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Thank You for 20107 click!

2012-02-06T05:42:00.000-08:00

Petra's first modelpaint.

2012-01-16T12:21:00.001-08:00

I gave some help naturally, but my Little Princess is really skillful without me. Result soon

GMC fuel tanker

2012-01-15T09:26:00.001-08:00

A new project started. After I made many mistake when airbrushed the Citroen I needed to build something. I would like to build a Jimmy and a Studebaker with fuel tank, so I need two conversion sets. I wanted to copy the CMK fueltanker conversion by scratcbuilding, but when seen photograps about the real superstructure, I needed to change my mind. The resin stuff is not so accurate, so I started to build my version after the photograps I found.
I built in the fine, laser cutted paper grille of Limes Models. The result is fantastic!

PIC OF THE DAY

2012-01-15T09:24:00.000-08:00

Tamiya Citroen is ready for paint!

2012-01-07T15:32:00.001-08:00

Basecoat for Petra's animals and for some canvas. And other airbrush works.

2012-01-07T15:18:00.000-08:00

I got some "freedom", my family spend the weekend at the grandma, countryside. This is my time, this is airbrush time!

The CUCV got the IFOR logo.

2012-01-07T15:09:00.001-08:00

I building a CUCV what served here in Hungary when the IFOR stationed at the area of Kaposvár. I picking ideas from the photos we made when spent some days on the base and airfield. I painted the logo by a selfmade stencil. The result is not perfect, but with some correction (brush) will looks well (I hope so).

CUCV interior.

2011-12-09T01:26:00.000-08:00

Back to Miniman CUCV

2011-12-09T01:06:00.000-08:00

The details of the interior is minimalised. No door latch, no window winder, no spare wheel, no seat belts, no pedals, no gunholder. No decals for the gauges and data plaquettes came with the set. Here comes the creativity of the modeller. I don't know how vivsible the lack of the details with closed windows, but will replace some of them. Otherways I really enjoy to build this unique vehicle. I would like to buy the truck version also...

PIC OF THE DAY

2011-12-09T01:04:00.001-08:00

Petra's diorama.

2011-12-09T00:36:00.000-08:00

She is very motivated, wants to modelling every day. Petra (5 years old) is a little artist, draws, paints, cuts, glues something every day.
Now she built a cool fence from toothpick to her first dio. Glued sand and dryed/scrabled marjoram for ground. The next step is to make a tree...
Nice to see how she enjoy the work.

PIC OF THE DAY

2011-12-07T01:21:00.000-08:00

More GMC with DUKW wheels.

2011-12-07T01:16:00.001-08:00

Both of them from the korean theatre, early 50s. There is a rare closed cab model on the first poor picture!

With or without?

2011-12-07T00:57:00.000-08:00

I made more canvas for the GMC also, but I'm not shure this looks good or not. Please be my judge and leave a comment. Thank You!

PIC OF THE DAY

2011-12-03T02:59:00.000-08:00

From the amazing www.ww2color.com !

Canvas work on Bantam

2011-12-03T02:25:00.000-08:00

As You can see, I making canvas, rolls, packages from putty for every vehicles of mine nowadays. I think a model is more realistic with stovage. The result should more life-like if we making the stuff what follow the surface of the vehicle. I'm an absulute starter, but enjoy this type of work. The result is not so bad, I think, but there is a lot of things I still need to learn.

My Stu is closer to the finish.

2011-09-25T13:23:00.000-07:00

I spent some time with the cargo today, here is the result. I practicing with the putty...

Another nice Bantam in North Africa

2011-09-25T13:18:00.000-07:00

Chippaint aplied in the passenger area.

2011-09-01T07:54:00.001-07:00

PIC OF THE DAY

2011-09-01T06:55:00.001-07:00

Petra's first project. The farm.

2011-09-01T06:45:00.000-07:00

This is Petra's (5 years old) first model, a diorama with animals. I give some help naturally, becuase she useing my real tools. Petra really enjoys gluing and painting, so here is the time of modelling. We are so excited about the result.

Archive film about the Bantam.

