German Steyr Type 1500A - Tamiya

So im looking for some suggestons - i know im opening a can of worms here....  Hehe...  Anyhow, working on the above and id like a few opinions.  Im not entirely happy with the way the front hood and rear truck fit on / above the wheel body arches.  There are small gaps between the wheel arches and hood and trunk trim.

 

Would you worry about it?  I like the deliniation bc it helps to show a difference in the parts and kinda makes them distinct/realistic if you will.  Im afraid to fill them bc i dont want to make them blend away and all one piece.   But almost looks too wide/big of a gap.... 

 

Leave them alone?

 

Like or not like?  Just curious.  Tks!

 

 

Might look a a thin filler strip of styrene on the edges of hood and trunk to fill gap, sanded flush with the lips?

A little less gap would be nice, but I would not try to fill it as you say it does kind of articulate the thing. it's a somewhat older kit.

 

well, I am a little afraid to try anything drastic - I might really buger it up. I was thinking of little filler cement and see what happens - just to try. But maybe not. If I hadn't already glued it, maybe some styrene strip. But, it glued now. Oh well, just curious as I said.

Hmmm. I built this kit a few years ago and didn't run into any fit problems, I do think mine was a older boxing so the dyes would of been newer. I would take some thin styrene strip too and fill the gap with it.

Here's a photo of mine

Tks all. To switch it up a bit - Clint - Tks for the pic of yours. 

can you comment on your weathering technique?  Looks real good. Also, I too like the roof on, no windows look and will most likely do that. Do you remember - did you just omit them or install a trimmed section of the window inside the door panels?  Can’t quite tell if there is part of the windows inside the door....  

I would be glad to tell you. The windows are removed completely all the clear parts had a lot of scratches on them, again this was a old boxing of the kit. For weathering I wanted a beat up white wash so following a article in FSM from about 6-7 years ago. I sprayed the base color Tamiya German grey, then dunked the entire model into a tub of water pulled it out and immediately sprayed a quick uneven coat of Tamiya white over the model and dunked it back into the water. Pulled it out then went at the white with a old toothbrush until I got the wear to the level I wanted. I used a Mig dark pin wash. Then Mig European dirt pigment powders for the wheels, lower areas and running boards. Then finally using AK enamel dark dirt and fresh mud I loaded them on a old paint brush and used my airbrush to blow through the paint brush to create splash marks. Hope that helped if you have anymore questions feel free to ask me.

Rambo

For weathering I wanted a beat up white wash so following a article in FSM from about 6-7 years ago.

 

Yep that's the article, I would like to reread that what issue is it in? I got around 12 years of issues to try and sort through. Anyway I found it very helpful and I hope it helps you too.

Oct 2012

i tried to pm it to you, but I can’t. Sorry.  

i was wondering if anyone can tell me what the differnt lettering stands for in the plates, WH vs WL?

 

WH is Wehrmacht...WL is Luftwaffe 

Axeman

WH is Wehrmacht...WL is Luftwaffe 

 

 

Ahh.  Tks much!

Or, to be fully pedantic, Wehrmacht Heer (Army) or Wehrmacht Luftwaffe (Air Force).

A naval version would be "WK" for Wehrmacht Kriegsmarine. 

CapnMac82

Or, to be fully pedantic, Wehrmacht Heer (Army) or Wehrmacht Luftwaffe (Air Force).

A naval version would be "WK" for Wehrmacht Kriegsmarine. 

 

Even more pendantic, Wehrmacht means "defense force", Luftwaffe is "air weapon."

But in common parlance, Wehrmacht is used to refer to the army and Luftwaffe is used to refer to the air force.

I have this kit, but unbuilt. It looks rather nice for such a little truck.

well, i never know what to do when i finish building - this is where i am now....  done i think and ready to practice more with the AB....  Yikes.