Sunday 31 July 2022

Going for a Schwimm - part 2

 

Here is the completed model.  I opted for a plain sand finish.  The driver is from a Tamiya Kubelwagen kit - he looks decidedly apprehensive about taking to the water!


11 comments:

tradgardmastare said...

It looks great.
I had a Tamiya one as a boy . I found it a fascinating vehicle which really caught my imagination.

Martin Rapier said...

That has turned out really nicely. I think the only Schwimmwagen I've got is an old 1/76th scale one.

Brad DeSantis said...

Great looking model and paint job Tim! I hope that he's got his water wings on board!!

John Y said...

The 1/32 21st Century (or similar, I get all of those brands confused) version turns up fairly often and at reasonable prices. I often contemplate purchasing one, but I haven't been able to come up with a legitimate reason to use them (lack of imagination on my part, clearly).

Tim Gow said...

tradgardmastare
It's certainly 'different', and as a bonus it's quite a robust model.

Tim Gow said...

Martin Rapier
I previously owned the Tamiya 1/35 kit but my oldest is a 1/76 Nitto(?) model from the 1970s. And of course I have a few in 1/300!

Tim Gow said...

Brad DeSantis
I'm not sure it's encouraging that standard fit equipment includes a pair of oars....

Tim Gow said...

John Y
Schwimmwagens look cool and they're a bit silly. You need more reasons?

Pete. said...

Looks great to me Tim- don't know what the driver has to be worried about....

Cheers,

Pete.

Tim Gow said...

Pete
He's found out it was me who built the kit!

Chris Kemp said...

Now you need a Trippel, Tim.

Regards, Chris.