Beyond The Sprues
Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Land => Topic started by: Kerick on July 17, 2026, 01:40:11 PM
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At my last club meeting I received a kit of the new Tamiya Schimmwagon. We are using this kit as a basis for a GB. In the box it appears to be a very good kit with nearly no flash and plenty of nice detail. It’s not excessive like some manufacturers these days. It also includes three figures, one of which is not meant to be used.
As I just can’t leave a kit alone I’ve decided to whiff it into an Addams Family beach buggy. As the kit comes with the wide tires it was designed to use all I needed to do was dress it up a little. I bought a no name chrome paint pen and chromed the wheels, window frame and several other parts. I’ll paint the body black with red velvet looking seats. The trick will be making a figure of Lurch all crammed in trying to drive it. I might need another for Uncle Fester and the kids.
The other option would be to jack up the suspension and add fat tires from the parts box and make a redneck pickup truck version. Maybe in the future using a Kubelwagon kit. Pics will follow.
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I like it! Are you thinking of modifying existing 'soldier' figures? (Maybe 1/32nd would give Lurch the stature he needs?)
I've seen mention of 1/24th figures of the Addams Family members ... but not 1/35th. There are some scalable 3D print figures out there of the Family but they're kinda pricey.
Is it just me or does anyone else see Thing surfing the ride on top of the spare wheel? ;D
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You guys are SICK ! ... Love the idea :smiley: :smiley:
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For some reason I thought that there was a hot-rodded Addams family car.
Then I remembered that it was the Munsters coach that was the hotrod!
The Addams family were chauffeured in Packards!
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wood wheels for snow & sand on Schwimmwagen !
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Having Thing on board is a great idea. Maybe Cousin It too.
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I'll do my best Joe!
I'm thinking of Thing hanging on for dear life to the windshield frame! Maybe Cousin It too. Here's a couple of pics. The chrome paint pen is awesome! Shiney as can be.
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The chrome wheels have turned out great. The way Tamiya has these parts set up it's easy to paint the white walls, the chrome wheel and the black tread. I'm filling in the usual spare tire holder and will try to place the spare in the touring car position behind the front wheel. I don't know how that's going to work yet. Plan B is on the rear hood.
I can't say enough about this kit. It's not too complex but has plenty of detail. The fit of the upper body to the bottom could be a little firmer. You are given a piece of mesh to glue over the engine air intake that is not very flexible. I had to fight with it to get it glued onto the intake opening. Those are the only two things I could comment on in a negative way. You have to look closely at the instructions for the assembly of the wheels and fitting them to the axles but you'll see the reasoning if you do. I haven't had to scrape flash from a part yet. The fit of everything so far has been great other than mentioned above. Once you see how the wheels go together it's a pleasure to assemble them.
My figure skills are not that great but this group of characters might be a good way to practice my skills. I could put Gomez on a bike and Lurch driving Morticia, Wednesday and Pugsly in the buggy. Uncle Fester and the rest of the gang could be in another vehicle. This project is growing by the day. I had a crazy thought that I might be able to put this in the one week GB at the last minute but I knew that wasn't really going to happen. Now this may turn into three vehicles and maybe seven figures. I need an extra tall Lurch and two smaller ones for the kids.
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I made Lurch from the standing figure that comes with the kit. I changed his left arm and his hat. Now he looks like a guy a head taller than the rest. I made Gomez from a shorter tank figure and Uncle Fester needs that long cloak/coat he always wore. I’ll go search my 1/48th collection for the kids. Morticia is still a puzzle. Maybe cousin It if I can make hair work.
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Here's a pic of the boys in the band. Uncle Fester's robe/cloak thing is turning out better than I expected.
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Nice mods on the figures.
It is of interest to me to see how the evolution of Tamiya figures has gone, the latest one, being the yellow plastic, the face and hands are very nicely done and expressive. Compared to the vague lumpy features on earlier figures.
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These figures look good - Uncle Fester may have just come out of his beginning human taxidermy class.
