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....

MiG-25 - part 3

The mighty Foxbat is now complete.  I kept the paintwork simple and having sprayed the whole thing shiny silver painted in the cockpit windows, nosecone and tailpipes.  Markings were selected from those supplied with the kit.

Being so shiny makes it look even bigger!

MiG-25 part 2

The build is complete. I've not bothered with the enormous missiles which came with the kit as this particular Foxbat will have a recce role. So there we have it - a big pointy bit of plastic which by the time you read this will be painted silver. 

M-939 trucks

The box of crap which yielded the HUMWVs mentioned yesterday also contained this pair of trucks.  Or as we say here in Blighty, 'lorries.'  The design seems to me to be based on the US M939 series but I'd welcome more expert opinions (yes Don I mean you...).
They have been treated to the same rough paintwork as the Hummers, with the chassis and nasty black wheels left in their virgin state.

And yes - you can see the ground through the cab!  Floors are for wimps.

Cheap?  Yes.  Nasty?  Oh indeed.
But as someone wise once said, (all together now) "you can never have too many lorries."