Big 'un
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Contents of box
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The first major components come together
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Still not connected, but it gives a good impression of the size of the kit.
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Ready to go into a diorama
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Although pricey, I decided to order these anyway.
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Messy stuff, working with foam
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After adding grass and using modelling paste to create a road
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Base layer of sand color
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Adding shadows, a mix of beige red and black red
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First highlight, with beige red
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Second highlights with base flesh
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Final highlights with light flesh
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Adding the eyes. Whites with white and a tad of sky blue, black irises /pupils.
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Lips painted, with a mixture of beige red and burned red
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Chin strap, black
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Eyebrows, color depends on hair color
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The whole bunch finished.
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The last addition to the dio has entered
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The contents
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The base is ready to be filled
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The gun in place
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And populated...
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This gun most certainly has not been idle
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Climbing up
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Waiting for new ammo to arrive.
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Aiming...
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Will is take much longer?
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The munitions hoisters
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Ready ammo, ready to go up...
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Driver: ready... Althoug I found out later that he was too high (or the cab was too low) to fit!!! I had to remove the lower part of the body :!@#!#
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Ready for weathering and to add the last details...
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The hood is created from square plastic (holders), Metal wires, alu foil (straps for the "windows") and tissue paper.
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Driver in place, with rolled down window.
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Rearflap of the hood
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Overall view. The cargo body is still separate.
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Very special "camouflage"
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Also on chassis and cab..
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After applying white spirit...
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A spray of both dark yellow and sand
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A serious amount of Russian Earth pigments
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Added both light covers and windscreen wipers
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Fastening strap added to the tarp.
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The diorama is complete. Everything is in place
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From the other side
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Nice perspective.
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And, nów it is really finished...
Comentários
4 2 April 2020, 15:25
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Tulips ? Of course we are in Holland. You will need a whole room for the diorama. Looking forward to discovering it.
8 April 2020, 18:16
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Thank you for your compliments. The dio will not be too big, I think around 28x32 cm
9 April 2020, 07:14
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Making nice progress: the base is ready, the gun is in place and so are the figures. Also piled up a bunch of empty shells. More details will be added, so is the supply truck, which is still under construction.
9 May 2020, 18:01
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The driver does not seem happy that you took his photo. Will the colour of the tilt remain like that ?
14 May 2020, 08:06
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I will use some pigments to blend it with the lower body, but what I 've seen is that the tilts where somewhere between khaki and light grey (on current ww2 vehicles) so I thought this would be suitable colour.
14 May 2020, 09:01
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I usually paint them with Feld Grau (field gray) which I find coherent with RAL 7021 Panzer gray. It is darker than your version but I am not sure which is best.
14 May 2020, 09:08
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I've been looking at pics like these:
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That's why I opted for this color
14 May 2020, 11:33
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The dio is complete. Made some more enhancements to the truck, and after some more weathering put it in the dio. Very happy with the result!
17 May 2020, 17:43