Maddadicus' World War I Armored Car (1 Viewer)

[jazzeum]

Michael asked me to post these photos of an Armored Car he made himself. He will provide addtional commentary. Pretty nice job!

 

[jazzeum]

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[maddadicus]

The armor car is close to 1/32 scale. I used the chassis and wheels from a bargain ww1 era truck and used wood and rubber scraps to form the body and turret. I used gloss spray paint to give it a metallic look aka Toy Army Workshop etc. Not to be confused for an Alex masterpiece. Michael

 

[Alexdakar]

Its a glossy masterpiece.

 

[sceic2]

You have a wonderful talent for making something out of bits and pieces. It takes a great deal of patience and artistic ability to create. I admire those who can, I am one who tries but always seems to get it just a bit off.

 

[Pierre]

Real great item. Congratulations. You must be proud of that baby.

Pierre.

 

[Louis Badolato]

Michael, I really think your armored car looks as good as the Toy Army Workshop and Heco versions I have seen. Really top notch work. Andy, you better offer Maddadicus a job before one of your competitors does!

 

[Leadmen]

Nice armored car and it is one of a kind. Good job on making something from scratch. Leadmen

 

[maddadicus]

Michael, I really think your armored car looks as good as the Toy Army Workshop and Heco versions I have seen. Really top notch work. Andy, you better offer Maddadicus a job before one of your competitors does!

As a kid, I was always a toy soldier addict ( mostly plastics ) but we could never afford the nice stuff. I used to make tanks and halftracks out of cardboard backed colored contruction paper, copying whatever pictures of the real thing for detail and perspective. They had swivling and elevating guns as well as rolling wheels . I even made toy soldiers ,using the same materials, with rotating shoulders and jointed legs and sometimes arms. My mom still has a few of these now faded toys in her display case. I always wanted to be a toy maker, and still hope to do some wood crafting in the future ,when I finally grow up and retire.........Michael

 

[Louis Badolato]

Michael,

When I was a kid, I also couldn't afford the top notch metal toy soldiers. There was a hobby shop in my town I used to pass walking to and from school called Devlins Hobbies which had a huge showcase full of beautiful glossy metal parade ground figures (probably Britains) which I coveted. Instead, I bought these great Bandai 1/48 scale model tanks, vehicles, artillery pieces and troops, built and painted them myself. I just bought a bunch of the old Bandai kits . . . a great father son activity for the future.

 

[Leadmen]

The Bandai kits were neat kits at the time. My son got interested in them and built the armor kits. He liked the armor and the 1/72 airplane kits. I still saved his models in a box. Bad paint work at the time but he improved through the years. These along with the first plastic figures the kids painted are preserved in my case along with grandson's first painted figure.
My son does not do models anymore. He is mostly a techy and likes computer gaming. He does however come over with a 12" GI Joe figure he picked up so he still has the bug.I also noticed Tamiya and other model companies producing 1/48 armor kits like Bandai use to do. The prices are not much cheaper then the 1/35 kits. I think making models at a young age created a good bond with me and he still visits almost every day. Maybe it is because he is an Italian boy and likes to come after work to see what sauce or goodies
his mother is making. Anyway, we had quality time making models or his building toothpick buildings to go with his 1/72 battles. Just a memory. John