Hey gang,

With the deadline looming and no response on an extension I've put a couple of pictures of the armoured Jeep w/ .50 cal in the Camapign Gallery. It's not bad but not where I like it to be. I've cleaned up the bazooka equipped Jeep but it's not quite at the same level as the other.







The second one!





And just for a laugh, the first captured by the enemy.





Good luck to all that are close.

Cheers,
Jan

Oh no! Fritz has our jeep! Ha.
Jan, that's some awesome work in 1/72!
-Sean H.

So small and so very well done ..very nice work Jan

Phill

Thanks Sean and Phill. As I mentioned, these little tykes are not quite where I'd like them to be but they aren't too bad. If the campaign had lasted longer I would have liked to have gotten another kit and done a couple of Soviet Lend/Lease armed Jeeps. I found a couple of pictures of them mounting a 12.7 mm DShK machine gun or two water cooled Maxim and my favourite, a Jeep carrying eight 82 mm rockets.

Cheers,
Jan

At Guido's suggestion, I added a dark pinwash to the gun, along with a bit of highlighting. The camera still doesn't completely pick it up, but here it is:







Happy Modeling, -zon

A one week extension has been requested. Any more?

Well done Zon....

Thanks Hakan!!

Happy Modeling, -zon

I am almost done... maybe 6-7 hours of clean work time is all I need...

Zon, great looking work there, I really like the scratched/chipping effect in the bed and a nice deep blue paint job

Agreed! Excellent chipping, Zon. That's very believable.
thanks,
Sean H.

Sal and Sean: Thanks for the kind words. I had some doubts, so thanks for the confirmation on the chipping.

Happy Modeling, -zon

Looks great Zontar: nicely weathered without been over-done. Lovely shade of blue...makes a change frod green or sand vehicles!

Zon ,, Ya nailed it buddy .. looks like its spent a long time in the dust but well looked after .. love how the blue is solid across the entire body shell .
Great work matey

Phill

Sean M and Phill: Thanks for the comments.

Happy Modeling, -zon

Zon-I think the pick up came out great and the dark wash help quite a bit!

Thanks for you patience, everybody! I indeed needed all of my free time this week to push it across the finishing line, but in the end I call the HobbY Boss GMC 2.5t with 40mm of the French 2nd Tank Division finished. It is a good fun kit, but it does have shortcomings. In the end however, it offers good money value as it is. As there is little reference on these early conversions available, some of the kit's features seem to be conjectural.
If you are a die-hard modelling historian, there will be a number of things you would want to double check. For those enjoying a good modelling session on a not-so-familiar subject, this one is for you! Converting it to a truck serving in French Indo-China should be a great project, too. (Lots of good pics on the net for that one!)
The detailed build-up of the kit will be available in an upcoming issue of the German ModelFan magazine.
Thanks again for your patience and triple cheers for a great campaign!







Cheers,
Guido

Guido .. Great work mate ..well worth the wait ..going to have to add one of those to the pile thats for sure .

Phill

Thanks a lot, Phil!

Really fine work Guido...Well done my friend....

Guido: simply awesome!! Great work! That kit is definitely going onto my wishlist.

Happy Modeling, -zon

Guido, great job there would love to see some more photos of that one
By the way that one is already I my wish list as well

Thank you guys! Much appreciated!
Maybe I can sneak a few more pics in, but of cause the magazine has to precidence, so it won't that many!
Cheers,
Guido

Great looking build Guido.

Gruss
Sean

Thank you for your kind words. Here are a couple of pics as promised. I hope you like them!
C U in the next campaign!
Cheers,
Gudio

Guido: Thanks for the additional photos. I love your model even more now! Your treatment of the wood is most excellent. What (who for) is the blue and white insignia on the ammo can?

Happy Modeling, -zon