During WW1 the General staff were trapped miles behind the lines in commandeered chateaux. Obviously they would have loved to have got closer to the action but they were prevented by the inability to travel far too from the essentials (5 square meals a day, the wine cellar, Nanny etc). The invention of the camper tank provided the means for them to transport[/b] their corpulent selves closer to the front.
I have a Kitech 1/48 T-72 and an AMT allegedly 1/25 camper body. Camper is to be scaleoramaed to 1/48.
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I have been working on this while the mods were rejecting my early concepts for its purpose and so can show you all this mock up.
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Keen eyed readers will have noticed a bag in the first pic containing a motor and some gears. Yes, it's one of those kits. Back when the Japanese manufacturers put motorised parts in them as a tax dodge. Having lost my soldering iron in the move to 'straya in 2003 I had bought a new one last year which was still in its packeting. So I broke it out, plugged it in, and surprised myself by managing to motorise the chassis without burning anything to the ground.
I can't work out how to embed a video from flickr but here is a link.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/156376527@N06/52531492955/in/dateposted-public/
Quote from: zenrat on November 29, 2022, 01:48:49 AMKeen eyed readers will have noticed a bag in the first pic containing a motor and some gears. Yes, it's one of those kits. Back when the Japanese manufacturers put motorised parts in them as a tax dodge. Having lost my soldering iron in the move to 'straya in 2003 I had bought a new one last year which was still in its packeting. So I broke it out, plugged it in, and surprised myself by managing to motorise the chassis without burning anything to the ground.
I can't work out how to embed a video from flickr but here is a link.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/156376527@N06/52531492955/in/dateposted-public/
HILARIOUS laughter here! Love the whole idea, but the vid is a scream, NOTHING stopped it! ;D ;D ;D
Oh that would make my dog go crazy! She already hates the Roomba vacuum!
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I think this idea is absolutely fantstic, I can,t wait to see the end.
The dialogues when they arrive, uanounced at a camping site are fantastic.
Crazy idea! Hope you manage to complete it. You could also have the camper body turn on the turret ring, so generals could have a panoramic view of the battlefield without moving their fat asses. ;D
I hadn't thought of a rotating body.
I have thought of a verandah and a roof top deck. Possibly a flagpole.
No interior detail though.
How about a hot tub? ;D
Quote from: PR19_Kit on November 30, 2022, 03:12:50 AMHow about a hot tub? ;D
For those "Eureka!" moments ... that result in another 100,000 unnecessary deaths. :banghead:
Quote from: Old Wombat on November 30, 2022, 07:33:34 AMQuote from: PR19_Kit on November 30, 2022, 03:12:50 AMHow about a hot tub? ;D
For those "Eureka!" moments ... that result in another 100,000 unnecessary deaths. :banghead:
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Hot tub is an excellent idea.
Verandah may well have to extend to become a deck.
I have decided against a revolving body. Far simpler to just align the whole vehicle with the sunset.
Researching hot tubs. A wooden clad round one should be easy to scratch up.
Of course, I could make it a Finnish vehicle and have a sauna instead.
Did some digging in parts boxes today and found the original kit "glass" for the camper body. I'm thinking of making some floral curtains out of paper and gluing them on the inside to obscure the lack of interior.
I think the tank itself needs to have wooden panel sides like the 1940's woody cars. And it needs to be painted metallic lime green otherwise.
Lime green station wagon woody tank (with panoramic scenic roof)?
That would have be a separate project.
Nice idea though.
I assembled a figure today to give some idea of scale. Here is Field Marshal General Fedor Fedorovitch posing on his deck with a mock up of his proposed hot tub.
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I then started thinking about the structural arrangements under the camper body. This was a mistake as I haven got carried away scratching up an H beam and RSJ sub structure.
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It now turns out the entire camper body is removable for carriage by other vehicles such as ACVs, pontoons, and even helicopters.
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I will create a drivers compartment that fits neatly under the sleeping compartment of the camper body.
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All these revelations are troubling me as they are creating more complications.
:banghead:
Quote from: zenrat on December 03, 2022, 04:52:41 AMAll these revelations are troubling me as they are creating more complications.
:banghead:
Ah, but at least sorting them out will stimulate the mind ;D
Quote from: NARSES2 on December 03, 2022, 05:57:44 AMQuote from: zenrat on December 03, 2022, 04:52:41 AMAll these revelations are troubling me as they are creating more complications.
