Bill Cross reviews MiniArt's GAZ-AAA Mod. 1943 Cargo Truck with four nifty figures.



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Nice looking truck, and great review. I have been eyeing one of the GAZ trucks for sometime. From the images, I agree about the wood grain, a little sanding would be needed.

Bill thanks for the review.

Nice review Bill, and after just finishing building this kit I can say its not for the beginner, the amount of small parts that go to make up the kit is unreal, it as if miniart copied the parts list piece by piece.

but on the other hand is does build into a real nice kit, one thing i really liked is that the parts on the spures are in number order (have a look) so no having to search the sprues for each piece or check the parts list in the instructions looking for where they have actually hidden it on the sprue.

Keith

The wood grain shown on those figure images on the review page is quite deceiving.
The kits actual wood grain finish is a lot less prominent.
See the sprues here:
http://miniart-models.com/index.htm?/35133.htm

Grant.

@Keith,

Thanks, Man. I have amended the review to make those points about not being for a beginner.



Uh, no.

Vanhall, the wood grain is NOT to scale. The grooves would be the width of your finger, so it is NOT accurate. My photos may not be that great, but I did not single out the wood grain based on photographs.

Kit makers put in wood grain because they think we want it. You're better off using a base coat of Tamiya Buff or some similar color, then overcoating with clear flat, then brushing on oils with a stiff brush. The effect is much more realistic and to-scale. Someone show me a photo with grain this prominent from the period and I'll eat my words.