thevid Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 The is the 1/76 Airfix "Assault Gun" from a very old bagged kit. For it's age it is nicely detailed. A few bits were added from the Fujimi kit like mg, v-scope and rear deck wheels. 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 You have done a really good job with the old kit. Well done. Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Good looking Stug. 👍 ... Sadly growing up in the USA. Older Airfix and Matchbox were rarities in stores and hobby-shops. We mostly had Monogram, Testors, Italeri, and a few others here of dubious quality. We started getting the Tamigawas in the 80’s but still not a lot of Airfix or Matchbox. Im getting to see what i missed out on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevid Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 4 hours ago, PlaStix said: You have done a really good job with the old kit. Well done. Kind regards, Stix Thanks Stix. The shape and detail is all there. It just needs a bit of careful assembly and subtle painting to bring it out. I did use a black acrylic paint wash and Future. The good thing about using a future wash is that the paint went around the wheels easily. Then I finished painting the rest of the wheel in black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevid Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 28 minutes ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Good looking Stug. 👍 ... Sadly growing up in the USA. Older Airfix and Matchbox were rarities in stores and hobby-shops. We mostly had Monogram, Testors, Italeri, and a few others here of dubious quality. We started getting the Tamigawas in the 80’s but still not a lot of Airfix or Matchbox. Im getting to see what i missed out on. I remember trying to build the Stalin tank. I thought they were too hard for my 7 years old skills. Lots of glue helped. I was introduced to Airfix in the early 1960s then later when MPC imported the kits under their label. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Yes i have an original 1/24 MPC/Airfix mustang in my collection. I didnt know that until very recently they were Airfix kits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arachnid Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 (edited) 49 minutes ago, thevid said: Thanks Stix. The shape and detail is all there. It just needs a bit of careful assembly and subtle painting to bring it out. I did use a black acrylic paint wash and Future. The good thing about using a future wash is that the paint went around the wheels easily. Then I finished painting the rest of the wheel in black. How does the future work ? does it go on first before paint? Edited December 13, 2017 by Arachnid Grammar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevid Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 16 minutes ago, Arachnid said: How does the future work ? does it go on first before paint? It goes on after you paint the model and goes on just like any wash. You make a wash with the paint and future. When you apply the wash it will surround detail nicely. On the wheels I wanted the wash darker than normal so I had to do was paint the outer wheels. The rims were neatly outlined in black. You can add a few drops or more depending on how dark you want it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arachnid Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 12 hours ago, thevid said: It goes on after you paint the model and goes on just like any wash. You make a wash with the paint and future. When you apply the wash it will surround detail nicely. On the wheels I wanted the wash darker than normal so I had to do was paint the outer wheels. The rims were neatly outlined in black. You can add a few drops or more depending on how dark you want it. Thanks for the info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Fantastic job on an old friend I first built in the 1960s still looks great . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAAMAN Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Very nicely finished!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrardandrews Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Brilliant little classic model 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 As far as I remember, that was the first armour model that I ever built in '69, just after I came out of the army. Happy days. You've done a good job on it. John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Wasley Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Nice to see an old kit revived ,and very clean build,wish I could do the same for my old bodyEnjoyed Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Fantastic. But here I'm going to pick a fight. It should be in dark yellow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevid Posted December 14, 2017 Author Share Posted December 14, 2017 1 hour ago, IanC said: Fantastic. But here I'm going to pick a fight. It should be in dark yellow! Hey! In the box art it was grey and I'm sticking to that! Here is yellow version done a while back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 On 14/12/2017 at 9:26 PM, thevid said: Hey! In the box art it was grey and I'm sticking to that! Here is yellow version done a while back. Now you’re spoiling us! Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev The Modeller Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Lovely seeing one of these again, brings back memories, of the one I had oh 40 odd years ago. Nice build mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentG Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Well done! G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 On 12/14/2017 at 8:08 PM, IanC said: Fantastic. But here I'm going to pick a fight. It should be in dark yellow! That's nothing I painted mine dark green, after all that's how it looked on the instructions. That was back in 1971. Airfix were not so hot on accuracy back then. Witness the Panther box art fighting it's way across the desert lined with palm trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3DStewart Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 A great model, which bears witness to your skills and Airfix's. Remarkable since it's a kit of the 60s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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