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Zis 151 Russian 6x6 Truck
ti
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Posted: Thursday, March 20, 2014 - 08:54 PM UTC
Here's something very modest from me. I decided to try something else other than modern vehicles. This is a Zis is 151 Russian 6x6 truck that was built after World War II for the Russian Army. The scale is 1/35. I played a little with the photo shots:










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Posted: Thursday, March 20, 2014 - 10:02 PM UTC
See you still haven't fixed the height of the steering wheel, eh.
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Posted: Friday, March 21, 2014 - 12:35 AM UTC
Looks really good. I like the photography. Very cool. I think if they were in black & white it would be hard to tell if this was a real truck or not.

Jim
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Posted: Friday, March 21, 2014 - 12:43 AM UTC
The height of the steering wheel gives it away, eh.

If it was lowered down closer to the dash, then it would be where a normal steering wheel is positioned.
ti
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Posted: Friday, March 21, 2014 - 03:29 AM UTC

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The height of the steering wheel gives it away, eh.

If it was lowered down closer to the dash, then it would be where a normal steering wheel is positioned.


no Graham, I still have not fixed it has you seemed to say it twice. I will get around to doing it. sorry that it seems to bother you; it bothers me too but seems to bother you more , but I will get to it when I have the time. Hope it is ok with you.
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Posted: Friday, March 21, 2014 - 08:09 AM UTC
Overall, I think this is a great job. The weathering looks just right for me, and I agree that if these pics were in black and white, it would be hard to tell that this was a model. Yeah, the steering wheel is high, but if you photograph it from the right angles, it would be hard to tell. I think that you really hit the nail on the head with the overall concept.
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Posted: Friday, March 21, 2014 - 10:22 AM UTC

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Overall, I think this is a great job. The weathering looks just right for me, and I agree that if these pics were in black and white, it would be hard to tell that this was a model. Yeah, the steering wheel is high, but if you photograph it from the right angles, it would be hard to tell. I think that you really hit the nail on the head with the overall concept.


Thanks. I will get around to correcting the steering wheel. I had hope the instruction was much clearer when I built it. Did not think too much of it until I had put it all together. So it might be hard to correct but I will give it a try without doing too much damage.
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Posted: Friday, March 21, 2014 - 12:16 PM UTC
I like it very much Charles...
ti
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Posted: Friday, March 21, 2014 - 06:11 PM UTC

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I like it very much Charles...


Thank you. Btw, I made the correction last night. I had to pull away the door and take a pair of small nail scissors and snip off the steering wheel rod. That was my only alternative without damaging the entire cab. Then I had to clip away the extra length to reduce the height and glue the steering back again. Will post a pic later. Hope you will be satisfy now Graham.
ti
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Posted: Saturday, March 22, 2014 - 10:49 AM UTC
I was looking at some reference photos at the steering wheel and it looks pretty high to me. What do you guys think?
This was one of the reasons I had not changed the position. But I already have on mine now.



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Posted: Thursday, April 03, 2014 - 01:42 PM UTC
I like this photo editing. The model looks good too
This is the kind of 'playing around' that keeps the hobby fun




ti
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Posted: Saturday, April 05, 2014 - 12:32 PM UTC
Thanks. .
c5flies
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Posted: Saturday, April 05, 2014 - 12:41 PM UTC
Wonderful job Charles, both modeling and photography. When I first opened this thread I thought the first photo was a reference of what you were going to build
ti
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Posted: Monday, April 07, 2014 - 10:46 PM UTC

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Wonderful job Charles, both modeling and photography. When I first opened this thread I thought the first photo was a reference of what you were going to build


Thanks. Great reaction.
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