Komatsu G40 bulldozer, Tamiya 1/48

[Guest]

This was a pretty quick build, 3 days altogether, but was great fun and gave me a chance to practice some techniques. It's pretty much OOB but I added a few little extras from the spares box.

I've placed it on a simple base made from a chunk of polystyrene coated in a gloopy mix of PVA, tile grout & sand. After painting in AK dark sand I added a "base ready" mixture from Geek Gaming - Desert sand & stone. The cleared area was dusted with a pigment mixture I'd made up, then the same mix used for the pigment work on the 'dozer.

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Thank you to all that followed along with the build and gave me some great comments, I hope you like the final result.

[Jim R]

Hi Andy
A great result and oh so quick. Love the weathering and the track marks left behind.
Jim

[Nicko]

That looks great Andy.

Nick

[outrunner]

That's a cracking wee display Andy, well done that man.

Andy.

[Guest]

Thanks chaps.

I was enjoying it so much Jim I hardly came out of the shed for 3 days :smiling5:

[minitnkr]

Super finishes. Great base. PaulE

[David Lovell]

Great work Andy, great subject , must have been a beast in real life the driver though in scale im sure looks dwarfed by the whole thing. Three days well spent something a little diffrent is so much more absorbing. Dave

[Steven000]

Nice one Andy! :thumb2:

[Mini Me]

Very nicely done Andy.........Looks the part! Rick H

[Guest]

Thanks all, glad you like it.

[Guest]

Simple but effective, looks like he’s bulldozing some Pacific island

BTW, anyone else notice it says “KOMATU” at the top of the grille? I always thought the brand was Komatsu, so I went back to your build thread and checked the box art, where the painting has the same name but the explanatory text says “Komatsu” … Odd.

Edit: I then did a little further digging, and it is correct: the real thing also lacked the S. Even odder

[adt70hk]

Great work as always Andy.

ATB.

Andrew

[Guest]

Thanks again guys.

Jakko, I did have a bit of a look into it but couldn't find anything concrete. I guessed it was something to do with the way they show the possessive of the name, but could be wrong. I saw it written as Komatu's, Komatsu, and the company logo is a stylised version of Komat'su.

I gave up pondering in the end and just built the thing :smiling5:

[Steve Jones]

A cracking result Andy. Very effective use of your weathering skills. Nice to see it on the base. Beautiful work all round my friend

[yak face]

Superb job andy , i do love a bit of construction machinery . The chipping effects are perfect , all too often this can be a bit overdone but youve nailed it in my eyes . Cheers tony