Dragon 1/35 Saladin Armoured Car

[Pikeman]

Nice kit John and making good progress with it, looking forward to the next update 

[Guest]

You could go for the black and green John just to break it up a little.


looking great so far mate.

All Pimed up and ready for painting. I used Stynylrez for the first time, and am so far amazed at tit's quality and ease of use (see "Stynylrez - again!" thread). I've not quite decided upon which colour scheeme to use, although the

[Guest]

Ha Ha - I wrote the primed  post a week ago and forgot to press Post...

[Guest]

So now we have the first base coat on, a mix of Tamiya Dark Green(XF-70) and a drop of Olive Green (XF-58) sprayed with my new single action brush, which is fast becoming a revelation in simple airbrushing! Next coat will have a different ratio of the same colours, and layered thinly at an angle, just to give some variation. Then I'll dive in with the 502 Abteilung oils to render it up. Still not decided whether or not to do a nato black camo on it, watch this space!


On a side note, I just fully restored a brush that was completely hardened with Stynylrez, with Mr Muscle Windo cleaner (Blue). Worth remembering methinks!

[monica]

looking nice with some color on this one, 9_9

[Steve Brodie]

thats looking very nice

[Guest]

Ready for filters, oil washes and weathering - maybe some NATO black camo too - still haven't made my mind up!

[Snowman]

Oooh, looking good there!! B|

[papa 695]

Looking great John you've set the bar very high for when I start mine.

[Guest]

It pretty much falls together, apart from the suspension, which needs care! I found an old academy .30 cal, and made an ammo box out of plasticard. Gonna put some stowage on the rear deck, but, for a Dragon, it's pretty simple. I'm looking forward to seeing yours come together, it'll be interesting to compare! Handsome vehicle isn't it?

[monica]

the color looks great,do like this one,

[Pikeman]

Looking really nice,great job John 

[Guest]

Looking good John, looking forward to seeing more.

[Guest]

Great work John, looking forward to the next instalment