Italeri 1/35 US DUKW Amphibious Truck "Duck"

[wbill76]

Nothing like a deadline to focus the mind there Andy! DUKW needs to feel the sand between its little webbed feet!

[bbd468]

Andy, i know its been a long time comin, but its payin off big time brother! The DUKW looks awesome man.

[fightnjoe]

looks very good andy.




joe

[Deleted]

All of this detail is awesome Andy !

[Tobi]

Splendid work Andy! I love it!

I wasn't too confident in finding any progress in this thread again after it had went astray!
At least I've learnt a lot about your holiday activities...

Cheers,
Tobi

[deafpanzer]

Bill- Sand on the beach? Love the feeling! Going to see my parents in Florida in April. LOL Thanks buddy!

Gary- Thanks brother! Hope the long wait was worth it. HAHA!

Joe- Thanks Joe CooL!

Carl- Pleased with it so far too... don't kill me because I added few more details tonight. Went to Hobby Lobby to get some chain for the anchor. LOL Thanks papaw!

Tobi- LOL Life can be full of surprises sometimes! Glad you stopped to check on the duck! Be sure to check again next month for my boys spring break...LOL Thanks!

[Deleted]

Andy , strange you brought up the anchor cause I didn't see it in the pic and was wondering where it was .
Now that I know I will be able to sleep in peace tonight .

[wouter]

great to see this one continue. Must say I'm impressed with that stowage, great painting and weathering, blends in nicely!

Cheers

[deafpanzer]

Carl- That anchor is sneaky one... here's pic as I added chain. Its not done yet... will apply rust and dirt pigments of course.



Wouter- Happy you stopped by... thanks my friend!

No time or update today as I have been busy as one of chairpersons for the fundraising event tonight as we are going to raise money for the deaf school. Its a 80's themed murder mystery party and you will like what I am going to be. Pictures to follow tomorrow...

[Deleted]

Glad you got the anchor sorted out and it looks good , did you weigh it yet ?

[imatanker]

You're going to be the Maid, right? Don't forget you're high heels. Oh, and the fishnet stockings  Sounds like a great cause Andy, have fun. By the way, the stern deck looks awesome Buddy.

[`Boots`]

Gotta say fella..........i know this one has been a long haul but by ferk was it worth it matey, she is beautiful , the stowage is fantastic and well thought out......this has gongage written all over it mucka

[bullardino]

Getting close to the end. This thing is marvelous mate

[deafpanzer]

Dicky- You are way too nice! LOL Glad you are enjoying this... thanks for the PM too! Great catch and reminder too!

Carl- Did I weight it? Yep official weight was little heavier than your arse. LOL Thank you my good friend!

Jeff- Fishnet stockings? That was pretty close! LOL Thanks! You are going to love the pictures I am about to post. Will add more details in a minute...

Boots- LOLOL Like John Hale said only if I can finish it. LOL Appreciate your nice words... gonna apply pigments on her tonight if I am not too tired. Still recovering from running a fundraiser last night!

Luigi- Can't wait to get it done!!! Appreciate you tagging along since day one... too long I bet! LOL Thanks buddy!

[deafpanzer]

**** DISCLAIMER FOR YOU MSC BOYS AND GIRLS ****

That was me at 1980's theme fundraiser event last night...



That was my wife's idea... Twisted Sister! It fit me perfectly... me and my twisted mind. My beautiful wife was one of band members as assigned for one of the main murder mystery characters.



We managed to raise more than $2,500 last night. Fund is going to an organization that helps protect deaf schools. You would be surprised how many stupid people are out there trying to close deaf schools especially doctors and anti-sign language pro-oralism folks.

[imatanker]

Oh Man. That's priceless Andy.  If I didn't know any better I'd say I was looking at the real Dee Snider. Great job on the fundraiser Dude. Mrs.DP is looking pretty nice too

[Deleted]

OMG !!!!



Seems these days there are so many people middling where they dont need to be !!!!

Thats a good look for you Andy .

[deafpanzer]

Jeff- LOL Thanks buddy! You would have enjoyed the party too.

