traditional Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 This is, of course, Revell's (of Germany) Opel blitz truck with the addition of hinges to fold the hood, discrete hinges for the doors, and some engine compartment detailing. In the original kit, the doors and hood are intended to be glued in position. I painted it (basecoat/clearcoat with Humbrol details) to represent a brand new truck in the early post-war period using factory photo reference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chillyb1 Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 That is spectacular. I have a couple of the Tamiya 1/35 kits and hadn't thought of building one as a postwar truck. Great color combo and details. I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuderia Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 That's a beautiful truck and build, just flawless history here. Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 I agree with Curtis - spectacular! The door hinges are very finely done and I've never seen one with an opening hood before. If I remember correctly the hood is molded as part of the cab and must have required some complex cutting and fiddling to get it looking that tidy. Really nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 That is an absolute BEAUTIFUL truck Clifford, Well done Sir!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Very nice and SHINY :) truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davewilly Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Very nice looking truck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris White Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Really nice work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 What a great looking build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the goon Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Wow, super clean build Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Very impressive build... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffs396 Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 As per your usual Cliff...INCREDIBLE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Foxx Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Lovely build ,so nice looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 This a fantastic looking truck . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominik Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 very impressive - what a paintjob! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjracing Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Awesome work! The paint job is truly amaizing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Excellent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Beautiful! And man, that paint is flawless! What's your source for the piano hinges on the hood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traditional Posted October 22, 2013 Author Share Posted October 22, 2013 Beautiful! And man, that paint is flawless! What's your source for the piano hinges on the hood? Hi Harry, There's a place in Ottawa (Lee Valley Tools) that carries 'cabinet hardware', with hinges in all sizes down to very tiny. I bought a couple of the tiny brass hinges and cut them to the length that I needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 that sir .. is perfect ..i know this kit in and out , i made like a hotrod styled coe of it but i know the lay out and parts and ..the paint is just stunning ...the funny thing is those opels where never ever that nice from the factory hahaha , but seeing it like this flawless wth a uber shiney paint job that looks stunningi actually seen these in real life , unrestored and restored ... they where pretty common here in holland in those times ..no i'm not that old (not young wither) but i have sen them in small museum collections Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent G Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 that sir .. is perfect .. the paint is just stunning ... the funny thing is those opels where never ever that nice from the factory hahaha , but seeing it like this flawless wth a uber shiney paint job that looks stunning What he said X2 G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastheniker Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 It will be no surprise to hear that the Blitz is a rather popular kit here in Germany, so you see it finished quite often. Particularly considering that it is not Italeri's best kit I can say that you achieved 100 percent of what can be achieved. It is not only your additional work and not only your perfect paintwork - most of all you hit the nail choosing the colour combination. It looks authentic a n d looks great on the model. I sprayed mine many years ago light grey/dark grey. It looks so hideous that I banned my model into the darkest corner of my darkest cabinet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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