Many of the modern Tamiya figures are based on 3D scans of real people in period uniforms.
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I just think it looks a lot like Lurch doing his groan. He is also a head taller than the others so who’s off the most? I’m not worried. I bought some fake fur at Hobby Lobby to try to do Cousin It. If he’s going to the beach he’ll need a wide brim hat!
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The beach buggy is needing only a couple of parts to be finished. I’m working on Lurch, Gomez and Uncle Fester so far. They are the easy ones. I’m thinking about a second vehicle. I may have a Jeep in the stash that’s waiting to be whiffed. If I actually build all these characters there won’t be enough seats for everyone!
I’m going to try and build a better place to take pictures other than the cluttered desktop. Photos may be delayed.
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Nice mods on the figures...
Agreed. And it was good of Tamiya to give you a giant out-of-the-box to create Lurch from ;D
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Nice mods on the figures...
Agreed. And it was good of Tamiya to give you a giant out-of-the-box to create Lurch from ;D
All I had to do was replace the left arm and he was perfect! ;)
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Here we go! I'm calling this one done. I'm still working on the figures. A fellow from my model club is going to try and 3D print a figure of Morticia. No way am I able to modify a figure for that.
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This is the paint pen I used to make the chrome trim.
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Very nice and very, very shiny. Bravo!! :-*
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Wow! That came out incredibly well - love the 1960s beach buggy-style bucket seats (kubelsitz?), exhaust stacks, and jumbo intake shroud :-*
And the results from your chrome pen are seriously impressive :smiley: :smiley:
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Great Scott! That came out looking really good!
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Brilliant! Really looks the part! All black, red & chrome, & shiny! With white-wall tyres, no less! :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: 8) ;D
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:smiley:
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I love it! The shiny black goes great with the red seats and the intake at the rear looks good!
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Thank you mi amigos!
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I was just fooling around with ChatGTP on my phone and came up with this.
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I uploaded the pic of the buggy and told it to put it front of the Addams Family house. I can't argue too much with it, it did what I told it to. A different angle on the buggy would have made it more realistic.
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This was the first one and I told it to use an old creepy house. Not bad. I also made it look like it was drawn in a cartoon. Just something I was goofing around with.
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Nicely done!
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So good :smiley:
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Thank you!
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:smiley: 8)
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Just to prove I haven't abandoned this project altogether.
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The boys have received some paint but consider this just a try out. Things may change colors but the PSR is done. I need to make Uncle Fester's fur collar. I picked two 1/48th pilots from the spares and checked to see that they fit in to back seats. Pugsly is on the right and Wednesday on the left of the buggy. Now I have to figure out how to make pigtails for her hair. Carving the pilot details off was easier than I expected.
This is the look I'm going for.
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Just to prove I haven't abandoned this project altogether...
Yea! ... photographic evidence :D
Progress is looking most excellent :smiley:
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Very good scale-o-Rama on the children, overall the figures are really evolving :smiley:
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A friend of mine is working on a 3D printed Morticia as I’ll never be able to carve her from a tanker figure.
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A friend of mine from my model club made a 1/35th Morticia Addams for me. It came out fantastic! I’ve been painting her with flat black acrylic and glossy black ink for her hair. It’s a little too glossy right now so I’ll let it dry for a couple of hours and see what it looks like.
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A friend of mine from my model club made a 1/35th Morticia Addams for me. No way I was going to carve her from some tanker figure! It came out fantastic! I’ve been painting her with flat black acrylic and glossy black ink for her hair. It’s a little too glossy right now so I’ll let it dry for a couple of hours and see what it looks like.
Sounds good. Looking forward to seeing this 3D Morticia :smiley:
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Here's the real deal, so to speak.
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The black ink did not work. After 24 plus hours it had not dried at all. Two seconds under running water and it was gone. The acrylic I used on her dress is very fragile. Just handling it with my finger starts to wear it off. I might have to remove it all and start over. It's the Apple Crate brand from the craft store. Oh well, live and learn.