2011-08-27T00:15:00.000-07:00

One of my good spanish friends Diesel Javi sent a link of British Pathe arcive. There is a long schnitt about the Bantam, where more details are visible. That is my problem, because I made a totally different rear part, from colour drawings of Miniart. Now I needto find out something...

http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=52008

Bantam work.

2011-08-22T23:41:00.001-07:00

I have tryed what I can do with the wheels, here is the result. I know not so professional, but I really enjoyed to modify the tyres. I aplied the base paint shame on by brush, how made originally maybe. So the little Bantam is at the "start of the finish".

PIC OF THE DAY

2011-08-22T23:40:00.001-07:00

CUCV got the base camo.

2011-07-03T23:24:00.000-07:00

PIC OF THE DAY!

2011-06-17T09:36:00.001-07:00

The Miniman CUCV is ready to paint!

2011-06-17T09:28:00.000-07:00

The Miniman CUCV is one of the best resin kit I have ever seen! I bought it on the Moson Show and when I got back home opened the box and I couldn't shut back! There is some little problem, but there is no 100% perfect kit on the World... I really enjoyed to build, now I'm very exciting about the painting. This one will my very first NATO camo.

Softskin heaven!

2011-06-04T08:39:00.000-07:00

Oh my God! How many softskin vehicle introduced in the last few month! Fine-fine-fine!

Postwar US and British ARMY VWs.

2011-06-04T08:10:00.000-07:00

PIC OF THE DAY

2011-06-04T08:09:00.001-07:00

Many new pics on my 6ton6x6 blog!

2011-02-21T12:16:00.000-08:00

WATCH IT!

PIC OF THE DAY

2011-02-04T09:54:00.001-08:00

Mess on bed.

2011-02-01T09:08:00.000-08:00

After a half year "drying period" I continue my Korean War GMC (Equipped with DUKW wheels). I have planned and made a real mess on the cargo area. I hope You like it.

My new cabinet.

2011-01-04T10:23:00.001-08:00

The end of a half year brake

2011-01-04T10:15:00.000-08:00

I wanted to make my projects under my year-end holiday, but the Kids and my work didin't help to go ahead. But there where some hours of modelling, so I'm happy with the result, the Korean War GMC (equipped with DUKW wheels) get closer to the finish. Pics soon...

Some nice, new kits arrived.

2010-07-07T15:03:00.001-07:00

In the last three weeks I ordered (by Zoli's help) some new kits. Here are the first two. I think the KFZ 14 is a softskin also... ;)

Day of paints.

2010-07-07T14:51:00.001-07:00

There were a nice day about two weeks before, when I could aply some basecoat on some models of mine. Some of them waited for paint since many years. I wondering about a little bit more time for modeling...

Dodges of Hungaryan Red Cross.

2010-06-21T07:00:00.000-07:00

The Hungaryan Red Cross have used any working vehicle in the following years after WWII to do its everyday job. There were many interesting vehicles in the park, like the wartime Dodge WC series. Here are three pictures, with an unique body equipped example in the middle.

Painting season start.

2010-06-17T13:26:00.000-07:00

More chequred pattern vehicle photos

2010-06-04T07:43:00.000-07:00

Hell on whells, Belgium

2010-06-01T11:44:00.000-07:00

Nicely restored vehicles, authentic details, good photos. Have to see!

http://www.hellonwheelsbelgium.be

Some treasures found

2010-05-29T14:21:00.000-07:00

I'm so happy with this two amazing books. I found them in a local auction site. The GMC technical manual is a fat piece, with a lot of information on 480 pages! The hungaryan languaged Dodge WC users manual is a really rare bird, printed in 1948. There were a short period in the history of hungaryan military vehicles, when the army used wartime american Jeeps and trucks. There is a story, what tell all of them were salvaged/crushed, because theyr origin wasn't respectable in that time. I heard about hungaryan issued manulas many years before, but never seen any until this day. The GMC book is used by the hungaryan mecahnics also, I think. I trying to collect period pictures also, later will show some.

Dream truck

2010-05-12T07:04:00.000-07:00

"NOS" ex-Norwegian army vehicle with only 2800 miles on the meter.
Runs and drives like a new vehicle.

Does 50 mph easily on highways.

Will need canvas over cab and bed and new "windows" in canvas doors.

