Hey guys,
I know this is a soft-skinned one, but I think it fits better in “Armor†(military) than in “Carsâ€.
Let me show you my idea of a… Beute FORD GPA (Beute = “captured†).
Yeah, again a Good Very Ol´ Tamiya chap… pure 70´s or before that plastic mould… the only kit of this vehicle on the market… built 95% O.O.B.
Plates, Placards & so came from Archer, if I remember well.
I´ve mentally set the vehicle in spring 1.945, and it is supposed that the vehicle has been “adopted†by a “generic†Waffen SS Unit, a Signal Unit.
Fresh & Wet muddy environment, mates.
;D Some of you will be thinkin´ : “ why this Ford GPA lacks the windscreen… this guy comes first with a SU122 dressed almost like a Drag-Queen… luckily he named it “Hellikki†and not “Priscilla†… and now this gizmo… is this guy smokin´a lot of pot, is this guy constantly openin´ his doors of perception, did this guy had a lot of sun on his head during his “jobs in very hot places†??? “
The answer is…
YES.
No, that was a joke, ;D
The absolutely false reality that is truly false is that NAH, nein, niet, NO.
The Tamiya GPA windscreen was more or less a ****, and after checking the web, I found that either the Red Army (during WWII of course) and the TSHAL (original Israelian Army ) had some “curious†tendency to remove the windscreen ( don´t ask me why: I just work here ).
I´m not a liar, here are the proofs:
A WWII Red Army Lend-Leased one with the windscreen removed to allow placing a MG:
And two very early photos of Ford GPA in parade fashion, very initial TSHAL, I think from 1948 â€" 1950 or so: &
Well, and this is my boy:
Today´s pics:
( In this photo you will also be able to appreciate the texture an quality of the "kitchen all-purposes absorbing paper" that I´ve smartly used as “photographic backgroundâ€)
Well, and finally some complementary items to the Beute Ford GPA: figures are Verlinden German Radio Team (score: 7/10 â€" lack of painting and proper wiring instructions for the german radio â€"not shown here- ); Jerrycans came from TASCA (score: 10/10); about the other items: weapons came from a Dragon 2GEN figure set (Score: 10/10), other from Verlinden (disappointing more and more the Verlinden products, at least the few articles I´ve bought).
And this last is a reversible double camoes parka painted in (my concept of) SUMPFMUSTER ´44 camo pattern (the other one figure will receive a plain “civilian commercial parka colorâ€, surely in deep blue or so, as I think that in early Spring 1945, clothing equipment of the German forces must have been some bizarre).
Hope you liked it,
As always,
Positive Waves comments & jokes are FULLY welcome.
Cheers
RG
I know this is a soft-skinned one, but I think it fits better in “Armor†(military) than in “Carsâ€.
Let me show you my idea of a… Beute FORD GPA (Beute = “captured†).
Yeah, again a Good Very Ol´ Tamiya chap… pure 70´s or before that plastic mould… the only kit of this vehicle on the market… built 95% O.O.B.
Plates, Placards & so came from Archer, if I remember well.
I´ve mentally set the vehicle in spring 1.945, and it is supposed that the vehicle has been “adopted†by a “generic†Waffen SS Unit, a Signal Unit.
Fresh & Wet muddy environment, mates.
;D Some of you will be thinkin´ : “ why this Ford GPA lacks the windscreen… this guy comes first with a SU122 dressed almost like a Drag-Queen… luckily he named it “Hellikki†and not “Priscilla†… and now this gizmo… is this guy smokin´a lot of pot, is this guy constantly openin´ his doors of perception, did this guy had a lot of sun on his head during his “jobs in very hot places†??? “
The answer is…
YES.
No, that was a joke, ;D
The absolutely false reality that is truly false is that NAH, nein, niet, NO.
The Tamiya GPA windscreen was more or less a ****, and after checking the web, I found that either the Red Army (during WWII of course) and the TSHAL (original Israelian Army ) had some “curious†tendency to remove the windscreen ( don´t ask me why: I just work here ).
I´m not a liar, here are the proofs:
A WWII Red Army Lend-Leased one with the windscreen removed to allow placing a MG:
And two very early photos of Ford GPA in parade fashion, very initial TSHAL, I think from 1948 â€" 1950 or so:
& Well, and this is my boy:
Today´s pics:
( In this photo you will also be able to appreciate the texture an quality of the "kitchen all-purposes absorbing paper" that I´ve smartly used as “photographic backgroundâ€)
Well, and finally some complementary items to the Beute Ford GPA: figures are Verlinden German Radio Team (score: 7/10 â€" lack of painting and proper wiring instructions for the german radio â€"not shown here- ); Jerrycans came from TASCA (score: 10/10); about the other items: weapons came from a Dragon 2GEN figure set (Score: 10/10), other from Verlinden (disappointing
more and more the Verlinden products, at least the few articles I´ve bought).And this last is a reversible double camoes parka painted in (my concept of) SUMPFMUSTER ´44 camo pattern (the other one figure will receive a plain “civilian commercial parka colorâ€, surely in deep blue or so, as I think that in early Spring 1945, clothing equipment of the German forces must have been some bizarre).
Hope you liked it,
As always,
Positive Waves comments & jokes are FULLY welcome.
Cheers
RG
