M2A2 ODS in OIF dio, "On Patrol" done...(New Pics)...

Excellent job! Gino. Thanks for sharing the pictures with us.

Mark

..the torsos, how does someone get ahold of them?...Let me know if I can get you to cast a few for me!!

Send me an email on the torsos and I'm sure we can work something out.

Oh wait, the road, how did you make the road, I'm sure I missed it down the line, but I need to know your secret on the road, I've tried drywall and it never worked...

For the road, I used Spackling Compound (drywall patch plaster).  I spread it on thinly then smoothed it out with a putty knife.  Once it sets a bit, but not completely dry, I smooth it out further with some water and my fingers.  Just rub it around and you will get a watery paste on the top and it will all smooth out.  Fnally, once completey dry, I sand it with some 200 grit sand paper to smooth it fully.  Then it is ready for paint.  The sidewalk and wall are done the same way, with the lines scribed in after it is dry.

Gald you like it.  Customer liked it too.  For weathering, I gave the whole thing a pin wash of a dark grey-brown color that I mixed together.  I then drybrushed with the original sand color to tone it down and blend it in.  Next, I drybrushed with Testor MM Armor sand, some browns, and a light coat of medium grey.  Lastly, I hit all the areas where I want a bare metal effect with a #2 pencil, just draw directly onto the model.  Hope that helps.  Good luck on your Abrams.

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tomzag wrote:

what color did you use for paint Bradley?

It is painted with Testors Model Master Enamel Sand, FS#33531, Testors #1706.  It is an exact out of the bottle match for modern CARC (Chemical Agent Resistent Coating) paint.  Once weathered, it looks just like the ones in the motorpool.

Gino, can you go into a little detail about your weathering techniques? I'm currently doing an M1A1 OIF and just can't seem to get the right look with the techniques I'm using. 

And I take it your customer has already received his piece. Was he as blown away as the rest of us? Excellent work!

Edited to say that I didn't edit the post correctly so I just bolded it. Sorry for any confusion. 

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tomzag wrote:

what color did you use for paint Bradley? It is painted with Testors Model Master Enamel Sand, FS#33531, Testors #1706.  It is an exact out of the bottle match for modern CARC (Chemical Agent Resistent Coating) paint.  Once weathered, it looks just like the ones in the motorpool.

Gino, can you go into a little detail about your weathering techniques? I'm currently doing an M1A1 OIF and just can't seem to get the right look with the techniques I'm using. 

And I take it your customer has already received his piece. Was he as blown away as the rest of us? Excellent work!

No problem.  Glad you like it and again, thanks for the advice. 

As to the Colonel part, thanks, but I am only a lowly Major.  Few more years till I make Colonel.

Looks good! Adding the pole was a great touch, I'm no expert by any means on OIF stuff, but the pole looks a little short? Are they like that over there?

Cool scene

fantastic

 i like the idea you have with showing the real scene and duplicating it

much like an artist when painting a landscape or a still life

Not sure how many hours went into it, I don't really keep track.  I have been working on it off and on since November, with a few weeks break at Christmas and a TDY trip in JAN. 

tomzag wrote:

HeavyArty wrote:   Usually, a rub or chip will only go through the top layer of paint.  Gino, I am confused, if the chip go through the top layer of paint, what color or what do you see? steel? thanks,tom

No steel, just more of the same paint underneath.  Military vehicles get repainted often.  Smetimes the same color, sometimes camo over sand or vice versa.  The subsequent layers of paint don't stick as well as the original factory paint due to oil, dirt, etc. on the vehicle.  Usually, when you get a chip, it will just chip off an upper layer of paint.  An older layer of paint will be below it and show through.

HeavyArty wrote:

Usually, a rub or chip will only go through the top layer of paint.

Gino, I am confused, if the chip go through the top layer of paint, what color or what do you see? steel?

thanks,tom

Thanks Tom.  Glad you like it.

tomzag wrote:

what color did you use for paint Bradley?

It is painted with Testors Model Master Enamel Sand, FS#33531, Testors #1706.  It is an exact out of the bottle match for modern CARC (Chemical Agent Resistent Coating) paint.  Once weathered, it looks just like the ones in the motorpool.

tomzag wrote:

what color primer do army use under the sand color? any idea?

US Army uses red oxide primer.  The CARC paint is done so well though, that you very rarely see any primer, even with rubs and chips.  Usually, a rub or chip will only go through the top layer of paint.  Since we seem to repaint our vehicles often, they don't  go down to primer.

Good luck with your M1A1.  Sounds pretty nice.

Gino,

really nice, master level.

what color did you use for paint Bradley?

what color primer do army use under the sand color? any idea?

I am going to paint my 1/16 full option m1a1 soon.

thanks,tom

Thanks for all the compliments.

Added a couple things to finish it off.  I added the power pole, and straps on the weapons.  Here is the final product.

Actual picture:

My dio:

I scratched the pole using a long, square piece of basswood;  plastruct rod, C beam,  and angle iron pieces; bolts sliced from hex rod; lead foil; some string for wires; and insulators from modern German smoke grenade launchers. 

Close up of the pole:

That is it.  It is ready to go.