Tamiya 1/35 GMC 6x6 CCKW 353

[maschinenkrueger]

Yeah, that size surprised me too when I opened the box. This is the trainer piloted version so it might be a little larger than your average doodlebug.

[wbill76]

I like the idea of the buzz bomb in the back, would definitely be something different!

[wing_nut]

The buzz bomb is a great idea and certainly original. They had to be carted out of there somehow.

[406 Silverado]

Cool idea with the load in the bed.

[Leon]

Like were this is going.Very nice

[deafpanzer]

Freaking cool... really like the direction you are heading!!!!!!

[maschinenkrueger]

Thanks guys. Glad this is keeping your interest.

Somehow building a model of a truck has evolved into aircraft modeling too. The cockpit on the real thing was pretty bare bones but Bronco didn't even provide you that much. You get a floor, seat, stick, and instrument panel. Using what photos I could find online - quite a few actually - I added some of the missing bits and downgraded the seat from a nice padded leather seat included in the kit to one that looks like it was fabricated from plywood. It doesn't look like much right now but pretty soon it won't look like much with a coat of primer.

I thinned out any visible edges with the Dremel to replicate a scale thickness. Not visible, but I cut off the rudder, and thinned out the ends.



Canopy lock lever and some kind of valve jar



Pilot radio I think and unknown panel.



Once again all totally visible and totally worth all the work.





The big challenge was the thinning out the wings to add the wing ribs and dropping the aileron. Still need a little clean up.

[deafpanzer]

Excellent work... still following your build with keen interest.

[wbill76]

Now that's some nice attention to detail. Dressed up the cockpit nicely! Were these meant as 'suicide' planes or did they have some kind of armament for use as a fighter?

[maschinenkrueger]

thanks all

wbill - They were destined to be a one way ticket but then it was decided the pilot would bail out at the last second.

This site has some good history and photos

www.zenza.se/vw/

[wbill76]

That's what I recall was the 'plan' but wasn't sure, unlike the Japanese approach. Cool link!

[maschinenkrueger]

Still working on this. Progress has been slow.

I've finished up the oil paints on the truck and have started work on the figures.



The GIs are the Verlinden figures for the Tamiya kit with some head swaps with a diff. Verlinden set. I'm going to need to shave a bit off their backside to get them to seat properly. I want to use the canvas cab cover and right now they are too tall. I've also managed to chip a bit of paint in the process.





I've sculpted new arms for the passenger but the sleeve needs a bit of trim as it looks too long.



The Flieseler has been sealed up and the missing details added. I do plan on having the canopy installed. The wooden frame is styrene with a base coat of Tamiya Buff.



I'm thinking one GI riding in the back will make a nice addition.

[Whiterook]

Love the subject...and the 6X6 is gorgeous! I love the undercarriage weathering...amazing! You scratch work on the Buzzies interior is very nice, too.

I have to ask....I love the picture shots on the first page, against the white background. How do you do that? I'd love to have a more professional looking final pic look like that with such a lean background. Are there any good resources I can be steered towards for this, or tutorials?

[deafpanzer]

Looking great... figures too good too!

[bullardino]

Great progress

[maschinenkrueger]

Thanks all.

Whiterook - It looks nice and white all thanks to photoshop. I have two beatup white sheets that I'm shooting these photos against. I used levels to bring up the white which knocks back some of the dingy white backdrop. I use a brush or touch-up tool to fix any really funky spots.

I just found this. Looks like I need to add a few more missing details

www.itv.com/news/meridian/story/2013-03-04/v1-returns-exclusive/

[Whiterook]

Mar 19, 2013 11:23:08 GMT -5 maschinenkrueger said:

Thanks all.

Whiterook - It looks nice and white all thanks to photoshop. I have two beatup white sheets that I'm shooting these photos against. I used levels to bring up the white which knocks back some of the dingy white backdrop. I use a brush or touch-up tool to fix any really funky spots.

I just found this. Looks like I need to add a few more missing details

www.itv.com/news/meridian/story/2013-03-04/v1-returns-exclusive/

Ahhhh...got'chya!!! I thought maybe you had one of those new-fangled photobooths. I am just learning to use photoshop to "get the yellow out" of my photos. Thanks!!!

[Leon]

I like it.Nice progress.

[wbill76]

Making nice progress on this one. The figures look the part and adding one in the bed would be a nice touch IMHO.

[wing_nut]

Really like this one.

[ironhand6]

MaK that is awesome.i went to your site and man youve got some good stuff. keep it up because you make me want to build even more now

[maschinenkrueger]

Thanks guys and thanks Ironhand. What a nice thing to say. I'm always wanting to build more because of the other models I see. Just wish there was more time.

I've made from progress and it looks like I'm going to need a little red rag hanging from the exhaust. Don't want to get a ticket.



I'm about finished with the pigment and mud work on the 6x6. Most of the topside dirt is MIG pigments with some AK enamels flicked about. I still need to add the missing fuel cans and straps. The Flieseler has been painted with Tamiya acrylics and weathering with oil paints. It needs a little dust to replicate a unit that had been sitting around for a little while. The scene envisioned is the V1 was found abandoned at a forward light launch site. These were most of the time basic set ups with a launch rail and a shed tucked away into clearings in forests or fields.










And a few more of just the truck

[Teabone]

I just noticed your build for the first time as the 6 X 6 was one of my first Army vehicles I noticed back during WW2. I lived down the block from the Peterbuilt plant and of course during the war years they only built 6 X 6’s and it was very impressive to a young boy to watch about 50 of them leave the plant in convoy every now and then.

That was then and this is now, I went back to the beginning of this blog and have to say I was taken back by the excellent placement of the PE parts which are always a challenge for me. When I got to the Buzz Bomb I could see that there certainly was some pure genius at work here, VERY good job, one that I will remember. Out standing on the mud underneath which is always so hard to get to be where mud should be and not have it where it shouldn’t.

[`Boots`]

That is really very nice indeed..............the colour and the weathering are superb , super work MaK...!!

DOH!!!!!!!!............replied without realising there are two pages .............absolutely fantastic MaK and i love the choice of load, excellent

[Deleted]

That's amazing, the woodwork looks fantastic. Nice work.

[dupes]

Sweet build! Can't say that there's a single thing I don't like...spot on!

[406 Silverado]

wow this has come a long way. Love the painting and weathering on both the wingie and the truck. Been thinking about getting this truck someday, will go to HI and put it in the wish list for Sept.

[Leon]

WOW Mac awesome painting on the wingy.Stunning job on the 6x6.

[maschinenkrueger]

Great story Teabone! Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the comments all.

Rob - it's a nice little kit. If you want to spruce it up, there are some nice PE sets, wheels, figures, cargo loads, etc for this though some are getting hard to find since the kit is a few years old.

[deafpanzer]

Truck looks PERFECT!!! Dig the dust build up and dirt on wheels! Can't wait to see it done...