discussion First build

[Guest]

Hi all. Recently joined the forum and have been posting like crazy. Got the bug big time! If I weren't my own boss I'd have got the sack by now! I've figured out the photo posting so I'm going to put up pics of my first build. I built it 'cos I wanted to do the weathering. My dad has a model railway and I bought him a book on weathering techniques a while back, and bought him a premade kit of a coal truck and hand painted his/our name on the side.

Background to the model; odd choice I know, late Russian truck. I read a book called Amber about about russian soldiers in Afghanistan (not a factual account I have to say) but there was a seen where some Mujahadeen ambushed a russian convoy of three vehicles, a BMP, an APC, and the GAZ truck. I wanted to build a diorama of it, so sourced all the kits, put them to one side, had a baby, moved house, started a business...

Got th Christmas this year and was rumaging around the stuff we have in storage and found all the kits! Thought I'd never find the time so gave the two armoured vehicles away as Xmas presents. Kept the truck as I didn't think anyone would appreciate it. A week later we were snowed in, and the truck was sitting there on the side, along with the glue and paints I had used for the railway truck. Two weeks later I was obsessed, scratchbuilding the cage and tarp for the back, adding the ladders and steps, bits of rope here and there. I'm annoyed now theat I didn't research it a bit better, and have since found archive photos that show I got most of it wrong, but it was enough to get me hooked! Hope you like it, maybe now I can put it to bed, or use it as a start on a "Highway of Death" dio! Highway of Death "Kuwait Basra" 26 February 1991 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Need a rest now. TonyB

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[Guest]

Looks very good Tony! What did you make the tarp out of? You've done the weathering very well, love all the mud & dirt!

Patrick

 

[Centurion3RTR]

Top work Tony, we don't see many trucks. As Patrick says, weathering is top notch.

Glad to have you with us, John

 

[Guest]

Thanks guys. Tarp is made from a piece of muslin bought from a cooking shop. Not sure what they use it for, ask the wife! wanted it to look more like a camo net than a solid canvas. Held it in place with super glue. Roll is secured with fuse wire and glued the ends to stop it fraying. Don't think there's a good picture of it but used some dried acrylic paint off an old lid to make strips of gaffa tape to look like a running repair. Have since discovered MIG pigments, and not sure spraying the mud on with a toothbrush was a good idea, blobs are a bit big, but I had to cover all the windows because I glued the roof on too early and couldn't paint the interior (gasp!). Roll on number two!

 

[Guest]

Adapt & survive is the modellers motto! And when things go wrong, cover them in mud! muslin eh? must have a gander in the kitchen when SWMBO isn't around!

Patrick

 

[Guest]

Alright Tony!

Fantastic model, mate! Good job! I do like Soviet trucks especially the ZiS and GAZ range. Rather surprisingly Soveit models are in abundence where i am Ever need any, let me know

Paul

 

[Guest]

Hi tony personally i like it the detail is very good and the build and weathering are excellent nice job indeed keep up the good work.

scott

 

[Guest]

Thanks Paul, do you recognise this, think it's a VAZ or possibly Furgon?

http://scottandsarah.com/uploads/rawFiles/LongWayHomeStPetersburg/img_0114.jpg

I like the look of it, like a communist camper van! (No offence Lenin)

 

[Guest]

Hi Tony,

Great first build, love it, keep em rolling along.:laughing:

BB.

 

[Guest]

I'm starting to think Furgon might be russian for van.

 

[Guest]

Looking super mate, fantastic job

 

[yak face]

hi tony, brilliant job youve done, and you say its your first!!? i can see a lot of great models coming our way in the near future! cheers tony