Hello
This isn't much of a build thread because I already mostly built it since it goes together quickly but here it is anyway:
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To complement the truck and the diorama that I will put it on, I got the tamiya jerry can kit
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The chassis was easy to assemble, I airbrush it olive drab then I picked out the details with flat black
[ATTACH]104808.IPB[/ATTACH]
The cockpit did not have many details but you won't see much of it anyway in the finished model
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Unfortunately, there is no "engine". I was hoping that the hood could be opened
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Once assembled, I airbrushed the front of the truck with black to create a sort of pre-shading
[ATTACH]104804.IPB[/ATTACH]
The pre-shading seems to have worked after airbrushing a thin coat of olive drab[ATTACH]104803.IPB[/ATTACH]
Cockpit glued onto the chassis and a bit of dry brushing with chrome silver to create a worn look
[ATTACH]104834.IPB[/ATTACH]
The wheels were a bit of a pain and took a good couple hours to paint
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But once finished and glued into place, they looked really cool
[ATTACH]104793.IPB[/ATTACH]
To create the fuel hose, metal wire is inserted into a rubber tube so that later you can adjust its position easily.
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Once again, pre-shading
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Assembling the fuel cistern
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the roof and a few bits and pieces glued into place
[ATTACH]104799.IPB[/ATTACH]
Sidewalls installed and everything else painted. Unfortunately, most of the detail inside the hose compartment won't be seen because of a closed hatch.
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Too much weathering?
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So far, so good...
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I did not want to airbrush a clear coat because when I tried it on the chassis, it made it too dark and softened a lot of the detail. Also, it is hard to get the gloss back to a nice flat finished later on. For this reason, I decided to apply decals straight onto the paint. As you can see, it did't work because the paint would get stained by the water and change its tone. I decided that until I knew of a solution to this, I will not apply any more decals. Can anyone help?
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I think the bottom turned out well
[ATTACH]104835.IPB[/ATTACH]
When placed in the P-47 diorama, obvious flaws such as a lack of decals are not very noticeable.
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The build is not finished yet, I need to make the figures and I will try to somehow sort out the decals, maybe rub on transfers?
I will be away for about a month so I won't be able to build the great scale figures that come with this kit but it will be the first thing I do when I come back.
See you next time
This isn't much of a build thread because I already mostly built it since it goes together quickly but here it is anyway:
[ATTACH]104795.IPB[/ATTACH]
To complement the truck and the diorama that I will put it on, I got the tamiya jerry can kit
[ATTACH]104794.IPB[/ATTACH]
The chassis was easy to assemble, I airbrush it olive drab then I picked out the details with flat black
[ATTACH]104808.IPB[/ATTACH]
The cockpit did not have many details but you won't see much of it anyway in the finished model
[ATTACH]104807.IPB[/ATTACH]
Unfortunately, there is no "engine". I was hoping that the hood could be opened
[ATTACH]104806.IPB[/ATTACH]
Once assembled, I airbrushed the front of the truck with black to create a sort of pre-shading
[ATTACH]104804.IPB[/ATTACH]
The pre-shading seems to have worked after airbrushing a thin coat of olive drab[ATTACH]104803.IPB[/ATTACH]
Cockpit glued onto the chassis and a bit of dry brushing with chrome silver to create a worn look
[ATTACH]104834.IPB[/ATTACH]
The wheels were a bit of a pain and took a good couple hours to paint
[ATTACH]104802.IPB[/ATTACH]
But once finished and glued into place, they looked really cool
[ATTACH]104793.IPB[/ATTACH]
To create the fuel hose, metal wire is inserted into a rubber tube so that later you can adjust its position easily.
[ATTACH]104792.IPB[/ATTACH]
Once again, pre-shading
[ATTACH]104801.IPB[/ATTACH]
Assembling the fuel cistern
[ATTACH]104800.IPB[/ATTACH]
the roof and a few bits and pieces glued into place
[ATTACH]104799.IPB[/ATTACH]
Sidewalls installed and everything else painted. Unfortunately, most of the detail inside the hose compartment won't be seen because of a closed hatch.
[ATTACH]104796.IPB[/ATTACH]
Too much weathering?
[ATTACH]104798.IPB[/ATTACH]
So far, so good...
[ATTACH]104797.IPB[/ATTACH]
I did not want to airbrush a clear coat because when I tried it on the chassis, it made it too dark and softened a lot of the detail. Also, it is hard to get the gloss back to a nice flat finished later on. For this reason, I decided to apply decals straight onto the paint. As you can see, it did't work because the paint would get stained by the water and change its tone. I decided that until I knew of a solution to this, I will not apply any more decals. Can anyone help?
[ATTACH]104791.IPB[/ATTACH]
I think the bottom turned out well
[ATTACH]104835.IPB[/ATTACH]
When placed in the P-47 diorama, obvious flaws such as a lack of decals are not very noticeable.
[ATTACH]104836.IPB[/ATTACH]
The build is not finished yet, I need to make the figures and I will try to somehow sort out the decals, maybe rub on transfers?
I will be away for about a month so I won't be able to build the great scale figures that come with this kit but it will be the first thing I do when I come back.
See you next time
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