1/72 Takom Russian Tractors. Special Delivery

[scottie3158]

Andy,
Nice work mate.

[Mini Me]

Much Better!

Rick H.

[Guest]

Thanks guys.

[Steve Jones]

Loads better mate. Great work

[Guest]

Cheers Steve.

[Guest]

A bit more work done today.

First off was a job I've been trying to avoid as my hairy stick skills are still lacking - outlining the camo in black. Didn't come out quite as well as I'd have liked but there's no going back now.

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Then back to the Komintern. The lack of woodgrain effect had bothered me as soon as I saw it was missing so had a go at carving it in

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And since I'd buried my preshading I had another go. Mixing a much lighter shade of the original colour for highlighting, then toned it back with a light thin coat of the regular one.

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Still subtle but a bit better than before I think, even though it's bleached out a bit by the lighting.

Gave it a dark wash, some detail painting, and made and fitted the glazing. Tracks need toning down a bit more but again, that'll wait until I start putting the dio together and know what shades to use.

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[Mini Me]

My eyes see nothing wrong with the black outline, I don't think it was perfect on the real thing either. LOL
As for the wood grain effect...Outstanding!
Cheers, Rick H.

[Guest]

Thanks Rick.

[Guest]

Oh, I forgot about the figures.

I ordered a pack from a place suggested to me by Peter Day. At 12 pence each I wasn't expecting great detail but to be fair they aren't half bad. I fell unlucky with the random mixture in the pack though - 8 ladies with handbags and 2 guys in top hats won't be much use lol and only one seated person, which is a shame. I've ordered a larger pack, 100 figures for a fiver!, so hope for a better selection next time.

Anyway, I donned my scrubs and started chopping a couple of the useable figures up. A guy walking with a stick now has his arm lifted to become the Komintern driver/farmer, pointing at where to hook up the tow chain, and another casual looking guy also had his arm amputated to be raised as if waving.

They had a splash of primer to highlight any further work that needs doing. Not greatly detailed like I say, but at this scale, and given my dodgy figure painting skills, I think they'll suffice. More surgery tomorrow!

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[scottie3158]

Andy,
There is nowt wrong with the black out lines mate. The rest of the paperwork is looking good as well.

[Steve Jones]

Coming along really well Andy. Once you add some fiters and washes to the camo it will all blend in well. Great stuff

[Guest]

Thanks guys.

Paul, I have a bad habit of taking my pictures at 8MP and zooming right in to show up the tiniest mistakes. Nothing looks great at that magnification lol. I should stick to viewing in real size :smiling5:

Steve, in the instructions MIG recommend a dark brown wash and a green filter for that scheme. I'm wary of overdoing it since it's supposed to be a brand new vehicle, but if I make something up in those kinds of colours and tread lightly, I'm hoping to get away with it.

[Steve Jones]

The van I drive around in at work is nearly new. Every week it is cleaned. The next day it is s**t high again in dirt and mud. A filter will be fine. Great stuff

[Jim R]

Hi Andy
Winch cable looks much better. Black camo outlines are fine - they'll tone down even with light weathering. Wood grain is nicely done. Nice to see figures included. Difficult to do but add a sense of scale.
You're doing a great job - onwards and upwards :thumb2:
Jim

[Guest]

Thanks guys. The way things are going this is going to be a long one. I keep thinking of more and more stuff to add or modify :smiling5: Not a bad thing though I guess.

Had another productive day out in my wooden wonderland.

First job was to get a filter on the camo. A few drops of colour in some matt medium and a splash of thinner made a nicely tinted clear. It turned out a little stronger than I was aiming for, probably one coat too many, but I like how it looks and it seems to blend everything together well.

After this picture it got a coat of gloss ready for decals tomorrow.

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Then I've been thinking of all different ways to make the wheels on the wreck look as if they steered. In the end the simplest solution won. I cut most of the locating pegs from the hubs, leaving just enough to locate the wheels centrally, then cut the mounting faces on the backs of the wheels at an angle.

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Which meant I could now do this. A bit wonky right now as they are only held on by blu tack, but at least it shows I'll be able to pose them properly when the time comes. I might end up doing the same on the trailer rig.

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Then I set about the bracing on the underside of the scratch built load bed. Nobody will ever see it but if a jobs worth doing etc. It doesn't match exactly but it's a fair representation I think, and the mounting points had to be in different places as the chassis for this truck is set up to have a 5th wheel coupling on it. Needs some tickling with filler but pretty much done.

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Thanks for sticking with me!