Zvezda M-3 Scout Car ~FINISHED Pg. 9~

This is coming along beautifully.  I really love the method you used to achieve the finished wood on the various tools and accessories...a base of brown with clear orange is just so brilliant! 

  Michael this is really turning out to be one sweet build. The fifty and thirty cals look great! I've got to agree; the clear orange was a nice touch.

glorbes- Thanks for checkin' out the build and glad you like the wood grain finish!

panzerguy- Thanks for the comments! Glad you're lovin' the guns, they took some time to get looking just right.

tellis wrote:

Looks like your hard work will pay off. I'll watch your progress with interest as I found one at a hobby show for 10 bucks.

Thanks for the comments and for checkin' out the WIP, tellis! Look for the finished pics up sometime tommorrow. I would have gotten the build finished today, but I have a party I feel obliged to go to, thus my finishing touches can't be done untill night.

Great progress so far Mikael, this has really been worth all the effort on your part, a great learning process and a chance to flex your talents as a builder ad painter.

terry35 wrote:

Great progress so far Mikael, this has really been worth all the effort on your part, a great learning process and a chance to flex your talents as a builder ad painter.

Thanks for the kind comments, terry35!

Hey Michael,

I really like the tissue treatment technique and it looks like you just get it wet and with a little glue that is how you are adding texture right?   Using coffee to age parchment or paper is brilliant!

Your stowage is really cool and I have never said to anyone for any reason ever!!! 

Schnobs wrote:

Hey Michael, I really like the tissue treatment technique and it looks like you just get it wet and with a little glue that is how you are adding texture right?   Using coffee to age parchment or paper is brilliant! Your stowage is really cool and I have never said to anyone for any reason ever!!!

Yep, all you do is make pour some Elmer's glue in a bowl then add some water. Then you mix untill the glue is dissolved. After that all you have to do is dip the tissue paper in the mix and wrap it around the object you want to cover. However you must split the standard tissue in two by pulling it apart(a tissue right out of the box is too thick.)

Thanks for the comments about the stowage(still gotta scratch the straps) and glad you like the coffee technique.

Yep, it's finally finished and here are those pics.

Interior goodies consist of a PPSH-41, an M3 grease gun, some Ruskie helmets, some ammo cans, and the two maps/document. As for the build overall, the modifications and scratch built parts are way too numerous to list. Heck every single part of this build was modifided in some way, shape, or form(if you really want to know what was scratched/modified then you gotta read through the entire WIP.)

Weathering consisted of a grime and burnt umber wash in the interior cabin areas. As for the exterior, a wash of burnt umber/burnt sienna and a thicker burnt umber wash over that. All the washes were sealed in with Krylon Acrylic Matte finish. Pastels were applied sporadically, and final touches were given with a graphite pencil. Thanks for looking and for all those who followed my build. All comments and questions greatly appreciated.

   Michael this is a build you should definitely be proud of! Take a bow sir.

  I don't know if you attend shows but if you do I bet you hear more than one person remark "That's a Zvezda?!"

  My only suggestion would be to use your graphite pencil and highlight the edges of the MG rail.

This has turned out really well MgM ! Hard to believe this a Zvezda model. Weathering looks fantastic.

Julian

Mike - Very nice, the detailing is fantastic. Top shelf work!

Rounds Complete!!

I've got to agree with the others. Very nice work.

-Stephen

panzerguy- Thanks for the comments and for followin' the WIP! Yep, I'll be sure to do another run with the graphite pencil.

figure freak- Thanks for checkin' out the build!

Grem56- Thanks a million for the comments! Glad it turned out great......even if it is a Zvezda kit.

Guney- Thanks for the checkin' out the build and for the comments!

sfcmac- Thanks for the thumbs up, glad you like the build!

redleg12- Glad it's detail doesn't dissapoint. Thanks for the comments!

NucMedTech- Thanks for checkin' out the build and for the comments!

panzer88- TLC and a hell of alot of patience. Thankfully my next build won't be needing this much lovin'.

Schnobs- Thanks for the comments and for followin' the build, glad it doesn't dissapoint.

wbill76-  Thanks, I'am proud of the results. Now I hope my next build comes out as good as or better then this one.

RBaer wrote:

I should've looked in on this one earlier, VERY nice work.

Thanks for checkin' in and for the comments! Glad it doesn't dissapoint.

Mg, all of the extra work in the little details has really paid off.  This looks FANTASTIC! 

You could have just made a weekender out of it, but instead you really made a crude kit far better.  Mad props, yo.

wing_nut- Thanks for the kind comments!

Dre- Thanks, glad you like the finished product! Also like to say thanks for those tips much earlier in the build process, with out them this build would have been a much nastier little bugger.

Mikael, finally I got to check it out....  One thing to say:

How comes everyone are just so freakin' talented!????

That's one BEAUTIFUL model!!!! 

Michael, I just want to add my words of congratulations to the others already posted. Brilliant work, the finished product looks just first rate absolute killer.

Terry.

KAYSEE88- Thanks for the comments! For the chairs I'm assuming you mean the cushions. In that case, I simply take the kit supplied part and remove any seams. Then I put a layer of tissue over the pieces. All you do is pour some Elmer's glue in a bowl then add some water. Then you mix untill the glue is dissolved. After that all you have to do is dip the tissue paper in the mix and wrap it around the object you want to cover. However you must split the standard tissue in two by pulling it apart(a tissue right out of the box is too thick.) Once that's done and the tissue is dryed, you paint in the color you wish. After the paint dries, I simply do a grime wash and burnt umber wash to make the seats look used.

As for the wood, I put a base coat of Testor's enamel Wood. After that dries I put a very, very thin later(use an amount that doesn't even cover the base coat in areas) of Tamiya Acrylic Clear Orange. Once that dries I make a wash of burnt umber and apply it. Then after letting it sit for about 5 minutes or less, I take a cotton swab and move the wash inorder to streak the wood in a wood grain direction(this moves the pigments which makes the dark grain areas.) Hope this helps, if not just ask.

Huxy- Thanks for the comments! But don't underestimate your own talent. Your turning out some great builds yourself.

terry35- Thanks a million for the kind comments!