Post by dierk on Aug 10, 2013 9:12:28 GMT -5
Hello everybody,
When I last updated this thread it was a less than happy time, so I decided to start this one as part two (the original thread can be found here Komintern
The sub-assemblies got a layer of Halfords automotive rattle can primer, after I covered the mating surfaces with masking fluid:
The cargo body got a coat of Vallejo old wood - I have to say, I found it very difficult to airbrush this paint: it's too thick to use undiluted, and getting the mix right was very hit and miss...I put it down to a combination of cheap and nasty AB and cack-handedness
with emphasis on the latter...:
I did dry brush it with some new wood too, but could have saved myself the bother. Next came a bit of AK Worn Effects and Vallejo Russian Green followed by some scrubbing and rubbing:
Everything else also got plastered in 4BO. As you can see I've also been working on the Komintern's successor: the Voroshilovets tractor, which I'll blog on a separate thread.
[img src="http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc441/chippybomber/Trumpeter%20Komintern%20Tractor/P1040866_zpsc48a8b17.jpg" alt="![]()
Next came some oils:
After blending with turps-moistened brush:
And we've got wheelage:
Cab and cargo bay dry fitted:
And just for comparison: the Komintern looks pretty big - until you put the Voroshilovets next to it:
Next came the tracks. I glued them using Deluxe Products Plastic Glue, and I have to say it was a really worthwhile investment! Comes complete with a syringe-type nozzle and it's just brilliant! the tracks got a layer of Halfords black primer:
Before fitting the tracks, I gave the lower hull a misting of AK Dust Effects and Dried Mud, after I masked the running surfaces of the road-wheels and return rollers. I tried to create some clean spots in the dust around the door-handles, but that'll need some more practise to avoid the 'tide-marks' it left in this, my first, attempt. What really puzzles me is how I managed to create two different shades of 4BO on the bonnet/hood and the cab???
Once the tracks were fitted, I gave them a wash using one of the bottles from the Vallejo Weathering Set for Green Vehicles and a misting of Dust and Dry Mud Effects - at which point I had to clean up the running-surfaces of the wheels again...had to remove the masking tape to fit the tracks...you live and learn, I suppose:
The tracks then got a coating of pigments and fixer from the Vallejo Weathering set followed by a silvery dry brushing. Some MIG Summer Kursk Earth pigments were added around the lower hull:
Next I've got to somehow modify, paint and fit a driver and then it should be done.
If you like this sort of vehicle and you can get it for a decent price, then I can seriously recommend this kit - apart from the tediousness inherent in tons of tiny road-wheels and indy tracks this is a really enjoyable build.
Thanks for looking, I hope you like it and any comments - good or bad (although people leaving bad ones will have my flying monkeys to deal with
) welcome.
Cheers,
Dierk
When I last updated this thread it was a less than happy time, so I decided to start this one as part two (the original thread can be found here Komintern
The sub-assemblies got a layer of Halfords automotive rattle can primer, after I covered the mating surfaces with masking fluid:
The cargo body got a coat of Vallejo old wood - I have to say, I found it very difficult to airbrush this paint: it's too thick to use undiluted, and getting the mix right was very hit and miss...I put it down to a combination of cheap and nasty AB and cack-handedness
with emphasis on the latter...:I did dry brush it with some new wood too, but could have saved myself the bother. Next came a bit of AK Worn Effects and Vallejo Russian Green followed by some scrubbing and rubbing:
Everything else also got plastered in 4BO. As you can see I've also been working on the Komintern's successor: the Voroshilovets tractor, which I'll blog on a separate thread.
[img src="http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc441/chippybomber/Trumpeter%20Komintern%20Tractor/P1040866_zpsc48a8b17.jpg" alt="
Next came some oils:
After blending with turps-moistened brush:
And we've got wheelage:
Cab and cargo bay dry fitted:
And just for comparison: the Komintern looks pretty big - until you put the Voroshilovets next to it:
Next came the tracks. I glued them using Deluxe Products Plastic Glue, and I have to say it was a really worthwhile investment! Comes complete with a syringe-type nozzle and it's just brilliant! the tracks got a layer of Halfords black primer:
Before fitting the tracks, I gave the lower hull a misting of AK Dust Effects and Dried Mud, after I masked the running surfaces of the road-wheels and return rollers. I tried to create some clean spots in the dust around the door-handles, but that'll need some more practise to avoid the 'tide-marks' it left in this, my first, attempt. What really puzzles me is how I managed to create two different shades of 4BO on the bonnet/hood and the cab???
Once the tracks were fitted, I gave them a wash using one of the bottles from the Vallejo Weathering Set for Green Vehicles and a misting of Dust and Dry Mud Effects - at which point I had to clean up the running-surfaces of the wheels again...had to remove the masking tape to fit the tracks...you live and learn, I suppose:
The tracks then got a coating of pigments and fixer from the Vallejo Weathering set followed by a silvery dry brushing. Some MIG Summer Kursk Earth pigments were added around the lower hull:
Next I've got to somehow modify, paint and fit a driver and then it should be done.
If you like this sort of vehicle and you can get it for a decent price, then I can seriously recommend this kit - apart from the tediousness inherent in tons of tiny road-wheels and indy tracks this is a really enjoyable build.
Thanks for looking, I hope you like it and any comments - good or bad (although people leaving bad ones will have my flying monkeys to deal with
) welcome.Cheers,
Dierk
.Keep up the good work. 
