G4, The Resin Decal Renders The Wood Grain Well.

G4, Making Wood Planks for Truck Bed Lining, Archer Resin Wood Grain Decals.

G-4 "Geländewagen", working TAILGATE fabricated.

working tailgate

G4 "Geländewagen". Scratch-Built Truck Bed Fabricated.

G-4 "Geländewagen": fabricating 'low-boy' truck bed from styrene card & tubing.

D-B G4 "Geländewagen" fitting wheels, fenders, doors & fabricating truck bed.

70 years ago. My Uncle Leonardo was there and I Remember him and all the other Pearl Harbor Survivors.

Daimler-Benz G-4 "Geländewagen". Vehicle, figure & wooden base mock-up.

D-B G4 build: Spare tire mounted in fender well, photo-etch front grill & detail added to engine compartment fire-wall.

D-B G4 build. Cast resin wheels from plastic/resin prototypes.

D-B G4 'mockup' with Alpine Miniatures figure.

Conversion: 1/35 scale Daimler-Benz G4 tandem rear axel pick-up truck.

"wired"

Open bonnet, first look, 10:12:11

Un-hinged...

Engine hood/bonnet part from kit box.

Part has been split, set in fixture and bits of styrene tubing fitted for hinge set up.

Un-hinged and left to dry plastic cement. 

"It's only a facade" radiator fabricated from styrene and photo-etch miniature radiator mesh.

Radiator facade will be installed behind grill. 

(Grillin') G4 surgery: detailing radiator grill with offset circle pattern photo-etch.

G4 surgery; Lengthening chassis/frame.

'bodywork' Widened fenders & conversion to truck cab.

Front and rear fenders widened with styrene strip, to accommodate wider profile wheels.  

Sedan/car body shortened and converted  to truck cab.

New spare-wheel wells fitted to fenders with resin wheels set for tolerance check.

1/35th Daimler-Benz G4: "resin tires, styrene rims and detailing instrument panel, oh my! "

A little 'shake-n-bake', matching styrene rims to resin wheels. 1/35th scale.

Central Texas.

"Frankie goes airborne" ---1/6th scale madness.

Heavy Metal Magnet.

"Best Master's Entry", Eagle Quest XX, Dallas, Texas, June 25, 2011.

1st place: 'Automotive Motorcycles' category 375
BEST AUTOMOTIVE Award
IPMS Region 6 Convention/ModelFiesta 30
San Antonio, Texas 02 19 11

My ride to TULSA. "get your motor running..."

Ariel W/NG 350cc British Military Dispatch Motorcycle
The 'Black Cat" Division, The Italian Campaign, WW2
1/9th scale scratch-build 

(in-progress) Board-Track Racing Motorcycle.

1/9th scale 'rolling chassis'
scratch-built

1/9TH BOARD-TRACK DIORAMA. Scratch-build, in-progress photo.

03 21 11

Super Moon, March 19, 2011, 8:30PM CST