Army_Air_Force Posted January 13, 2018 Author Share Posted January 13, 2018 (edited) While the paint was hardening, I was working on cleaning up the graphics for the waterslides. Here's a photo of a couple of stencils from the rear of the truck. Edited October 23, 2020 by Army_Air_Force Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 (edited) The next step was to mark out all the checkers with a pencil. I decided against masking as there are so many little grills, fixings, and corners to go around, it would be a nightmare. So, I'm brush painting it. Here's the truck marked up and ready. Oh yes, the eagle eyed may have noticed I knocked the rear spotlight off giving it a light rub down before painting. I didn't loose it, so it will go back on after the checkers. Then the painting began with a small brush, and steady hand and lots of holding my breath. Here we are one hour into the checker painting! Edited October 23, 2020 by Army_Air_Force Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted January 15, 2018 Author Share Posted January 15, 2018 (edited) After almost three hours careful brushwork, the front end was pretty much done! ( and so were my eyes ! ) Edited October 23, 2020 by Army_Air_Force 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Thats a good job on the front end stephen, looking forward to seeing the finished paint job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted January 16, 2018 Author Share Posted January 16, 2018 (edited) Well !!! another four hours of painting past by on January 13th 2010 gazing at black squares! Only the back of the body, rear doors, side flaps and the front grill were left to checker. There were a few edges to touch up, but after all that time staring, my eyes had gone funny, and I could still see checkers when staring at my laptop screen. Edited October 23, 2020 by Army_Air_Force 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Thats sending my eyes all anyhow, it does look good though, proper well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Wow, certainly eye catching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted January 18, 2018 Author Share Posted January 18, 2018 (edited) Another couple of hours checker painting made almost nine hours in total. The checkers don't meet correctly on the roof, but that isn't an error on the model, it is the same on the real truck. My friend who owned the truck before me, started painting the checkers from the front of the truck, forgetting the rear body sides were different lengths due to the late war "access body". When he got the the back and started to go over the top, he realised they wouldn't match up, and painted the black line separator. The side flaps, rear doors and grill were last to be checkered. Edited October 23, 2020 by Army_Air_Force 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted January 20, 2018 Author Share Posted January 20, 2018 (edited) The following day saw a little more paint touch ups on the checkers and other detail painting. The rear doors, one side door, tool rack, front grill, steering wheel, spare wheel were fitted, and spot light re-fitted. Lights painted and front grill on. Spare wheel and side flap ( in open position ) Edited October 23, 2020 by Army_Air_Force 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted January 20, 2018 Author Share Posted January 20, 2018 (edited) The rear doors and tool rack are fitted. General view. The cab canvas and screen are just placed on for this picture and not yet glued. Edited October 23, 2020 by Army_Air_Force 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Fantastic scratch-building and painting skills. You're on the home straight now and I really look forward to seeing the finished model (with the 1:1!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted January 21, 2018 Author Share Posted January 21, 2018 (edited) The next job done was to the astro dome, adding the bottom mounting lip, made from a ring of clear styrene sheet. The wheels were also then glued on. A little more progress was made on January 16th 2010. The roof canvas was glued on and the canvas over the dome mount was built up in Milliput epoxy putty. This was shaped and a few wrinkles added with the blunt end of a paint brush. The four leather straps that hold the roof down were added with some thin styrene cut into 0.75mm wide strips. Edited October 23, 2020 by Army_Air_Force 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Looking splendid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share Posted January 23, 2018 (edited) The roof canvas Milliput was trimmed and blended in to the rest of the moulded roof. The roof canvas and the hold down straps were then painted. The olive drab reflector housings on the side body were painted too, plus a little more touching up inside and out. The observer's dome was then glued in with PVA. Edited October 23, 2020 by Army_Air_Force 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Looking very sharp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris B Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted January 25, 2018 Author Share Posted January 25, 2018 (edited) The flag and wind sock next. The flag is a graphic I did on the computer, mirror imaged it and printed it on paper. This was then folded back on itself around some brass wire and stuck with double sided tape, then crinkled to show it waving in the wind. The wind sock is also paper, rolled and stuck with double sided tape, crinkled a bit and painted. Brass wire forms the poles. Edited October 23, 2020 by Army_Air_Force Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 All looking very good, I like the windsock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted January 29, 2018 Author Share Posted January 29, 2018 (edited) This was about as far as I could go until I got the waterslides back. The wind sock still needs crinkling a bit more once the paint is dry. Edited October 23, 2020 by Army_Air_Force Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted January 29, 2018 Author Share Posted January 29, 2018 (edited) A friend did the original set of waterslides, but not all of them were reduced to the correct size. I applied the good ones and ordered some paper for myself to have a go and making my own decals. Registration. Edited October 23, 2020 by Army_Air_Force Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted January 29, 2018 Author Share Posted January 29, 2018 (edited) Here's some more of the decals. Front registration Further internal decals. Edited October 23, 2020 by Army_Air_Force Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted January 29, 2018 Author Share Posted January 29, 2018 (edited) Before I post the completed pictures, these two shots along with the 1/1 scale Dodge makes you realise how small 1/35 scale is. You can just make out the model amongst the checkers on the real thing! Edited October 23, 2020 by Army_Air_Force Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Looks good, nice detail with the markings on the inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted January 31, 2018 Author Share Posted January 31, 2018 (edited) Here's the completed pictures, along with some of the fullsize truck. Edited October 23, 2020 by Army_Air_Force Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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