Stef N. Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 I thought I'd better put my money where my mouth is and post some of my work. This is Meng's lovely little kit. A fun, reasonably easy build which finishes into a surprisinly large vehicle. A few bits are fragile and easy to break, like the wing mirrors, star aerial and foot plates so be careful.The only aftermarket items are DEF's weighted wheels, which are not entirely necessary, but look good. The interior is well detailed, (except some of the safety harnesses which are very easy to break), but with the doors closed you can't really see that well inside, so I didn't go the whole hog. Painted in Tamiya XF 59 as a base and AK's British Sand Yellow, finished off with my first attempt at a Humbrol sand filter. AK colours, Tamiya's clear colours and assorted Humbrol paints were used for the rest of the parts. I lost a bit of bottle at the end and got a bit worried of spoiling things so I haven't fully weathered it. The photos highlight the fact the wheels and other parts are a bit flat and need a bit of touching up with paint and pastels. I'll get around to that some day, 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viper-30 Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 Really nice build and finish mate. I’ve three of these to build in different variants.. great job . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence Tierney Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 A nice crisp build. Like it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 That does look good. I like that a lot. John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 Nicely done! Mike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan-o Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 Looks very nice indeed 👌 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stef N. Posted March 26, 2020 Author Share Posted March 26, 2020 Thank you all for your kind words and likes. This was my first kit from Meng and, as I've said, a joy to build. If all their kits are as good as that I will be investing more of my hard earned on their products.👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 Great looking model Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicoT Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Tidy.. really nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Very nice. Tempted to build one, but not sure I could scratchbuild the comms cables. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stef N. Posted April 16, 2020 Author Share Posted April 16, 2020 I wouldn't know where to start with that nest. A handily placed scratchbuilt tarpaulin would have to do and then I can pretend I had done it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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