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Hi All,

Well here it is, my 3rd attempt at a 1/35th armour build - Tamiya's cracking little Ford GPA kit. I have to say I massively enjoyed this build. It's a brilliant little subject and a lovely little kit to build.

The Amphibian is totally OOB, painted with Humbrol rattle cans and Mr-Hobby super clear, weathered with various powders and Florey Washes. The driver was from the kit but I repositioned his arm. The stowage and the drivers kit was from various Tamiya sprues I have from this kit and the Sherman I built earlier in the year, and some resin bits. The only other thing I did was add a foil sling to the Thompson, and straps to his rucksack.

The driver was painted with an ICM US Army paint set. Wonderful paints - I really enjoyed using them.

As I said, this is only my third 1/35 finish, so any feedback is appreciated.



















Thanks for taking the time to have a look!

Cheers!

Awesome work Stuart!!

A floating Jeep!! Love it.

Nice job Stuart. Interesting subject and I like the figure and stowage.

Outstanding work Stuart! I particularly like the driver figure and how he turned out.

Nice work Stuart. The Tommy gun 'in arms reach' is a nice touch

Well, done!

**** needs a fishing pole…..

LyleW wrote: ↑Thu Nov 07, 2024 8:13 am A floating Jeep!! Love it.

I know, cool right?! Thanks Lyle!

keavdog wrote: ↑Thu Nov 07, 2024 8:52 am Nice job Stuart. Interesting subject and I like the figure and stowage.

Thanks John! I had a lot of fun with that!

Stikpusher wrote: ↑Thu Nov 07, 2024 4:58 pm Outstanding work Stuart! I particularly like the driver figure and how he turned out.

Thanks Carlos! I was pleased with the driver in the end, not perfect but not too bad either. The ICM paints were really nice!

cbaltrin wrote: ↑Thu Nov 07, 2024 7:55 pm Nice work Stuart. The Tommy gun 'in arms reach' is a nice touch

Thanks Chris! (it is Chris right?), it took me ages to figure out where to put his gun - it was originally going on the floor but it didn't look right. I do think it works where it is now though.

Medicman71 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 07, 2024 7:50 am Awesome work Stuart!!

Thanks Mike! Much appreciated!

BlackSheep214 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 07, 2024 8:33 pm Well, done!

**** needs a fishing pole…..

LOL! That would look awesome!

Thanks Tom!

Looks good,I also like the stowage and the figure.

Me too!