discussion Rick's 1/87 Scale Roco/Komo Zis.-5 for Mr.T

[Mini Me]

Getting closer to the "wet" stuff......Had to swap out the trailer wheels and tires. all four tires I had mounted on the spoked rims split apart....this after I had reamed them to relieve the stress as the fit was a little tight.....go figure.

 

[Lee Drennen]

Rick. Trailer looks better

 

[Mini Me]

Thanks Lee, hope to get this base coated tomorrow. Rick H.

 

[Mini Me]

here it is with a bit of 4BO on it......I hope to bring out the "whittled" in tarp details with washes and weathering. Detail painting up next.
Rick H.

 

[Guest]

Rick love the conversation , that tarp is top notch. Was that with tissue paper ?
Paint , well what else other than 4 BO :nerd:

 

[Jim R]

Hi Rick
Looking good with it's coat of paint.
Jim

 

[Lee Drennen]

Rick. Not a bad turnout in this scale

 

[Mini Me]

Thanks Guys, I'll get on with the detail painting today and if there is time I'll start on washes and weathering. The tarps were carved on with a hobby knife and a "ball" shaped grinder bit in my small bead reaming motor. Does a way better job that my Dremel. then the tarp surfaces were "stippled" with a stiff, short bristled acid brush soaked with MEK to bring up a coarse textured surface. Can't use too much solvent or the plastic becomes gummy.......but you get the idea. Rick H.

 

[Richard48]

Great stuff fella.Really nice job you are doing.
Rich

 

[Mini Me]

Thank you Richard, nice to hear from you. Rick H.

 

[Guest]

Thanks Guys, I'll get on with the detail painting today and if there is time I'll start on washes and weathering. The tarps were carved on with a hobby knife and a "ball" shaped grinder bit in my small bead reaming motor. Does a way better job that my Dremel. then the tarp surfaces were "stippled" with a stiff, short bristled acid brush soaked with MEK to bring up a coarse textured surface. Can't use too much solvent or the plastic becomes gummy.......but you get the idea. Rick H.

Thanks Rick,it certainly gave it "the look" .

 

[Mini Me]

Thanks for checking in JR, out celebrating the SWMBO's Birthday so will post up further progress when I am able. Rick H.

 

[papa 695]

Now that is looking very good indeed.

 

[Mini Me]

Cheers Ian. Rick H.

 

[Steve Jones]

Lovely work with the wet stuff. Your on great form at the moment

 

[Mini Me]

Thank you Mr. Jones, after the "Fuel Tanker" it is going to be tough.....when I did that build everything just clicked together like it was Leggos (other blocks are available)........now I get this feeling rarely and that's when I hit the bench hard..........my last update was Nov. 6th........between then and last night I was in no mood to pick up on anything.......there will be an update later on today and I've started my own "Group build" with a gang build of four 1930 M.B. L2 ambulances So there will be a thread coming on that if I don't get them finished while working on this truck and trailer for Simon. Glad you stopped by, guess I just needed to air it out a little. Rick H.

 

[Mini Me]

Small update here.........I managed a couple of different washes and then realized I wasn't going to camouflage over JR's 4BO so I decided on a recognition flag....found a very thin piece of imported chocolate bar foil (very thin and textured) and I cut it to the exact size of the decal I selected.....formed the foil over the hood, glued it down and base coated it in red, then decaled over the top of it. Jury is still out on this, as I haven't flat coated it and dulled it with washes.........here's hoping. Rick H.

 

[Mini Me]

Oh, for you fig. painters out there or anyone else in the know, I am open to suggestions as to how to tone down that red into a more subtle faded look.....I shall await your replies before proceeding further down that road.....plenty else to do. Rick H.

 

[colin m]

Nice build Rick, and that flag is a great idea. I wonder if just giving it a matt coat will tone it down ?

 

[Guest]

It might be tricky now the decal is on, but if I want something to "blend in" more I'll mix in a tiny bit of the surrounding colour, green in your case.
I do it a lot with lights, where a bright orange or red lens would stand out too much.

Desaturating with a bit of mid grey is another option.