Global Scale Modeller

This is all new to me. Was into model building long, long time ago, in my teens and early 20´s. Did airplanes, figures, armour and ended up making racing cars. Somehow stopped and picked up the hobby a couple of years ago.
All the info in the net has been inspiring, specially ISM ( thanks Paul & Lee, and everybody ), so I thought I would join ( late ) to this group build as I managed to finish some vehicles such as a HumVee, SAS Pink Panther,SAS Jeep and a couple of half tracks. Airplanes are my main interest, but I sure enjoy Military vehicles as well.
Also, forums, photobucket, computers....is all new to me ( never took part in anything or way through the net), I somehow managed to stay in stone age as far as new technology is concerned. Again thanks to Paul for his tutorial on how to upload... , and hope I make things happen.

My choice for this GB is.....



I believe it was used by rangers in the modern Iraq/Afghanistan conflicts



Again I´m no expert, but I hope to make a dio ( again new to me), but I haven´t decided yet what figures to add. I´m worried to make mistakes as far as weapons and such, like I said, I´m not an expert and I need to do some research before I choose anything to go with this vehicle.

Nice choice mate

A well chosen kit, love the looks of that. Should prove to be a fun and interesting build.
As for the rest... Welcome. ISM is certainly my happy place when it comes to modelling. It's the first and the last place I go.
So well chosen there too.

Step 1 completed

Made the engine, applied a primer coat of X-18 Tamiya Black, used Vallejo´s Liquid Silver ( which felt very like a " watery" version of Tamiya´s X-11 ), applied some dry brushing with , precisely Tamiya´s X-11, and X-10, used some panel line wash from AMMO MIG ( from the set of PLW for metal planes) and finally some Fresh Engine Oil from Ammo MIG. Good enough for it not to be seen......

Also the chasis is completed.




Thats all for now.

very nice work on the engine mate

Fantastic colours!!

gaz45 wrote:very nice work on the engine mate

Coen wrote:Fantastic colours!!

Thanks¡¡¡¡

Managed to do some work.Built most of the stuff, dried fitted to see how I´ll tackle the painting....

Just a few bits and bobs to make before all the build is completed.

So far, enjoying the build. Nice detail all along.
Dry fitting



Most of the parts

What I did try, was to replicate the canvas cover over the seats, the ones you use to protect the original seat. I saw it in a photo and thought it would look good. Not so sure after i did it ¡¡¡¡

Some tissue paper, PVA glue and painting


I´m not that happy with the head rests, I might take them off. Not happy with the combination. And I´ve seen them without them in the mentioned photos.

Nice idea mate it just depends how warn you want the finished look to be

Beautiful job on the engine

Great work so far buddy and welcome to the forum mate

Nige201980 wrote:Great work so far buddy and welcome to the forum mate

Thanks

Managed to do some work

Drilled the exhaust, and had to put the headlights at this stage



Nice out of focus job

Exhaust came next. Decided to use MR Colour Steel buffable as a base, added some rust colour from AK, ( light and medium rust), and some Brown Iron Oxide pigment from Vallejo




Primed the chasis, with White Vallejo aerosol primer rattle can ( in inventory due to some compulsive buying at early stages), not great, but I have to use it at least. Good exercise to see the differences between products and see for oneself what suits best. I´ll be using MR Surfacer 1200 for the body. Gave a coat of Tamiya X-18, as I want to give it a "darkish" shade, and YES I do acknowledge there are black primers . I´ve chosen to use Tamiya XF-24 rather than the suggested XF-58 given in the colour reference. Added some chipping, Black gray 862 from Vallejo, and did some wear and dry brushing with Tamiya´s XF-54 to pick up the details. Some pin wash from AMMO ( Dark brown PLW) and some Engine grime(Ak) and some fresh oil from Ammo MIG.I´ll be using Mr Hobby H305( colour also suggested along XF-58) for the rest of the bodywork looking to have some contrast between the more hidden chasis and the bodywork. Let´s see how it works out.
So much looking forward to use Mr Surfacer and Mr Hobby and that lovely smell........