Beyond The Sprues
Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Land => Topic started by: tankmodeler on January 30, 2020, 02:25:19 AM
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Last weekend there was an online 24-hour build challenge. Start and finish a build in 24 hours. Noon to noon.
I chose the Trumpeter AVGP Grizzly and, because I'm a masochist, I also chose to scratchbuild a conversion.
Behold, the ultimate in post zombie apocolypse, family suburban runabout, the GM Diesel Canada Grizzly Stake Body pickup.
It needs more weathering and a bit more stowage, which I will add this later, but as is, it is a finished model in 24 hours. I even managed 6 1/2 hours sleep and two square meals!
As my British friends migh say, I'm dead chuffed with how it turned out.
the photos are about 2 hrs apart through the build.
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More photos
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And the payoff.
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Nicely done.
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Cool concept and awesome build!
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:smiley: :smiley: Very nice
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Beautiful!! Just the thing for running out to scavenge for supplies.
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Cargo bed perfect touch for off duty use picking up lumber or bark for the house.
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Excellent concept and build. To me, the Cadillac-Gage turret on the Grizzly always looked too small. Here, it seems bigger ... and appropriately menacing :smiley:
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The fact that you did that good a job inside 24 hours is beyond impressive. Well done, mate! 8) :smiley: :smiley:
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Candidate for here (http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?board=89.0)?
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Candidate for here ([url]http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?board=89.0[/url])?
The 48 hour build? Sure, I'll submit it. Don;'t ahve images with a clock face, mind, so I might be out of scope on the rules, but the postings I did on facebook are over a specific 24 hour period.
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Liked what you did with this
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And a totally plausible version for the AVGP Life Extension Project.
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@TankModeler - where did you source the side rails and tailgate parts for the cargo section on your LAV? Scratch-Built or scrounged?
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@TankModeler - where did you source the side rails and tailgate parts for the cargo section on your LAV? Scratch-Built or scrounged?
Essentially scratchbuilt.
I had, inthe depths of my spares collection, an ancient (like I bought them 25-30 years ago) set of lumber stock for an HO railway lumberyard. The largest pieces had "woodgrain" that was waaaaay too big, even in 1/35, much less HO, but the pieces were the right size and I just cut them down and added the C channel structure from Plastruct and then added Grandt Line bolts to hold them in place.
Probably took me 1.5 - 2 hours of my build time to do the stake body walls and another 90 minutes to cut away the hull and scratchbuild the new truck bed portion.
If I was doing it with more time I'd have added tie-downs to the bed, hinges and brackets to hold the stake body pieces and a few more details, but I'm pretty please with it as it is.
Paul
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@TankModeler - I have that same set of HO scale stacked lumber and yes, the wood grain details are over the top. :smiley:
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Armed Bush-Taxi ? :D
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Armed Bush-Taxi ? :D
More a suburban Zombie surival pick-up. ;)
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This is amazing for a 24 hour build. Another model absolutely screaming out for a diorama treatment
Mog
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Not a diorama, but I am going to try and get it onto a scenic base for an upcoming contest. Some broken concrete and sidewalk plus a few "jersey barriers" and some refuse, etc.
Paul
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That will work, looking forward to the result.
Mog
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