AgentG Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 This is my take on the venerable Opel Blitz kit from Italeri. Not very complex, but still holds it's own after all these years. Biggest issue I had was this one was molded in red, black and tan plastic. Given my prediliction for armor modelling you could guess where this was going. Krylon Gray Primer makes a good base. Wired the engine a little bit then realized the hood was molded shut. Not any more. Four different colors later I had my mix for RAL 8000, a desert yellow brown used early on in North Africa . Stay tuned. G 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentG Posted November 24, 2015 Author Share Posted November 24, 2015 A nice relaxing paint session yielded these results. The base coat. I used another mix of Tamiya colors to come up with RAL 7008, Graugrun . A stencil set and Tamiya Flat White was used for the Africa Korps palm symbol. More to come. G 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robw_uk Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 nice work.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentG Posted November 24, 2015 Author Share Posted November 24, 2015 Thank you sir! G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Nice. Where did you get the stencil kit and do they do them in 1/35th? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentG Posted November 24, 2015 Author Share Posted November 24, 2015 That is the Alliance Modelworks set in 1/35 scale. It came with three sizes of palm insignia. I used the largest which has the swastika as a seperate piece. Here's a link to their site. http://www.am-works.com/store/lw35019-wwii-german-cross-unit-markings-operation-citadel-p-37.html G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Engineer66 Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Good work G, nice looking finish on the paint, I assume there was quite a bit of prep before the final coat? Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentG Posted November 24, 2015 Author Share Posted November 24, 2015 Al it's an older tool so a lot of seams and REALLY prominent ejector pin marks. Also there were a few sink holes in smaller parts. I added some cast texture to some parts based on google images I found. Still, not a bad looking kit. G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Henry Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Hey G .... NICE WORK !! I think that I have this kit in 1/48 scale tucked away somewhere. ( I'm on vacation now so I can't confirm it ). I'm normally an aircraft guy so if you don't mind I'll be following along to see what I can learn. Thanks for posting. Bob H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentG Posted November 29, 2015 Author Share Posted November 29, 2015 Just fall in Bob, more to come after the holiday this week. G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radpoe Spitfire Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 It's a joy to see this kit being built and so beautifully done. It is yet another truck I have a soft spot for👍. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentG Posted December 1, 2015 Author Share Posted December 1, 2015 I finally got a minute or two to photograph this as it sits right now. This is the first round of weathering using oil paints. I'm going for an "Indiana Jones" look as a display. G 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The original Kit Builder Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Excellent work. Funnily enough, I've just dug mine out from the loft and brushed the dust off. It is a beautiful little kit, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentG Posted December 1, 2015 Author Share Posted December 1, 2015 Thank you sir! A beautiful kit it is. G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Henry Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 It looks really good. I do have one question. How did you come up with the idea for the yellow overspray on the frame ? I'm going to take a wild guess and speculate that the vehicles left the factory in the standard dark grey with the yellow applied out in the field. Is that close ? Bob H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentG Posted December 4, 2015 Author Share Posted December 4, 2015 It looks really good. I do have one question. How did you come up with the idea for the yellow overspray on the frame ? I'm going to take a wild guess and speculate that the vehicles left the factory in the standard dark grey with the yellow applied out in the field. Is that close ? Bob H. Exactly! G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Henry Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Exactly! G 10 - 4 ... I'll file this tip into my vast memory bank ( about the size of a peanut ). Bob H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentG Posted December 7, 2015 Author Share Posted December 7, 2015 Moving along, I painted the cast resin stowage crates to resemble wood. I used several colors of acrylic over an enamel primer. I finished off with an enamel wask, then gloss coated with some MM Clear Gloss enamel. Then I Googled some images and printed my own decals. Now I have crates containing secrets. And the biggest secret...... G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robw_uk Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 very nice - and like the home made decals, never tried it myself but must say your results do have me wondering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentG Posted December 8, 2015 Author Share Posted December 8, 2015 Thank you sir! If it can be printed on paper, it can be made into a decal. I have a cheap inkjet printer and use inkjet decal paper from Micro Scale. I spray Tamiya clear gloss over the images and just use caution as they are fragile. If you can find an ALPS printer and a supply of cartridges, that would be the ultimate. None of that is available in the states any longer unless you want to pay stupid money for used equipment. G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Henry Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 WOW ... now I'll search for images of the old German wooden crates. I do remember a couple of episodes of the old TV show "Hogan's Heroes" where they had some crates .... JUST KIDDING !!! I'll search the web. Great idea on the crates. Bob H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentG Posted January 13, 2016 Author Share Posted January 13, 2016 This one is finally finished and posted in "Ready for Inspection". G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Henry Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Ok sir. I'll check it out. Bob H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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