Takom 1/72 MAZ Tank Transporter

[Guest]

Thanks John, although long range photography and JPEG compression hide a multitude of sins! :smiling5:

[scottie3158]

Andy another great build the paintwork looks spot on.

[Guest]

Cheers Paul, now to try and not mess it up with filters, washes & weathering lol

[Jim R]

Hi Andy
Very nice looking paint job. I'm sure you'll do a great job of weathering.
Jim

[Guest]

Thanks Jim.

Made a start with some filters tonight. It's not something I've tried before and the effects are really subtle, but I think layering them up might produce nice results. No specific products, just thinned oil paints.

[Guest]

Did a bit more this afternoon. Looking at some pictures it seemed the huge winch on the back was missing a vital element - a cable - so decided to have a go.

Some 0.4mm copper wire made a mounting hook, then some fine CAT5 wire was twisted for the cable itself, with a simulated thimble made by twisting the wire back on itself and flooding with CA to smooth it out.
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And with paint
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Better than nothing.

Also got the decals on and a few other bits & bobs.

[scottie3158]

Andy,
Nice work on the winch,it's the little details that make a big difference.

[Guest]

Cheers Paul, that's one thing I noticed at the show today. The models that turned my head were the ones with added details that held my interest and kept me looking. I can see why you guys go the extra mile as it really does make them stand out in a crowd.

[Steve Jones]

Nice work on the winch Andy. I like going to the shows as well as you pick up so many ideas

[Guest]

Cheers Steve.

Taken this as far as I'm going to for now. It needs more weathering, especially on the wheels & tyres, but the long term plan is to include it in a dio. No point covering it in mud if I end up doing a rocky/dusty layout. Had a nightmare with the PE wipers but I'll try and hide the glue marks once I get around to dirtying it up for the scene.

I spent ages trying to get some sag into the rear tyres to account for the eventually laden trailer but it was tricky with the rubber kit items. Plenty of burnt finger ends from the boiling water! There is some, but I don't think the camera angles help.

Still some bits to add like chocks and straps/chains for the vehicle on the trailer too, but I'll include those when I start the dio blog.

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Thanks for watching
Andy.

[scottie3158]

Andy,
Nicely done, that is a cracking result.

[Guest]

Sorry Paul, missed your reply. Thank you :smiling3:

[minitnkr]

Weather you use mud or dry dirt/rocks, you can simulate load by how deep you sink the tires into the medium in comparison with the tracks you leave behind. A thought at first cuppa. PaulE

[Guest]

So simple I'm kicking myself for not thinking of it. Thanks Paul!

[minitnkr]

When I'm planning to use a multi-wheeled (more than three) model in a dio, I always explore making the suspension flexible. Sometimes the model is easier to modify than it appears at first glance and sometimes it requires a reengineering effort. The latter you decide if the effort is worth the result as the dio envisioned may be easier to adjust than the model, as may be the case above. For future reference, second cuppa. BTW, your modeling results are pretty amazing for the short time you've been at it, IMHO. PaulE