:banghead:
Ah, but at least sorting them out will stimulate the mind ;D
It's also a perpetual hazard of the hobby. ;D
I'm SO glad I suggested the hot tub. ;D
Quote from: PR19_Kit on December 03, 2022, 08:03:13 AMI'm SO glad I suggested the hot tub. ;D
Heated from the vehicle exhaust, perhaps?
Quote from: Rheged on December 03, 2022, 09:05:25 AMQuote from: PR19_Kit on December 03, 2022, 08:03:13 AMI'm SO glad I suggested the hot tub. ;D
Heated from the vehicle exhaust, perhaps?
Heat and bubbles simultaneously.
OK with a diesel engine. Not sure if it would be possible on an Abrams based camper tank...
Worked today on attaching the camper body to the tank.
Obviously I could just glue it on.
But no, that would be too easy. I must make it demountable.
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RSJs on the bottom of the camper body sit in the channels on the top of the tank. As could equivalent fittings on the bottom of other payloads.
Does anyone make a 1/48 20' Shipping Container?
Quote from: zenrat on December 04, 2022, 01:36:13 AMDoes anyone make a 1/48 20' Shipping Container?
How about an 'O' gauge model railway one, that's almost the same scale?
or 28mm wargames scale one ( 1:56 to 1:48 depending on the company) and available in precast resin ( Ainsty ) i think plastic but cant come up with a company off the top of my head, and wile i know at least a couple of company's do laser cut mdf again names remain blank, and im fairly certain ive seen at least one store doing a 3D printable one, a look on the lead adventure forum may help https://leadadventureforum.com/
Quote from: PR19_Kit on December 04, 2022, 03:47:05 AMQuote from: zenrat on December 04, 2022, 01:36:13 AMDoes anyone make a 1/48 20' Shipping Container?
How about an 'O' gauge model railway one, that's almost the same scale?
Atlas (https://shop.atlasrr.com/c-1363-0237.aspx) do.
LMAO - it'd make an excellent post-apocalypse thing too: re-militarised with improvised weapons and all the suusal anti-zombie mods.
Pity it's not based on a Tiger II with a rounded turret: then you could put a roof on the deck and call it a Porch Tiger... :wacko:
Quote from: Weaver on December 04, 2022, 05:59:52 AMPity it's not based on a Tiger II with a rounded turret: then you could put a roof on the deck and call it a Porch Tiger... :wacko:
Coat? Hat? ;D ;D
Quote from: zenrat on December 04, 2022, 01:36:13 AMQuote from: Rheged on December 03, 2022, 09:05:25 AMQuote from: PR19_Kit on December 03, 2022, 08:03:13 AMI'm SO glad I suggested the hot tub. ;D
Heated from the vehicle exhaust, perhaps?
Worked today on attaching the camper body to the tank.
Obviously I could just glue it on.
But no, that would be too easy. I must make it demountable.
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Heat and bubbles simultaneously.
OK with a diesel engine. Not sure if it would be possible on an Abrams based camper tank...
I had assumed a heat exchanger.....................................
Hmmm bubbling diesel exhaust through the water would make it oily pretty quickly. Yuk!
Love this idea!
Quote from: PR19_Kit on December 04, 2022, 07:40:57 AMQuote from: Weaver on December 04, 2022, 05:59:52 AMPity it's not based on a Tiger II with a rounded turret: then you could put a roof on the deck and call it a Porch Tiger... :wacko:
Coat? Hat? ;D ;D
Deckchair might be more appropriate...
Thanks for the tips on the 20' box.
Jeez model railway stuff is expensive. I think if I need to have a second load i'll scratch something up.
I forgot to mention the T-72 came to me from a very nice man here in whiff world.
Quote from: PR19_Kit on December 04, 2022, 07:40:57 AMQuote from: Weaver on December 04, 2022, 05:59:52 AMPity it's not based on a Tiger II with a rounded turret: then you could put a roof on the deck and call it a Porch Tiger... :wacko:
Coat? Hat? ;D ;D
The Book ;D
Quote from: NARSES2 on December 05, 2022, 05:50:51 AMQuote from: PR19_Kit on December 04, 2022, 07:40:57 AMQuote from: Weaver on December 04, 2022, 05:59:52 AMPity it's not based on a Tiger II with a rounded turret: then you could put a roof on the deck and call it a Porch Tiger... :wacko:
Coat? Hat? ;D ;D
The Book ;D
How many volumes does "The Book" run to now? And are you planning to publish anytime soon?
