1/72 M1070 gun truck

[Andy T]

I know this is a soft skin at heart but with the added armour & armament I thought it would be best suited here. I hope that's okay.



Construction so far was identical to the previous M1070 I built so I've skipped that, despite there being around 80 tiny parts just for the chassis!

Interior just had a basic paint job as it's pretty invisible once closed up:



The chassis, cab & winch rack had a coat of primer (scraped away from contact areas) so I'm now ready to build the armoured gun pit on the back:



I did have one issue for the first time ever - water in my air line! It certainly makes spraying a bit sporty when you have to react fast to a blob of water coming out of the airbrush :tears-of-joy:

Definitely something to fix before the next session.

[scottie3158]

I will follow along mate.

[David Lovell]

Good stuff count me in keep us/me informed with the moisture problem still wondering if that was the cause of my oop: day. Dave

[Andy T]

Good to have you aboard Paul. It's another of mine where it'll be more about the paint than the build but I guess I need to play to my strengths :smiling3:

Cheers Dave. I'm running through the system now. I never had a water problem in the shed but then I put much more thought into the plumbing. I just threw this into the new room quickly and it's bitten me on the behind!

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The gun pit has started out as an exercise in filling. I doubt many (if any) of these ejector marks will be visible once it's built but better safe than sorry. Murphys law means the one I leave will be the one that's seen!

[Jim R]

Watching with interest Andy. Certainly a lot of pin marks to fill. Hope you get the moisture issue sorted.

[Andy T]

Welcome Jim. Yes, plenty of filler practice on this one.

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The inside is surprisingly detailed so I'm guessing they expect you to leave the roof removable, as you can see bugger all once it is fitted:





I debated the colour for a while. The outside was just left as bare steel, which rusted, so I figured they wouldn't have bothered painting the interior either:



There are fabric panels hanging on 3 sides to possibly hide the bright rusty colour somewhat. These were primed black, dry brushed in white, then had a very light coat of green (actually 4b0 :tears-of-joy: )





I'm just getting the base colours down on everything for now, there'll be more work to follow.

[grumpa]

OOH, I like that! though 1/72 is a bit fiddly for these old eyes and arthritic fingers.
I have an ARVclub M35A1Quad .50 Gun Truck in 1/35 an awesome model!
Almost afraid to start it, as it is a very intricate and highly detailed kit, plus
I do have other things in progress, but I'll move it up the list a bit.
I'll be checking in on this one though.
Jim.

[Mickc1440]

I’m in Andy, great start on that tiny truck

[Andy T]

Thanks Jim & Mick. One good thing about the scale is not too much fiddly detail and a good excuse not to scratch too many extras :tears-of-joy:

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Main colours are on. I haven't bothered too much with the sides since they'll be covered in the armoured panels:



Talking of armoured panels - the kit supplies them as PE but doesn't actually include all the ones shown in the box art. I'm hoping to make them from the remainder of the fret.

[The Smythe Meister]

Just caught this one, looking great in that basic camo coat :hugging-face: , loving that shading on the green internal panels too. :thumb2:
Good stuff mate!!

[scottie3158]

Andy
Paintwork is superb as always.

[Andy T]

Thank you both.

I'm starting to feel like I'm in a bit of a rut with my model making. Maybe it's time to try a different approach for a bit to shake things up :smiling3:

[Jim R]

Progressing nicely Andy. Those fabric panels have come out well. The whole paint job is excellent.

[Andy T]

All of the basic painting is done now. The rusty metal is quite light coloured on the real thing but it still needs a fair bit of work to tone down the orange look of the lifecolor rust set. The foundations are down though and there's actually a lot more variation than this picture shows:

[Guest]

Looking like that, I’d think they were going to an international football match