Italeri M1097 A2 cargo carrier - We have wheels!

[paulh.]

This is the one I finally decided on;



and the ubiquitous money shot


As you can see this is a nice simple weekender, but its probably going to take me a bit longer
P

[deafpanzer]

AWESOME! Count me in... I am on my way so what kind of beer you want me to bring over?

[dupes]

Nice! I've heard that the wheels on these Italeri kits are way undersized...but it looks like a Humvee to me?

[deafpanzer]

Easy solution to the undersized wheels... add more air?

[paulh.]

Mar 1, 2014 10:43:55 GMT -5 deafpanzer said:

AWESOME! Count me in... I am on my way so what kind of beer you want me to bring over?

Alcoholic and cold - take a left out of Cardiff airport and drive for a bout 20 minutes- we're up about half-way on the hill side.... .

[robbo]

New blog, I'm in

[paulh.]

Welcome aboard Robbo.

[wbill76]

Nice choice Paul, looking forward to more on this one.

[Deleted]

nice! an interesting variant

[paulh.]

Cheers fellas- hope it lives up to your expectations!

[imatanker]

I still think you can stuff that V-Dub in the back of this some how  I'm in

[paulh.]

Well I've not totally written off that as an idea...

[paulh.]

Built and primed!
No major problems just a minor issue with the cab/loadbed wall. This is to short by about 2mm so needed a fillet each end to bridge the gap.
(pics to follow)

Now the question is what colour scheme...? I have a few ideas in mind but am open to suggestions/ ideas!

[Leon]

Looking forward to seeing the pics Paul.

[paulh.]

Cheers Leon!
Picture time- all painting using Vallejo Model Air;

Primed- NATO Black (from the ISAF set):




And then a basecoat of Loam Beige - again from the ISAF set:



And yup -I've started masking for some form of digital-cam scheme. Dont know if a hummer ever wore one and tbh don't care- doing it cause I can
Not sure if I'm going to do it all over or simply just on the hood/bonnet. Time will tell.

and yes I ave notied the knockout holes on the cab wall. planning to hide them with some judicious use of traps later
nighty night.
P

[wbill76]

Nice start to the paint work Paul, looking forward to your digi-experiment!

[imatanker]

Looks like it went together pretty well Paul. Certainly fast enough  Primer looks sweet and the base color suits. Digi- Camo? I agree, who cares if it had it or not. I think it will be awesome and I vote for the entire build to have it.

[deafpanzer]

WHY NOT! I am positive that US Army did an experiment on that too... can't wait to see how it comes out.

[Leon]

Have to agree with the guys Paul,looking forward to you having some fun with the Digi Camo.

[paulh.]

Thanks fellas!

Im not sure what I've started with this....the hood took an hour to mask and that's for just a single Colour. What ever happens next is not going to be quick- though i have to admit it was strangely relaxing !
P

[TRM]

Nice beginnings Paul and no hang ups in the gate!! Loving the Digi Thought!! Why the hell not?! Bring it on!

[Deleted]

digi camo! cool!!

[paulh.]

Cheers Gents
Well I got a bit carried away with myself this evening P-)and just went for it whislt Mrs H was watching Titanic!
Base colour Loam Beige (RAL 1040) followed up with Yellow Brown (RAL 8031) and Light Olive (RAL 6040) and this is what it ended up like;









Well it obviously needs tidying up in places but I am rather happy with how this little experiment has turned out so far , but as always folks- all comments etc very graciously received.
P

[imatanker]

Let me ask you a question Paul. HOW CAN YOU NOT LIKE THAT?  Bee's Knee's Sir

[paulh.]

Thank you very much Jeff.
P

[Leon]

WOW nice work on the Digi Camo Paul.Looking uber cool.

[wbill76]

Very cool! I keep expecting to see a zombie coming around the corner of your workbench...

[deafpanzer]

Looking great! Once you spray heavy thinned base coat it will make the camo blend together. It will look superb!

Lucky your wife watched the Titanic... 4 or 5 hours long movie... my wife will never watch anything that long so I can sneak into my man cave. LOL

[paulh.]

Thanks a lot everyone.
Fastest box to paint job i ve done in a very long time and still loads to do yet before it even approaches the end.
P

[Deleted]

Great job on your HMMWV. Any day a HMMWV gets built is a good day.

Here is a Lebanese HMMWV in digital camo.



I have a website....www.hmmwvinscale.com that focuses specifically on HMMWV's. I would love to receive pictures of your model for posting on the site if your interested.