discussion Andy T's Faun L900 - Das Werk 1/35

[Jim R]

Well saved, Andy, from the CA blobs. We've probably all done something similar, used similar bad language and taken a deep breath and sorted it.

I've started working on some stowage too. That must have been one huge truck if a tank didn't fill the load bed! :surprised:

The driver needs somewhere for his sauerkraut butties and pilsner :tongue-out3:

 

[minitnkr]

Great save, I'd prolly called it bird poop or a carb fire & moved on. Mirrors are so fragile. My Fuchs mirrors have been broken so many times they're almost too short to be effective.

 

[Andy T]

Cheers guys. A bit of a heart stopping moment when I saw it, but it was an opportunity to get the airbrush out again I guess.

Decals are going on today. They're taking a while to settle down so I made a start on a simple base, carving & stamping out some 6mm XPS foam. Hopefully it's something I can use to display future vehicles, as I doubt many will be bigger than this, so I'll try and keep it fairly generic.

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Blimey,I look away for a week and it's practically finished!!!:flushed:
Looking excellent Andy,as for the little "mishap", well,if I hadn't read about it in the earlier posts,I'd never have noticed :thumb2:,the Panzer looks really nice too mate.
Scribing that base must've taken some patience, well worth it mind, it's come out great with the paintwork ,
Cracking stuff this!

 

[Andy T]

Thanks Andy, that's actually just the bare foam, I haven't started painting it yet.

I scribed out the kerbstones but the rest was punched out using this set I bought some years ago. They can just be pressed into foam, but will cut shapes in thin styrene with a tap from a hammer. I've even used them as scribing templates.

https://amzn.eu/d/60SfRBU

I need to press on with the truck now. I always struggle with washes, weathering etc and given the size of this it's even more daunting than usual lol.

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Thanks Andy, that's actually just the bare foam, I haven't started painting it yet.

I scribed out the kerbstones but the rest was punched out using this set I bought some years ago. They can just be pressed into foam, but will cut shapes in thin styrene with a tap from a hammer. I've even used them as scribing templates.

https://amzn.eu/d/60SfRBU

I need to press on with the truck now. I always struggle with washes, weathering etc and given the size of this it's even more daunting than usual lol.

Just the bare foam eh?:dizzy:....
... blimey,it looks great already :tears-of-joy:

 

[Andy T]

No further pictures of the truck just yet as I tried something with the tyres that didn't work out well, so retracing my steps a bit there.

I did get the base painted though. I managed to scrape a few of the curbstones with my girlie nails so we'll just have to imagine it's damage from something lol

 

[Jim R]

I do like that base :thumb2:

 

[minitnkr]

Beautiful masonry.

 

[Andy T]

Thanks Jim, Paul.

It should do the job as a generic display base and was good practice for if I ever want to include something similar in a diorama.

 

[Allen Dewire]

Jeepers Andy, You really are speeding along here Sir!!! The truck is fantastic and the CA drops save, even better. I love your scratching with the girlie nails quote on the cobbles the most though!!! Great stuff!!!

Prost
Allen

 

[scottie3158]

Andy,
That is some seriously nice modelling. I am always in awe of your AB skills and that base is superb.

 

[Andy T]

Thank you both very much, you're making me blush :smiling4:


I have hit another snag after removing the masking from the windows:



Overspray on the insides :tired: I'm currently trying to remove a side window to gain access so I can clean it up.

 

[Tim Marlow]

Thank you both very much, you're making me blush :smiling4:


I have hit another snag after removing the masking from the windows:



Overspray on the insides :tired: I'm currently trying to remove a side window to gain access so I can clean it up.

Blimey, this one is fighting back a bit Andy. Sure you’ll sort it though.

 

[Andy T]

Tell me about it Tim! I'm having a particularly dark day today too, so it hasn't helped.

I managed to get the side window out though (breaking the door frame while I was at it) and cleaned the 'screen reasonably well. Somehow I broke a wheel off in the process too. Also snapped the wonky mirror off but that gave me chance to stick it back on a little straighter (silver lining etc..)

Another CA incident when affixing the hoops meant I had to repaint a side step, so really a catalogue of issues today :smiling5:

It was on the floor ready to get stamped on so decided to call time.

I may wake up in a more positive mood but just in case, here's where we are at right now :smiling3:

 

[Tim Marlow]

Looks very good to me :thumb2:

 

[Nicko]

Well done Andy. I think I would have set the model aside for a day or two...

I had a similar inside overspray issue on a truck. In that instance I managed to insert a cotton bud up through the floor to get on the inside of the glass...

Looking great.

Nick

 

[Mini Me]

Love it Andy!:thumb2:

 

[Andy T]

Thanks chaps, with one thing after another it was starting to feel like a battle of wills :smiling5:

I'm feeling a bit less clumsy this morning so I'll go out and have another look around it, maybe finishing some bits off :smiling3:

 

[Ian M]

Thank you both very much, you're making me blush :smiling4:


I have hit another snag after removing the masking from the windows:



Overspray on the insides :tired: I'm currently trying to remove a side window to gain access so I can clean it up.

This is what happens when three soldiers in wet woolen uniforms sit in a small space and drink hot tea. Windows all steam up.