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Goliath 303 & Anti-Tank Dog

Post by Jnewboy » Tue Aug 28, 2012 10:28 am

I got this last week and when I opened the box I was astonished! :shock:
The Goliath was so well made, so detailed I was taken back and marveled at the crisp detail 8)

Painting it was not "hard" but was a bit time consuming due to the fact that the tracks do not roll and cannot be removed so a long sharp brush was used to get in to all those tight little areas. It reminded me of painting 1/72 armor in that regard. I first shot it with primer and then German Army Grey, then white wash, then painted the tracks, the a dark brown wash, then the mud and rust detail, then shot it with model master dull coat to seal it all in. Used a flower stem wire (paint-able) for the wire and scratch made the controller and strap.

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I thought what better to go with the Goliath than the Soviet Goliath! So I made one from scratch!! :shock:

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Yes! the feared Soviet Anti-tank Dog!! 8)

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I coudn't resist a reunion of these two great weapons and how well they symbolized the entire war!
The over engineered high tech Germans vs the cold blooded overly simplistic Soviets..

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Their all friends now :lol:

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In fact "Heinz" lets "Ivan's" dog chase his tank!! :P :roll:

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Thanks Guys, hope you enjoy my brand of insanity :lol:

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Re: Goliath 303 & Anti-Tank Dog

Post by 1958Zelda » Tue Aug 28, 2012 10:59 am

Neat subject,Very nice finishes on the Goliath & Dog. 8)

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Post by Jnewboy » Tue Aug 28, 2012 1:17 pm

1958Zelda wrote:Neat subject,Very nice finishes on the Goliath & Dog. 8)
Thanks Zelda, yea that dog got a dirt bath :lol:
Here is the nice and clean factory version to compare mine to, he was almost white!
No show dogs allowed on the Ostfront :lol:

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Post by flyboy_fx » Tue Aug 28, 2012 9:28 pm

So cool!
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Post by ketelone » Wed Aug 29, 2012 5:39 pm

Very well done. Fantastic finishes on the paint.
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Post by maritime96 » Sat Sep 01, 2012 7:22 pm

Great Job. Which one of these did you get the regular 1:18 or the 1:18 XL version?
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Post by grunt1 » Sun Sep 02, 2012 8:58 am

They both look fantastic. The control box is cool and despite the rough history of dogs in war, you do a great job honoring their sacrifices by capturing the subject so well. Nice work!

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Post by The_Helicopter_Pilot » Sun Sep 02, 2012 9:22 am

Don't let the animal rights guys see this! :lol:
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Post by Heer » Sun Sep 02, 2012 2:42 pm

The_Helicopter_Pilot wrote:Don't let the animal rights guys see this! :lol:
LOL :lol:
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Post by Jnewboy » Sun Sep 02, 2012 5:28 pm

maritime96 wrote:Great Job. Which one of these did you get the regular 1:18 or the 1:18 XL version?
Its the XL

Thanks Guys!! :D

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Re: Goliath 303 & Anti-Tank Dog

Post by aferguson » Mon Sep 03, 2012 4:20 pm

ooh, that's a nice anti tank mine dog. I made one a couple of years ago out of a GI Joe dog. I reworked the front legs as if in a crouch, so i could slide it under a panzer iv. I made the trip handle on its back out of really rubbery plastic so it would bend but not break off when i pushed the dog under the tank.

That Schleich dog looks really good; better than the Joe dog, and nice detailing on the satchel.
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Post by AJWW2 » Tue Sep 04, 2012 1:53 pm

LOVE the dog!!! Great weathering and dirtying on the Goliath.
it be like dat

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Post by flyboy_fx » Wed Sep 05, 2012 7:19 am

Why is there an XL version?

Did the Germans have two sizes of this?
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Post by aferguson » Wed Sep 05, 2012 9:32 am

no.

the first one G1 made was a bit underscale, so he upscaled it to 1/18, which is now called the XL version.
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Post by grunt1 » Wed Sep 05, 2012 3:31 pm

Yes. I left the smaller one up there for those that were more price sensitive than scale conscious.

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