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Thanks ! The plastic is grey so that meant I didn't need a primer. Red first, masked up the white but took the tape off while it was still a bit wet so it left ragged edge in places. Once dry, I sanded it back on the sharp edges and generally across the surface. A few scrapes with the knife at various angles. Then dry brushed first in silver, again mostly on the edges. Finally, three different shades of rust (from a Vallejo acrylic set) built up on the silver & grey bits. I was going to do a couple of scrapes of blue or yellow but thought I'd better stop before I bolloocks'd it all up. That's about it, try it out on a bit of spare something as a prattle piece ? That's what my Bergepanther Recovery tank was s'posed to be but I was well pleased with it in the end. / self indulgent pics for Fred
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Well, research stage is completed, pretty sure the red wheels would be a fail. So, I reckon the last one will probably be the winner. I'd better get on with the real one. Which won't be on this thread, obvs. Any road up, back to modelling. I can't have shiny things so I'm up to my usual tricks. The rest of the truck will get it next ! /Pic
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^ You'll buy that, won't you ? Final assembly is pending. Made the tipper mechanism. I can't imagine it's up to much in real life as it all operates near the pivot point. Truck's rated at 1.5 tons so it maybe ok. Looking a bit "Lego"... Hopefully finished tomorrow.
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Nearly there ! Finally got the hang of the blue enamel. Lay it on thick & work it like coach paint. Shame I didn't figure that out for the bed, but meh, it's only a bit of fun. Shiny... Also, started on a resemblance of the tipper gear. It'll all be painted black & under the bed but as with @Indiana_Jones's plug leads, I'll know it's there. That's it for now, I've started clearing the barn up to get cracking on the real one.
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Plodding on... The black enamel paint went on really nicely, as does the red, but the blue is runny & shit & took two coats. Same company, same order. It smells different so maybe it's "improved" ? Won't matter once it's had it's regulation Shuzz weathering. While doing my research for the bigger one, I've worked out it wasn't originally a dump truck. / but that's only semi relevant here.
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Are those plug leads ? Steady on, old chap. Much as I always reckoned the VW Beetle was a long-game weapon in Hitlers big plan (we'd all be busy mending them when he invaded in the 80's), I wonder if ICM & MiniArt kits are s'posed to be distracting the Russians before the big retaliation. /spam.
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It's getting there... Paint the chassis next & then start on the cab & bed. In " I really shouldn't buy any more crazy Ukrainian kits" news, I bought this... 439 parts, FFS. It even has 2 part U-Bolts for clamping the bed mounts to the chassis. All these parts to make TWO wheels & tyres. Madness awaits.
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Evening fellow modellers ! (yeah, right...) So. The Chevy. Now, far be it from me to judge the abilities of any producer of model kits, but this is the second & last ICM kit I'll be building. The 6 wheel Mercedes staff car got bunged in a corner and has only just been saved with respray & some tarpaulin.... To be fair, it must be tricky concentrating on the detail of 1/35 scale injection moulding while the Russkies are lobbing cruise missiles at you but I'm struggling with the results again. I got past the fact that the rear springs were identical, as opposed to left & right handed. The fronts were fine. With a little trimming & tweaking the rears ended up pretty damn close. Then I tried to glue the axle on & the mounts were about 3mm out each side. Times that by 35 and no amount of kicking & swearing is going to make up a 3" gap. I extended the spring perches to fit but I hope that's it for the fettling. I've got enough to worry about making it into a tipper. Anyway, pics... Spring hangers widened Chassis nearly done First coat & liight weathering on the engine & box In other news, my super cool purchase dated January 3rd still hasn't arrived. I'm about to start a Paypal claim. Stupid models.
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Next out of the traps is this.... IRL my plan for the 1/1 scale dump truck is to civilianise it so I thought I build this one with a view to deciding on a paint scheme. I will update as I go along but I'm thinking black chassis, fenders & wheels with a blue bed & lower cab, possibly with a white top half & bonnet. Anyway, got a start on these past couple of evenings. Also, got this for Christmas off the bin lids & bought some interior & exterior photo etch. It may be next on the list but I have something special on the way.
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It is the Tamiya kit. It's the early 70's one with about 20 parts but the photo etch extra detail really brings it to life. The clips for the tools on the fenders are proper fiddly. And yeah, Zee Germans would have won WW2 if it had been a cool looking armour competition. It becomes quite obvious that George Lucas based "The Empire" on the Krauts when you compare some of the transports & walkers to German Halftracks.
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Evening. Four monthly update on the halftrack. As you may have guessed I've been busy on other things but I got this finished the other day It's going to end up in a diorama with the Flak 88mm so I'll post sunny (and hopefully better) pictures then. Got a a few bits & bobs going on, plus a juicy big one that I got for Christmas. Hopefully back at it soon.
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Karol Shusbands 72 Skyline.
CarolsHusband replied to CarolsHusband's topic in Projects and Build Ups
In the other Hako news.... Stupid leaky, pedal to the floor, crunchy gears, nearly through the back of the barn quitter. Yay shiny new different bore/ bit longer/ works just fine shiny Ebay thing. Good enough for a country job. Have been thinking a repaint might be fun either in that factory red or the original dark green metallic, but seeing what happened to @mlracing.co.nz's Hako, I think I'll carry on in blissful white ignorance. / not racially.- 35 replies
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After the disappointment of the last kit, I've had a little break & started a new one. I made one of these when I was a kid, I may even have a pic somewhere. This one's heavy on the photo etch additions as it's a really old kit & very basic. Let's hope I can do it justice. I've already pinged a few tiny bits off around the place. Didn't want them anyway.
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Shuzz's " I've had this since before you were born" Hilux
CarolsHusband replied to CarolsHusband's topic in Other Projects
Ooh, that's a bit more like it. Might have to get the paint out for the cab now... / The weights will probably go. I've already knocked some off with ball joints & brake cooling ducts. -
I guess this is finished, I kind of lost my way with it to be honest. Still, have a look. Not sure what's next. Maybe build a couple of dioramas for kits I've already built. Maybe stick to the big stuff until the winter.
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