Lindbergs 1/16 Scale Concord Stagecoach Build Step by Step

You oasked a while back about souces for Vallejo paints in the states. Here are a couple:

The Hobby Bunker

Military Miniatures Warehouse

Your skin tones look very pale, but that could be the photos. I use Vallejo paints starting with beige red as a base caucasian skin color. To this I add dark fleshtone either to arker the skin, as for an Indian or well tanned European. More darkfleshtone is added to the mix for shadows. Depending on what Have for my base color, I'll either go with straight beige red or beige red mixed with pale flesh or sunny skintone for the first highlight and add more pale flesh for the second highlight and finally, well diluted pale flesh for the highest light. I use palpe flesh for the whites of the eyes, In this scale, you'll need to use either brown, blue or green for the iris. The irsi should be 1/2 to 2/3 of the eye socket and be about 1/3 covered by the upper eyelid.

Here is what I was gonna post the other night the seats are ready and most of the body of the stagecoach, I was thinking of weathering the seats and the stagecoach because in the old west Im sure they didnt look new for very long....

Got some more work done on the stage coach as the figures are drying I wanted to see how the roll up curtains would look like weathered with some varying degrees of airbrushing and dry brushing and this is what I came up with. I was about to airbrush the horses when I noticed that I had more work to do on the horses, where the halves meet in the mouth area alot of the teeth detail was lost so I will have to do more work on them before I start painting them. More updates to come in the near future.

modelmaniac1967 wrote:

If your not familiar with lindberg kits, they are awesome models, great subject matter

I have GOT to go on record and disagree here. They are NOT awesome models...actually those are the kits that for me wind up getting ditched. Perfect case in point--thier Army Attack Cobra. even the rocket pods are face molded to be viewed from the outside, molded about 75% of the way around with a big pocket in there.  The interior is a complete joke, toys are better and you are given a decal to add to the stump that is supposed to be the TAT101 gun ! AT best I wil be able to salvage most of the fueselage and use it at the N209J prototype helicopter which it was clearly modeled after after I carve off the tailboom.

David

modelmaniac1967 wrote:

http://www.lindberg-models.com/wallpapers/LindbergStagecoachScreen.jpg http://www.over-land.com/ccoachg.html http://www.westernstagecoaches.com/history.html http://www.liveryone.net/concord_stagecoach.shtml http://www.answers.com/topic/wy-jackson-tsquare-stagecoach-jpg http://images.google.com/url?q=http://www.hansenwheel.com/testimonials.html&usg=AFQjCNFw_ZAgZUX6MhOzi9wD7cdvliMTkg http://www.newhampshire.com/historical-markers/concord-coach.aspx These are a few of the reference sites, most are either red brown, I actually have yet to see black. Thats the thing with this subject matter. Its hard to get good reference material based on modeling one, and Im with you, seems strange red, out side of the wells fargo bank stagecoach I thought they were all brown. But after seeing a lot of them red it will go better with the gold decals and yellowish wheels and running gear. I just didn't like the brown it look more rust than anything. Black is interesting now. May have to rethink the color again as black would cover most of everything...

One more to add to the list in historic Columbia California.  I rode this coach many many years ago and now, at 41 still remember that ten minute ride and being held up!  It is natural wood stained to a high gloss.

http://www.columbiacalifornia.com/anfisher.html

modelmaniac1967 wrote:

Just a little up date. Haven't worked on this kit for a while, I got very sick a while back and I am still trying to recover. Should have some real updates soon.

Thanks for continuing to post your progress pictures, and I hope you're feeling 100% well soon!

Regards, 

PatlaborUnit1 wrote:

modelmaniac1967 wrote: If your not familiar with lindberg kits, they are awesome models, great subject matter I have GOT to go on record and disagree here. They are NOT awesome models...actually those are the kits that for me wind up getting ditched. Perfect case in point--thier Army Attack Cobra. even the rocket pods are face molded to be viewed from the outside, molded about 75% of the way around with a big pocket in there.  The interior is a complete joke, toys are better and you are given a decal to add to the stump that is supposed to be the TAT101 gun ! AT best I wil be able to salvage most of the fueselage and use it at the N209J prototype helicopter which it was clearly modeled after after I carve off the tailboom. David

Yes they do have a lot of faults with bad molding, and for the stage coach kit a lot of sink marks and they are always in a bad place to fill. I do agree with you, they do have some cool subject matter however.

KirkTrekModeler, Im not sure yet where I will display it at yet. I know it would better if I built a base for it, but havent gotten that far yet.

Lufbery wrote:

modelmaniac1967 wrote: Just a little up date. Haven't worked on this kit for a while, I got very sick a while back and I am still trying to recover. Should have some real updates soon. Thanks for continuing to post your progress pictures, and I hope you're feeling 100% well soon! Regards,

Thank you, I am feeling a lot better, and will have more progress photos in the near future.

I have something to post, today I applied the decals to the main stage coach, now I have to wait a few days for them to dry then I will clear coat them again and then dull coat them.

Long Time No update, for any one following this thread, I apologize, life has gotten in the way of my modeling efforts, I am still trying to work thru a rough part of my life right now but hope to be back to finish this thread and finish this unique model.

Like I was saying in the last response, if you build this kit and go with red, paint it gloss red first, or use future over the flat, I didnt. I went flat, spray testors clear over the top and it wasnt completely glossy. now I have a few slivery decals. Not bad enough to strip and start over. I will leave it at that and continue.

I hope to be back with regular updates in about a month......Until then if any one has a kit like this they are working on then feel free to share your progress to keep the thread going and alive!

Regards Modelmaniac1967......