tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001707613131503972024-02-07T22:53:32.919-06:00KNMinisHere, I share photos and information related to my hobby, scale modeling.Kyle Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15918414110666251824noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100170761313150397.post-11243752167020551542016-07-04T18:28:00.003-05:002016-07-04T18:28:35.288-05:009P117M Elbrus "SCUD B"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Just in time for the 4th of July, here's one big firecracker: Trumpeter's SCUD in 1/35th scale!</div>
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First things first, a big thank you to Trumpeter for supplying the kit and to my David the Elder (aka "Dad") for tackling most of the construction. I wouldn't have had the drive to get it finished without the extra help!</div>
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The base kit is by Trumpeter (kit #01019), and I also used their figure/detail set to add some extra bits to the already-complex kit. The detail set includes the cold weather and window covers, a length of flexible tubing for the rocket fuel lines, the fuel line attachment nozzles, several photo-etched detail parts, and two new options for the R-17 missile warhead.</div>
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The kit includes a complete engine and a full interior for the drivers and radio operators compartments, as well as a fully detailed launch cabin. The decals for the instrument bezels in the interior didn't match the raised detail on the parts, but they provided a good guide for painting and ultimately the interior is mostly invisible once completed. (When will I learn?)</div>
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The only thing really missing from the kit is the mess of fuel lines and plumbing used to fuel the rocket, which hang off the rear of the vehicle like a wedding train of spaghetti. The detail set includes the parts to complete this, but no instructions are provided. Thankfully there are enough good walk-around photos online to show how most of the plumbing is arranged, but I'm still not confident that I got it 100% correct. It is rocket science, after all: I didn't expect it to be easy!</div>
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I found some photos of East German SCUD launchers decked out in a cool tricolor winter camouflage, and after finding a few photos of Soviet vehicles painted in a similar scheme I took some artistic liberty and finished my model in the same winter scheme while using the Soviet markings supplied in the kit. Most of the decal work was reserved for the missile itself, which has a sheet of markings all to its own and took quite a few hours to complete. The decals went down fine and didn't silver, but the white stripe decals on the missile's conical warhead don't match the curve of the surface. I'm not going to sweat it though, because when this thing reaches mach 5 nobody will have time to notice... right?</div>
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I weathered the whole model with oil paints for the washes and filters/glazes, and used pigments and lots of dust-colored paint splatters from a paint brush to get the "well used" look I usually prefer. I intentionally left the missile, and especially the warhead, looking cleaner since it's bound to stay cleaner than the rest of the vehicle while it's being transported.</div>
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If you like tubes, hoses, wiring or tedious exercises in untangling headphone wires, then you'll love the rear of the SS-1c "SCUD-B". </div>
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Thanks for looking! All feedback is appreciated!</div>
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Kyle Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15918414110666251824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100170761313150397.post-46598844010659192332016-01-21T21:06:00.001-06:002016-01-21T21:06:00.947-06:00D-20 152mm Gun-Howitzer<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
My first model of 2016: Trumpeter's 1/35th scale D-20 152mm Gun-Howitzer!<br />
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This kit shows what Trumpeter is capable of when they put their "A Team" on a project. This is by far the best-detailed model I have ever built by this manufacturer and I am thoroughly impressed!<br />
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The D-20 was designed by the Petrov Design Bureau at the end of the 1940s and has remained in service in armies around the world. It has been copied and modified to a variety of different calibers and purposes over the years, most notably as the Type 66 (People's Republic of China).<br />
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I used a mixture of Tamiya paints for the overall green finish. It's hard for me to remember what exactly I used, but I know I used lots of Nato Green and both Flat Yellow/Flat White and IJA Green to lighten and darken the base color respectively.<br />
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I opted to limit the wear and tear, because I want to keep my options open in case I decide to place the model behind a prime mover at some point. It's tricky trying to match shades of dust between two models: this way, I can always come back and add weathering to it later to match whatever is towing it.<br />
