The figures look really good, I love your results. 

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

Hoorah!!!

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.

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.

Looks great PJ, love the chipping and wear.

 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 .

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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Oh yea, that is in the works. Stay tuned.

You do realize you now need to find a way to replicate the smell of hot paint, heated/reheated oil, and well-worn grease (sometimes known as "old cat[erpillar] smell"), right ?

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I might have been inclined to get some DAK sand pigments in there, ut, given the very limited visibility, your most excellent restraint is the best option.  The otuside will tell the tal of the inside well enough.

Thanks Bish. The interiors were kept somewhat tidy but the DAK ones were pretty beat up from the pictures I have seen. Trying to keep it in the used but not abused camp for now. Have been playing around with some placement of personal equipment but they are hard to see thru the open hatches. 

Very nice work on the inside PJ, like the wear and tear.

Chad, there are two parts yet to be installed and both halves must be joined first. Unfortunately no radio is supplied for this radio car and only 1/2 the engine is included.

I have another 8 rad and a 6 rad that has resin updates for the engine and interior So I may do something different with them.

I sure do you like what I see here.  Does the top of the body have to be glued to the bottom or can it be left unglued to open up and see all the beautiful interior and engine?

The interoír colors were applied and she’s ready to b closed up.

Both IPs are completed. I will be adding some equipment inside to busy things up a bit.

Gamera

You're making some serious progress there PJ! 

 

Thanks Gamera. Cleared out the garage pretty much so I will be able to shoot the Elfenbein interior color very soon. I'm leaving as many hatches open so some of the interior can be seen. 
Thinking of making this into a small vignette since I have some DAK figures in the stash.

You're making some serious progress there PJ! 

Finally was able to get some bench time. The 8 rad is ready for interior paint. 

A few parts still need to be added once the upper and lower hulls are joined.

The wheels even have the air valve stems

Thanks Gamera.