WWII US Army 1 1/2 ton Dodge truck, by Heiser Models. I got this truck about 20 years ago and it has held up well.
This is a resin cast model, hand made.
A master modeller, Paul Heiser, makes an original model in pieces that can be resin cast.
He then makes a makes a mold of those pieces, and casts them one at a time. Heiser models makes probably 200 different model kits although they rotate through production and are difficult to find.
Consistent with the limitations of casting they produce highly detailed models that are of average difficulty and durable enough to work well in wargames. They can be built using super glue or 5 minute epoxy for assembly. Windshields can be fragile but are quickly repaired. Regular model tools work fine for cutting, drilling, sanding, and filing. Regular model paints work well, but a good primer is a good idea since the usual color of the resin is yellowish and can be hard to cover well without it.
2 comments:
I really like Heiser's models as they are good looking and in the same scale as my model railway. This Dodge was common in the Norwegian Army after WW2, and I have a couple of them, some with canvas.
Paul Heiser and I have known each other for 35 years, and he is a good guy. His models are fantastic and I have a lot of them. HO scale is a very common model railroad scale. Thanks for commenting Roger.
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