This build is coming along great. You did a fine job on that interior.

Keyserj

This build is coming along great. You did a fine job on that interior.

 

Thanks K, still working on it before closing the hulls.

Oy!

    Eight Wheel steeering? Bet that puppy with todays power steering would handle like a Formula one on curves. Be a little top heavy though! Awesome work so far.

It’s ready to be closed up. Added some equipment and pigments.

Looks really good! I agree- it's a shame it will be hard to see all that detail once she's closed up.

Thanks Gamera. The pigments look dark because they are wet from the fixer but once fully dry the color is lighter. Been working closing her up and restoring the thin weld seams using stretched sprue.

 Shot the dark grey paint and then decanted cheap hairspray from the Dollar Store and loaded my AB and shot a coat on the hull and wheels then was set aside for a few minutes to dry.  Silly Putty was used to cover the markings.

 About 30 minutes later Vallejo Ral 8020 was sprayed and set aside to dry  for about an hour then removed the SP.

Grabbed a firm short bristled brushb and tap water to carefully attack the hairspray coat. I'm pleased how the chipping came out.

Next stop, more weathering .

Looks great PJ, love the chipping and wear.

Thanks Gamera.  

The wife asked me why not paint it in the tan color only. For those not familiar with DAK colors, most of the vehicles that were offloaded in North Africa from cargo ships were in their German Grey colors and eventually were field painted by their crews. Some had a simple crude coat of mud smeared on to help the vehicle blend in with the desert terrain. The field applied paint wasn't as durable as the factory applied grey so it peeled, chipped or simply wore off from use and the elements exposing the gray paint. The hairspray method exposes the grey paint with realistic chipping and fading as in the actual vehicle.

Got all the hatches attached late last night. Some of the ones on the fenders were left open as part of a small vignette setting yet to come.

Will be doing groundwork, figures, weathering and stowage. Still lots to do.

Hoorah!!!

Thank Gamera and Tojo. Been messing around with wine bottle foil making some rolled tarps. Some paint on them and I think they will look pretty convincing.

I also found this old picture frame that will gime me a tad more space for the lads at rest.

Meet the lads that will crew the 8 rad. I've had these for a while so time to report to active duty.

Used an old picture frame for the base I had in the garage. The ground work was done and the lads are being assembled and mocked up to get an ida of the setup. The figures had several areas undercut with the UMM Scriber to add separationand depth. Some of the undersleeves were drilled out and hollowed.

The sleeves were drilled out and carved out were they meet the skin. Same around the canvassboot. Plenty of seam cleanup remains.

Picture frames work really well as bases. And the figures are coming along nicely!

Neat idea for making tarps with wine bottle foil. Gonna have to try this next time I make some.

Thanks guys. Remember to wrinkle up the foil a bit before rolling or folding it so that the details will show up when the dry brushing is done.

I have been paintnight and dry brushing the uniforms to get some tonal changes. These guys are about 50% complete. Still lots of blending, dry brushing, washes and fine detail work to do on them.

I have my Osprey book covering the DAK uniforms which were really a plethora of tans and greens. Uniform colors could be from a light reed green, tan/kaki, light brown, to a bleached almost white specially the caps. Great color variation resulted from multiple uniform manufacturers and the effects from the harsh North African desert conditions.

Everything is looking great! The vehicle looks excellent, and the figures are looking superb. I'm really looking forward to the finished scene.

The figures look really good, I love your results. 

Thanks Gamera, glad you like how they are slowly turning out.

Thanks stick, I had forgotten how tedious painting figures is. I like how  they add scale comparison to the 8 rad.

The 8 rad is mostly completed and attached to the base

The lads will be getting a coat of clear flat then attached to the base.

This one is completed. Base is an old picture frame that was the right size for this project.

The lads are bunking down for supper in the early  evening after a very hot day out in the desert.  Even a green and yellow lizard wants to see wazzup.

Fantastic job there PJ! Car looks great, love the figures, base looks awesome too!

Super nice. You did an amazing job. 

BK

Gamera

Fantastic job there PJ! Car looks great, love the figures, base looks awesome too!

 

Thanks Gamera. The wife had tossed the frame but I picked out of the trash. Gave the frame another purpose.

BrandonK

Super nice. You did an amazing job. 

BK

 

Thanks BK, it was a fun build.

I do like that PJ. great scene and very nicely finished. Great build.

I love it! Overall great scene!