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Posted: Friday, October 28, 2011 - 12:34 AM UTC
MiniArt Ltd have never been shy about producing unusual subjects, nor by the same token, to produce models of widely-seen and used subjects, the kind of subjects that other manufacturers have no enthusiasm for doing. Here then, are the first images of their GAZ-MM Mod.1941 - which will be the first (of two) Gaz trucks in 1/35th Scale.


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Posted: Friday, October 28, 2011 - 12:42 AM UTC
Looks great, light years ahead of the old Eastern Express kits.
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Posted: Friday, October 28, 2011 - 01:09 AM UTC
Looks a lot better than the old ones.. I have an old one.. I believe under the brand Toro.. and this looks much more detailed. Why does it have one front light on the left side?

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Posted: Friday, October 28, 2011 - 02:28 AM UTC

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Looks a lot better than the old ones.. I have an old one.. I believe under the brand Toro.. and this looks much more detailed. Why does it have one front light on the left side?

Hisham

It was a way to save expense and speed up production on the later vehicles.
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Posted: Friday, October 28, 2011 - 02:59 AM UTC
Thanks for the explanation, Dave.

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Posted: Friday, October 28, 2011 - 03:06 AM UTC

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Looks a lot better than the old ones.. I have an old one.. I believe under the brand Toro.. and this looks much more detailed. Why does it have one front light on the left side?

Hisham

It was a way to save expense and speed up production on the later vehicles.


No, in fact it's called the Puttputtski Theorem. A convoy of trucks moving at night would look like a column of motorcycles and therefore the Luftwaffe would be unlikely to attck them (too narrow to hit and too expensive in bombs)
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Posted: Friday, October 28, 2011 - 03:15 AM UTC
Great subject. The engine/transmission detail looks fantastic.
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Posted: Friday, October 28, 2011 - 07:09 AM UTC

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Looks a lot better than the old ones.. I have an old one.. I believe under the brand Toro.. and this looks much more detailed. Why does it have one front light on the left side?

Hisham

It was a way to save expense and speed up production on the later vehicles.


No, in fact it's called the Puttputtski Theorem. A convoy of trucks moving at night would look like a column of motorcycles and therefore the Luftwaffe would be unlikely to attck them (too narrow to hit and too expensive in bombs)


Hell, a bag over the second headlight would have done that!
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Posted: Friday, October 28, 2011 - 07:20 AM UTC

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Looks a lot better than the old ones.. I have an old one.. I believe under the brand Toro.. and this looks much more detailed. Why does it have one front light on the left side?

Hisham

It was a way to save expense and speed up production on the later vehicles.


No, in fact it's called the Puttputtski Theorem. A convoy of trucks moving at night would look like a column of motorcycles and therefore the Luftwaffe would be unlikely to attck them (too narrow to hit and too expensive in bombs)


Hell, a bag over the second headlight would have done that!


Shortage of bags until the 5 year Sackski Plan of 1944 came into effect
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Posted: Friday, October 28, 2011 - 12:26 PM UTC
LMAO
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Posted: Friday, October 28, 2011 - 08:42 PM UTC
Hmmm.. That motorcycle story just doesn't wash. The Germans were not that stupid and you could see they were not motorcycles when the headlight from the one behind showed the cargo body. It would have been to save money, nothing more or less. You only need one headlight to see so you only get one.
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Posted: Friday, October 28, 2011 - 11:13 PM UTC
I'm very happy with this release.
This is the truck that helped break the Leningrad encirclement. They drove across frozen lake Ladoga to resuply the city.
The 2nd Gaz truck by Miniart will be a three axle early model.
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Posted: Friday, October 28, 2011 - 11:28 PM UTC

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Hmmm.. That motorcycle story just doesn't wash. The Germans were not that stupid and you could see they were not motorcycles when the headlight from the one behind showed the cargo body. It would have been to save money, nothing more or less. You only need one headlight to see so you only get one.


Sound of a motorcycle: 'Putt, Putt..' No, it WASN'T a serious comment...
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Posted: Sunday, October 30, 2011 - 08:17 AM UTC
Looks GREAT!

I think my wallet could have another stroke....
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Posted: Sunday, October 30, 2011 - 08:45 AM UTC
I am so looking forward to this one
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Posted: Sunday, October 30, 2011 - 10:18 PM UTC
Very nice model!! it seems to be highly detailed and accurate, and nice and original subject. The way to do the wheel, is interesting.
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Posted: Sunday, October 30, 2011 - 10:40 PM UTC

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The way to do the wheel, is interesting.


They have already done two interesting extra sets of Russian wheels

https://armorama.kitmaker.net/news/7652

http://www.internetmodeler.com/artman/publish/flarmor/MiniArt-1-35-GAZ-AA-Family-Wheel-Set.php

I think nowadays they are one of the best company on the market

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