April - June 2011 Group Build Truck or Lorry with load/cargo Thread, 1/72 Red Army in Afghanistan - "Downtime" in Group Builds; Hi all,
I've taken a few months away from modelling. Most of my projects have been to rest, at least ...
I've taken a few months away from modelling. Most of my projects have been to rest, at least for a while, and I have made a fresh start, with the intent of taking my time, and building smaller dioramas that won't take up huge amounts of space. Hopefully, in doing this, I can start focusing on detail, and maybe build my way back up to larger projects again using the skills I will have developed.
Anyway, here's my late entry to this GB. I'll be building a small chunk of one of the ubiquitous supply convoys that the Soviets formed during their war in Afghanistan during the eighties. The background will be that the convoy has stopped while a infantry group scouts out a village ahead, suspected to be a Mujahideen position. The convoys guards will be sitting, relaxing, talking to each other, etc.
My truck with load with be the famous Ural-4320, laden with supplies for some distant fire base. Also featuring will be a BTR-60, which I've just finished this week, and a small group of Soviet soldiers. Pics of these are below, except the truck accessories, which are on their way from Australia (apparently, very few companies have released a 1/72 pack with crates, barrels and rucksacks all in one)
Sounds well thought out your idea, will look great once it is all together. There is some interesting footage on Youtube that may help if inspiration is required. Search Soviet Afghanistan war (Salang pass, part-1).
Thanks for the comments guys. I've done some work on the Ural, and have got it to a point near completion (although it is slightly shinier than the BTR from some reason...not quite sure why. I used the same technique for both).
I've also recieved the vehicle accessories I ordered, a rather small yet detailed Verlinden set. There's some pictures of the box and its contents below, plus one of both vehicles together, next to a Tamiya paint pot for size comparison.
I've done some work on the base, and got it to a point very close to completion. I didn't really know what I was doing, so this is the result of four or five experiments piled on top of each other, hopefully looking convincing as a dusty road snaking along the side of an Afghan valley.
I've also attached a close up pic of the Ural's cargo, which is mostly food, water, and soldier's gear. Next time I'll be showing some progress on the accompanying infantry.
Hi Greg very nice dio coming along here. It looks very convincing. One bit of advice I think will help a bit is to ground the rocks into the base so that they don't look as though they've just fallen there. Sweep some of the ground dust into where the rock touches the base. I think this would make your dio even better.
keep it up it looks great!
Paul
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