Desert Beetle

[Guest]

Tyrel i love the little dio i have this kit in my stash, how was it to build? your figures look cool and i love the colours.

scott

[Guest]

I hate to be the new guy making a first post that is.... somewhat negative, but...

You have so much great detail in your work, but then...your tires don't "feel right"...there something wrong with them.

Perhaps it is the lack of tread, or too much "sand" in the sidewall treads.

I think this dio is awesome, except for that one little detail.

[geegad]

Hello bud I find this dio one of the best I've seen on this forum so much detail and so much going on I love your figures that is the place where I get stuck one day...anyway looking forward to seein more of your work mate

Geegad

[Guest]

Fantastic dio Tyrel (again) 5 stars top off the class from me , Hi Dwarfed - German desert tyres although I`m no expert I think he has pulled this one off , the guy knows what he`s doing and is very good at it the quality of his work is 2nd to none

I may be wrong but the dio still gets 5 Stars from me again

Richy

[Guest]

Rich,

I have no doubt he knows what he is doing...

But, as you can see in this picture;

the tread is wider and it protrudes....

So that leads me to think either the kit was partly at fault for the inaccuracy, or Tyrel could not find a decent enough reference to model the tire after.

Again, I think this diorama is great, mostly because he has/can do much what I have yet to perfect.

But the tire, to me; is much like seeing a beautifully detailed interior, but the modeller forgot to take the time to buff out any mold injection marks.

[geegad]

they could have been on the vehicle for a while and worn down so that's why there is no GRIP!!!!!

[Tyrel]

Well I have to admit I didn't think my choice of tires would ever be the cause of extra posts. First thanks to all for the compliments on my little dio. Second let me assure everyone that my well researched tires are 100% accurate. They are called sand tires or sometimes balloon tires and had almost no tread. They were over inflated and designed to "float" over soft sand. They did not come with the CMK kit but were added as an aftermarket part. My apologies for not including them in my kit description in the first post. Here are some kit pics that have sand tires and one that shows them on a Kübelwagen.

Thanks again for looking. Cheers!

[Guest]

Ah...ok...

I didn't mean to cause a fuss.

Thank you for the clarification.

now, if you will excuse me, I need to get measured for new pants to fit my horses ass.

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[Tyrel]

No worries. It's all good. And you were right in your initial impression that they didn't look right. They are indeed very strange looking tires.

Cheers!

[aaron]

ha i was just about to post that they look like desert tyres from a kublewagon kit i have done ...honestly lol.

[mossiepilot]

Sorry must have missed this when you first posted.

A lovely dio Ty.

Thanks for posting.

Tony.

[Guest]

How did you do the sand?:noidea::noidea::noidea:

[Tyrel]

How did you do the sand?:noidea::noidea::noidea:

For the sand I found and purchased sand in three different grain sizes and and for the most part use the finest (smallest) grain sand. I add small pinches of the bigger stuff to show the different sizes of ground cover that there is. I spread out a mix of white glue and water, sprinkled on the sand and then pressed in different sizes of cat litter to simulate rocks. I airbrushed everything with shades of Tamiya earth, brown, tan and yellow. Then I dry brushed with several lighter shades of artists oil paints. Hope this helps.

Cheers

Tyrel