WASP Flamethrower Jeep. Meng. 1/35.

[Faraway]

This was a fun, albeit a bit of a fiddle, being as it's not very big.

I am still struggling with the concept of putting a flamethrower on such a small and fragile vehicle.

It all went together well, although the PVC pipe for the flamethrower was a bit stubborn, when it came to sticking. This was my first attempt at 'weathering' and I have to say it's okish, but it'll be a while before I'm good at it.

All comments and criticism, as always, are most welcome.

Jon.

[Bullbasket]

Blimey! That was quick. It takes me that long to take the lid off of the box. Nice job though.

 

John.

[Faraway]

13 minutes ago, Bullbasket said:

Blimey! That was quick. It takes me that long to take the lid off of the box. Nice job though.

 

John.

It was a very simple build, but yes it was quick. Comes of having too much time on my hands. Gotta love retirement

[Model Mate]

super quick build and a very nice result.

 

You've got chipping sorted by the look of it, and for additional weathering I'd recommend a very, very thin dark brown oil paint wash. Slop this all over (it might be a good idea to varnish first if you use acrylics for the main paintwork) and maybe pick out details with a slightly thicker/darker pin wash. You can clean up with white spirit if it's too much. Dab on some pigments (or ground up pastels) for dust and/or fix it, again with white spirit, for mud and you're there! The nice thing about these techniques is that they're pretty much reversible and tweakable. Oils take ages to fully dry so can be wiped off with a little thinner/white spirit eaily as can the pigments. This stage is great fun and it's really easy to achieve a good, worn look.

 

If you want to go a bit further, sponge applied paint chipping for small scratches works well (though needs a bit of practice) and good old dry brushing (which acrylics seem very good for) can pick out the highlights nicely as long as it's restrained.

[Faraway]

@Model Mate you make some interesting points. I do use acrylics, less smell, so a varnish is a good idea. I was surprised how quickly this went together, but then there really isn’t much to it. I will certainly look into trying some of your suggestions.

 Thanks.

Jon