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Post by DeeCee on Sept 8, 2019 2:48:48 GMT -7
Great progress, i find it makes a huge difference once some paint goes down,
it makes it look like you have achieved heaps, and boosts motivation.
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Post by lowlife on Sept 8, 2019 4:03:06 GMT -7
Coming along nice, are you weathering it at all or keeping it clean ?
Good progress keep it going !
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Post by leon on Sept 8, 2019 5:28:05 GMT -7
Paint looks good!
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Post by stitchdup on Sept 8, 2019 5:46:49 GMT -7
Really enjoying watching this come together
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Post by bearycrafty on Sept 14, 2019 2:11:57 GMT -7
Thanks guys. I love it when I can start pulling it together with paint, it is rather satisfying.
I'm keeping this a clean paint job. No weathering on this one.
Hopefully I'll have some more pictures up for you soon.
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Post by sharp on Sept 19, 2019 5:29:36 GMT -7
Very nice.
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Post by bearycrafty on Sept 22, 2019 3:54:54 GMT -7
Ok guys, here is a bit of an update, while I have the time to sit down and add some pics for you to see. Bit of work going on here.. I have played around with the guards and tanks trying to figure out spacing and making sure the brackets fit into the spaces of the chassis (which I am going with the saying that close enough works for me and as long as it sits nicely.) I used bits and pieces of pre bent plastic to keep with the shaping which I was happy that they all seemed to fit together nicely.   I have also done some work on the engine. I have used blue for the engine to help give it more of the modern look. I began with the original Volvo green engine but I didn't like the look of it. After changing to the blue I like it much better.  |
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Post by DeeCee on Sept 22, 2019 4:31:49 GMT -7
Great to see an update, that is looking real sweet, i prefer the blue engine too, it's nice to be different.
As for your "near enough" comment, it looks perfect... Great work so far, tanks and guards look great.
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Post by leon on Sept 22, 2019 5:03:35 GMT -7
Nice progress! This is looking good!
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Post by stitchdup on Sept 22, 2019 7:14:04 GMT -7
It looks right mate, and very neatly done too
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Post by Deano on Sept 24, 2019 3:38:24 GMT -7
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Post by mmthrax on Sept 27, 2019 11:03:11 GMT -7
Really great progress here.
Looks excellent.
Carry on sir....
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Post by bearycrafty on Sept 27, 2019 15:31:37 GMT -7
Ok.. So now for some paint. This is exciting. First thing, have to check out how it looks all set up after priming, before I get some colour on. I'm liking it so far...  Next step.. black paint. Haven't done anything in black before so we will see how it goes.  I have done the initial coat of paint here and you can see that I have also started working on the seats and interior. I'm really impressed with how the seat belts give it the realistic effect. I have added some detail to the seats to try and give it the look of having covers on them. You cant see very well but I have also detailed the dash.  Now to continue with more modelling... more to come soon. |
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Post by DeeCee on Sept 27, 2019 16:23:22 GMT -7
WOW! good ol sheep skin covers, and those belts do look great too.
Looks like the black went down well too... coming along nicely.
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Post by bearycrafty on Sept 29, 2019 3:40:39 GMT -7
So the black paint has been a little more fiddly than I would have liked but not less than I was expecting. After masking and painting and thinking I was done so I unmasked and then decided that I needed to paint again. Getting the finish to look right too was a little more tricky than I was prepared for. But not wanting to give up I tried a top coat of clear and it seemed to have helped out. ( I still have to finish painting the decking plate but the rest is now done. I have set it all up and you now get the idea of the finished project, but it is all just sitting in place.. (although still a long way to go yet...) I have also finished off the interior but have to locate the photos for that.    |
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Post by Deano on Sept 29, 2019 3:51:04 GMT -7
Yeah, WOW!!! Looks the part now two-thumbs-up-smiley-emoticon
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Post by RetroSpectKustoms on Sept 30, 2019 22:31:09 GMT -7
Looking good so far.
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Post by stitchdup on Oct 1, 2019 4:20:39 GMT -7
Man that looks good
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Post by bearycrafty on Oct 5, 2019 19:51:53 GMT -7
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Post by DeeCee on Oct 5, 2019 21:28:55 GMT -7
So much great detailing and scratch building... this is one amazing build.
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Post by stitchdup on Oct 6, 2019 3:32:46 GMT -7
Nice work mate, I think your's is the first time I've seen the brushes on the guards
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Post by leon on Oct 6, 2019 5:22:50 GMT -7
That is some nice scratch building and detailing!
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Post by Deano on Oct 6, 2019 12:37:11 GMT -7
Love those fake eyelashes, this is starting to look very much like the real deal.
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Post by mmthrax on Oct 6, 2019 13:35:15 GMT -7
Really excellent work.
Great sense of realism.
Extra details really looking great.
Carry on sir....
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Post by mustang1989 on Oct 6, 2019 19:28:18 GMT -7
I'm definitely a detail fan and you're bringing on one helluva show in regards to that.
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Post by bearycrafty on Oct 17, 2019 2:02:37 GMT -7
Nice work mate, I think your's is the first time I've seen the brushes on the guards Thanks, I have used the brushes for the guards before. I had a little help in the inspiration for what to use from dad. The only time I have used fake eyelashes is in my models haha. |
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Post by bearycrafty on Oct 17, 2019 2:05:09 GMT -7
Thanks for all the great comments guys, it means a lot. I love being able to share my build with you and the encouragement you have given me fills me with confidence in my work.
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Post by bearycrafty on Oct 17, 2019 2:43:30 GMT -7
I have worked on a couple more details for my truck. The detail that I have ben working on shows it's link to the real GRM transporter, rather than just a plain truck. I have added some detail to the wheels by doing some signwriting. For this I used a clear marker that acts as a glue to write the letters and then embossing powder over the top, then made sure that I got rid of the excess before using a heat gun to seal it all together. This process was a little fiddly as it was difficult to write small with the size of the marker and I had to go over a couple of times to make sure that all of the letters looked the same size and lined up etc. I also added a little detail to the air horns by inscribing GRM into paint that I put on the end.    |
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Post by Deano on Oct 17, 2019 2:57:04 GMT -7
I didn't realize how much of a process doing the tyres was! Well done!
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Post by mustang1989 on Oct 17, 2019 7:05:42 GMT -7
The outcome so far looks great Beary.
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