The least accurate Scammell on Scalemates – fingers crossed. :)
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84 23 December 2023, 15:23
Robert PodkońskiGood job, Gorby! (and I totally accept your view at building plastic models... Of course, if one does not want to take part in any modellers' contests, like me 😉 )
23 December 2023, 15:28
Marcin DudekAll three - tank, truck and trailer - look outstanding! I love tje painting and weathering 👏👍
23 December 2023, 15:58
gorbyThanks Alec & Rui.
I don't have a problem if others want to be accurate, I just hate it when they decide that MY model has to live up to their standards. Modelling should be a joy and everyone finds different aspects enjoyable - not taking it seriously is my way. 🙂
23 December 2023, 17:52
Łukasz GlińskiIt looks grand Gorbs, nice contrast of the different camos too 👍 These 3-turret tanks are really cool
25 December 2023, 22:31
Martin OostromI like Gorbyland. A place where happy accidents lead to unique builds.
The serious blokes who don't understand can go and live in FrustrationTown.
The serious guys who do understand can visit occasionally on a temporary visa?
Nice build Gorby 👍🏻
26 December 2023, 07:57
gorbyThat made me laugh Martin.
All like minded souls are welcome in Gorbyland (although it's very small so you might have to queue). 😉
Thanks for your comment.
26 December 2023, 08:52
gorbyThanks very much Neuling. It's a shame I don't have your photography skills.
26 December 2023, 09:54
Ellis SmithI would'nt know if its accurate or not it looks like a great model to me.
28 December 2023, 05:33
gorbyThanks mates! 👍
I wouldn't have known it wasn't accurate either but apparently those front wheels are enough to make a grown obsessive rant. And apparently the cab is 1mm too small (or big, I can't remember now) - 1 whole millimetre!!! The shock and horror of it. 😉
28 December 2023, 08:55
Живко ДжаковI like the original and the model is unique! And the most important thing about a hobby is that it brings us pleasure. If you like the model, then everything is as it should be.
29 December 2023, 17:10
ScottI love it. I can only imagine how difficult it was to get everything to line up. A very cool presentation and subject.
29 December 2023, 17:43
Mark SherwoodAs the saying goes "if it looks like a duck, it's a duck" If you enjoy what you build fair play. If someone else likes your build, bonus. If someone doesn't like your build there loss. We mainly do this hobby for the enjoyment, relaxation and piece of mind and long may your builds continue. 👍🥸👍
29 December 2023, 23:29
gorbyYes Scott is was a little fiddly in 1/72 but that just adds to the enjoyment for me.
That's just how I see it Mark. As modellers in the twenty first century we have so much to be grateful for and yet some people still complain about insignificant details. First-world problems people, first-world problems.
Thank you both for taking the time to comment, and thanks to everyone who has clicked 'like'. 👍
30 December 2023, 10:03
Pietro De AngelisAccurate or not, still absolutely beautiful, on this scale then!
Congrats!
30 December 2023, 18:19
Jay DubyaAs a big fan of both your modelling skills and witty musings I couldn't not chime in on the accuracy of the wonderful Gorby world. Not sure if you've seen this guy's work and their reference photos, but it does put both the cruiser tank and the scammel carrier in the western desert at the same time. After all, just because their isn't a photo, doesn't mean it didn't happen!
o5m6.de/western/TankTransport.php
PS - you've done you modelling friend Paul proud with an amazing job on tiny 1/76 kits.
19 January, 23:56
Spanjaardfantastic job gorby, and it you had fun with it, even better. always a pleasure to see your builds (and comments 😉 )
20 January, 00:27
gorbyThanks very much for both of your lovely comments. 🙂
Thanks Jay, that's an excellent site which may have added to my modelling to-do list. 👍
20 January, 08:37
Jennifer FranklinVery nice work, gorby. I'm sorry I missed the progression, but I'm happy to see the end result.
23 January, 13:38
NeilYou maybe somewhat aware of my own attitude to complete accuracy in a build! If we all aimed for the same. Each model presented would be a carbon copy, paint by numbers affair, with little personal interpretation. Where's the joy in that! I like it very much... I know nothing about the subject, but can certainly appreciate the skill involved. Looks great mate! 👍👍
27 January, 17:00
gorbySorry Neil I missed your comment. That 'Real Life' stuff has been keeping me a little too busy.
I agree completely, my aim is just to enjoy myself and produce something which I like....my model, my rules. 🙂
Thanks for taking the time to comment. 👍
12 February, 07:34
BohrmannI only see a beautifully built model that inspires me to also make models that I hope will one day reach this level of finish. (in a 100 years or so 😁)
The photos are also of a particularly high quality, so I enjoy flicking through the album from time to time.
9 April, 09:24
gorbyThanks very much Bohrmann! From what I've seen your models will surpass mine quite soon. 😉
9 April, 10:12
Album info
Who would suspect that such a little kit could be so divisive.
When I documented the build on All Scale Modeller one member decided to buy the kit…. and because it isn't as a totally accurate replica, it caused another to say it was only fit for the bin. To me modelling isn't a tribute to history, it's just a way of passing the time until they finally nail me into a box, and I'm sure no stars will fall from the sky because my little bit of plastic offends the gods. I considered adding a figures but thought it best not to because I might have to write a convincing back story for them or be accused of not taking history seriously enough.
It's a really good kit, which I'd made a few additions to. And pleeeeaaase don't tell me if the tanky thing on the back isn't something it would ever carry, not because it will upset me, because I really don't give a monkeys. It's my model, like it, that's all that matters in Gorbyland. 🙂
Incidentally, once a year I like to dedicate a build to my much missed modelling friend Paul (phoenix) and this is it.
Thanks for having a look.
Regardless of your faith or lack-off, I hope you all have a good time. 👍