Probably one of the best unrestored GMC's around. Still has original numbers on the bumper, and original data-plate.
Delivery date: 7-45

Price: EUR 5.000.

http://www.milweb.net/webverts/51277/

MOSON 2010. 1/72 scale.

2010-04-16T12:01:00.000-07:00

MOSON 2010. Good news from Miniman.

2010-04-16T11:53:00.000-07:00

Nice and funny UAZ with bed and the russian monster: KrAz!!!

MOSON 2010. The place.

2010-04-15T01:51:00.001-07:00

Moson 2010. 1/35 softskins.

2010-04-15T01:38:00.000-07:00

MOSON 2010. The Friends.

2010-04-15T00:46:00.000-07:00

The last weekend in Mosonmagyarovar was absolutely fantastic! Not just Pekka Nieminen was shocked :) , all of us spend a nice time together with the good fellows from Hungary and all over Europe! The high quality and the large selection of models in the contest, the many good people and the well organised show gave unforgettable experiences for us. I would like to thank for Andras Egressy and all his team for this nice weekend!

MOSON MODEL SHOW THIS WEEKEND!

2010-04-05T04:45:00.000-07:00

A nice shot about Gabor's Kübelwagen

2010-03-20T04:35:00.000-07:00

More details about his amazing Kübel here:
http://bugcart el.skynetblogs.be/

Kübelwagen test

2010-03-05T09:58:00.001-08:00

One of my friends, Gabor Bitto own and restored an early (1942) Kübelwagen. It is nearly done, we took a test drive some days before. It was really cool! More here:
http://junkyardzombies.blogspot.com/2010/02/first-steps-with-bitto-gs-kubelwagen.html

Nice surprise.

2010-02-16T06:00:00.001-08:00

I have got this cool magazine yesterday, from one of my spanish friends Pedro Pla Maestro! His amazing Humber MK1 scout car shining on the frontcover. I'm so happy with this nice magazine! Thank you very mutch Pere!

GMC CCKW Korea

2010-01-19T09:28:00.001-08:00

The truck is ready to paint. I would like to fit many stuff onto the cargo bed along a figurine.
(I fitted some parts by bluetack only for photographying.)

More goodies of 2009

2010-01-11T03:52:00.000-08:00

It is unbelievable how many softskin models issued in the last year. There are some british vehicles also, the Triumph motorbike and the Austin Tilly are the biggest surprise. Some of them updated/converted versions of old or brand new models, but I think it is a very good way to make the modellers happy. I'm so glad with these nice kits, I will try to buy all of them.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

2009-12-24T06:05:00.001-08:00

Bantam BRC. A step ahead with Petra's help.

2009-12-14T12:04:00.000-08:00

My little girl helped again. She glued the desert sand on the base. She loves this type of modelling work.

Sightseeing in Budapest.

2009-12-02T06:17:00.000-08:00

Bronco Opel Olimpia 36.

2009-12-02T05:39:00.000-08:00

Here he is, Bronco's Opel! I love this, kit. It is simple perfect. OK, there are no perfect kits, but this one gives "happy hours" in your workshop and nice result!
I found only one picture about the closed limusin. It is enough to build the kit, but I need to buy the new open top version too, to own a captured example also!
PIC 1: Civilian hard top vehicle with chrom bumpers, used by the Wehrmacht.
PIC 2: German car on the field, with nice camouflage
PIC 3: Hungaryan Army soft top.
PIC 4: Later version with different cooling louvres and interesting paint scheme.
PIC 5: Captured soft top with chrome bumpers and civilian colour.

Peugeot 202 at war.

2009-11-21T04:56:00.000-08:00

So, how I wrote, found many intersting photograps about this nice and very unique lined car on the net, since I built it. Than I followed my simple idea; the germans modifing the freshly captured civilian Peugeot at a local workshop. But now, here are this photograps, with many good idea. My personal favourite is the battle weared car in allied hands and the colourfull red cross vehicle.
I hope could help for somebody, who would like to builg this car in the future...

Peugeot 202.

