Foghorn Leghorn Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Sometimes you just have to "build out of the box" to get the mojo back Academy 1/72 HEMTT. Fantastic value kit, or it was when I bought it 18 months ago for £12. Full of details (although some of them are not that accurate) but it's a tad tricky to assemble. The tyre tread is total fiction though, they couldn't mould the real tread pattern because of IM limitations. The only extra I added is the load, I made it removeable so I can change it in the future. The dust around the tyre sidewalls was done with Mike Rinaldi's OPR technique. This was my first go at OPR and it turned out not bad, though it did take a lot of time. 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootneck Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 That is a lovely finish on your model. Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazy Modeller Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Very nice build with real good weathering specially at that scale! Cheers LM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sardaukar Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Excellent model and great inspiration, great effects. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4rky Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Looks fantastic! i’ve been building the modelcollect version and been struggling with the weathering. I used a flory models wash all over it and its not right. Think i have been too heavy handed with it. Yours, however, looks spot on. I like the simple base too. Do you have any links on Mike Rinaldi’s opr?? I’d like to try it out on mine. Did you use the OPR technique on the rest of the truck or just the wheels?? Cheers, Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Looks great but what does OPR stand for please 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foghorn Leghorn Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 1 hour ago, m4rky said: Do you have any links on Mike Rinaldi’s opr?? I’d like to try it out on mine. Did you use the OPR technique on the rest of the truck or just the wheels?? Cheers, Mark 18 minutes ago, Bertie Psmith said: Looks great but what does OPR stand for please Hi Mark, OPR was done on just the tyre walls. I was going to weather the hemtt more but I decided on a minimal weathering (just using pigments) as I didn't want to screw it up, I also used pigments for the load bed. Flory washes may be better suited to aircraft as it's more for panel lines than anything else, if we're talking about the same thing. As the Flory wash is clay based you should be able to wash it off. For Mike Rinaldi, try his youtube channel, the vids show exactly how to do it https://www.youtube.com/c/RinaldiStudioPress/videos Hi Bertie, OPR is Oil Paint Rendering, using oil paints as a weathering medium. It's different to oil paint washes, have a look at Mike Rinaldi's videos, it's a facinating technique 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 1 minute ago, Foghorn Leghorn said: OPR is Oil Paint Rendering, using oil paints as a weathering medium. It's different to oil paint washes, have a look at Mike Rinaldi's videos, it's facinating technique Thanks. I find TLAs quite confusing when not explained. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazy Modeller Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 3 minutes ago, Bertie Psmith said: Thanks. I find TLAs quite confusing when not explained. That is like a disease! Its everywhere. Everybody does that and than expect that we all understand what it means... its human nature in its best. Cheers LM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APA Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Excellent work Andrew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 You certainly made a fantastic job of the kit ,looks very realistic well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 An excellent and interesting build ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Boy! I say Boy! That does look good. At first glance, it could be taken for 1/35th. And thanks for the link to Mike Rinaldi's work. John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edjbartos Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Very nicely painted and weathered, looks great... Ed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandsmodels Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 nice job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now