Wednesday, 20 April 2016

Fire extinguished. Unimog flatbed truck

You might recall that I picked up some diecast fire engines at Triples last month.  I've now made a start on altering their appearance.  First up we have this Unimog.  The fire engine guff was a plastic clip-on part which was soon unclipped leaving this useful looking flatbed.  One of the many nice things about Solido models is they are held together by screws....
...so are easily dismantled for painting.
Once reassembled the unsympathetic camera flash once again reveals that red is a tricky colour to paint over.  That said, the overall effect is OK.
Personally I think that flatbed is crying out for a 20mm flak gun....

at

11 comments:

  1. Conrad Kinch20 April 2016 at 11:18

    Looking nice - though I always associate those trucks with Africa rather than European Cold War stuff.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Solo wargaming-on a budget!20 April 2016 at 12:50

    Wow! Very useful and very clever. Good skills Sir!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Paul Foster20 April 2016 at 13:21

    A great bit of conversion Tim. Mine is bigger though (And not red)!

    ReplyDelete
  4. Tim Gow20 April 2016 at 13:50

    Conrad Kinch
    Unimogs were produced in several countries - and sold to many more but it remains somehow very German.

    ReplyDelete
  5. Tim Gow20 April 2016 at 13:51

    Solo wargaming on a budget
    It seemed like a good plan - after all, how many fire engines do I really need?

    ReplyDelete
  6. Tim Gow20 April 2016 at 13:52

    Paul Foster
    Mine has better tyres.

    ReplyDelete
  7. Pete.20 April 2016 at 17:28

    Looks good Tim, pretty sure the AAA gun is not beyond your bodging skills.

    Cheers,

    Pete.

    ReplyDelete
  8. Tim Gow21 April 2016 at 16:38

    Pete
    I have a suitable crappy plastic AA gun in stock...

    ReplyDelete
  9. peter26 April 2016 at 11:44

    Great work Tim! These we have in the Belgian army to!

    Greetings
    Peter

    ReplyDelete
  10. Tim Gow26 April 2016 at 11:47

    Peter
    I saw a load of Belgian Army 'mogs a couple of years ago. In Yorkshire! http://megablitzandmore.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/the-belgian-invasion-of-yorkshire.html

    ReplyDelete