2009-11-18T05:14:00.000-08:00

I'm not proud of this work of mine, but I like it. I like it, becuse it is a Peugeot 202, one of the most interesting car of the 2nd World War. This was my return to the modeling life three years before. Since then I found many good period pictures of Peugeot 202, I will post them soon.

Chassis ride.

2009-11-18T05:10:00.000-08:00

Found on LIFE.com. It is a belgian army Ford maybe.

Wartime Citroen 11 CV photograps.

2009-11-17T03:47:00.000-08:00

I promised, will post some WWII photograps about the real versions of the latest issued softskin kits, for give some idea for You, guys. Here are some pics of the Citroen 11 CV, I hope could help a little bit. I tryed to collect different thems, from the civilian used cars, across french and german army vehicles to the captured examples. I think very hard to choose from the many good photograps of this good looking car.
I would like to thank for everybody, who made and own this fantastic photograps!

US Army in Germany.

2009-10-25T05:52:00.000-07:00

A great site, about old days of the US Army. If you are interested about the early versions of the new generation of postwar trucks, don't miss out to wiew the following link: www.usarmygermany.com

My special blog.

2009-10-22T14:18:00.000-07:00

www.6ton6x6.blogspot.com

Heureka!

2009-10-20T03:54:00.001-07:00

Two examples of PSP Brockway waits on the storage. I'm so happy for the 23. issue of Allied Axis, because it contain several photograps of the bridge erector truck! The ice is broken, I have no more problems (except the time) to start to build my no1 favourite truck! I just have to finish the 2 Stu, the bantam, the K53 GMC, the Maultier...

Studebaker tractors at the persian corridor.

2009-10-19T07:15:00.000-07:00

Thank you for 1000 wiew!

2009-10-19T07:13:00.000-07:00

Nostalgia.

2009-10-11T07:27:00.000-07:00

When the first shop -what sold Verlinden kits and accessoryes- opened its gates here in Hungary (1991???) my modelling life stepped on a new way. I got to know new dimensions, watched the catalogue every day, from the first page to the last. VPs magzines were the best for me at that time, Bob Letterman's superdioramas absolutely shocked me.
Today -when I browsed on the net- found His site: http://www.bobletterman.com. It was amazing to see his old works again along the new ones and the other very interesting things. You can find the story of VLS, a lot of pictures of his museum, some nice COLOUR photograps from WW I!!! and many more informations.

A good year.

2009-10-10T07:24:00.001-07:00

This is a good year for us, soft skin vehicle fans. I'm so happy because this new kits, thanks for Tamiya, Bronco, Mini Art, Zvezda. I could buy them, and love them with all the nice and less good details together. I have several (too mutch) ideas, hard to choose the most interesting theme. The Tamiya Citroen is the most multiple kit maybe. I should bild 4-5 versions, if I can. (I will post some pics later.)

Alcan Highway story.

2009-09-28T03:43:00.000-07:00

I placed a very interesting video about the Alcan Highway (from Youtube). You can find it on the left side! Enjoy!

Little softskins to paint.

2009-09-27T14:14:00.000-07:00

I have several unpainted kit, which are wait for the coat, but I'm in the "builder stage" of my life. :) But I would like to bring them to the Modell Show of Mosonmagyaróvár. (april 9-11. 2010)

Rare Birds. GMC, Chevrolet and Ford Dump trucks on the Aleut Island.

2009-09-25T11:17:00.000-07:00

Found on LIFE's site.

It's so easy with her.

2009-09-23T05:20:00.000-07:00

Petra, my daughter (3.5 years old) helped me to work on a diorama base. Since then she want to glue more and more grass, so I need to build an airport scene... :)

Vehicle depot.

2009-09-23T00:41:00.001-07:00

Some of my models waiting for finishing. An English Bantam BRC (North Africa, 1943), a GMC with DUKW wheels (Korea 195..), Studebaker US6 with hard top (Alcan Highway, 1942), Stu with soft top captured by the germans (Hungary, 1944), GMC with K53 radio body.

Alcan Highway Heroes 2.

2009-09-18T03:58:00.001-07:00

Not easy to find action pics of Studebaker US6 used by the US Army. Most of them sent for allied forces under Lend-Lease aid. The Army used this trucks only a few locations, like Alaska.

