CMK Volkswagen Type 82 E

[mel.]

While rummaging through my stash I came across this little beauty. I have built very few soft skinned vehicles and this was a great find I could not pass up. I did not have a lot of on-hand reference on this vehicle so I did a bit of internet research to get a better feel for what a real one would look like. I decided to go pretty much for an out of the box build and focus on various finishing and weathering options.

I broke the construction of kit into three sub-assemblies: the body, the suspension (plus), and the interior. I thought this was the easiest way (and most logical) since the interior would have been virtually impossible to access were the vehicle completed according to the instructions.







More to follow!!

[TRM]

The way to do it...pick a project and use it to focus on one or two things. Neat little bug...count me in!

[deafpanzer]

VW in camo?!?! Why not... please count me in too!

[paulh.]

Great idea. I know Im going to enjoy this.
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[wbill76]

This ought to be fun to watch, looking forward to it!

[Deano]

Cool project , Im keeping tabs on this build

[Deleted]

looks a nice kit i'm in!

[mel.]

Thanks guys. Here's a small update:

Test fitting showed a small gap between lower hull and hood. On these pics you can see the gap filled with Tamiya putty.



Primed with Vallejo Grey primer - excellent stuff; did not need diluting, stray into the airbrush no fuzz no mess.

[Deano]

Nice update , always good to see primer

[Leon]

Primer looks good Mel.

[wbill76]

Now the fun begins! Are you going for the box-art camo pattern or something different?

[mel.]

Thanks for looking in. I got a couple of things that I want to try; first a camo pattern (not necessarily exactly like the box - but similar) and other effects (not sure yet).

[Deleted]

moving along nicely. i use that primer too and find it excellent

[mel.]

More updates:

Painted the interior with Model Color Dunkelgelb (IMHO they make a pretty nice tone for this color) however, I still prefer good ol' Tamiya as far as airbrushing goes. I wanted to experiment with the AK filter "Brown for Dark Yellow Vehicles" at this stage.



Painted the seats with Vallejo Acrylics:



Interior Wash with AK's Streaking Grime and a dusting of European Dust to blend everything together:







Finally installed and painted the steering shift levers and pedals using Vallejo Acrylics Black:

[wbill76]

Nice progress on the interior, looks good so far.

[deafpanzer]

Agree with Bill... interior looks good.

[Deleted]

nice work its looking good

[mel.]

Good Morning, here's a small update. I decided to try and get a little creative (at least for me!) with this one. So, I sprayed a base layer of "rust." I want to create a little interest later since I generally suck at three tone camo. I used Tamiya Acrylic with their lacquer thinner??









More to follow soon!

[deafpanzer]

Base coat looks look... anxious what you have up your sleeve.

[mel.]

Greetings!

Applied AK Heavy Chipping Fluid (first time using it) to the Dark Brown (rust) coat. The base coat was a mix of various Tamiya Acrylic colors to get some sort of Dunkelgelb. I must say that although, IMO, it behaved a little differently than hairspray I was able to generally get the result I wanted. It was at this point I started to improvise and got a little carried away with all the possibilities (have not gotten a lot of bench time during the last few months). I originally just wanted to do a little chipping here and there but decided at the last moment that I wanted to try a more extreme finish and went for the rusted look! Not wanting to stop there I went a sprayed a three tone camo pattern, but not before a bit of hairspray to later degrade the camo finish. Well, here are the results. Not sure whether to continue the experiments of start over for a more conventional look.

[wbill76]

Interesting progress mel, looking forward to seeing this all tie together. Poor bug looks like it's seen better days.

[paulh.]

Nice progress .
I've seen these going for less than £10 on Hannants website. Worth a punt me thinks!
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[mel.]

Great little kit (I have another in my stash). I wanted to go for the "late war, not time for proper maintenance" look.

[mel.]

While I decide how to proceed with the finishing I went ahead and did a little work on the tires. Painted the tires with Tamiya German Gray, the rims were painted with the base color, an AK wash was applied. Weathering is next.

[paulh.]

Couldn't help myself - ordered one from Hannants! Well I have managed to get through January without ordering anything...

[mel.]

I know the feeling. Rationalization: well. as kits go this one was not very expensive..... (this is the one I typically use).

[mel.]

I think I may have to buy the PE and Resin upgrades for my other one.

[mel.]

Well, frankly I was not convinced with the results so far and decided to start over on the paint and finish. For one, the Dunkelgelb base color ended being a little too flat and lacked interest. I was mostly alright with the camo scheme. But unsure if I wanted to go with a “rusty” and more derelict looking vehicle. I try to experiment and try new things in all my builds and having never used Model Air paints this, all of a sudden, seemed like a good opportunity for it particularly, since I opportunely found a bottle of their Dark Yellow “hidden” within my stash of painting supplies. I also decided to try a bit of modulation – without getting too carried away with it. I did have a little trouble with the consistency of the paint for airbrushing. I mixed with water 50/50. Does anyone have a recommendation on how to best use this paint?

Base color: Vallejo Model Air Dark Yellow



Modulation: Vallejo Model Air Dark Yellow mixed with Vallejo Model Air White

[Deleted]

nice! it's sometimes the way, you get a colour on and it just doesn't look right. the modulation looks good

[mel.]

Thanks. sometimes it's hard to stop on the modulation! Next is Filters.