Post by alexb on May 25, 2024 3:14:22 GMT
This is one that I've been sitting on since 2019. It's the Revell kit. It's not bad...but is a bit of a letdown on the bed. I would have liked to have seen some detail on the bed interior to make use of it. It went through a number of "cool ideas" that didn't pan out. A couple of weeks ago I made my mind up it was getting built. I had gotten the chassis assembled and shot a coat of green on it. I had also filled in the hatch on the cab's roof.
![](https://i.ibb.co/TP4Jzyh/uni01.jpg)
![](https://i.ibb.co/hg7Kcrq/uni02.jpg)
I went with a service bed. I used the kit's bed floor and built off of it. Given the Unimog's height I kept the storage boxes low so a crewman could reach inside while standing in the ground. I set up for bed storage, including a rack for torch gas tanks.
![](https://i.ibb.co/Hx1748n/uni04.jpg)
![](https://i.ibb.co/6bCVQVh/uni05.jpg)
![](https://i.ibb.co/YPmvLj4/uni06.jpg)
Basically done. Shot a coat of rattle can green to serve as a primer coat. Put a spare wheel in the bed, mounting it to the sidewall.
![](https://i.ibb.co/7k3MbFh/uni07.jpg)
I added a scratchbuilt winch for the front and one for the rear. I ended up leaving the rear one off. I also would scratch a brush guard for the front but didn't get a picture.
![](https://i.ibb.co/StvsCc9/uni08.jpg)
Wrapped this up pretty quick...not alot of pictures. I added various boxes and mechanic stuff to the bed. Put a few mechanic oriented items into the bed. A few boxes...tools and maybe a portable stick welder. The tow bar is scratched. And a few pioneer tools. I had some soft tarp bows in the spares. I set up fuel cans...yellow are diesel....red are gasoline. I left the doors open. I have the idea of having them pulling a softskin out of a ditch or something.
I weathered it. No decals because I don't know what unit it'll be used with.
![](https://i.ibb.co/D1PgkBZ/uni09.jpg)
![](https://i.ibb.co/3MMTzS6/uni10.jpg)
![](https://i.ibb.co/pQMkZV9/uni11.jpg)
![](https://i.ibb.co/ssYc02F/uni12.jpg)
![](https://i.ibb.co/XpxjVTP/uni13.jpg)
Anyway, I'm not entirely sure what will be done with it. My main thing was to get it done. This is one of those kits that I had to force myself to finish. It's a bit fiddly, especially in the chassis and suspension areas.