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I used the kit tires, which are the black vinyl-rubber material many armor modelers seem to revile so passionately. They worked fine for me!<br />
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The large rotating stability plate is stowed with the bottom facing upwards underneath the barrel and received the most attention as far as weathering is concerned: A few dabs of dark brown and gray from a sponge helped create a mottled, worn appearance. Graphite from a pencil was rubbed sparingly onto the highest corners and edges to mimic exposed metal.<br />
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I managed to leave a pretty nasty seam running down the side of the barrel, and it's painfully evident in some of the last shots. I'd rather move on to the next model than lose sleep over yesterday's model, and besides, once it's on the shelf, it gets lost in the sea of green anyways!<br />
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I love the squat, stubby appearance and proportions of this gun. It looks like a bulldog, in some stretch of the imagination. Maybe it's just me. (Definitely just me.)<br />
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I can't wait to see how this thing looks behind a URAL-375D! Luckily, Trumpeter has already announced that kit as well.<br />
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Kyle Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15918414110666251824noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100170761313150397.post-3573805574781095452015-10-18T19:47:00.001-05:002015-10-18T19:47:55.329-05:00I'm Still Alive<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i>Hey Kyle! Are you still alive?</i></div>
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Well, the answer is that yes, I am still alive. Unfortunately, I just haven't been very productive. At all. Since February.</div>
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Here's a sneak preview. I might make a <a href="http://www.knminis.com/2012/11/weathering-with-oil-paints.html" target="_blank">tutorial </a>like I did for the BRDM-2, but I can't make any promises yet.<br />
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Kyle Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15918414110666251824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100170761313150397.post-62346661375326648002015-01-12T20:31:00.001-06:002015-01-12T20:31:22.894-06:00IS-7 <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Trumpeter will be the death of me. They just keep on releasing all the subjects I really want! Case and point: the IS-7 heavy tank, the heaviest tank ever built by the Soviet Union. As stated, it is the Trumpeter 1/35th scale kit, which I built without any aftermarket additions (there are none available at the time of construction). The figure is from Tristar, and was painted with acrylics. I added more details than I usually do on this model, thanks in part to a good-natured father/son tandem build of the same subject. I'll post some photos of his work in a few days, but for now, we'll have to do with just mine.<br />
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I found these two pictures of what I assume is the same vehicle, and based my model on it. I liked the way the anti-aircraft gun on the turret was stowed in the folded position, and the spare track links were unique as far as I can tell.<br />
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The IS-7 is the perfect example of a concept that is fantastic on paper but fatally flawed in practice. Introduced as a prototype in 1948, the IS-7 was one of Kotin's last designs before his "promotion" into bureaucratic obscurity. Statistically, the IS-7 was the most fearsome tank in the world: Its frontal armor was impenetrable even by the German 12.8cm anti-tank gun, its top speed was higher than most medium tanks, and it mounted a 130mm cannon, which was nearly 50% larger than its <i>approximate </i>Western counterpart in the M26 Pershing's 90mm cannon. Ammunition for the tank's main gun was stored throughout the tank, but a rotating canister akin to a rotisserie held a set of rounds behind the gun, ready to be slid into the breech with minimal relative effort. Oh, and it has six 7.62mm machine guns, plus two 14.5mm heavy machine guns. The 7's design was extremely ambitious, but it came at a cost.<br />
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The problems that plagued the IS-7 were numerous and fatal. The crews reportedly hated the layout. Four of the six 7.62mm machine guns are fixed in position, two facing forward on the hull and two facing backwards on the rear of the turret. There is no way to reload any of these guns from inside the tank, and the turret's rear guns have absolutely no periscopes for aiming. The three co-ax machine guns in the mantlet are needlessly redundant, and logistically the tank uses too many different types of ammunition. Like almost every heavy tank from Kotin's desk, the transmission was prone to breakdowns.Somewhat predictably, the tank was very overweight and would have been too heavy for many of Russia's rural bridges, much like the IS-4 heavy tank. This was the most damning issue, as the Soviets were well aware of the German's logistical woes with their effective yet overweight heavy tanks.<br />
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I used the leftover mix of paint that I used on my earlier IS-4 model. I'm afraid I don't remember what the exact mix was, but the green is probably a mixture of Tamiya Khaki and Yellow Green.<br />
