Tomcat's 1/35 Wasp Jeep

[BigWall]

Looking great!

And the answer to all of your problems is of course 42.

[Stokesy44]

Looking great!

And the answer to all of your problems is of course 42.

So long and thanks for all the fish.

[Donkeywalloper]

Stunning job, worthy of a job with Meng producing the finished thing for Boxart.
What a clever chap you are
DW

[Twokidsnosleep]

Thinking of this....

[SMAddict66]

Gorg, simply gorgeous

[Tomcat64]

Cracked it.....

Thanks mate - I think it's getting there

as the driver might have said, " top notch old bean!"

Paul

Cheers Paul - he certainly has that sort of look about him

Looking great!

And the answer to all of your problems is of course 42.

Looking great!

And the answer to all of your problems is of course 42.

So long and thanks for all the fish.

Thanks Joe & Stokesy - glad to see the Hitchhiker's reference wasn't wasted

Stunning job, worthy of a job with Meng producing the finished thing for Boxart.
What a clever chap you are
DW

That's very kind of you DW

Thinking of this....

Yep - I think there was a fair chance of that which is probably why they abandoned it after testing the prototype

Gorg, simply gorgeous

Thanks Phil - appreciate you dropping in mate

[Tomcat64]

I've had a couple of good sessions in the den this weekend and got the jeep just about done I think...

The flamethrower was finally installed and I added some of the extra piping seen in the reference photos by using Tamiya 0.5mm cable


I also added a small valve-block thingy I saw in one of the photos by cutting & drilling out a cube of styrene and adding a sliver of round section to act as the tap


Here's the flame projector from the other side


The "scorched" patina on the bonnet has been built up using a combination of airbrushed black wash, dark oils and finally some fuel stain wash all blended together


Down the back and the various tanks & pipes have been weathered using oils & fuel stains


As well as extra piping being added here


The driver's seat has been installed but the steering wheel will wait until the driver figure is painted & added


I might do a little more fettling later but I think that's the jeep done


The figures have been primed and will hopefully get some paint on them this week and I've got a simple base in mind to mount them all on.

Thanks as always for looking & leaving comments

[Twokidsnosleep]

That’s awesome, well done
Completely mad in design mind you but awesomely built

[Tomcat64]

That’s awesome, well done
Completely mad in design mind you but awesomely built

Thanks mate - yep it certainly goes up to at least 11 on the bonkers scale of inventions...

You know that moment in the bar when everyone's had a few and someone says "ang on lads, I've got an idea..."

[Stokesy44]

Great work.

We had Hobart’s Funnies, this must have been from Hobart’s WTFs!

[BigWall]

Absolutely spectacular! Very nice work

[Kevthemodeller]

Lovely build Neil

[Tomcat64]

Great work.

We had Hobart’s Funnies, this must have been from Hobart’s WTFs!

Thanks mate

Absolutely spectacular! Very nice work

Lovely build Neil

Cheers guys - thanks for checking in again

[Tomcat64]

Well I think we're nearly there...

I created a small vignette base using a piece of styrene sheet mounted on foamboard and then covered in Vallejo textured earth.


Ok... I'll admit not the most exciting of photos, but I'll add some pigments & scrub and I think it'll do the job


Most of this weekend's bench time has been spent working on the figures. Mainly Vallejo model colour in a variety of shades & mixes I can't remember. As usual there's a couple of the faces I'm not 100% happy with but any attempt to "fix" them will result in nausing them up so I think I'm leaving them as they are, with the exception of adding some pigments around their boots to dust them up a bit. Although that helmet looks a bit bright so I might revisit that!


All being well I should have this finished this week if I get a couple of evening sessions in

Thanks as always for looking

[BigWall]

It's looking great!

A weekend's work on four figures! OMG they look great! I've been considering making it a rule to at least have a go at the figures if they're included in a kit and haven't even made it that far yet.

[Stokesy44]

Cracking figures Gromit!

[Tomcat64]

Cracking figures Gromit!

It's looking great!

A weekend's work on four figures! OMG they look great! I've been considering making it a rule to at least have a go at the figures if they're included in a kit and haven't even made it that far yet.

Cheers guys

Figures can be a little daunting for sure, Joe but give it a go as they can bring a subject to life and give some context too. Treat uniforms the same way you would soft stowage. Faces just need time and practice - oh and swearing... lots and lots of swearing

[Tomcat64]

So a productive half-hour after work tonight has seen this one done I think.

I'll dig out the grown up camera for some final photos later this week but here are a couple of quickies to show how it turned out.




Thanks as always to everyone that's stopped by and offered encouragement and the usual banter

[BigWall]

The vignette looks great! It adds a lot along with the figures. The jeep is amazingly done. Great job all around!

Thanks for the advice on figure painting. I definitely have the cursing part down. I just need to nut up and give it a go. I'll never get any better if I never try to do it. What kind of paints do you use for the faces?

[RangerNeil]

That is an absolutely amazing end result!! Congratulations - and deservedly so!!

[BOABModels]

Wow! That's some amazing weathering. Looks like a really professionally put together model!

[DRUMS01]

Very well done Neil! I think this is a great subject. I really like the extra effort you applied to the details, and the figures finish it out perfectly.

Ben

[aur0ra145]

Great looking vignette, very well done! Definitely one to be proud of!

[Tomcat64]

The vignette looks great! It adds a lot along with the figures. The jeep is amazingly done. Great job all around!

Thanks for the advice on figure painting. I definitely have the cursing part down. I just need to nut up and give it a go. I'll never get any better if I never try to do it. What kind of paints do you use for the faces?

Thanks Joe! After experimenting with a few options I've settled on the Flesh set by Andrea Color paints for the last few builds.

That is an absolutely amazing end result!! Congratulations - and deservedly so!!

Wow! That's some amazing weathering. Looks like a really professionally put together model!

Very well done Neil! I think this is a great subject. I really like the extra effort you applied to the details, and the figures finish it out perfectly.

Ben

Great looking vignette, very well done! Definitely one to be proud of!

Thanks for all the positive comments guys - I'm really happy with the way this one turned out

I've put up some additional reveal photos here

[Kevthemodeller]

oh yes, those figures are superb It just shows you how a simple kit can be made to be a real stunner all that's needed is skill, something you clearly have Neil

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