Plastic Model of the Dodge WC-63 Truck

The diorama was built to a 1:35 scale and depicts a fictitious scene from WWII. Featured in the diorama is the plastic model of an American Dodge WC-63 military truck. The model was built from an AFV Club kit and enhanced with photo-etched parts from Aber.

From the modeler's workshop

The trees on the diorama were made from scratch. The green part of the trees was made from a plant called asparagus. It is very fragile after drying. That is why it has been sprayed with Silol (a medical aerosol used against burns), which created a reinforcing coating and thus prevented the plant on the diorama from crumbling. After drying, the twigs were painted with an airbrush.

The tarpaulin in the model truck was made of tissues. About 3 layers of tissues were soaked in thinned Wikol glue, formed into the expected shape, and after drying, painted.

A little about the Dodge WC-63 truck

The truck, the plastic model of which is shown on the diorama, was produced by Dodge during the Second World War. The vehicle belonged to the series marked WC. The WC-63 model was being produced in 1943. About 20,000 of these vehicles were built, and trucks from the entire WC series, in various versions, over 370,000.

The WC-63 model was equipped with an inline 6-cylinder gasoline engine driving all six wheels and a winch at the front of the vehicle.

Specifications:

• Length: 5.71 m (18.73 ft),
• Width: 2.10 m (6.89 ft),
• Height (without or with the tarpaulin): 1,57-2,21 m (5.15-7.25 ft),
• Payload capacity: 1500 kg (3307 lb),
• Mass: 3250 kg (7165 lb).

Sources:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_WC_series#WC-63

19 Mar 2020