More wheels, fewer wings... ;-)
This is my second serious attempt to build a vehicle and I must warn you, I don't really feel confident doing it.
A very good review of the kit can be found here http://www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/kits/zve/kit_zve_3596.shtml so I will not bother introducing it. Off to the build itself then!
Russian engineering is always admirable and this kit is not an exception to the rule. It all fits nicely, no putty was required and the only tiny little problem I had was to fill and/or sand some pin marks. Not a big deal. Apart from that, I would say that the assembly procedure was as easy and enjoyable as with any modern tamiya kit. Good work comrades!
Unlike most of the builds that I found on-line, that assemble the whole model and then paint it, I took a different approach. To make my life easier (or so I thought), I only assembled the main parts (chassis, wheels, differentials, engine etc), painted them separately and I plan to put them all together at the last stage of the build. So far the trick is working nicely, I'm curious to find out what will be the final result. :P
Ok, photos:
The first challenge was to find a good way to make the leather seats look like leather... The representation of such materials has always been a pain in the ass for me. The kit instructions insisted that the seats should be black. I had a different idea (I always mess things up when I have time to get creative) and decided to paint them in a dark red-brown leather scheme. I also used the hairspray technique to represent some scratches and the tamiya weathering master set A for some extra wear.
Next step was the wooden parts. And they were PLENTY!!!
The idea was to paint all the woodwork, weather it, cover it with hairspray, then a coat of the basic color (Hu67 - panzer grey) and then chip to show wear.
For the wooden parts, I used pretty much everything I had handy. Basic colour (I don't even remember which), a coat of future, then washed it with raw umber, burnt umber and some black oil colours, then dry brushed it with lighter and darker tones of brown, then the tamiya weathering master again, an oil colour filter in the end and...
After a couple of days (I was feeling lazy), I sprayed a coat of hairspray and a few hours later, sprayed 2-3 coats of Humbrol 67, the closest to Panzer Grey, according to on-line resources. The enamel was left to dry overnight and next morning I continued with the chipping process. For the truck bed (floor and walls), I used an old toothbrush, an even older paintbrush with worn tip, which I usually use to apply the tamiya weathering master "pigments" (IDK what they really are, hence the "pigments") and a toothpick. For the metal parts (which I had earlier sprayed with Hi113 to represent some rust underneath the paintwork) I used an x-acto blade and very carefully tried to apply some scratches.
I really hope the result looks good so far:
Next step was to paint and weather the engine. Lacking references, I just followed the painting instructions. Here's the result:
With the engine left aside, I worked on the several cargo load items. I spent a whole morning on two canisters, one of which looks like this (the one on the left):
I copied a fuel drum, using aluminum foil:
And here's a test-placement of the several items on the cargo bed:
And a photo of where we are today:
The idea was to add a maybach engine from an Italeri Bergepanther on the cargo bed.
A friend asked me to give him the engine though, so I decided to cover it with a piece of canvas instead and give the actual engine away.
Milliput superfine to the rescue...
And here's the canvas, without the engine underneath it. Can you tell? ;-)
Extra weathering with oils (rust effect, dust and some extra dirt)...
I used pigments on the tyres and painted and weathered the fuel drum which is going to be used as storage.
And then I sprayed a coat of a medium green on the canvas:
That will be all for today. Thank you very much.
Hope to see you soon.
Cheers!
17/08/2012
Some progress has been made since the last time I posted here...
A quick review of what happened:
I added mud underneath the mud flaps, some on the outer side and some in several points of the cargo bed walls, the bumper etc. To make the mud look as good as possible, I used acrylic putty (for wall construction purposes) and after it dried, I used art pigments mixed with the talens oil color matt varnish. To achieve the shade of brown that would satisfy me, I washed with a mix of raw sienna and raw umber oil colours, which was pretty much what I did with the wheels. I used the same mix of pigments and varnish to represent splashed mud on the flaps, only this time I used an old paintbrush and my airbrush.
The cargo pieces and bits are not painted or/and weathered yet. I just put them on the cargo bed to make the pictures look better. I hope you like them.
I hope you enjoyed reading this post. I certainly enjoyed building the model.I might add some comments about the construction later.
Thank you very much.
Take care!
N.
This is my second serious attempt to build a vehicle and I must warn you, I don't really feel confident doing it.
A very good review of the kit can be found here http://www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/kits/zve/kit_zve_3596.shtml so I will not bother introducing it. Off to the build itself then!
Russian engineering is always admirable and this kit is not an exception to the rule. It all fits nicely, no putty was required and the only tiny little problem I had was to fill and/or sand some pin marks. Not a big deal. Apart from that, I would say that the assembly procedure was as easy and enjoyable as with any modern tamiya kit. Good work comrades!
Unlike most of the builds that I found on-line, that assemble the whole model and then paint it, I took a different approach. To make my life easier (or so I thought), I only assembled the main parts (chassis, wheels, differentials, engine etc), painted them separately and I plan to put them all together at the last stage of the build. So far the trick is working nicely, I'm curious to find out what will be the final result. :P
Ok, photos:
The first challenge was to find a good way to make the leather seats look like leather... The representation of such materials has always been a pain in the ass for me. The kit instructions insisted that the seats should be black. I had a different idea (I always mess things up when I have time to get creative) and decided to paint them in a dark red-brown leather scheme. I also used the hairspray technique to represent some scratches and the tamiya weathering master set A for some extra wear.
The idea was to paint all the woodwork, weather it, cover it with hairspray, then a coat of the basic color (Hu67 - panzer grey) and then chip to show wear.
For the wooden parts, I used pretty much everything I had handy. Basic colour (I don't even remember which), a coat of future, then washed it with raw umber, burnt umber and some black oil colours, then dry brushed it with lighter and darker tones of brown, then the tamiya weathering master again, an oil colour filter in the end and...
I really hope the result looks good so far:
Next step was to paint and weather the engine. Lacking references, I just followed the painting instructions. Here's the result:
With the engine left aside, I worked on the several cargo load items. I spent a whole morning on two canisters, one of which looks like this (the one on the left):
Milliput superfine to the rescue...
I used pigments on the tyres and painted and weathered the fuel drum which is going to be used as storage.
Hope to see you soon.
Cheers!
17/08/2012
Some progress has been made since the last time I posted here...
A quick review of what happened:
I added mud underneath the mud flaps, some on the outer side and some in several points of the cargo bed walls, the bumper etc. To make the mud look as good as possible, I used acrylic putty (for wall construction purposes) and after it dried, I used art pigments mixed with the talens oil color matt varnish. To achieve the shade of brown that would satisfy me, I washed with a mix of raw sienna and raw umber oil colours, which was pretty much what I did with the wheels. I used the same mix of pigments and varnish to represent splashed mud on the flaps, only this time I used an old paintbrush and my airbrush.
The cargo pieces and bits are not painted or/and weathered yet. I just put them on the cargo bed to make the pictures look better. I hope you like them.
26/8/2012
The model is finally -sort of- finished.
I had to rush it a bit, due to my departure, and there are a few things that needed attention, but I think overall it's ok. When I build the diorama, I will add/correct a few details.
So, without further ado, I give you the photos:
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I hope you enjoyed reading this post. I certainly enjoyed building the model.I might add some comments about the construction later.
Thank you very much.
Take care!
N.
