Bunkerknacker w/flak 18 , in a dio setting .

[dupes]

Hahaha...can we get a "what what"?

Looking closer at pic #2, can you talk to me a bit about how you painted/weathered the seat? Looks way better than my "paint it leather brown" technique. Heh.

[tonylee-Rest In Peace]

Heavy Duty stuff there killer.

Lovin it
Tony lee

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Dupes , thanks ! I'm still learnin how to master my technique of weathering . Still improving on it as I go and come up with new methods . About the drivers seat , to begin with I modified the kit seat cushions by cutting and sanding the texture into them and then I sprayed a coat of Tamiya XF 52 mixed with XF 3 ( to obtain a light leather look) for the base and then I coated that with a thick layer of burnt umber artist oils and rubbed it off with my bare finger to get the variation in color depth when all was dry I used some black chalk dust with a brush to exaggerate the corners and depressions in it and sealed all of it with a acrylic dullcoat . It all took about a week before I was satisfied .

Andy , good dirt huh ?

Gary Thankz bro .

Tony ,oh yah I like that , thanks !

[Leon]

Looking fantastic Carl,weathering up very nicely.

[bullardino]

I agree with Dupes, the way you weather the leather is stunning. Not to mention all the rest of your weathering techniques.

I really love the look of all your builds.

[elco]

looking niiice, i like the build up mud nice job!

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Leon , you must stay up late or get up real early . Thanks .

Lui , its a pleasure reading your comments , Thank you .

Elco , thanks . My garden mud is sticking good so far .

[Steve Zuleski]

That works well, looks great!

Cheers, Ski.

[losboz]

There's a large 3 fingered bird hiding under the hood in that last pic

[elco]

Jup garden mud is the best

[wbill76]

Got to love the look of this one with the fenders and hood in place...really gives it a mean look! Have to wonder why they even bothered with the crosses though...but I suppose regulations are regulations!

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Thanks you guys . Its great building here with all of you and sharing our passion .

Ski , glad it works for ye .

Los , I cant find it but I'm tryin to finger it out .

Elco , and its handy .

Nems, you are very gracious in your comments .

Bill , mean looking ? Good . The Germans were good at doing that weren't they .

[fightnjoe]

carl absolutely off the chart with this. wow.




joe

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Joe , your comments have ben most welcome , thank you !

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The kit cab interior is sparse so I added a few extra's from scratch such as the first aid box and the shelf above it . Also the Pyrene fire extinguisher . The rifle rack idea I got from Eddy and the Mauser rifles are from an old Italeri kit .




Here's the cab top and the barrel travel lock .

[tonylee-Rest In Peace]

Those goodies are all well and good but "Where's the Beef"?

Details are the spice of life for this hobby huh Carl

Tony lee

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Tony , beef aint built yet my friend . Its still on the spruezzies . I've become a one segment of the build at a time type of builder . I dont know how you keep all of those builds going .
Yup , its all in them details aint it . They sure slow me down though . I'll never get thru my stash at this rate .

[wouter]

my my, this keeps on getting better and better Carl! Love the interior mate, that wood of the rifles looks excellent and great weathering of parts on both the interior and exterior. Keep lovin' this stuff!

Cheers

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looking very nice like the mud build up on the fenders

[macmcconnell.]

Carl you never disappoint great painting skills and warm tones .love it

Mac

[AndyArgent.]

Nice work Carl

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Interior is looking good, well painted.
Only one remark and that is the first aid box,on German vehicles t was not white, in this period I think the most common color for it was green with a white text



I like your fire extinguisher, never saw it but it is special and very good made.
Some suggestions if I may
The scratches and chipping are top, you could give some of the bigger ones a fine outline, on one side only, with a very light grey, it gives more dept to the chips. Try to vary them in color too, because they are not all scratched in, in the same depth.
like I did here

The weathering with mud looks OK, but the line between mud and the clean gray paint is to sharp for me. Perhaps you could try to blend in some sand colored oil paint around the mud to make a more natural transition. Something like I think you did on the wheels which look superb.
The white of the decals, number plates and crosses, is still to bright and sharp for a well used vehicle I think . I always use a very, very light cote of Yellow ocher or natural umber to tone it down, It will be visible on the grey paint to but that that can be faded out or cleaned with a brush and a little white spirit.
I hope you can do something with it, these are just my personal thoughts
Eddy

[reserve]

Right sweet brother. Are you going to leave the panels off the hood? It'd be a shame to hide the masterful job you've done on the engine

Regards,
Mark

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Thanks to all of you for looking in and for your comments !
Wouts , The wood on the rifle stocks was about the easiest I've ever done to get that look . I just smeared some burnt umber oil over the base of Tamiya XF-52 and wipped it off .

Pete ,muddin is a dirty job , glad you like it mate .

Eddy , good points you brought up . I see your idea about the chipping .....just hope I can make those modifications at this point . If not then next time . Its all about the learning curve imo . That's the challenge and what keeps this hobby interesting .

Mark , yes the panels will stay off . I'm going to have them stored on the vehicle . In fact the entire hood is removable .

[ceresvesta.]

Carl! I missed that one NOt anymore. That is your usual awesome stuff right there!

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Phil , bout time bro !

[Deano]

Luv dropping in here and seeing your progress , epic work Carl ... you have an excellent eye for detail

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Deano , good reading your comment and thanks for it !

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Nems , Dont die yet my friend ! Let me get this one finished at least ....... ......that should give you the rest of the year at least !
Muchly appreciating your most inspiring commentation here me mate !!!!

[wbill76]

Ditto to Nemo, love those travel lock scratch details, nice touch!