Quote from: Rheged on December 05, 2022, 09:57:18 AMQuote from: NARSES2 on December 05, 2022, 05:50:51 AMQuote from: PR19_Kit on December 04, 2022, 07:40:57 AMQuote from: Weaver on December 04, 2022, 05:59:52 AMPity it's not based on a Tiger II with a rounded turret: then you could put a roof on the deck and call it a Porch Tiger... :wacko:
Coat? Hat? ;D ;D
The Book ;D
How many volumes does "The Book" run to now? And are you planning to publish anytime soon?
The stereotypical legal bookshelves seen in most movies/tv shows involving the legal profession?
Quote from: Rheged on December 05, 2022, 09:57:18 AMQuote from: NARSES2 on December 05, 2022, 05:50:51 AMQuote from: PR19_Kit on December 04, 2022, 07:40:57 AMQuote from: Weaver on December 04, 2022, 05:59:52 AMPity it's not based on a Tiger II with a rounded turret: then you could put a roof on the deck and call it a Porch Tiger... :wacko:
Coat? Hat? ;D ;D
The Book ;D
How many volumes does "The Book" run to now? And are you planning to publish anytime soon?
As each one is filled it gets sent to the binders, but they are having problems sourcing the requisite amounts of leather :angel:
Quote from: NARSES2 on December 06, 2022, 06:00:52 AMQuote from: Rheged on December 05, 2022, 09:57:18 AMQuote from: NARSES2 on December 05, 2022, 05:50:51 AMQuote from: PR19_Kit on December 04, 2022, 07:40:57 AMQuote from: Weaver on December 04, 2022, 05:59:52 AMPity it's not based on a Tiger II with a rounded turret: then you could put a roof on the deck and call it a Porch Tiger... :wacko:
Coat? Hat? ;D ;D
The Book ;D
How many volumes does "The Book" run to now? And are you planning to publish anytime soon?
As each one is filled it gets sent to the binders, but they are having problems sourcing the requisite amounts of leather :angel:
I didn't realize that the JMN herds had thinned to such an extent that it was causing supply chain issues.
:wacko:
Quote from: jcf on December 06, 2022, 04:01:48 PMI didn't realize that the JMN herds had thinned to such an extent that it was causing supply chain issues.
:wacko:
Yup. David Attenborough made an appeal on their behalf at Telford. :angel: ;)
JMN leather isn't any good for bookbinding - they are too thin skinned.
Progress has been slow. Mainly because work has been busy. A combination of it being the season of avarice and greed, and sick colleagues (covid, bronchitis, fractured vertebrae...).
However, I have done some PSR and started building up the operators cab under the camper overhang. I've also made a start on the stairs which will run from the deck up to the rooftop terrace.
Quote from: zenrat on December 16, 2022, 03:05:30 AMJMN leather isn't any good for bookbinding - they are too thin skinned.
That's quite good ;D :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
^^^^^
Ditto
;D :thumbsup:
Thank you. I'll be here all week. Try the veal.
After facing the great unwashed and their postage requirements this morning I got to spend an hour at the bench today.
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Your workload should be picking up nicely about now, I'd reckon. ;) :rolleyes: :banghead:
Quote from: Old Wombat on December 17, 2022, 06:16:30 AMYour workload should be picking up nicely about now, I'd reckon. ;) :rolleyes: :banghead:
Just a bit. More parcels than you can shake stick at.
Only four more working days to go for and then I get five days off.
Woo-hoo!
Firstly keep up doing the good work at work.
And then, keep up doing the good work at the bench ;D
This is looking very spiffy
Thanks mate.
Sides of the cab are in place. Time for greebles.
Additional alternate load - to be reconfigured as a fuel/water/vodka container.
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That cab is looking nice, UFO's SHADOW2 inspired by any chance?
Gondor
Childhood exposure to a Dinky SHADO mobile may be involved in design decisions.
Quote from: zenrat on December 21, 2022, 03:25:55 AMSides of the cab are in place. Time for greebles.
As we all know, one can never, ever have too many greebles. I am most intrigued to find which specific greebles you have in mind in this case.
Quote from: zenrat on December 28, 2022, 01:38:44 AMAdditional alternate load - to be reconfigured as a fuel/water/vodka container.
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That will be one huge fuel/vodka tank!! It'll give the Ukrainian guys with Javelin missiles and electric bikes something spectacular to shoot at!
Quote from: Gondor on December 28, 2022, 04:25:58 AMThat cab is looking nice, UFO's SHADOW2 inspired by any chance?
