The No. 850:98 U.S. Navy Cargo Plane (the smaller of the two Eldon cargo seaplanes) came with three vehicles: Tank, Troop Transport Truck, and Jeep. As I don't have the Jeep, in tomorrow's post we'll start looking at the large vehicles that came with the larger plane. This diminutive Troop Transport Truck measures: 2.125" (5.39cm) L x .75" (1.90cm) W x .875" (2.22cm) H. Like the tank, it is a one-piece casting with no rolling wheels or operating features. Enjoy! Opa Fritz
Like I'm wont to say, I'm a tad bit too old to be getting down on the kitchen floor and playing with my toys - besides, I risk breaking them! So 'playing' takes on a whole new meaning. Usually it boils down to staging set-ups and photographing them, or messing around on the computer with the images I've taken. This one falls into the later category. I had already scanned the artwork from an LP Space Exploring set, and using Photoshop, cleaned it up and added a bit more detail to it. Now it can be used for other such projects. One of the problems I have is creating a .PNG image in Photoshop. That's where I can cut away or 'erase' the background from the main image. Sometimes it works well, other times not. When it does work, then whoopee and I can use that image for projects. These are fun little projects that allow me to flex what little creativity I have come up images I hope people will - Enjoy! Opa Fritz
Here's another soft-plastic knock-off made from pieces I'd acquired over the years. This is the last of the Lido Troop Transports I have, so we'll be moving on to the Rocket Tank next. Enjoy! Opa Fritz
