with few issues. Building the cab was the hardest part, since several pieces had to be kept in alignment, with few (or no) pins or guides. The rubber tires are not very good.

I left the cargo tarp and most of the bench seats, off.









Thanks for looking!

[Jeffry Fontaine]

Looks good Frank.  You going to load it up with melons?  :)

[GTX_Admin]

 :)

[jcf]

Looks good Frank.  You going to load it up with melons?  :)

Naah, load it with pods.

[Wulf]

awesome work! that looks really nice

[Camthalion]

very nice

[Frank3k]

Thanks guys. I really do need to find some cargo for this. I was thinking of a 1930s style robot, but pods are a good idea. 

[Volkodav]

What about a stack of 1930s farm workers heading out to or back from a day in the fields?

[jcf]

Frank I'm curious about the 'Timken' nomenclature. Timken were, and are, a large manufacturer of bearings,
how did their name become associated as the name of a Ford truck model?

[Frank3k]

Frank I'm curious about the 'Timken' nomenclature. Timken were, and are, a large manufacturer of bearings,
how did their name become associated as the name of a Ford truck model?

It's a Ford-AA with a Timken dual rear axle assembly. It's basically all the Russians did - Henry Ford gave them the license to make the Ford AA and the Timken rear assembly and they made the Gaz-AAA.

No reason Ford (or an enterprising Ford owner) couldn't have done this in the US. Coca Cola had a stretch Ford AA with dual rear axle:

[jcf]

Ah, I see it's enthusiasts shorthand for referring to the variaiton rather than a formal nomenclature.  :)

[Frank3k]

Ah, I see it's enthusiasts shorthand for referring to the variaiton rather than a formal nomenclature.  :)

"A Ford double axle (AA) 1930s truck with the rear axle replaced by a Timken dual axle, resulting in a Ford AA - A + AA truck"

It's amazing what a Ford AA truck - even a rust pile in the approximate shape - go for these days.

[Dr. YoKai]

 Pods would be good - I seem to remember Grindell Matthews driving some kind of death ray around in one of them, but that was years ago.

 Its a beautiful build, no matter what you decide to put in it.

[Buzzbomb]

really nice build

[Old Wombat]

The guy looks like a Russian version of Indianna Jones.

Nice work, brother!