This is a 1:25-scale paper model from a printed kit published by Orlik (Poland). I'm waiting for the 1:25-scale Dodge WWII ambulance paper mode kit from WAK (Poland). That kit has British markings. I will scan it and change it to an American ambulance. I want a trailer to haul behind it, so I went looking through my stash of paper model kits.
I found the Orik kit of a Zis-5 water truck and trailer. I scanned the trailer into Photoshop and added LAR ("looks about right") U.S. Army markings. Then I built the kit according to instructions . . . mostly. It's a Russian prototype, but it's what I had in 1/25 scale, and LAR.
I scratchbuilt the jackstand to hold up the trailer until I can hang it on the back of the ambulance. Construction of the trailer was fussy but only moderately difficult. I made some substitutions for some parts and ignored the ridiculously small stuff. You'd need a magnifying glass and an attitude to know they are missing. The build took about 18 hours.
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