SimonT - 1/72 PST ZIS-5-BZ Fuel Truck

[Mini Me]

Glad to hear it...splains a lot. Makes it a lot easier to upscale and add detail than to go down and try to scrape it together from the dust of the earth.:smiling5:

[SimonT]

Rick - I do have a very small collection of Roco Minitanks up in the roof stash, purchased cheaply some thirty odd years ago from leftover stock at a shop which closed down
From my foggy memory - a boxed set of three M3 family half tracks, M26 Dragon Wagon with M15 trailer, Gama Goat, M151 mutt, very dubious looking T34 (why I got that one I have no idea), M113, WW2 famous figures, Bradley, command group set (Vietnam era sat around a table - very much like the old Tamiya 1/35 set), 2.5t GMC truck, Scud A. There may be one or two more lurking in a dark corner of the stash. The detail on the newer vehicles is what drew me to them - amazing for the scale

[JR]

Simon .
Nice to see some 4BO.Think I might have my car inthat colour next time :smiling3::nerd:

A dubious T34 , pray tell more, or even better build it maybe ?

[Mini Me]

I know what you mean about the Roco T34. There are better ones available but even they require considerable massaging in order to make them respectable. It would be fun to see your approach to making some of these come to life...if you are ever so inclined. Thanks for sharing that with me. Rick H.

[SimonT]

John - buy yourself an ex-Russian vehicle and it will already be the right colour

Tanks’n’stuff

Rick - that T34 is shockingly bad. May have a go at one of the others sometime though. Next time I am up in the roof....

[Steve Jones]

Nice work on the modulation Mr T. Looking very nice indeed

[adt70hk]

Simon

That is:

a) very nice work and well rescued on the dodgy tank
b) very quick!

Well done indeed so far and keep up the good work.

ATB

Andrew

[JR]

Simon. Just the job
a snip at £ 9950. With LPG price around half of petrol, its like increasing MPG to a more respectable 12MPG!!!!!!

[Graeme C.]

Some great improvements to this little kit. :thumb2:

[SimonT]

Cheers Steve - you never know, I may be starting to get the hang of this painting lark. Quite enjoying myself :smiling3:

Andrew - thanks. Surprised myself with how fast it all came together

John - it would be cool to be able to afford to buy, and run, some of this kit that they sell. Imagine going down the shops in a BRDM-2

Thanks Graeme

[SimonT]

Gave it a few coats of 'green for grey green' filter which helped blend the various modulation tones together and give a more green tinge to the colour

once this dried I coated with Tamiya X22 to give a gloss shine then once that had dried it got a coat of 'brown wash for green'

so it now looks like this


left to dry overnight

most of this will then be removed today.......

[Gern]

You guys who manage to scratch extra details on these tiny kits are certifiably insane!

[JR]

You guys who manage to scratch extra details on these tiny kits are certifiably insane!

Dave not certifiably but certified ! :smiling3::smiling3::smiling3:.

[Jim R]

Hi Simon
This is certainly surging on - paint already. Looks good. Have you a dio idea or not?
Jim

[The Smythe Meister]

Loving the way that this is progressing Simon,
I`ve got used to all of your scratchduggery over the years,but what`s this i`ve just read...........?!!
...........Mr.T is using MODULATION SETS :astonished:........... to coin a phrase.......... "I DON`T BELIEVE IT"
Top stuff mate,i like it a lot!!
Cheers,
Andy