Finally finished the suspension, axles, and muffler. Basically the whole lower half of the scout car is done. After applying a base coat of ModelMaster Olve Drab acrylic, I went ahead and started drybruhing on a dark-steel paint. Which was made from a mixture of Testors enamel Black & Steel. Now I can start the seats, which should take awhile since their is a total of eight of them and I want to make a fabric texture on the cushions.

The tires are finished and here they are without the silly putty mask on them.

All comments/questions welcome.

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"There's nothing funny about a clown in the moonlight."- Lon Chaney

 Hey mg.mikael, that's a great shot of the tires. Lots of detail and the masking looks like the ticket. 1001 uses for silly putty! The M3 looks like it's coming together nicely. Be looking forward to seeing updates.

 Mobious

 Hey mg.mikael. The filter toned the khaki to an olive and blended everything together pretty well...that is until I tried a final heavy pass and ended up with a nice run where the tail meets the fuselage. I had the blistering bright idea to use a brush to try and remove the excess. BAD IDEA. The filter I used was an oil base thinned with mineral spirits. Works fine and generally dries quick enough. The filter had already began drying leaving brush strokes, so I took drastic measures. I can't believe I did this but I used laquer thinner to try again to remove the "run". It went from a bad idea to a horrible idea and nearly a trashcan target. I had decal smudges over the entire rear fuselage area. The band, numbers, and National insignia were all effected. I spent the better part of 4hrs doing a massive touch up on the the rear half of the buffalo. The trash can was averted but this one is definately a learning experience of things not to do. 

 I will be sticking with the Future for Future Builds! And any filters will go on before decals(PERIOD).

 Still have a few items to address, this one is nearing completion. Should have it finished up by next weekend. I wonder if I can get paint on that "GreyGhost" guy in the "Freaky Deaky Dutch" flying uniform.

 Mobious

OK, time for less talk and some pics... I have not yet done the drybrushing, but here is my work so far. I cheated on the instrument panel and used a Pro Modeler decal. The Seat is from Ultra Cast with Sutton Harness. I used a base color of XtraColour Bronze Green and a wash of Model Master Burnt Umber.

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 Well the "Flying Dutchman" has had some paint thrown on him. Took a couple of pics. Sorta reminds me of Disco Stew and the Parachute Crew!

 Shake Your Chutie, your Parachutie!

 Mobious

 Thanks Jmart. It took more time cleaning up than actually painting the fig. It was fun painting once I got started.

 The Buffalo is finished just need to let the finish on the base dry before startig the ground work. Took a couple of pics without any ground work or the crewman.

 I will be adding a wash to the floor then it will be finished

 Thanks for checking in on the "Hairy Buffalo"

 Mobious

Mobious: Freakin' sweet, Buffalo!  Not to mention, nice job on the fig. I'll be lookin' forward to your groundwork.

So what exactly do you have planned for that groundwork?

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"There's nothing funny about a clown in the moonlight."- Lon Chaney

 Stick man, ruddratt, mg.mikael thanks for the comments. Painting the "Flying Dutchman" made up for all the mistakes I made on this build. As for the groundwork, Really nothing fancy. Just a place for the Buffalo to roam. Thanks again for checking in and the comments, they are greatly appreciated everyone.

 Mo

 Thanks Warhammer, Most of the problems occurred during painting. I am responsible for all of my mistakes, at least that's what the judge told me! Actually they weren't mistakes as much as learning what works and doesn't. I thought I'd experiment with laquer based clear coats for the decals, that was a bad idear. I would have been better off with nothing rather than the laquer gloss coat. I was on the wastebasket watch for a couple hours. It still has problem areas, but overall I have learned something(actually a couple things) from this one. Thanks for the comments and checking in. I did manage to get some ground work done. Everything is in place and just letting it dry before removing the masking tape around the borders. A light dusting with pastels and should have some pics up later this evening if the batteries hold out.

 Mobious