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I'm really happy with some of the photos, but the touch-up process is still a challenge for me. Tell me what you like, and what you would change!<br />
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A big 'thank you' to my dad for giving me a couple of his extra track links to give me enough for the spare links. I would have had to cast an extra pair otherwise, and I wasn't looking forward to it.<br />
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Probably the most prominent omission that I fixed on the kit is the pair of bolted mantlet cover rims. Any photos of the vehicle at Kubinka show this pretty prominently. I used thin strips of plastic for the rim itself, and the bolts are from Meng's hexagon bolt set.<br />
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I didn't have any trouble with the kit's plastic link-and-length tracks, but I've heard that other people have had issues. I consider myself lucky. I did, however, have a difficult time trying to get the rear fenders to fit.<br />
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I added a bunch of weld beads to the turret's rear-facing machine guns. They're like a patchwork quilt!<br />
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I will freely admit up-front that the rolled-up tarp behind the smoke canister in the above photo is covering up a mistake. I made it with Apoxie Sculpt.<br />
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I have no idea how Trumpeter managed to mold these intricate headlight guards in one piece. They're fantastic! I painted them separate from the model in order to preserve access to the headlights.<br />
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As you can see in the above photo, I went for a more heavy-handed "color modulation" effect on the 7's distinctive pike-nosed glacis. You can also (sorta) see a little bit of texturing that I painted onto the mantlet cover. This is the product of a lot of small lines painted with light tan Vallejo paint. For this, I used a fairly small but long brush to apply a lot of closely spaced parallel lines. I then repeated the process perpendicularly to the other lines for a cross-hatched look, which makes the smooth plastic surface look a little more like burlap or canvas.<br />
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I have a lot of fun with tow cables. It's the one area where I can go completely overboard with chipping, rust, and dust effects and still stay within the realm of realism.<br />
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This close-up really shows one of my favorite self-made improvements on this model: the small ring of bare metal at the base of the gun barrel. I haven't seen this effect on many Soviet tanks, but I like how it looks on Shermans and the like. So naturally, when I saw it in a period photo of an IS-7, I knew I had to give it a shot. I used a sliver of Bare Metal Foil's Chrome for the metal effect, and made it stand out by building up layers of dust and grease at the border of the green paint and bare metal. If you're like me and build a lot of repetitively big green things, the little details like this really make things extra fun.<br />
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Kyle Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15918414110666251824noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100170761313150397.post-41975908593409893792014-11-06T12:22:00.001-06:002014-11-06T12:22:46.817-06:00IS-4<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Just in time for winter, I've completed another model; here is my IS-4, finally finished. It's another one of my favorite vehicles, and like the Object 279 it came from the drawing board of Lev Troyanov of the Kotin design bureau. My model is the Trumpeter 1/35th scale kit with a metal barrel from Aber, tons of Meng's new plastic bolts/fasteners, a lot of little modifications looted from my spare parts box and an Eduard JS-3 photo-etch set. It took about 3 1/2 months to finish this project from start to finish.<div>
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I have always really wanted to replicate an articulated suspension on a tank, and the IS-4 (or JS-4 if you prefer) has always been one of my all-time favorite tanks, so I decided to tackle both at once.<br />
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The kit got into my hands at the beginning of August, at which time the Trumpeter kit was still too new to have any aftermarket detail sets available for it yet. It's not that the kit really <i>needed </i>it, but I'm a sucker for shiny bits and there were one or two things I knew I wanted to change. After seeing Adam Wilder's phenomenal progress on his own IS-4, I mimicked his dented and bent mantlet hood (above the gun barrel on the turret roof) with a sheet of brass. I did the same for the damaged left-hand fender. I made some rough cuts on a wood dowel and attached it to the side of the model to replace the kit's comically poor plastic unditching log. I also added a lot of texture to the turret with a coarse metal rasp and a rotary bit. A little bit of putty helped tone down the effect.<br />
