Hi everybody,
I'm still considering myself quite the newbie to the great hobby, any of your comments and recommendations would be most welcome!
This is Tamiya's 251/9, with some extra stuff added; Eduard's photo etch for the model itself, radio set from Eduard's pre-painted package, ammo and spent casing from RB, width indicators from RB, antenna from RB, as well as DS Styrene canvas cover for the rear compartment from a Dragon 251. The model is approaching completion, but I'll post a few older ones to show the progress.
This is the assembly completed stage, the model is still in several major components/parts in order to facilitate the painting of the interior:
Initial paint job done. I painted the whole model in a primer-like color, and for the interior I used some hairspray, my first contact with this technique. The chipping down to primer is done via the hairspray removal, the others are hand-painted:
Then, the exterior first pass plus some already applied weathering:
Mud applied:
Weathering completed:
Accessories on. the fern is from Eduard, painted by myself:
And finally, the current state of the project -- on a small base. The protruding stick is actually a telegraph pole from Italeri, to be finalized with some wires hanging:
What's left is to wire up the radio properly, finish the telegraph pole, and then to address my figurephobia and prepare two figures, one radio operator kneeling next to the set, the other one an officer with binoculars outside of the vehicle's front left end to keep the composition right.
Thanks for watching -- and any comments and recommendations!
Have a nice day,
Ivan/D4
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