Tuesday, 17 February 2015

Cossack combo

Behold my newly completed 1/35 scale Ural M72 Red Army motorcycle combination.

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...
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16 comments:

  1. Paul Foster17 February 2015 at 21:03

    What a sweet ride. Respect!

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  2. The Dancing Cake Tin18 February 2015 at 01:07

    Vroooooomtastikski!

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  3. Pete.18 February 2015 at 02:27

    I like it, it looks the part.

    That said I would fancy my chances using it for a recce mission in WW3....

    Cheers,

    Pete.

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  4. tradgardmastare18 February 2015 at 06:48

    Great conversion Tim!

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  5. Col18 February 2015 at 08:22

    "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

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  6. Tim Gow18 February 2015 at 22:28

    Paul Foster
    An easy bodge even by my standards!

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  7. Tim Gow18 February 2015 at 22:29

    Dancing Cake Tin
    Remember to slow down for the corners...

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  8. Tim Gow18 February 2015 at 22:29

    Pete
    Well volunteered comrade. Orders will be issued soon....

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  9. Tim Gow18 February 2015 at 22:30

    tradgardmastare
    I'd hesitate to call it a conversion - mostly I just painted it a different colour!

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  10. Tim Gow18 February 2015 at 22:31

    Col
    It shows the originality which was a hallmark of the postwar Soviet automotive industry.

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  11. Pete.18 February 2015 at 22:34

    In my head it would be a cross between Mad Max and the Great Escape with added Marxist theory.

    :)

    Cheers,

    Pete.

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  12. Chris Kemp18 February 2015 at 23:56

    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.

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  13. Al19 February 2015 at 00:35

    Great model!

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  14. Tim Gow19 February 2015 at 08:48

    Pete
    I like your thinking - hold that thought....

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  15. Tim Gow19 February 2015 at 08:49

    Chris Kemp
    I always knew you were a dangerous subversive.

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  16. Tim Gow19 February 2015 at 08:50

    Al
    Thanks - an easy win!

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