Author Topic: 24-Hour build - WHIF AVGP Grizzly (Read 4455 times)

tankmodeler · « **on:** January 30, 2020, 02:25:19 AM »

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.

tankmodeler · « **Reply #1 on:** January 30, 2020, 02:26:32 AM »

More photos

tankmodeler · « **Reply #2 on:** January 30, 2020, 02:27:14 AM »

And the payoff.

LemonJello · « **Reply #3 on:** January 30, 2020, 02:45:43 AM »

Nicely done.

Frank3k · « **Reply #4 on:** January 30, 2020, 03:21:27 AM »

Cool concept and awesome build!

Steve Blazo · « **Reply #5 on:** January 30, 2020, 03:44:00 AM »

Very nice

elmayerle · « **Reply #6 on:** January 30, 2020, 04:00:42 AM »

Beautiful!! Just the thing for running out to scavenge for supplies.

finsrin · « **Reply #7 on:** January 30, 2020, 04:11:39 AM »

Cargo bed perfect touch for off duty use picking up lumber or bark for the house.

apophenia · « **Reply #8 on:** January 31, 2020, 05:52:58 AM »

Excellent concept and build. To me, the Cadillac-Gage turret on the Grizzly always looked too small. Here, it seems bigger ... and appropriately menacing

Old Wombat · « **Reply #9 on:** January 31, 2020, 09:38:45 AM »

The fact that you did that good a job inside 24 hours is beyond impressive. Well done, mate!

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #10 on:** February 01, 2020, 02:52:07 AM »

Candidate for here?

tankmodeler · « **Reply #11 on:** February 04, 2020, 01:36:32 AM »

Quote from: GTX_Admin on February 01, 2020, 02:52:07 AM

Candidate for here?

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.

Buzzbomb · « **Reply #12 on:** February 04, 2020, 01:58:22 PM »

Liked what you did with this

Gingie · « **Reply #13 on:** February 11, 2020, 07:19:51 AM »

And a totally plausible version for the AVGP Life Extension Project.

Jeffry Fontaine · « **Reply #14 on:** February 11, 2020, 03:45:37 PM »

@TankModeler - where did you source the side rails and tailgate parts for the cargo section on your LAV? Scratch-Built or scrounged?

tankmodeler · « **Reply #15 on:** February 12, 2020, 02:27:21 AM »

Quote from: Jeffry Fontaine on February 11, 2020, 03:45:37 PM

@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

Jeffry Fontaine · « **Reply #16 on:** February 12, 2020, 06:11:21 AM »

@TankModeler - I have that same set of HO scale stacked lumber and yes, the wood grain details are over the top.

Marderman · « **Reply #17 on:** February 14, 2020, 04:30:43 PM »

Armed Bush-Taxi ?

tankmodeler · « **Reply #18 on:** February 15, 2020, 02:44:45 AM »

Quote from: Marderman on February 14, 2020, 04:30:43 PM

Armed Bush-Taxi ?

More a suburban Zombie surival pick-up.

Robomog · « **Reply #19 on:** February 22, 2020, 09:42:48 AM »

This is amazing for a 24 hour build. Another model absolutely screaming out for a diorama treatment

Mog
>^-.-^<

tankmodeler · « **Reply #20 on:** February 25, 2020, 01:42:17 AM »

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

Robomog · « **Reply #21 on:** February 25, 2020, 06:37:48 AM »

That will work, looking forward to the result.

Mog
>^-.-^<


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Author Topic: 24-Hour build - WHIF AVGP Grizzly (Read 4455 times)