discussion What's on the Bench 2024

[scottie3158]

Andy, spot on mate.

 

[Si Benson]

Very nice. Is that the Chernobyl set?

 

[Andy T]

Just the Zil + trailer set Si, although it's the same base truck.

 

[Andy T]

Thanks guys. I got a few hours at the bench today so the decals are on. ICM provide early & late types (I'm guessing pre & post invasion), so I mixed them up a bit between truck and trailer.

After a bit of grunging up with Citadel shade paints I've sealed everything with a matt coat ready for further work:

It's good that the chassis' can be kept apart from the bodywork until the last minute, so I can work on them separately.

 

[Nicko]

That's looking really cool Andy...

Nick

 

[Andy T]

Thanks Nick, it's been a fun little kit build & paint

 

[minitnkr]

Andy, is this support for the monster rocket launcher?

 

[Andy T]

No, the builds aren't really connected, it's was just the next on my list.
Besides, I think they are on different sides at the moment

 

[PaulTRose]

Thought have a dabble with this one

Wsnt to practice some paint methods on it

 

[Andy T]

My apologies Paul minitnkr. I've just realised that I didn't mention this was the Ukrainian version, I thought I had.

 

[PaulTRose]

Bit of work done to the hull

 

[Richard48]

That one brings back memories.Seem to rememember going to Bishops Stortford on train with my brother to buy this one.Think my brother got a Tamiya motocross bike.Loved my Tamiya kits in teens and still do.Watching with interest.
Richard

 

[Andy the Sheep]

This one is one of the kits a friend gave me because he couldn't model no more due to his age. Sadly he passed away a few days ago (he was 91) and his son told me he wants to see those kits built as a memorial to his dad.
I began with the easiest one, Tamiya M1A2 Iraqi freedom. The other 2 are a Tamya F16 aggressor 1/48 and an ICM CR 42 1/32.
The Abrams is coming together OOB without any issue, so no need for a dedicated thread. Here's one picture.

 

[PaulTRose]

I look forward to seeing the CR42 go together.

 

[PaulTRose]

Hull upper and lowers together

 

[PaulTRose]

Basics together and had a waft of white primer

Get some colour on tomorrow

 

[Andy the Sheep]

M1A2 received the main paint coat
AK Real Sand with a drop of Zinc Chromate Yellow to change the too brownish hue of the Sand paint.





Tomorrow a clear gloss coat then a week away from the bench (family calls). Weathering and external loads will follow.
TTFN
Andrea

 

[scottie3158]

Looking good.

 

[PaulTRose]

Plan is to leave the stug in plain dunkelgelb.....and give the scurzen armour some camo stripes in dunklegrun and rotbraun

 

[PaulTRose]

Since idont have an airbrush at the mo i had to get creative with a rattle can to do the camo on the scurzen

Scurzen is still on the sprue in the pic......i just wanted to see what it looked like

Next step is a clear coat for the decals and then a wash of some sort