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A pity about your paint and ink problems ... but your modelling club buddy's Morticia sculpting is most excellent! :smiley:
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Morticia's hair has been repainted. I'll have to pick out a clear coat to tone it down. I used good old Testor's gloss black.
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I assembled a cop to be chasing the Addams family off the beach. Officer Paddy O'Brien has the night shift, and nobody is allowed on the beach after midnight!
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I used the head and hat from a British figure from the Minicraft Bantam jeep kit and random figure parts from the spares box.
I'm building the Tamiya Willy's jeep kit for the rest of the family to ride in. Lurch is still upset as he's sure he cannot fit in either one of them.
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Looking good!
Your 'combo cop' has a great pose (and what is it with policemen and mustaches?) but kudos again to your modelling club buddy and his excellent Morticia sculpt :smiley:
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I’ll forward your appreciation of his print.
He’s sporting quite a cookie duster! He looks good as a cop or maybe a train conductor.
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I have leftover tires and chrome wheels from the 1/24th Pinto I used on the Schibblemobil that look like nice fat sand tires on the jeep. I’ve had to jack up the suspension to make it fit.
I’m nuts. I’m supposed to have this finished for our club’s contest on Saturday. My wife threw her back out and I’ve got dr appointments all week. And now I have to paint a cop! We shall see what happens!
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That Morticia is an awesome figure. Painting Blacks on blacks on blacks is difficult for the best figure painters.
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Lurch is the same problem. Although I came across a drawing of the original Addams family from the New Yorker and Lurch was wearing a green suit. Not sure if that was authentic.
I haven’t tried a satin type clear coat for Morticia’s hair yet. I haven’t tried some acrylic spray of the shelf I may try. Lots of touch up to go yet.
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Looking back on the Police figure, which is again a very good cross kit with the arms, my first impression of the head
General Melchett
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Officer O’Brien is painted dark blue now with black shoes and hat visor. I’m working on faces. I managed to dry brush eyebrows. I painted white for the eyes then painted up to the eyes with skin tone. Worked pretty good. Now I need a bit of red for his hair and stash.
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This project is finished! Hurray!
Just in time for the show today!
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This project is finished! Hurray!
Just in time for the show today!
Good news and timely good news by the sound of it
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I like it enough to regret that the vehicle in question is no longer being manufactured.
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No awards for the Addams Family but it made lots of people laugh. And that’s what I intended!
As part of my club’s Schwimwagon GB we will have all the participants bring their finished, or unfinished, takes on it to our first meeting in November. Winner will receive a firm handshake and a hardy pat on the back.
I’ll try to get some finished pics together soon but I’m going to bed now. It’s been a long day.
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Here's a pic that pretty much says it all.
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Uncle Fester is trying to entertain Pugsley and Wednesday as they are very upset at not being able to swim with the sharks. Lurch is fascinated with the new jeep dune buggy. Gomez is trying to negotiate with Officer Paddy O'Brien but he is having none of it. Morticia is, well, being Morticia.
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Are those flags double-red over black or double-red over purple? And, if the former, what does the black flag mean? ??? ???
(I had to read the sign to know what the others meant - don't have that system down here. ;) )
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They all look great! I love the raised jeep!
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Here's a pic that pretty much says it all...
That came out beautifully! Now all we need is a sandy diorama base for the beach :smiley:
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Are those flags double-red over black or double-red over purple? And, if the former, what does the black flag mean? ??? ???
(I had to read the sign to know what the others meant - don't have that system down here. ;) )
Double red means severe hazard, beach closed. The bottom is supposed to be purple but the “violet” paint I had thought otherwise. Purple means an hazard like jellyfish or sharks. Which is why Pugsley and Wednesday were so disappointed. They were hoping for sharks.
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I got the very tip of a Portuguese Man O' War streamer stuck to my leg (about a thumb length), when I was in my teens. The pain was excruciating and it left a mark that took a couple of months to fade. Sharks can cause a lot of damage, but jellyfish are extended torture.