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I used the photo-etched smoke barrel clamps from Eduard's JS-3 detail set, and then bent them out of shape to help disguise my shoddy soldering work. I also used the set's two-man saw and the electrical outlets on the inside of the commander's turret. I left the DShK anti-aircraft gun and its mount separate for painting. I replaced a ton of bolts on the rear engine deck, but I wound up covering most of them up with a rolled-up tarp to hide some clumsy mistakes. I sculpted the tarp from a 50/50 mixture of Apoxie Sculpt and Green Stuff, which seems to take on the best characteristics of each of its two ingredients.<br />
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Okay, now for the thing everyone has been asking about: "How'd you make the base?" The short answer: laminated sheets of carved insulation foam.<br /><br />The long answer is just that, long. I started out by drawing the cross-section view of the terrain I wanted on a piece of paper as my master template. (This is what the black area of the left-hand side of the base looks like now.) I then made a very similar template for the other side, but I made it a little bit shorter and moved it backwards towards the rear of the base to prevent the crest of the tallest snow drift from being at a perfect right angle with the edge. Next, I used a hot knife foam cutter to carve out six or seven slices of pink insulation foam in the shape of the original terrain template. When stacked upright like books, these slices formed the rough shape of the landscape I wanted to create. I cut out some troughs for the tracks of the tank to leave behind, and then glued the foam pieces together and set them inside the plastic box that makes up the base's side panels. The rest of the job was just a lot of sanding. A <i>lot</i> of sanding. I used foam-safe super glue, Woodland Scenics Foam Putty, and Mr. Surfacer 500 to fill the gaps and make the snow drifts flow smoothly. Celluclay was applied in the tank's muddy footprints to replicate mud, and then sloppily dolloped around the tracks to look like piles of snow thrown from the tracks. Originally, I glued microballoons to the entire surface, but this looked pretty bad so I sanded them off and painted everything white instead.<br />
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The base itself is made of plastic sheets cut to shape and glued together. Beneath the terrain at the bottom of the base, I secured a wooden block roughly in the center with a hold drilled through it, which will allow me to bolt the model to a carrying box for secure transport. It's not that I take models with me everywhere I go; it's mostly just something I always wind up wishing I had done.<br />
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The back end of the turret shows my muted attempt at highlighting and shading. Oh, and check out the casting numbers at the back of the turret! They caused me way more headache than they were worth. I went looking through all sorts of kits in search of sprues with the size and fonts of letters/numbers that I wanted... Like I said, it was more trouble than it was worth.<br />
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One of my favorite things about the IS-4 is the wide variety of textures you can find on it. The relatively smooth armor plates that make up the hull really clash with the rough sand-cast components on the turret and the little bulge on the front for the driver's hatch. <b>I think, at the simplest level, that it is contrast that makes things visually interesting, so the more opportunities for contrast I can find on a model, the more interesting the model should be. </b>The contrast doesn't have to just be in terms of color changes or stark, ultra-crisp pin washes, but also includes sheen, color, texture, and temperature.<br />
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This picture really captures the texture and color changes that I had in mind when I started this project. Frankly, the picture looks much better than the actual model, but you have to promise not to tell anyone!<br />
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For some reason, Trumpeter decided to separate the photo etch screens from the frames that hold them in place. I soldered them together and secured them with super glue. Kinda an annoying extra step, but it's done now.<br />
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I did my best to make sure every one of the fuel drums looked a little bit different from the others. I even cut the handles off one and scribed new weld lines on it to make it look like it was mounted crookedly. To the left of the shovel, you can see the rubber seal sticking out between the engine deck cover and the side plate, which I made from a scrap piece of foil. Manufacturers seem to miss this detail quite often.<br />
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Here, you can see the little saplings and blades of grass that are peeking up through the snow drifts. Living in the snowier parts of the country has its advantages, I guess. I secured little pieces of shrubs from <a href="http://armorfarm.com/" target="_blank">Armor Farm</a> into small holes with a drop of white glue. <i>(No, I'm not sponsored by Armor Farm or anyone else; I just want to show you where you can find better supplies!)</i><br />
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This close-up is pretty over-exposed, but I think it gives the best look of the "interior" that I can manage. I made a mistake and placed the gun breech too far to the rear of the turret, but only by a few millimeters. I used the breech from Jaguar's long-gone JS-2 interior set to fill out the sad, empty space in the turret. I keep thinking about adding a figure, but I haven't decided which one to use and I'm starting to think I should just move on to other projects instead.<br />
