Spence Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Morning everyone – I hope that you are all well today! Here’s my completed Kit Form Services 1/24 Bedford MK, finally finished, after what seems like an eternity! Joking aside, this has to be one of the best kits I've ever had the pleasure of building and though it's taken the thick end of six months to complete, I'm pleased with the results and now look forward to completing a home for it to live it! Though the model was essentially built from the box (which is almost an engineering study in itself...), I have spent some time personalising it – especially within the truck bed. Here, I scratchbuilt a full load of discarded pallets from strips of basswood, painting them using Chuck Doan's weathering ideas (which become more visible if you enlarge the images...) to produce seven distinct and individual items that add colour and contrast, to an otherwise bland finish. I also finally got to grips with the ‘hairspray’ technique and piggy-backed this onto techniques that I’ve used over the last few years with many of my other civilian/military models – this being especially useful on that tarpaulin frame, where tiny paint chips were needed. I’d like to thank everyone who helped drive me through this project, especially Howard Whitehead (Mr KFS) who showed extraordinary levels of patience when bombarded with endless questions. Cheers guys! I hope you like it. Now, where's that 1/72 Spitfire..? Spence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlpainter Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Hi Spence unbelivable that is georegous mine is staying in the box i could never do it justice simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royster Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 (edited) Wonderful! I wanna climb in Edited May 19, 2011 by Royster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warris Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Outstanding well done Spence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borz666 Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 (edited) nurse! Edited May 19, 2011 by borz666 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjhm Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Superb, too many good things to mention individually but I do love the pallets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffreyK Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 (edited) :clap: :clap: man, that's great!!! With a suitable background to the photos, you'd never be able to tell if that was a model, even in those close up shots. Your models have been true show stoppers for a considerable time, and yet they're getting betterer and betterer.... Edited May 19, 2011 by JeffreyK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobinsonh Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Fantastic work - takes me back to the early 80's and spending a fair few days being transported around in the back with the rest of my squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey58 Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 WOW,really amazing work there!Fantastic weathering and those pallets simply look real,great job! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbuna Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Fantastic...almost lifelike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 What can I say? Marvellous. Shrunk reality. The pallets are works of art in themselves! Looking forward to that Spitfire… /Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Tango Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Ah, come on Spence, that's a photo of the real thing, thought you could fool us eh? Seriously mate, that is superb, brilliant build as always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhouse Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Hi Spence ! Fantastic work !!! Great weathering !!! like the chipping on the wooden palets. Greetings from Switzerland Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnerdad Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Inspired, so many levels, beautiful. One of the best armour/vehicle models I've ever seen. Nice to see we have some top talent in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okdoky Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Hi Spence Wowza Wowza Wowza !!!!!! What I would give to have the skill that you have !!!!!!! Amazed at the work on the MK and the pallets with the faded paint. My one and only feeling with the pallets is that they are still a bit too regular even though you have them in variations of coloured pallets !!!!! I know that might sound odd, but the timbers forming the pallets, other than having one or two missing, are all very pristine in shape end to end. If they were really hard worked pallets they might have suffered a few more chips, odd shaped splits, scuffs and wet rot that would make them a bit more irregular with some darker wood where rot or staining on end grains of the spacer blocks and main boards. Hope you don't mind me saying, cause I know I would not have the savvy to do half the quality you do time after time !!!!! Just might help make them a bit more irregular. Love your work Nige Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence Posted May 19, 2011 Author Share Posted May 19, 2011 Hey everyone - thanks so much for your kind words on my Bedford! I'm really pleased that you like it and I'm so pleased that I chose to spend time building and painting those pallets - it looks like modellers may remember them more than the truck itself! My one and only feeling with the pallets is that they are still a bit too regular even though you have them in variations of coloured pallets !!!!! I know that might sound odd, but the timbers forming the pallets, other than having one or two missing, are all very pristine in shape end to end.If they were really hard worked pallets they might have suffered a few more chips, odd shaped splits, scuffs and wet rot that would make them a bit more irregular with some darker wood where rot or staining on end grains of the spacer blocks and main boards. Hope you don't mind me saying, cause I know I would not have the savvy to do half the quality you do time after time !!!!! Just might help make them a bit more irregular. Hey fella - you're probably right, but as they took over twenty hours to build and paint as they were, the last thing I want to do was add more steps into their construction! Maybe next time and maybe if I was only using a couple... Have a great day - Spence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtd350 Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Driven enough of these in my time to know someone's done their homework on this kit. Oh aye........................... :gobsmacked: :gobsmacked: A well deserved :clap2: :clap2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okdoky Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Hi Spence As I said I love all your subtle finishing touches as you cover every bit of the model in detail. So much so that each bit is indeed a work of art !!!! Having had to select pallets to go on my lorry or dump the ones getting past their best it was just summit that caught the eye and I know that your wish was to break up the colour in the back of the MK. Having seen the attention to detail that you achieve on every nut, bolt and crease of the MK and all the other items that you surround your models with, it just amazes me how your brain is then attracted to something as silly as the shape of the pallet timbers. I hope you don't think I was being disrespectful as I have said before, I am in awe of your work and every mm of the MK speaks volumes. All the best Nige Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence Posted May 19, 2011 Author Share Posted May 19, 2011 Hi SpenceAs I said I love all your subtle finishing touches as you cover every bit of the model in detail. So much so that each bit is indeed a work of art !!!! Having had to select pallets to go on my lorry or dump the ones getting past their best it was just summit that caught the eye and I know that your wish was to break up the colour in the back of the MK. Having seen the attention to detail that you achieve on every nut, bolt and crease of the MK and all the other items that you surround your models with, it just amazes me how your brain is then attracted to something as silly as the shape of the pallet timbers. I hope you don't think I was being disrespectful as I have said before, I am in awe of your work and every mm of the MK speaks volumes. All the best Nige Hey not at all! It's great to get feedback, because that helps you see things that you are blind to at the end of such a long project. I haven't started the diorama yet, so I may use some of your ideas in that. Thanks a lot! Spence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canberraman Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 One of the finest models, of any genre and any scale, I've ever had the good fortune to see - phenomenal! Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybookcase Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Ohmygoshmygolly! It seems a bit disrespectful to the rest of the model (which is the dogs danglies) but those pallets just blew my socks off. BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard E Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 (edited) Outstanding And you mean we've got more to look forward to ? Hey not at all! It's great to get feedback, because that helps you see things that you are blind to at the end of such a long project. I haven't started the diorama yet, so I may use some of your ideas in that. Edited May 19, 2011 by Richard E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emlra Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Crackin' job! Well done indeed. Rex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence Posted May 20, 2011 Author Share Posted May 20, 2011 Hey everyone - thank you very much for your kind words on my Bedford! I'm really pleased that you like the model and that you've enjoyed the results as much as I enjoyed the journey! Now - I wonder if there is something a little simpler that I can work on over the next few weeks..?! Spence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xffw45343tg Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Phenomenal work. Just the tie down shackle on its own is sublimely realistic let alone the rest. Fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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