Looks familiar? It should do. Happily the Sovs copied several German motorcycle designs after WW2 so the hardware was the easy bit.
The crew were already obligingly wearing greatcoats and jackboots so a quick helmet swap and the addition of a couple of folding stock AKs transforms the look of the thing.
Oh and the Cossack name? This was the brand under which Russian built 'bikes were sold in the UK. Let me know what you think - not least as I have another of these kits still unbuilt...
16 comments:
What a sweet ride. Respect!
Vroooooomtastikski!
I like it, it looks the part.
That said I would fancy my chances using it for a recce mission in WW3....
Cheers,
Pete.
Great conversion Tim!
"Every Soviet citizen will wish to drive on this thing,"First Secretary Pugnov has decreed. We salute the gallant genius of Soviet Engineers in friendly competition with those of other nations!
Cheers
Col
Paul Foster
An easy bodge even by my standards!
Dancing Cake Tin
Remember to slow down for the corners...
Pete
Well volunteered comrade. Orders will be issued soon....
tradgardmastare
I'd hesitate to call it a conversion - mostly I just painted it a different colour!
Col
It shows the originality which was a hallmark of the postwar Soviet automotive industry.
In my head it would be a cross between Mad Max and the Great Escape with added Marxist theory.
:)
Cheers,
Pete.
The oil stains everywhere on your model are most realistic, Tim. I owned a Dnieper (the solo version)in 1980, and discovered that the owner's club sole topic of conversation was "where you can find spares."
Eventually, the pistons burned through on mine - yes really, so I bought a proper BMW. Nostalgia ain't what it used to be!
Regards, Chris.
Great model!
Pete
I like your thinking - hold that thought....
Chris Kemp
I always knew you were a dangerous subversive.
Al
Thanks - an easy win!
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