Nice freehand camo!

Gamera, that's exactly why I am not overly concerned. I still gotta do the gloss coat for those big red cross decals, and then the final flat coat. So in the end it now big deal.

GM, that is what makes me curious. The green and the brown are both Floquil enamels of the same age, and mixed with Testors Universal Enamel Airbrush Thinner (my preferred thinner for airbrushing enamels) in the same ratio. After thorough stirring. Again, due to upcoming steps, not a big deal, but a curious question in my mind. This is not the first time that it has happened.

Bish, I run into the reluctant glosses more often than this issue. Thanks for the compliment on the scheme. I intend to get on with the next stages here in a few days when life slows down for me.

That scheme does look nice Stik. I often have the opposite problem, gloss paints coming out flat. I know what you mean about the photo's, I dread taking close up's of 72nd cockpits.

Maybe a reaction to the thinner. Flat coat, baby!

She's coming along great SP. Weird about the brown, I've had the same thing happen- well that's what a matte finish coat is for!

Thanks guys. I am just a bit puzzled as to why the Brown came out a bit glossy. It was stirred just as much as the other colors, thinned to the same ratios, applied at the same pressure settings, etc. BTW, the Brown and Green are old discontinued Floquil Military Enamel colors and the Black is Testors square bottle. All Flats.

I swear sometimes the digital flash photos catches stuff that I miss by eye and makes me squirm a bit... Ah well... It will look the part once it's all done...

Carlos- I think you are in your sweet spot here. This thing looks really good. I can tell you are really sweating the details. It'll be awhile before I dare try NATO camo.

Great job on the camo, Stick!

Looking good.  The camo pattern came out nicely.

Last week I got the CARC Brown patches on

Today I did the Black

I still need to go back and touch up the green, then it's time for detail item painting, gloss coat, decals, etc...

Base coat of CARC/NATO Green now on...

 This looks really good and your additions are terrific.  Thanks for the wip.                                   knox

Love the antenna base, Stick! Definitely looks the part of a fully tied down antenna!!

TAD

Thanks! You are far too kind in your praise. I hope to have some time for airbrushing tomorrow... If not definitely on Thursday...

Awesome work!!! The lights and the antenna base is pure genius! I can't wait to see this one when it's done

I was wondering when someone would break out the old school terms, the venerable meat wagon!

Nice stik, very nice...yep, that antenna will definitely look real good.

Cant wait to see it painted!!

Thanks guys! After the holiday weekend I ought to be able to get some time to do the airbrushing.

Looking good.  Nice job on the antenna base.  Can't wait to see some paint on it.

Good idea for the antenna, this is looking good.

Well, this afternoon I got the final parts needing to be glued on before painting attached: an upper exhaust pipe (Heater?) and the antenna base. I wrapped the antenna base with some copper wire to better replicate the spring portion of that item.

let the airbrushing begin!

Thanks Karl. I am hoping to get some more progress done here on this in the next couple of days.

Cool vehicle Carlos! Something different for a change!

Nice build stik, all teh details and scratchbuilding do bring the model to an upper level.

Lookin' good, Stick!  The only time I got to ride in one of those was out at JRTC when it was still at Ft. Chaffee, AR.  I was a PL with the 101st and we had some 'enemy' probing our lines....went out to my OP carrying a PRC-77 with a long whip antennae and linked up with my guys along a creek bed.  The baddies called in arty and the fire markers came by and dropped some arty simulators.  Everybody dove for cover, but unfortunately, my antennae got hung up in a tree over a gully.  This left me hanging in the tree branch like a yo yo, completely at the mercy of the fire marker who quickly assessed me as a casualty with his God gun........

Pulling out my MILES casualty card, I found that I had a deep gash in my upper leg....So, my platoon packs me off to a casualty collection point, where I 'died' because the area was too hot for a MEDEVAC. Next thing I know, I'm in the back of a blacked out HMMWV ambulance (like this one), getting carted back to Graves Registration.............that sucked!  But at least it was just a war game!

Build is looking spot on, if my memory serves me right.  I remember the corded work lights above my head......

TAD

It worked nicely.

Thank you Bish. I used thin salvaged copper wire wrapped around a heavier gauge wire rod to the appropriate size. KISS.

That's some really nice detail in there. What did you use for the coil cabled for the lights.

During the past week I have been nickle and diming work in here I finished up the detail painting in the patient compartment area. Colors are based off of a walkaround in Prime Portal. I added some of my cheapy Hobby Lobby "bling" lenses into the roof lighting

and then I glued the ceiling in place

and the external roof

thanks for looking

Thanks Dave. I hope that you enjoy the show ;)