mustang1989

Missed this one when you posted it Marty. Your imagination went into overdrive with this car and the results speak for themselves. VERY cool ride and and clever usage of 1/32 scale items and diecasts to make this all happen.

'Preciate it Keith. Still trudging along with this beast. Thank you for that good bit of info Joe and right you are about them not being in combat too awful long. There were a lucky few that managed to get out of being blown to bits but those were far and few and in the right place at the right time. I'm spending more time in the dirt and mud aspects than I am a lot of wear and tear. I may do a small amount of streaking but that's gonna be about it.

I did that on the L/H side road wheels and it was definitely a pain in the neck. 'Preciate the good word Stuart. Thank you for your comments as well Carl. I've managed to get the light and darker chipping effects going on in the well-traveled areas of the tank turret and hull topsides. but think I will be toning them down a bit with some rust oxide in the middle of the lighter chipping. Next up will be some vertical streaking.....

I frickin' LOVE these quad gun setups like this. Good progress on this one so far and looking forward to the painting process Warren.

This is pretty neat Frank. I've seen quite a few of these built up and always get a kick out of them.

That sounds familiar. lol

Love all of the details involved in this build and she's still coming along nicely.

No problem bud. I didn't know this stuff was out there till a couple of days ago. You're doing a magnificent job on this ship so far Dave.

Duplicate post. Sorry.

You're coming along well on this one so far Dave. Whatever you do.....don't pack 'er up man as this has been a fun build to follow. In regard to the wooden deck, have you seen the Army Painter Dark Wood Speedpaint? It's color and wash all in the same application and brings out a realistic wooden finish. Here's a wooden deck that one of the members on my forum used this paint on.

Alright fellas. Been a bit since the last update as bench time has NOT been at a premium for me as of late. Our son is leaving for the military the next month or so and we've been spending a LOT of time with him. BUT.....every now and then I get some good bench time and I did just that on Friday. I managed to get the rubber painted on the L/H side road wheels, install some hooks on the side of the turret for hanging things like water bottles, gear and camo netting, applied a pin wash over the details, installed all of the hand holds & handles and applied a dark wash using burnt umber & black oils mixed over the sides and lower sides of the hull. Up next will be the chipping effects using different colors. As it was on the last update to recap..... and how it is now.....

Thanks Carl and it's great to have you along as well brother.

Thanks for the comments Stuart and Anton! Not catching as much benchtime as I would like but we're getting through this one a part at a time.

I am continually amazed at the level of detail that you're putting into this one bub. Great work Simon.

I'll agree with Alan on that. I didn't even know one existed but you're right about something like that being one big boy of a plane when it's all finished up. I have seen some folks hang builds like that on a wall.

Thanks Keith! It's definitely giving my modeling skills a workout. lol Well........I mixed 60% Tamiya Dark Yellow Enamel with 40% Tamiya White and hand brushed the lines between the color borders of the camouflage and then came back over the lines with some Tamiya X-20 Enamel Thinner and brushed over the lines causing a blurred / worn effect. I also acquired an Aber metal gun barrel as I just didn't feel right about the two-piece OOB gun barrel. This will be getting primed and painted soon. Next up will be some gloss coat in the areas of the turret and hull where the decals are going to be positioned and decals will be going on after that.

Very well put together and painted Keith. I've just started diving into the world of armor and am finding a newfound respect for this genre of building.

I'm surprised that I missed this one as I just love these aircraft. The latest Revell release seems to be one of the better kits it seems like and your take on it sure is a good one Keith.

Going with a late war camo pattern and I've got the secondary color & color modulation applied and have done some additional work on the road wheels. I'm finding that building armor is pretty enjoyable.

I built the Revell '54 Chevy Panel Wagon a while back and I thought that was going to break me from purchasing older kits. Then I purchased the old Revell '56 Ford F-100. Good grief.......that one hurt. lol In short......I feel your pain brother.

I can't imagine taking something like this on Fabrizio. Mind blowing stuff man.

After I took a second look at it, I just didn't feel right about it .....so.......I added a little something to the mix. Before: aaaand after: Then I started working on the second spare road wheel and have these 1/25 scale lugnuts just laying around in my spares bin and they are working out perfectly for stuff like this.

The amazing work continues and that is one heckuva good deal on them sending you the updated parts for free. This is going to be a dang "modern art masterpiece" when you get all done with it bud.

That is just crazy about the two different textures in the back on this ship Dave ......but........as per your good skillset.......you've managed to yet again overcome this obstacle. You pulled the trim along the rear of the ship in dang near flawless fashion as well. Your efforts here are to be commended buddy. This is just off the charts.

Interesting take on this build Andria. What did you use for the color on this build?