JamesOLeary
Master at Arms
ARVN M34 Truck
Thanks, Duke. I could not imagine trying to put dry transfers on 1/72 scale aircraft, especially if it were letter by letter or number by number instead of having a full item. Eventually I would like to do some 1/72 scale vehicles. I could show a lot more action going on when depicting actual battles in that scale. I wish there were some decent plastic Vietnam figures. I have the rubbery type plastic ones, but they are hard to modify and paint.
Last night and today I did some weathering on the M34. First I applied dark brown, sunburn flesh, and grey to create scratched and rusty areas in the bed and cab of the truck. Then I took a bottle cap from a plastic soda bottle, placed some raw umber and raw sienna oil paint in the bottom, dripped some turpenoid into the cap, mixed it with a wide brush, and then spread that all across the model to replicate the areas where dirt and dust accumulate in the nooks and crannies of the truck.
Here is the view from the four sides:
Here are some of the weathering of the cab and bed. The oil paint is still drying in the bed, but I kind of like the effect. I wouldn't mind if it remained like that.
Here are the vinyl tires after I sanded the seams and ran them over an open flame to smooth them out. These tires were really crappy, but since I am entering it in an Out of the Box category at the show in Arlington, TX on the 9th of September, I have to use them. When they were molded, the mold was not lined up properly and the seam was way off. I think the sanding and melting made them look a bit better, but they still suck.
Tonight I will work on the truck some more, concentrating mostly on the wheels and tires, in order to try to get this model finished in the next day or so.
Cheers,
James
Thanks, Duke. I could not imagine trying to put dry transfers on 1/72 scale aircraft, especially if it were letter by letter or number by number instead of having a full item. Eventually I would like to do some 1/72 scale vehicles. I could show a lot more action going on when depicting actual battles in that scale. I wish there were some decent plastic Vietnam figures. I have the rubbery type plastic ones, but they are hard to modify and paint.
Last night and today I did some weathering on the M34. First I applied dark brown, sunburn flesh, and grey to create scratched and rusty areas in the bed and cab of the truck. Then I took a bottle cap from a plastic soda bottle, placed some raw umber and raw sienna oil paint in the bottom, dripped some turpenoid into the cap, mixed it with a wide brush, and then spread that all across the model to replicate the areas where dirt and dust accumulate in the nooks and crannies of the truck.
Here is the view from the four sides:
Here are some of the weathering of the cab and bed. The oil paint is still drying in the bed, but I kind of like the effect. I wouldn't mind if it remained like that.
Here are the vinyl tires after I sanded the seams and ran them over an open flame to smooth them out. These tires were really crappy, but since I am entering it in an Out of the Box category at the show in Arlington, TX on the 9th of September, I have to use them. When they were molded, the mold was not lined up properly and the seam was way off. I think the sanding and melting made them look a bit better, but they still suck.
Tonight I will work on the truck some more, concentrating mostly on the wheels and tires, in order to try to get this model finished in the next day or so.
Cheers,
James