Carl- That's what everybody tells me. Yeah too many people... politicians who are clueless about deaf education and our biggest enemy is those doctors and audiologists who think that cochlear implants are the solution to deafness. Nope, it rarely fixes the problem... glad you enjoyed the pics.

Guys- With little energy to spare, finally started the work on the base. Still a long way to go... added very fine pebbles for texture where water will be. Beach bunnies will be on top of little hill.



Next I will spray a base coat of tan or sand on the whole base...

[bullardino]

Nice start on the base, what are you going to use for the water?

[deafpanzer]

Thanks Luigi! I plan to use the water stuff from Woodland Scenics. It comes in pebbles and I have to heat to make them melt then pour into the base. It will be my first attempt and I don't have much time. LOL I am not sure if I can mix paint to the water mix? Have you tried that method before? If not, somebody here might have done that...

[bullardino]

No, never did water, sorry.

One of my next builds will have water, I plan to do a Sherman landing on a Normandy beach from a LST. I know that Vallejo's water stuff can be mixed with paint to tint it, but I don't know Woodland Scenics one.

[deafpanzer]

Thanks buddy! Appreciate your quick reply! Googled and found good answers how to use the water product from Woodland Scenics. Looks like it is not a good idea to mix paint with that stuff. They suggested that I paint the bottom to make it look deeper before I pour the water stuff.

woodlandscenics.woodlandscenics.com/show/video/PrepareWaterArea

This is what I will do tonight... fun fun fun! NOT...

[Deleted]

Oh dear! looks like you've finally found your "LOOK" Andy!! far to much enjoyment there I think ha ha! great you raised so much money mate really nice to do something like that.

Base work hell yes! just get on with it you slacker!!

[Jeff the 57th]

I hope if someone is going through my browser history later and they see that photo they don't think that's my type.

Really interested to see how that water turns out.

Cheers

#57

[`Boots`]

Nice piccy Andy......i`m thinking of photocopying a few too stick round the garden to keep the cats out , well done on the fundraiser fella

[imatanker]

Looks "basically" pretty good to me Dee, Andy, Dee, Andy. I'm so confused.

[ogrejohn]

Build and base are looking great Andy! Looking forward to see it at the show this weekend. Please tell me you're not going to be wearing that at the show??!!

[Leon]

Glad to hear your fund raiser went well Andy.You and the Mrs really look the Ritz buddy.
BTW,the base is looking good.Looking forward to the water and beach bunnies.

[deafpanzer]

Dicky- LOL! Dee Afpanzer?!? Loved it! I thought about making higher hill but it means bigger base. I am running out of space fast here with my ever growing stash. Will do my best to make it work on this size. I will take a pic where figures will be if it helps. Feedback is important here for me. Thanks again!

Pete- My look? No I do it every weekend now and it has been like that since the day I joined MSC. Thank you! LOL Yes working on base right now... spraying sand paint all over. FUN!

57- Oh yeah everybody knows I am your type! LOL Kidding... I returned to hobby shop to exchange E-Z water for Realistic Water after reading plenty of bad reviews earlier today. Realistic Water is easier to use, won't turn yellow and better than older version E-Z. Update coming soon... thanks for stopping by!

Boots- LMAO! You never know pussycats love heavy metal singers. Thanks mate!

Jeffrey- Call me whatever you want as long as you click on my karma. It will work out... LOL

Johnny- No WAY! I can not come dressed like that because I know you will never keep your hands off me. LOL Man, can't wait to have fun at the show with you again!

[deafpanzer]

Kenny- OOPS! You didn't see the warning disclaimer? It was pretty loud and clear! LOLOL Glad it made you chuckle... always good hearing from you!

Leon- Thanks man! Me too... base has been painted. I am nervous about the water part which I will do in the morning as soon as paint is dry enough.

Guys- Quick update... according to video clips I found when I googled for Woodland Scenics water instructions. They said paint the base based on depth since water will be pretty clear. One tip I saw was to paint gloss clear to seal the paint which I will do with Future tonight.



Say prayers for me... LOL