Gondor
I have the title music stuck in my head now:
It's funny, I don't remember 1980 looking like that...
Scratch-building today - stairs and a hot-tub.
Primer on the prime-mover.
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Ah! He's wearing an ushanka! At first I thought it was a Morris dancer's hat*! :angel:
[*: Until I looked at the enlarged image on Flickr. ;) ]
LOVE the hot tub! :wub: ;D ;)
If it's Russian then you need a collection of sticks so they can beat each other in the hot tub.
Quote from: kerick on January 02, 2023, 10:47:55 AMIf it's Russian then you need a collection of sticks so they can beat each other in the hot tub.
...is this referring to using a birch bunch to beat oneself and each other with the
leaves (as opposed to the branch or the trunk itself) in a sauna (I fail to see how this would work in a hot tub), or is the Russian bathing culture just a wee bit more extreme than I imagined?
Quote from: Snowtrooper on January 03, 2023, 06:41:58 AMQuote from: kerick on January 02, 2023, 10:47:55 AMIf it's Russian then you need a collection of sticks so they can beat each other in the hot tub.
...is this referring to using a birch bunch to beat oneself and each other with the leaves (as opposed to the branch or the trunk itself) in a sauna (I fail to see how this would work in a hot tub), or is the Russian bathing culture just a wee bit more extreme than I imagined?
Definitely not an expert on that subject just thinking back to when a Soviet leader invited an American president to join him in a sauna and it involved whacking each other. Can't remember if it was Gorby and Reagan or after that. The invitation was not accepted.
BTW, the transporter is looking great!
Prime mover is painted. Weathering next.
I shall be completing this part first as should I fail to complete the camper body I can still enter the prime mover alone in the GB.
I'm calling this part nearly finished. Just needs the rear window fitting plus the fuel tanks I forgot to attach to the rear.
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Quote from: zenrat on January 20, 2023, 02:18:42 AMI'm calling this part nearly finished. Just needs the rear window fitting plus the fuel tanks I forgot to attach to the rear.
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This VEHICLE looks as though it would suit the DROPS / PLS / EPLS system, with the attachment of a suitable pick up hook
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demountable_Rack_Offload_and_Pickup_System
Initially I saw this only as transporting the camper body which would have been permanently mounted. However as it evolved I realised it should be demountable and progress is good on the second load (the Vegemite/Beer/Blue Cheese salad dressing tanker). Alas, by that point it was too late to add an offload system without major reworking so loading and off loading is by crane. I have added lifting points to the top of the camper body and the tank frame will have them built in.
Later versions of the <insert name here> have a motor driven winch mounted behind the cab which when combined with ramps allowed payloads to be loaded autonomously.
Quote from: zenrat on December 29, 2022, 12:18:45 AMChildhood exposure to a Dinky SHADO mobile may be involved in design decisions.
Funnily enough, a couple of days ago the Complete remastered box set of UFO arrived :rolleyes:
Gondor
Quote from: zenrat on January 20, 2023, 03:53:45 AM(the Vegemite/Beer/Blue Cheese salad dressing tanker).
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Which one were you most excited about Kit? Blue Cheese Salad Dressing?
;)
The thing with this build is I can pose it with additional loads...
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...this one is a 1/24 fridge I scratched up a while ago, originally for a Land Cruiser.
Is that the bio hazard container for the Vegemite/Beer/Blue Cheese salad dressing?
Gondor
Quote from: zenrat on January 22, 2023, 03:31:42 AMWhich one were you most excited about Kit? Blue Cheese Salad Dressing?
;)
Absolutely! :thumbsup:
Quote from: Gondor on January 22, 2023, 04:17:10 AMIs that the bio hazard container for the Vegemite/Beer/Blue Cheese salad dressing?
Gondor
Must be - we all know how
vile vegemite is dangerous blue cheese can be... :rolleyes: ;D
After spending time with Google Translate and Wikipedia I have decide on the name,
T-72 Perevozchik (Перевозчик = carrier or transporter).
Running out of time. The prime mover is finished but I am still hopeful about having at least one load on it in photos.
I am painting the camper body which is progressing but I also need to sort out the windows which need curtains on the inside to hide the fact there is no interior (I don't want to just paint them black).
The other load is mostly assembled and painted. I have broken out the real rust effect paint for parts of the load frame. This morning I scratched up end plates for the tank (a magnesium supplement bottle) complete with bolts, breather, pressure relief valve, fill/empty ports, and access/cleaning plate.
Of the two it is most likely the second load is the one I will finish by St Val's Day. But it's not certain.
