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started working on a new idea, it will probably be at leat 90% 3d printed. it's not a new concept im sure. but it new to me. here is the first picture

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camel_Trophy

been working on this one for a while, all the gear and equipment is 3D printed, at first a was going to add heavy dirt and mud but at the last minute decided to leave it cleaner - just a personal preference. it's "semi fictional" because the series II 109 were never in the camel trophy (well maybe as support vehicles) Some of the pictures were taken before i remembered to attach the mirrors.

posted in under glass

This is the the AMT "Old Pro" Nova, done this time stock, rusted and neglected, since the interior is not very visible, i included one picture from the build before it was installed, hope you like it

Working on a new project, this is the AMT "Old pro" nova kit. being a rather poor kit with many known issues, i decided to try and make it into an old and rusty vehicle used some chipping and other weathering techniques I'm trying to build a car that has been neglected and is slowly rusting away.

calling this one done.

i broke the fear barrier and used BMF for the first time, not perfect but I'm quit pleased with the results

Well that's as far as I'm going with paint, this is like 5 or 6 layers of wine red over the gold. now it will get to cure for couple of days and I'll try some foiling for the first time ever...will see how that goes.

trying to get to the color i wanted, i sprayed the body with pale gold, following several thin coats of wine red. i'll keep going and hopefully it will be ok. over the gold it looks like candy paint. this is after 2 or 3 coats

i trying to paint a model with the same wine red you used, and it comes out very "pinkish" did you use any type of primer under it to get this tone?

had a little mishap with paint today, i had a jar of Mr. Hobby "wine red" which in the jar looked kind of deep red maroon, which was the color i wanted. today i started spraying it and it's much more transparent "pinkish" then i wanted. i don't have any other color at the moment so i used it but not sure i'l leave it like this this is on gray primer, i tried on a black primed piece of plastic but it was just invisible , so dark primer is not the solution.

more progress today, engine in frame and the frame is complete, interior done les steering column and i also sprayed the roof white. once the white is fully cured I'll move on to the second color.

trying to keep it simple but there were couple of things i couldn't just let go. so spent some time sanding off the mold lines and cleaning up parts from flash. built and painted the motor , frame, rear & front suspension. rest of the body parts including the body shell are now in light gray primer and drying NOBLNG - i have seen your thread about fixing the hood, excellent work but it's beyond my care level for this kit. hope it will still look ok sitting in the display cabinet. for color I'm thinking wine red (mr Color) body and cream white roof, but i might change my mind.

from time to time i need to take a brake from the more involved builds and do something simple, so decide to build the 51 Bel Air. from reading around i know the kit has it's flaws but i don't really mind. so started looking at the instruction and test fitting the frame and immediately ran into an issue. there are front and rear "splash pans" in the kit, and while i figured out how the rear one should be installed an a little confused regarding the front one. is it suppose to be part of the frame or glued to bellow the body? if it's glued to the frame, how does it attaches? not very clear from the instructions and there are no pins or any clear locating tabs or guides. is it just glued in front of the frame front "crossmember"? does it need to be flush with the top or the bottom of that crossmember? i mocked it up does it look correct? i found one thread on this forum where it looks like this: so its kinda matches my mockup, but i also seen threads where the splash pans were attached to the body and not the frame... any advice would be welcomed

Since last update i still haven't received the decals, so cant really move on with finishing (whetering etc..) so i added few more small details and worked on arranging the gear on the roof rack

yup, already on cults

the model is basically done, started adding the printed accessories and mocking up some storage configurations, after that it's waiting on some fleabay decals to arrive and start the weathering

Finally on wheels

little more progress, the inner tub is done, now I'm clear coating the body shell

Small update for today, my paint finally arrived so i started with the first coats

Thanks ! Sand rails (they do have other names e.g. Sand ladders) are devices to help get the vehicle out of deep sand or other difficult terrain , by providing something for the tires to have some grip. they've been in use for eons https://www.toughtoys.com.au/4wd-recovery/sand-tracks-sand-ladders-and-maxtrax-alternatives/#:~:text=Steel and aluminium Sand Ladders,through soft and muddy ground.

Although not 100% Accurate as the 109 was only used as a support vehicle for the Camel Trophy, i decided to build a "What If" version, simply because the revell Land Rover is available and is quite good kit. The build started with the engine and chassis, built box stock. the seats and rear benches and few other parts were also assembled and painted semi gloss black or other shades of black for some variation. cant progress with the body as I'm waiting for the "Sandglow" paint to arrive from Gravity paints of spain, so i designed and printed some accessories for the build First, a roof rack Next, stuff to put on the roof rack, and headlight guards still need to print a winch, and maybe few more bits and pieces To be Continued...

cool!, Working on the same model now, but going to build it as a camel trophy rig (although i know series III were never actually in the camel trophy)

it's my understanding that the stranger things blazer is a genuine replica of an Indiana sheriff car. does anyone know the GM paint names to use?