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21st Century Toys Schwimwagon came out many years
ago. At the time I was greatly dissappointed as
it really looked like a toy a six year old would play with.
I worked away at it, a little at a time, and finally came up with
something that better resembles the real thing. I am by no means
a accomplished modeller nor am I obcessed with
details. For me, this hobby is a visual event and if
the subject gives the illusion of reality, that is good enough for
me. This is not to say that details are not important. The
availability of time for this hobby is always an issue for
me. My time then is better spent on details that are
visible. For this reason I spent very little time on the interior
of this schwimwagon. |
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started working on this project at least 4 years ago.
Although I had taken photos of what I did, I have since changed
computers and lost the pictoral record of what was done.
The inherent problem with this schwimwagon is the excessive vertical
dimensions. To correct this I cut out a wedge shape piece starting from the back to the front above the fenders. As a result the back end was lowered without affecting the front. |
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bottom half of the vehicle was also too deep. To lower this profile, I
took about a quarter inch off all around. This left the top
and bottom pieces not matching exactly at the front end. When it was
time to glue the two pieces together there was a lot of sanding and the
use of "Bondo" to fill in the gaps. The inside carraige
also had to be modified so that it will not interfer with the
approximation of the top and bottom halves. |
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switched the wheels and tires to the SOTW jeep tires. The horn and the
noctec light are copies from the DML Kubelwagen. A simple
duplication using silicone putty and urethane resin. I added the shovel and side
mirror on the driver's side. I also did some detailing on the
rear end. Lastly, the swastica tire cover came from the DID Zundapp motorcycle which I feel is probably not worth spending any time at because "polystone" is just too difficult a material to work with. I made the top with the appropriate cloth material and wire. This schwimwagon is far from being accurate but I like the way it looks. I feel I have salvaged a piece that was unacceptable and now has a place with the rest of my collection.. |
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