The prime mover is finished, the Camper body is still needing a reasonable amount of work, but while the "big tank" needs the weathering fettling and some signage it's good enough to post here.
T-72 Perevozchik.
Developed from the T-72 battle tank the Perevozchik (Transporter) was an unarmoured tracked prime mover intended for logistics operations in the rear echelon.
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Here it is carrying a bulk liquids tank. It is unmarked but the size and configuration of vents, ports and valves strongly suggests it is a bioweapons culture/transit module.
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Very good Fred. :thumbsup:
I think I'd head VERY fast in the opposite direction if I saw one of them coming over the horizon! :o
And there's me thinking it was being used to transport vodka ;)
Quote from: NARSES2 on February 14, 2023, 06:15:31 AMAnd there's me thinking it was being used to transport vodka ;)
Some Russian vodka
IS a bioweapon! :o
And another very good build, mate! :thumbsup:
Quote from: Old Wombat on February 14, 2023, 06:34:47 AMQuote from: NARSES2 on February 14, 2023, 06:15:31 AMAnd there's me thinking it was being used to transport vodka ;)
Some Russian vodka IS a bioweapon! :o
And another very good build, mate! :thumbsup:
I can see the Herefordshire Hussars using it as a cider tanker...............either for their own ration cider or as a means of rendering any opposition legless.
What a great idea this is! Love the stylish front vs the industrial looks of the T-72. Those tanks in the rear are a nice touch.
Well done!
David aka 63CPE
Well Fred mate ya know if it's got tracks then I'm automatically going to like it and yep...this is very cool man ..lovely weathering and high lights man ;D
Noice! :thumbsup:
Yeah, the cab is a good, stylish design.
Thanks folks.
Motor should still work. Although I am a little concerned about damaging something if I run it.
But I can always repair it I suppose.
I might give it a run across the shed floor.
Quote from: Rheged on February 14, 2023, 09:15:55 AMI can see the Herefordshire Hussars using it as a cider tanker...............either for their own ration cider or as a means of rendering any opposition legless.
I can see the Yanks doing this with an M1 and a load of Budweiser.
The Coca-Cola Wars or the Pepsi Navy spring to mind too.
Budweiser? You'll only annoy them with that... :rolleyes:
Standing well back to avoid the incoming... ;D
One of my worst hangovers was after a night spent drinking Budweiser in Manhattan. Filthy stuff chock full of chemicals.
Yup I had a really nasty hangover, plus other side effects, from a night on Budweiser when I was in the States back in the 80's. At the time it was all the bar sold beer wise so I didn't visit that bar again and have never touched the stuff since.
I switched to drinking vodka for the rest of that trip. Problem solved.
I found the beer to be perfectly acceptable in Boston and when in Hawai'i drank mostly cocktails by the pool. ;D
Quote from: zenrat on February 17, 2023, 03:35:50 AMI switched to drinking vodka for the rest of that trip. Problem solved.
I found the beer to be perfectly acceptable in Boston and when in Hawai'i drank mostly cocktails by the pool. ;D
I switched to G&T a lot of the time, but as you say the beer in other cities I visited was fine.
If I understand correctly each state has different laws relating to what can be used to make beer. NY allowed all sorts of crap to be included and thoughtfully required them to be listed on the label.
Quote from: zenrat on February 17, 2023, 04:12:17 AMIf I understand correctly each state has different laws relating to what can be used to make beer. NY allowed all sorts of crap to be included and thoughtfully required them to be listed on the label.
Wasn't aware of that. Would explain a lot
Work has recommenced on this.
I have made some Hazmat signs for the Big Silver Tank which was the last thing I wanted to add to it other than a touch more weathering.
I then found some curtains for the camper body, painted the window frames, made a front door, painted the hot tub control panel, and attached sheets of ply to the roof so it can be walked about on.
Construction on the camper body was completed today with stretched sprue railings around the deck and up both sets of stairs.
Some of the railings are a bit not straight but we'll put that down to a vodka soaked general falling against them.
;D
Picked this up today to contemplate weathering for the camper body and discovered one of the rubber tracks has let go.
They were stretched tight over the wheels to ensure traction and the kit is fairly old so I probably shouldn't be surprised.
I've glued it to the tops of the front and rear wheels which is hidden by the bodywork. It looks OK but obviously will no longer be motorised.
Shame.
"If you can't move, you're a Pillbox. If you can't fight, you're a Bunker. If that doesn't work, you're Heroes."