Alcan Highway Heroes 1.

2009-09-17T12:19:00.000-07:00

I hunting for pics on the net always when I have got some time. Usually not enough to search by the name of the vehicle to find good photograps, so the searching need a lot of time. I don't want to keep for myself what I found, so I will post them to create a "best of" about my favourite vehicles. I would like to thank for all, who made and own the original photos! I hope can help and save some time for You dear modellers and miltary truck enthusiasts! Enjoy, save and use the pics!

Browsing on the net.

2009-09-09T10:14:00.001-07:00

When I have some time, searching pics on the net usually. I would like to show the bests of the lasts. Enjoy them!

K-53 Radio truck.

2009-09-09T07:16:00.000-07:00

I'm very interested about the wartime GMC series. (I'm not alone...) I would like to build several version in the future, so collected some nice resin conversion. I bought the K-53 radio body from Real Model too, but I could find only factory photos. I thinked, it was a "secret weapon", maybe the censor deleted the pics of them. But, after a very long hunting I found some postwar pics on the site of the 6th mobile weather unit: http://6thweathermobile.org. The photoghraps taken between 1949 and 1953. Two different colors are visible, the dark is the postwar deep olive-drab, the light one is yellow maybe. I'm not shure, please help me if You have more info. Many details are visible on the pics, so the site is very usefull. The Real Model forgot the ladder (at the rear of the body) and I gave only one fueltank with the kit (there were a smaller version in both sides). The weather unit fitted some special equipment, whith make the truck more interesting. Check the site and enjoy the pics!

Robert Capa exhibition in Budapest!

2009-08-02T12:11:00.000-07:00

If You spend some days in Budapest, don't forget to watch the exhibition of Robert Capa's photographs! (www.ludwigmuseum.hu) The World's greatest war photographer born in Budapest, Hungary in October 22, 1913. His original name was Endre Erno Friedmann, later He tryed to find his luck as André Friedmann in France. Before the Second World War He moved to the USA and picked up the Robert Capa name. He made numerous unforgettable pictures from the Spanish Civil War across WWII. to Vietnam. I'm shure everybody know the "Death of a militiaman" or the unsharp but very famous serie of his D-Day shots. He said: "If your pictures are not good enough, it means you were not near enough!" He died at Thai-Binh, Vietnam, May 25, 1954. He thinked about us and made several pics about soft skin wehicles too. Here are few examples, enjoy them!

The new project. Bantam BRC.

2009-07-18T14:58:00.000-07:00

I started to build this nice kit. I would't like to use PE parts, just buffing the plastic less thick and cut some detail from aluminium sheet. You can see an archive shot about the orig vehicle. I love the (min.) tree different shapes of the tyres, but (in this moment) I have no idea how I can sratch them.

Convoy.

2009-07-12T15:20:00.000-07:00

I saw an US convoy travelled by train in one of the last days. The trucks came from Germany. Look the desert yellow Big Foot and the Mercedes Unimog!

Some Opel Blitz in US hands.

2009-06-11T02:36:00.001-07:00

Enjoy the pics and build them!

Diesel Javi's early MB.

2009-05-20T06:10:00.001-07:00

Our spanish friend Javi making this nice early MB. The base is an Italeri kit, the conversion is a Show Modelling set. We wish good work for Javi and wait the finish!

Long nose Federals.

2009-05-14T13:18:00.000-07:00

Javi sent the pic of the Federal tank truck (on top), which type is very rare and interesting! The tractors are mutch more nice, I think. I'm affraid the plastic model factorys will never make these beasts. :/ Wake up Mr.Tamiya!!!

Bedfords QLs.

2009-05-14T00:05:00.001-07:00

My friend Szöpi start to build a Bedford QLD in 1/72 scale. Here are some pics which can give some idea. These are my favourites. Pic1: GIs in Naples 1943. Pic2: Landing in Cairo. Pic3: Landing in Salerno. Pic4: Factory photo. Pic5: Fire service truck. I hope Szöpi can use one.

Nice civilian pics.

2009-05-13T13:07:00.000-07:00

The Canadian National supply co. used this wartime trucks for hauling everyday stuff. Not the olive drab is the only colour which looks good on this vehicles. But maybe the best... :)

Russian vehicles.

