Hey Folks,
Maybe not like more modern transfer cases where one lever for neutral (rear drive only), all wheel drive low & high ranges.
Sorry Bro, but you know more about the vehicle, as you've built about 100 of 'em in the past. A Japanese mystery for sure...
I would but when I try to harness it it’s already get Hot.
Thanks for trying Lee!!! The temps have jumped up here again. Ya can't win. Hope all is ok in your neck of the woods my friend...
1 GB down and 1 to go!!! Over the past week and while it was still kinda cool, I drove on with the Deuce to try and get her done too. I painted up lots of stuff with the hairy stick. I started with the motor,
I just followed the destructions. One thing was odd. They don't say/show what color the motor itself should be. I went with Satin Black. Not being able to decide how to paint the tires and wheels. (2 brain cells - hairy stick, 2 brain cells - hissy stick), I finally just pulled out a wide flat brush and went at it. Wheels first and then the tires,
And like in another thread on here, brushing the Tamiya color XF-62 came out a bit different color and shiny as opposed to when you spray it. I stirred the daylights out of it before hand too. No probs, as piggies and mud will cover that up nicely. I dotted the 6 cargo bed reflectors with red, using a toothpick,
They'll get dulled up with weathering. I moved on to the exhaust, wind shield and seats,
Yes, the clear pieces are in the frame. I lightly dribbled TET in the corners to secure it. Luckily, it didn't run outside the frame ridges. Coated both the seats and exhaust system with the appropriate washes. Then it was time to give the dash it's 4 decals and dot the dials/lever knobs with Satin Black,
I also slobbered a coat of AV European Dust wash around the inside of the cab. I painted the inside of the headlights with matt alu and added the clear parts. Then on with the slat grill piece,
I will paint the pieces on the firewall in the morn. With most of the sub-assemblies done, I started to muck up the fender wells with mud. My big jar of AV Euro Mud was dried out, so I spent a half hour mixing it back to life with water, in the jar. I fell back on my little trusty jar of Reality In Scale mud,
It looks like it has a little sheen to it. Some piggies will matt it down for sure. In the morn, I hope to get the wheels and tires mucked up and dig out my collection of CITB to add to what came with the kit. I just hope the temps don't get any hotter than today. It's been over 30° C outside...
Thank you for your patience with this GB build progress. I do want to get it finished, as 2 other projects are screaming at me to be worked on. More to come and have a good week...
Prost
Allen, in need of a cold one!!!
Zaloga once wrote a whole article about the real OD and various model paint colours for it in Military Modelling, and his conclusion was that Tamiya XF-62 came closest. However, that was about 25 years ago, and Tamiya changed the paint since — and if I’m not mistaken, then changed it again because of complaints that the new version was clearly too green. Couple this to the usual problems of saying anything actually useful about colours in photographs, especially ones viewed on computer screens, and basically, the bottom line is: What do you think of it? If it looks OK to you, leave it; if you think it’s not brown enough, try again but mix a little XF-52 or something into the XF-62?
, I couldn't find any of it. I'll do another search tomorrow and maybe I'll get lucky. I guess it's time to do some serious organizing...
