Afghanistan WKIM Airfix 1/48

[Guest]

These look very cool Laurie, you seem to be progressing well.

scott

[Guest]

Thanks for that Scott, Ian M and Ian Papa.

Would love a break down on how you achieved that.

Thanks Amos. First time of trying all of this so hope this helps.

Used Lifecolor Sand 1 which is a great color for Afganistan dust etc. For the wash on the black I mixed this with thinners probably 40% paint and 60% thinners. Could not find a prepared wash the colour I wanted. Using a big brush I doused bit by bit removing wet parts and then redoing as they were near dry moving the paint around with the brush.

On the dust on the oil. I used Vallejo Pigments desert Dust, Light Sienna and European earth. Some I dipped a small brush in Vallejo matt varnish and picked up the pigments and then pushed it around until it looked OK. Other times I applied matt varnish and then using the same brush loaded pigment and laid it on to the vanish. A great help is that Vallejo Matt dries quickly and you can layer on layer etc.

If you can get the DVD AFV acrylic techniques by Mig Jimenez this gives a good in to a lot of weathering techniques.

Laurie

[monica]

do like the little turn stands with the clips,

this is looking good Laurie,coming along very nicely,

so sorry this is so late ,

but hear is a link to that paint i said,

i did try to link it in when changing servers,

hope its still of help

the very top one,

http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=Lifecolor%2FLifecol our+LC-UA504.+Grau+RLM02+Paint.&rt=nc&LH_PrefLoc=2

[Guest]

Thanks Si and Polux.

Laurie

[dave]

Looking very good Laurie, I know what you mean about the PE, the Bf109 I am currently building is the first time I have used PE and some of the small bits can drive you to distraction.

[Guest]

Coming along nicely Laurie, great work. I am about to give in and get myself some of the Herrick sets.

[Guest]

Coming along nicely Laurie, great work. I am about to give in and get myself some of the Herrick sets.

Hi Steve. I have bought the whole lot both vehicles and the Merlin and Lynx helicopter. So have my work cut out. All the Herrick range are new. If the Merlin and the WKIM Landrover are anything to go by I should enjoy the remainder.


Should look good all together in a setting (not diorama) which is what I have set out to do. May digress every now and then to build an odd aircraft to ensure I do not get stale. Really looking forward to the Lynx.


Laurie

[Guest]

Despite Valentine's day and all the other things progress is being moderately made.


I mentioned that I was a little disappointed as it seemed legoish. But changed there have been a number of bits that needed a lot of thought, for me.


wheels. Normally leave to the finish but here well ahead.


So stage 3 here goes.


Laurie


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[Guest]

Looking good to me Laurie!

[Guest]

Subscribed, I was looking at these too in the local shop, quite fancy doing this and the lynx one I think it was.


Great job on the worn look and the wheels look great as well

[Guest]

Here we are the Landrover in the finishing straight. More to be done on the weathering as this is round one so to speak.


The model includes a canopy roof over the driver. 99% of the WMIK types I have looked at in reality do not have them so I have left it off.


Airfix as is there way do not supply the figures with the model you have to buy a a separate entity. Clever little trick. They are for the Jackal and Coyote in fact. But shed a bit from the drivers bum and it works.


Laurie


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[Guest]

This Land Rover is looking really good Laurie

[monica]

great progress Laurie,liking the look of this one so far,


nice work on weathering the wheels,and nice so far on the figures as well

[Ian M]

As said by others, this is looking very good Laurie. You sure this is your first non-flying thing!


Ian M

[takeslousyphotos]

Looks good to me Laurie .......... Like it.


Peter