Second Place - Holiday Scene
Jurgen Zander explained that in Tucson, at this time
of the year, many corner lots are filled with Christmas trees. The trees
are mostly hauled in from Oregon. He tried to capture that scene with
this little diorama. The Chevy truck had no manufacturer markings, but
it is usually marketed as “Looks good on your HO layout,”
because it is too large.
Jurgen cut the pickup bed off and mounted the cab on a scratchbuilt
brass frame. He added fender extensions and a skirting between the grille
and the bumper. Testors metallic red paint is a perfect match to the
existing paint on the cab. The trailer body is from Tyco and is mounted
on a scratchbuilt brass frame. The other vehicles are from left to right:
International pickup. Jurgen started with a Tyco Ford. He split it
lengthwise to make it narrower, and twice across to shorten it to
proper dimensions. Then he modified the front end and scratchbuilt
the grille.
Ford pick-up. The front is from a Alloy Forms panel van, the bed
from Varney, all mounted on a brass frame with brass wheels.
GMC panel van. From Magnuson Models, wheels mounted on axles.
Chevy Bel Air. It had no roof and no grille when he picked it up
at a swap meet. The roof is made from copper and the grille came from
a Mini-Hot Wheels. The wheels are from Williams Bros.
Ford rack truck. From Alloy Forms, wheels mounted on axles.
Chevy 4 door sedan. For this model Jurgen used a Ford from Jordan,
changed the front end, lengthened the fenders and added a distinctive
trunk
The Dodge pickup is from a Matchbox dump truck. Jurgen removed the
front and sliced the cab to make it narrower. The bed sides are made
from very thin brass, filled with solder for stability.The frame is
made of brass. The wheels are from Tyco.
The little strip mall is made from hardboard. He painted all the figures
and mounted them on the corner lot covered with real dirt.
Posted December 23, 2004 |
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