TheEdge Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 After many years of gradually building my skills up I've decided to step somewhat out of my comfort zone and start going for weathering and aftermarket parts rather than building a Tamiya kit as directed. I've also invested in a proper airbrush so this is my first kit with that. I thought the best thing to do would be to use the oldest and cheapest model in my stash to do that with so the Trumpeter AS-90 has been chosen. I didn't get any early stage pictures but thought I'd start from this point onwards. The overall hull at this point. I've painted the bottom of the hull and the wheels but not the top yet Using some Vallejo weathering paints I've tried to get a bit of road grime onto the running gear. I'll do the wheels later. The front mudguard from the Eduard etch kit. This is my first time using this sort of aftermarket etches so any advice willingly received. I'm not entirely sure how to bend the etches to meet on the corner as they do on the real thing. The rear mudguards. I'm pretty happy with how these have turned out, bar the odd glue splotch but some paint will help hide that. Like I say this is my first kit with serious amounts of etching so its lots of learning. Any advice and maybe even a tiny bit of praise would be nice! 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viper-30 Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Well done looking good .. build on of these a while ago and scratch built a full interior.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Got this one in the stash and probably next on the bench after I finish the Valentine Archer so will follow with interest if I may? Stay safe Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEdge Posted July 11, 2022 Author Share Posted July 11, 2022 A few more days progress, slowly, with a lot of folding small detail parts. The turret has started to come together. Not some of my best folding but hopefully paint and some weathering will hide the worst of it. Although I've just noticed in the photo the awful state of that front ammo box, the filler will need to be used to fix that. My defense is they didn't seem to fit together all that well anyway. In fact that box looks awful, bugger. Hull with its front detail parts added. These photos are not doing making me look competent and I'm quite irritated and want to go away and hide 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echen Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 2 minutes ago, TheEdge said: These photos are not doing making me look competent and I'm quite irritated and want to go away and hide I know the feeling well - but keep at it and you'll surprise yourself at how good it turns out. In reality armour gets all bent out of shape and often looks very different to how it came out of the factory. And there's always mud to camouflage a multitude of stuff................................. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEdge Posted July 14, 2022 Author Share Posted July 14, 2022 Well, I suppose I'd better get the NATO green out. And the many bottles of weathering product behind. Ignore the Yankee candles. That RB Model barrel truly is a thing of beauty and probably adds more to the model then then entire Eduard pack. It may be messy round the edges but this one was the first kit after a long break and is being used to get my eye back in and blow the cobwebs off my skills. Now time to get the airbrush out for this. And also make eyes towards either the RFM Challenger 2 TES or Revell PzH2000 in the stash... 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echen Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 Nice progress! 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEdge Posted July 15, 2022 Author Share Posted July 15, 2022 Well, everyone lower your expectations. I'm reminding everyone this is my first model painted with an airbrush and my skills are still in their infancy. That being said here comes my first awful attempt at pre-shading having watched a few guides. Still a bit shaky but trying to follow edges and panel lines. I think I'd mixed the paint up too thin leading to those awful splats. I'll improve with practice. Well this side of the turret looks almost acceptable bar that one tool box where the splat got me. The less said about that hatch the better... Well, at least I can only get better. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echen Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 Some good, positive waves there! Top-coat and weathering will sort all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viper-30 Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 That’s looking not too bad at all mate ….. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Model Mate Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 really not too bad at all - this will all blend in nicely once the top coats are on. Nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echen Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 On 7/15/2022 at 5:39 PM, TheEdge said: The less said about that hatch the better... If the paint blob is too raised some judicious sanding with a fine abrasive might rub it flat. The top coat would then be smooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEdge Posted July 21, 2022 Author Share Posted July 21, 2022 Thanks all All in all under the first coat I don't think its come out too bad. Time to start adding some black camo patten and picking out some details next. Then the weathering! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEdge Posted July 21, 2022 Author Share Posted July 21, 2022 I've done something incredibly stupid and wondered if anyone could help or has some advice. I entirely forgot to attach (what I think are) the casings for the drivetrain to the back of the drive sprockets. I only noticed today while looking at photos of AS-90s for camp patterns that my model was missing them. Annoyingly I've already thrown away the sprues thinking anything left were simply parts replaced by etching and sadly didn't realise. What are Trumpeter like for getting spare parts? Or can anyone think of another source of suitable part? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Have a read of this thread in Chat. Not very encouraging! John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echen Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 A last resort - miliput or plastic card? Depends what sort of complexity and detail you need to reproduce - and the available information on size and shape of these items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEdge Posted July 23, 2022 Author Share Posted July 23, 2022 On 22/07/2022 at 12:16, echen said: A last resort - miliput or plastic card? Depends what sort of complexity and detail you need to reproduce - and the available information on size and shape of these items. I was thinking that but my concern is I've noticed so late in the build that with all the etchings its quite delicate. My fear is all the manipulation and then trying to affix a bodged part is going to cause more harm than good. Might just chalk it up to experience and move on. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echen Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 2 minutes ago, TheEdge said: Might just chalk it up to experience and move on. Sounds like a wise move. It would be a shame to damage what looks like a really good build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEdge Posted July 26, 2022 Author Share Posted July 26, 2022 I've accepted my mistake at the front and moved on with the camo pattern (although looking at photos of AS-90s thats a very generous term...) I've tried to base this mostly of a load of photos I found online of an AS-90 at Tankfest but then added a handful of extra transfers based off a few other photos. Happy with how its looking at the moment. I'm aware of the missing mirror, got snapped off by my clumsy hands, one of the reasons I've chosen to ignore the missing parts. Time to weather and maybe be brave enough to put in the completed section... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 That looks extremely good, like the camo a lot. Stay safe Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEdge Posted July 28, 2022 Author Share Posted July 28, 2022 Ready for inspection thread... Now onto the next thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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