Aoshima Suzuki Carry Overlander

[oldcarfan]

I'm taking a break from my Cannonball entry this week, and decided to try something else. I built two kits side by side, one being the Fujimi Abarth A112, which is in the Completed cars section. The other is this Aoshima curbside Suzuki Carry Food truck, done my way. Since the 1:1 trucks are four wheel drive, I decided to jack it up and take it off road. If you notice in the second picture, I asked Dale Earnhart to stand by the truck to give an idea of how small these things truly are. The decals are homemade and are a nod to one of my favorite movies.

As for the truck, I used a combination of things to make it look the part. It carries enough lighting to make any night brighter and has a radar dome for sketchy weather. The added parts are from 3d print vendors, scratchbuilt, or from 1/35th Tamiya Military gear kits. By the way if you're looking for cargo for your pickup or van, check out 1/35th gear packs. Some of them work just fine for 1/24th use.

The body is pretty much stock, but I added a roof rack to carry gear, along with a Plastruct ladder. The wheels and tires come from Walmart 4.5 inch scale toy trucks of the type below. The wheels measure out to around 13 inches in 1/24th scale, perfect for a tiny truck like the Suzuki. The toys come in several styles with different racks and features as seen below.

I did some minor weathering while I was building and may add some more, can't decide.

Finally, what good is an Overlander without a trailer? This one started out as the back half of another of the Walmart toys which I modified into a trailer.

And that's all I've got for the moment.

I plan to get back on the Cannonballer soon!

Edited March 13 by oldcarfan
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[stavanzer]

Great , Imaginative Build! I really like the use of the 1/35 detail parts and the Walmart Trucks.

Clever and Inventive work. The Finish is well done also.

 

Good Show.

[ChrisR]

COOL!!!

[shoopdog]

What an awesome build!

[PappyD340]

Very nice!

[PatW]

Superb!

[DJMar]

That is awesome. I love those Aoshima food truck kits. I never thought of repurposing a diecast's wheels and tires, but now I'll keep that idea in the back of my brain.

Building better worlds, indeed!

[Bainford]

I just love this little Suzuki. I would love to have this in 1:1. It appears well geared and ready to roll. Nicely done. 

[Steve H]

Excellent build Gary. This one made me smile. Lots of great little details throughout this build.

[oldcarfan]

I appreciate all the comments!

[ncbuckeye67]

Excellent scratch-building, and incredible detailing!

[iamsuperdan]

 

That's awesome!

 

[Roger U]

That's cool. All your additional details really add up to a very complete model.