Schlingmann HLF 20 VARUS 4x4

[Bertiee]

Prior to this I'd done an AW101, Hawk T2 and F16 so it was a little on the ambitious side. I don't think I quite realised it at the time but was sold by the picture on the box! It's taken 4-5 years to get finished (on and off, mainly off) and the more eagle eyed might notice the odd missing piece, however for the most part it's complete. I had some trouble with some of the decals appearing to be oversized or just too small for me to get on right, so there's a few of those missing too. It's all brush painted and whilst that's not something I've been great at in the past, this has been very useful for me as I've got quite a lot of practice in, so hopefully that's going to help me out in the future. The body doesn't quite fit correctly at the front, although it was several years ago that I did that part so I can't recall what went wrong.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[malpaso]

Very nice.  I like all the tools and equipment.  

[Spiny]

Excellent finish on that red for brush painting. There is a reason why most people use spray for shiny models, and that is because it's so difficult to get a smooth finish a brush. Excellent work there. Mind you, there's not a lot wrong with the rest of the model either - good job 👍

[JeroenS]

Nice work! Such a large model as this, brush painted, that's not easy!

[phildagreek]

Looks good!

[Alpha Delta 210]

I think that you're being very hard on yourself! I think this is an incredible model and I can't believe that the equipment lockers open! Great job!

[Bertiee]

2 hours ago, Alpha Delta 210 said:

I think that you're being very hard on yourself! I think this is an incredible model and I can't believe that the equipment lockers open! Great job!

 

Thanks! I think part of it is that I'm comparing myself to a lot of the other models shown on these forums which are outstanding, plus I'm more aware of the mistakes I made with it than is obvious from the photos.

[desert falcon]

Very nice @Bertiee 👍 and so cool to see more fire trucks on the forum 🚒