Movie 'The Beast'.
And after 18 months it's back. :o
On the camper body I've just removed all the stretched sprue railings, shaved off all the superglue residue, redrilled all the wire holes, reattached all the posts I snapped off doing that and then strung elastic rigging thread as railings.
Paint repair is under way and i'm looking at building up a couple of figures to stand on the roof as security.
This has been sitting on a table in my shed uncovered and so has developed a nice light dust layer - a technique I call slow weathering...
The other track on the tank part had let go when I got it out of the display case so both are now glued firmly in place. Shame, as it was fun running this up and down the floor.
Finally finished. Whats that, two years late?
T-72 Perevozchik.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54335741350_89e0326fe8_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2qMsSSJ)T-72 Perevozchik - 8 (https://flic.kr/p/2qMsSSJ) by Fred Maillardet (https://www.flickr.com/photos/156376527@N06/), on Flickr
Developed from the T-72 battle tank the Perevozchik (Transporter) was an unarmoured tracked prime mover intended for logistics operations in the rear echelon.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54335552808_8c0efb0bcf_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2qMrUQ1)T-72 Perevozchik - 5 (https://flic.kr/p/2qMrUQ1) by Fred Maillardet (https://www.flickr.com/photos/156376527@N06/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54335542914_6d42211e03_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2qMrRTq)T-72 Perevozchik - 1 (https://flic.kr/p/2qMrRTq) by Fred Maillardet (https://www.flickr.com/photos/156376527@N06/), on Flickr
In addition to the usual military logistics loads Perevozchks transported the mobile Dachas which accommodated senior generals when they were required close to the front (but not THAT close).
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54335741115_656cd1bdd2_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2qMsSNF)T-72 Perevozchik - 20 (https://flic.kr/p/2qMsSNF) by Fred Maillardet (https://www.flickr.com/photos/156376527@N06/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54335542494_70a383ceac_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2qMrRLb)T-72 Perevozchik - 24 (https://flic.kr/p/2qMrRLb) by Fred Maillardet (https://www.flickr.com/photos/156376527@N06/), on Flickr
The Dacha shown is that of Field Marshal General Fedor Fedoravich. After a hard days Generalling he liked to relax in a hot tub with a ripe brie, chilled vodka, and a young factory girl (or was it a chilled brie, a young vodka, and a ripe factory girl?).
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54335542709_47f321647c_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2qMrRPT)T-72 Perevozchik - 11 (https://flic.kr/p/2qMrRPT) by Fred Maillardet (https://www.flickr.com/photos/156376527@N06/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54335542559_e90a1fecc5_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2qMrRMi)T-72 Perevozchik - 22 (https://flic.kr/p/2qMrRMi) by Fred Maillardet (https://www.flickr.com/photos/156376527@N06/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54335322041_a4f543d2b3_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2qMqJeg)T-72 Perevozchik - 18 (https://flic.kr/p/2qMqJeg) by Fred Maillardet (https://www.flickr.com/photos/156376527@N06/), on Flickr
The Model.
Kitech 1/48 T-72
AMT allegedly 1/25 camper body (it is more like 1/50 and thus works nicely as 1/48.
Liquid transport module built from a plastic pill bottle and fresh scratch.
Field Marshal General Fedorovich is a resin figure. I forget from where.
Hot tub is the childproof cap from a painkiller bottle. The (murky) looking water is 5 minute epoxy.
The wood effect on the decking and the walkway sheeting on the roof are all painted by hand.
Rooftop guard is a Tamiya figure.
And much to my surprise the hinged access ladder still hinges...
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54335741060_d83ed0437f_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2qMsSMJ)T-72 Perevozchik - 27 (https://flic.kr/p/2qMsSMJ) by Fred Maillardet (https://www.flickr.com/photos/156376527@N06/), on Flickr
Quote from: zenrat on February 18, 2025, 03:39:12 AMAfter a hard days Generalling he liked to relax in a hot tub with a ripe brie, chilled vodka, and a young factory girl (or was it a chilled brie, a young vodka, and a ripe factory girl?).
Probably ALL of the above! ;D
What a CRACKING build Fred, even if it has been ages. It's obviously matured in that time. ;D
Wonderfull :bow: :bow: :bow:
It was worth the wait! The hot tub could also act as a small vodka container for the General.
:o ;D :thumbsup:
Hillbilly heaven! :thumbsup:
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Thanks folks. It's good to finally get it into a display case.
Mad! I like it. :thumbsup:
Thanks mate.