1/72 Goliath

[Tim Reynaga]

I’m in with another small one, Alby’s diminutive 1/72 scale resin Goliath!


According to Wikipedia, the Leichter Ladungsträger Goliath (Goliath Light Charge Carrier) was a name given to two German Unmanned disposable demolition vehicles used during World War II. They were known as beetle tanks by the Allies.
Employed by the Wehrmacht during World War II, they carried 60 or 100 kilogrammes (130 or 220 lb) of high explosives, depending on the model, and were intended to be used for destroying tanks, disrupting dense infantry formations, and the demolition of buildings or bridges. Goliaths were single-use vehicles that were destroyed by the detonation of their warhead.

Here’s a picture of one at the Bovington Tank Museum next to my wife.

The Goliath is even smaller than it appears in this picture – my wife is only four feet eleven inches tall!

[JamesPerrin]

Are you sure you are not taking on too much? Actually, the resin looks to be the right colour, that could save you some time

[general rocket]

May be you should save this for the Saturday afternoon group build?

[iggie]

May be you should save this for the Saturday afternoon group build?

And then you could do another kit for the rest of the afternoon

[Tim Reynaga]

You’re right, guys, this kit is simplicity itself with only four resin parts – which assembled quickly.



The only challenge was attaching the delicate wire control cable guide without breaking it!

[gnomemeansgnome]

Geez that's tiny. Interesting kit subject for Braille Scale though.

[splash]

It looks brilliant in such a small scale, are you doing the operator as well?

[Clashcityrocker]

Be careful if you airbrush it. Might get blown away

Nigel

[Tim Reynaga]

Here’s Goliath with its initial paint on...


And with a Grumbacher Raw Umber artist’s oil wash, the Goliath is completed.

[general rocket]

Well done on a comprehensive and in depth build.

[gnomemeansgnome]

Cool.

[Clashcityrocker]

Nice.

Nigel

[wokka]

You could put it on a chain and wear it as a Necklace

A nicely done and interesting subject.

[Tim Reynaga]

You could put it on a chain and wear it as a Necklace

A nicely done and interesting subject.

You're right!


The completed Goliath model is so small it made sense to place it on some kind of base.



A “wooden nickel” from Hobby Lobby should serve nicely as a platform.




I started by covering one side with Golden Gel Mediums Coarse Pumice Gel, a texturing agent used by artists. This creates a surface something like a 1/35th scale rocky beach.




I then smeared spackling paste over it to tone things down to something more resembling 1/72 scale earth.

The groundwork was painted with Tamiya Flat Earth (XF-62) acrylic.


At the same time, the base edge was treated with Watco Teak Oil, a nice honey-colored finish left over from varnishing the oak floors in my house.



Finally, a sprinkling of Noch static grass flocking gives a little life to the groundwork.

[Tim Reynaga]

Placed on the base with a couple of 6mm swamp tuft weeds from Army Painter Battlefields, the tiny Goliath demolition vehicle looks ready for trouble!