Zvezda 1/35 Soviet 4.5 ton truck (ZiS 151)

[Vaastav 78]

I recently got a Zvezda 1/35 Soviet 4.5 truck. It is my first truck build, so please help

[Bullbasket 5,768]

You'll have to be a bit more specific. Exactly what do you want help with?

 

John.

[Vaastav 78]

I have rather basic materials and I need to use some improvised techniques for weathering the model.

 

[Vaastav 78]

Any methods outlined should  be basic as I have none of the weathering materials. Currently I have done the chassis & cabin

[Redcoat2966 1,635]

Best I can advise, is post some pics on progress.........I'm building a Miniart bus with full chassis, so I imagine with a Zvezda you're having some similar issues as myself......

[Vaastav 78]

The Chassis is complicated, and both rear prop shafts are short. 

[Vaastav 78]

How do I insert photos from my laptop??

[Bullbasket 5,768]

You cannot post photos direct from your laptop. You need to use a hosting site such as Flikr, Google Photos or Village Photos. In FAQ's there is an "idiots"" guide to posting photos on here using Village Photos.

HTH's.

 

John.

[Vaastav 78]

5 hours ago, Bullbasket said:

You cannot post photos direct from your laptop. You need to use a hosting site such as Flikr, Google Photos or Village Photos. In FAQ's there is an "idiots"" guide to posting photos on here using Village Photos.

HTH's.

 

John.

Thank you Bullbasket

[Vaastav 78]

 

The chassis side view. 

 

[Vaastav 78]

The underside of the chassis

 

The top view of the chassis

 

[Vaastav 78]

The cabin interior

[Vaastav 78]

The chassis, fully built

Cabin mounted on the chassis

[Vaastav 78]

Before painting

[Vaastav 78]

After the first coat of green 

[Vaastav 78]

After all the painting

As I now am going to be out of my hometown, so any improvements/suggestions will only be able to be done in October. 

Please feel free to tell me where I could have done better.

Thanks

 

[Vaastav 78]

Any comments

[Nikolay Polyakov 1,949]

8 hours ago, Vaastav said:

Any comments

Hello @Vaastav! It’s very good that you’re finished this work, congratulations! My main comment that I don’t like the moulding lines on the truck wheels and the soldiers - I recommend to remove it from the start; these things become so prominent when the paint is on. The second thing is a skin tone - it’s too gray. What the paint you’re used for this build?

[Vaastav 78]

The paint is Camlin Artists Acrylic, good modelling paints are hard to come by over here.

What do you suggest I do about the skin tone, since I used a mix of Titanium bleach and milk white.

I will clean up the model as you suggest

[Nikolay Polyakov 1,949]

5 hours ago, Vaastav said:

What do you suggest I do about the skin tone, since I used a mix of Titanium bleach and milk white.

You can add some amount of yellow or even the red, I think.

 

5 hours ago, Vaastav said:

I will clean up the model as you suggest

It will be worth it in the end!

[Vaastav 78]

18 minutes ago, Nikolay Polyakov said:

You can add some amount of yellow or even the red, I think.

 

It will be worth it in the end!

Thanks for the advice Nikolay