2009-05-07T09:08:00.000-07:00

I found a good website, where could see some rare pics about russian softskins (and armour also). There are some photograps of lend-lease trucks and halftracks too. Check it: www.armchairgeneral.com

Unique coloured Jeeps.

2009-05-07T04:42:00.000-07:00

The chequered pattern is the ace, but the white vehicles of peacekeepers, or the red cars of the firefighters are very interestings too, just like the yellow and gray ones of the NAVY or Air Force. I will build an 1/35 example of this unique coloured Jeeps for the special contest of AMT. (Pic 1: Korea, july.07.1950. Pic 2: Aussys in Japan 1946. Pic 3: US firefighters in Naples, Italy, 1944. Pic 4-7: US NAVY firefighters. Pic 8: US Army "Follow me". Pic 9-11: US NAVY flying control vehicles.)

The least modelling room of the World?

2009-05-07T03:46:00.000-07:00

The size of the floorplace is only 93x85 cm. It is small, but mine! (I think of the room!!!) But where I will build my Dragon Wagon???

PIC OF THE DAY.

2009-05-05T02:08:00.000-07:00

US NAVY CMP! I never seen CMP vehicle in US hands before and a NAVY used light gray one is more than interesting, I think.

The famous Kettenkraftrad in allied hands. Part 2.

2009-05-05T02:00:00.001-07:00

Its clearly visible, that meen nothing if the front wheel is missed or incomplet.

AMT' 2010 JEEP CONTEST!

2009-05-03T01:52:00.000-07:00

We have to be there in 2010! More informations here: http://amtjeeps.blogspot.com/

Stunts of the german army.

2009-04-30T06:26:00.001-07:00

RARE BIRDS. Chequered pattern vehicles.

2009-04-30T06:06:00.000-07:00

I love the interesteing colour schemes and the chequered pattern is a really crazy one! I saw some jeeps in this coat before, but how cool the CMP, the Dodge and the Diamonds, eh??? If You have got some pics in this theme, please email me!

Schwimm' ride!

2009-04-29T02:41:00.000-07:00

One of my good friends Bali made some repair on a very original schwimmwagen a year before. When the work was done we tryed the old swimmer. It was a fantastic experience! (More videos here: www.junkyardzombies.blogspot.com)

The Big T.

2009-04-28T10:20:00.000-07:00

Here it is! I get this tank transporter from my friend Zsigmond many years before. (Thank you Zsigmond!) This is the old SMA resin kit, really poor, with all the problems what we can think. I started the updating two years before, but the end is still very faar. But who cares?! It's a Diamond T!!!

Rare birds. Whitewashed US softskins.

2009-04-28T09:55:00.001-07:00

The famous Kettenkraftrad in allied hands. Part 1.

2009-04-27T07:42:00.000-07:00

Not only the Kübel- and Schwimmwagen were famous at the allied forces, but the Kettenkrad! Here are a short selection of the unique halftracked bike used by the allies.

PIC OF THE DAY.

2009-04-26T06:54:00.000-07:00

ICM Studebaker US6.

2009-04-26T05:21:00.000-07:00

This is my latest work. I was surprised when the ICM introduced its new Studebaker kit. It has some problems, but I love this kit a lot, because it is accurated (the chassis better like the "deuce and a half" of the japanese). Sadly the wheels are wrong: too small and narrow (as usually of the soft skin models), so I used a set of the Tamiya GMC. Some parts are too thick (fenders, sidesteps, sparewheel holder, bumpers etc.) but a simple sandpaper can help. Usually I would like to build more interesting, rarer or special versions. In this case I chose an open cab version with steel cargo compartment. (The real vehicle was used by the Red Army, but the Germans captured it. The pics taken in Hungary when the truck drove across a village.) I used the Heller steel cargo and Real Model driver cabin from the Studebaker conversion set. By the way, the chech conv is not so good, it has sizeproblems. But the cabin is a copy of the Tamiya (hm...) so it is usable, except the dash, because the Studebaker's one is different. Now the modell is half ready and waiting for some parts to fit. Sorry for the bad pics.