Si B’s Dragon 1/72 M142 High mobile artillery rocket system

[Guest]

I also find it kind of cheap that they moulded the rocket pod in place. Had they made it separate, it would have been possible to put the vehicle into a diorama where it’s being reloaded, for example. But that means larger moulds, which means more expensive. Another nice option would have been different front and rear faces for the pods, so you can build it as one loaded with an ATACMS from the box. These are MLRS pods:

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And this is an ATACMS pod:

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It deliberately resembles an MLRS pod on the outside so that it’s hard for enemy intelligence to tell which is which, but for the modeller there are clear differences. Of course, you can modify the kit parts, but Dragon could just have supplied different ends.

[Si Benson]

Been chucking some paint and weathering at the HIMARS

[Jim R]

The paint chucking and weathering has worked very well.

[Guest]

Looking good, though I would darken the windows a good deal if this was my model. The interior of the cab will be dark and the glass thick, so the windows won’t be very light either, generally (unless you can see the sky reflected in them, of course ).

[Lee Drennen]

Nice chunking paint Si. The weathering in the crevices look convincing. Waiting for more……

[Andy T]

Looking very nice indeed.

[vizenz]

Looks good. Nice model, nice paint job.
This thing isn't at the top of my list, but maybe I'll get a kit like this... :thinking:

[boatman]

Yes a nice build Si i like very much
chrisb

[JR]

Looks even better with the paint on Si .

[Si Benson]

Appreciate the feedback gents :thumb2:

Still a bit more paint and weathering to do yet…..the enamel based stuff takes a while to dry and I like to add layers to build it up rather then slap it all on in one go.

I used some Tamiya smoke (X-19) on the window areas to tone them down. Never tried this before and may require further tweaking about one dry….

[scottie3158]

Si, that is a very nice result mate, beautifully painted.

[Guest]

I used some Tamiya smoke (X-19) on the window areas to tone them down.

That is exactly what I had in mind that I would do if it were my model It should both darken the windows and add depth by ending up thicker/darker along the frames than in the middle. From the photo, I’d say it’s succeeded pretty well.

[Si Benson]

That is exactly what I had in mind that I would do if it were my model :smiling3: It should both darken the windows and add depth by ending up thicker/darker along the frames than in the middle. From the photo, I’d say it’s succeeded pretty well.

In hindsight I would of got the wet pallet out and just blended in the depth, but I’m reasonably happy with this for 1/72

[Guest]

Too much work for my liking if I can achieve much the same effect with one coat of translucent paint

[A_J_Rimmer]

That looks superb!