Like my last overload project this one takes things a little further. The scale is 1/35, simply because, I had this vehicle on on that I did not know what to do with it. So I turn it from being a military truck to a civilian vehicle instead. This brand of trucks are sometimes used in the African regions so I thought I would use it for this build. I used whatever fits the bill, from old clothing, rubber, tissue paper, plastic, and odds and ends that I had saved in my ‘box of tricks’, to get the job done. I even added a toilet bowl to throw in some interest. The plastic yellow/orange containers are used a lot in many regions in Africa, so I painted and added them to the mix of odds and ends. I want to thank Ulf Lindgren for sending me the containers. These were 3d printed. He did and amazing job with the fine details of the containers. The drawings were provided by another great modeler, Peter Olsson. Thanks guys.
The plan is to take a photo of the truck from the front and overlay it within a ‘Time’ or some other magazine-like cover page. This view will be the view the photographer in the diorama, has taken and published as a cover photo for the magazine. I am still working on adding little details here and there and trying to add a figure in front of the truck as well as a ladder and a figure climbing at the rear to place more stuff in the cargo pile. We’ll see how far I can take this.
A small note. While trying to move the truck to the present position, the axle broke. But I managed to glue it(which gave me some headaches, due to the clumsy pile of things at the rear. It made it harder to hold while trying to glue back the axle. I succeeded nonetheless. So far, I am happy with the results, until I can add the other details.
I managed to manipulate a photo of my truck, on the cover of two Swedish magazines. Looks pretty cool:
That perspective is awesome! Love the camera man down the road. The manhole cover is important, adds that element of distance to the open road. Great stuff man!
Reminds me of a Filipino bus model FSM had back in '87 or so. It was designed to seat about a dozen but the modeler had over thirty folks crowded on it including the roof!
You my man are a A+ modler! Every time I look at your work it looks absoluty real until you zoom out to see the setting. Do you walk on water too? [:D]
AWESOME idea for a small vignette. I’ve got to admit when I first saw these pictures the scene from the Grinch when he and his dog Max load up their sled with all of the Christmas fixings from Whoville ran through my mind!
