Somewhere in North Africa

[john i am]

I've just kit chopped a driver figure, head and legs are dragon , right arm is master box U.S. marines , right arm is tamiya figure from their German motorcycle and sidecar kit and the torso is from an 8th army figure from the universal carrier kit , I had to cut some off the gators so he would sit in the seat better [ATTACH]124907[/ATTACH]once he's all dry I'll take the seams off

So Frankenstein gets to ride in the jeep then!! Nice work Alan

[Alan 45]

So Frankenstein gets to ride in the jeep then!! Nice work Alan

Cheers mate , not so much Frankenstein more frankie Howard lol

[monica]

nice work on the jeep Alan,looks goods,


its always fun to play doc,Frankenstein,with the spares of figures,


he has turned out well,nicely done

[Alan 45]

Cheers moni I'm glad you like him


Done some painting today [ATTACH]113937.IPB[/ATTACH]

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next up is weathering and putting some bits on I've left off so I didn't knock off while weathering

[takeslousyphotos]

Good work with that figure. I`d never thought of doing that. Great idea.

[PhilJ]

Just been catching up with this one Alan, the jeeps look nice mate and the figures don't look to big in my mind, it was quite a snug vehicle really. Did you brush paint these Alan? What's your process?


Cheers


Phil

[Alan 45]

Just been catching up with this one Alan, the jeeps look nice mate and the figures don't look to big in my mind, it was quite a snug vehicle really. Did you brush paint these Alan? What's your process?
Cheers


Phil

Cheers Phil I'm glad you like it


Yes it's brush painted , my proccess is a simple one , paint the base coat , oil wash dry brush again in base coat if needed then dry brush in a dark grey along edges to give the impression of ware and tear then use an using a thin brush and put a small amount of oil paint on and dry brush that into corners and around detail and fade it out with a clean dry brush, then a couple of coats of matt clear varnish and it's done


It sounds like a lot of work but once you get the hang of it which isn't long you'll fly through it , just one thing when you add the oil paint make sure your base coats are completely dry of it can remove your base coats


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[monica]

looking good Alan,your turning these out quite fast,and a good job as well,


I,m one who dose like the harsh weathering,keep up the good work,

[Alan 45]

Cheers moni


I did have a helping had with this jeep though as I had built the main body over a year ago but I lost interest in it and it sat on the shelf


Well I've managed to finish the first part of the weathering[ATTACH]114003.IPB[/ATTACH]

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next up is the scuff marks and the bits of detail

[monica]

looking good i do real like the wash you have given it,a nice deist red sand color,

[Alan 45]

Cheers moni


It's not a wash though , I've done a little tutorial telling you how to do it here

http://www.scale-models.co.uk/threads/a-simple-way-to-add-shadow-and-weathering.31482/#post-281493

[Alan 45]

First part of the dio finished, both jeeps with drivers receiving orders from an officer


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Might change tha positions a bit but this is roughly how it will look on the base

[Alan 45]

I've worked on the building over the last few days and got the outside painted


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The top will have sandbagged mg posts so I haven't done much but dirtied it , rather harsh looking brown will fade as it dried giving it a more dusty look

[flyjoe180]

Great stuff Alan. Loving the Jeep scene.

[Alan 45]

Cheers Joe I'm glad you like it , I keep messing with that scene lol I suppose once the rest is complete I can get a better idea of how this will look