Thursday, December 26, 2013

VAN DAMME: DOES THE SPLITS IN EPIC STYLE BETWEEN TWO VOLVO TRUCKS



Bet there aren't too many model-makers who can even dream of equalling martial-arts expert Jean-Claude Van Damme's Volvo ultra-lithe super-split advert, but it's a fun-view anyway. Happy Boxing Day!


Not forgetting of course that a 1:24 scale truck can make an excellent project, with challenges that are somewhat different to the usual aircraft, car, or tank.


Italeri in particular have a wide range of trucks to choose from, both Euro and US designs, plus a spectacular line in custom paint jobs the one above featuring a Viking theme, appropriate for the truck itself, a Volvo from Sweden.

So here's the challenge - find a 1:24 figure from the parts box, gently heat the hips, then bend the legs and pose between a couple of truck models to recreate JCVD's amazing truck advert - of which Volvo inform us that no special CGI techniques were used in its making. It's all real folks.