ASP

[shawngehling]

ASP - Assault Swift Patrol (ASP) vehicle.
This is a "Group Build" the model group that I meet with every Friday night decided to do just for fun.
I started with a 1 1/2” X 6” sink tailpiece (PVC) replacement for a sink drain.
I used two sets of “Tamiya” trailers for the flak 38 Anti-Aircraft guns. One is pretty much out of the box on the rear, while the other has been hacked up and used as the front wheels.
I used a single 20mm AA gun in the front. And an MG34 machine gun (not shown) to add a little fire power.
The front of this beast is a plastic part from a McDonalds toy that I found in a parking lot.
(I really don't know what it was from)???
I used a lot of plastic card stock (note some of it is those free credit cards that they send you in the mail). I always like it when they send me free plastic for future modeling projects.
The bottom is the engine deck from some long lost tank (once again taken from the large spare parts box).
I have tons of old Resin stuff (little do dads) that have been added for detail.
The turret is from the Tamiya T-34/76 (1943) and the grab handles are from the Flak trailer.
The door is and old gun shield from one of the AA guns.
The exhaust system was made from sprue.
It was a lot of fun to slap together, it will be a damaged/destroyed recon vehicle in a “alternate
universe” World War II dio that we are doing as a group build.
Hope you enjoyed it as much as I have enjoyed building it.
Shawn

I'm doing the ground work (terrain) for the diorama.
Trees:
Real tree branches

Paper punches with some leaves

Leaves close up

Leaves with figures for scale

I use real branches and scraps stuff I find around the area where I live.
I use a paper punch that is in the shape of a leaf, I have Maple and Oak.
I took paper with fall color leaves and printed it on both sides, then punch out a bunch
of leaves to glue (Elmers-white glue) to the trees. I sometimes seal the trees with a
clear flat to keep them better.
Then mount them to the base.

 

[StuG]

Looking interesting...Good luck....

 

[shawngehling]

Thanks StuG...
I was only suppose to be working on the terrain, but since the other guys are doing so much,
I thought I would blast out the vehicle that was going to be destroyed and part of the terrain
anyways... I've got a few figures to do too.. Dead of course. Part of the crew/recon team.
Needless to say, they won't be reporting anything good back to their superiors...
I'll be working on the trees this week.
Shawn

 

[Jeeves]

Love the scratchbuilt recon vehicle Shawn. Also love the leaves...did you get the punches from somewhere like Michaels or AC Moore? Looks like something that might be in a scrapbooking section but I wasn't sure...

 

[shawngehling]

Jeeves,
I got a bunch of them at Michaels and the dollar store.
I don't know what AC Moore is, but if you should find some, grab them.
Check any scrap booking store or section you can find. They are great for
punching out decals from plain white decal sheets too. I've made decals for
and LVT, here is the link the crabs are from a paper punch.

http://s573.photobucket.com/albums/ss175/shawngehling/LVT%20Tinian/

Here is a link to my Monroe Perdue corner "What If" dio that I did a tree for

http://s573.photobucket.com/albums/ss175/shawngehling/M-P%20Corner%20Dio/

I gave away all the extra ones that I got, and I've had a bunch of
requests for more. They are really cool and look great on trees and on the
ground.

Let me know what you think?
Shawn

 

[Jeeves]

That is too cool!

AC Moore is another version of Michaels...almost identical in format...

 

[shawngehling]

Cool,
I really miss the "Hobby Lobby" stores. None out this way.
Shawn

 

[num2010]

Hey Shawn, they are look nice. (My son wanna have that vessel...)
I like the paper punch.....

Num

 

[shawngehling]

Thanks Num,
Give him a bunch of old parts and let him run wild.
I'm trying to find extra (more) of these paper punches.
I gave away all the extra ones that I had.
Shawn