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One thing I have been paying increased attention to on models in general is the nameplate. The usual go-to for many models is an engraved or printed metal plate from a trophy shop. This works, but it doesn't stand out, especially if you're at a model show with dozens of other people who did the same thing. </div>
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I used Tamiya's new paper sheet of masking tape to make a mask for the letters. I just printed them off from a word processing document onto the paper, cut out the letters, taped them on and painted away. The star is a little plastic jewel from a craft store painted in silver.</div>
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Kyle Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15918414110666251824noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100170761313150397.post-46185327898881441502014-03-28T22:05:00.001-05:002014-03-28T22:05:33.864-05:00Tu-134A Abandoned Airliner<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I never thought I would build an airliner model. To me, they are on the same level as car models: I can appreciate the effort and care that modelers put into them, but they hold so little interest that I don't give them much thought. However, I have always liked the looks of the Tu-134, mostly because of its glass nose, which is so unusual for a civilian aircraft. While browsing through some photos of it online, I came across a handful of cool abandoned jets decaying on a long-forgotten tarmac, and I was hooked.<br />
So, without further ado, here is Zvezda's 1/144 scale Tu-134A airliner, built as an abandoned Soviet-era passenger jet. I used the resin upgrade set from Small Stuff to improve the engine detail and wheels, and placed the model on a display base that mimics an overgrown airfield.<br />
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I built the kit without using the included passenger windows, instead opting to use Micro Krystal-Klear for this task. I used Alclad II's lacquer metal paints for the aluminum finish, the engine exhaust stains, and all other miscellaneous metallic details.<br />
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The Small Stuff resin engines are absolutely mind-blowing. They are a marvel of modern resin casting technology, and really have to be seen to be believed.<br />
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I only used decals for the airplane's numbers. All other markings, including the Soviet-era flag livery and blue stripes, were painted on to facilitate more consistent weathering between the different colors.<br />
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The delicate flight instruments running along the aircraft's spine are resin items from Small Stuff. Again, highly recommended.<br />
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The most glaring issue I have with the completed model is the painted glass on the nose. In hindsight, it would have looked much better had I left them transparent.<br />
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Laser-cut shipping pallets provided a finishing touch for this little scene. I found them in the N-Gauge section of the model trains section of the hobby store. They had to be assembled individually... never again!<br />
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I've finally finished my BTR-60PU! As described in the previous <a href="http://www.knminis.com/search/label/BTR-60PU" target="_blank">'work in progress' posts</a>', this is the Trumpeter kit built as the R-145BM variant with the PU-12 interior. I added some miscellaneous details, carbon fiber antennas, and a figure from Corsar Rex.<br />
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Much to my chagrin, this about all that can be seen of the interior. Drats!<br />
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Kyle Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15918414110666251824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100170761313150397.post-49796510549350490672014-02-06T23:35:00.001-06:002014-02-10T22:40:03.411-06:00BTR-60PU (R-145BM) WIP Continued<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I'm approaching the final steps on my BTR-60PU project, and I couldn't wait to throw some more photos on the ol' model blog. There are some small details that need painting, weathering, and touch-up, and a figure to finish before I'm calling this project complete.<br />
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In the meantime, I have bought a new camera and have been getting familiar with its features. Any advice will be greatly appreciated!<br />
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The front two pairs of wheels are turned slightly to the left, but the loose poly caps that allow the wheels to be removed from their axles allow the wheels to rest at unruly angles. It's something I might fix by adding the model to a base and fixing the wheels in place... It depends how far my interest carries me.<br />
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I'm very happy with how the worn-out camouflage turned out. It makes me want to build a whitewashed winter vehicle again!<br />
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Thanks for looking, and stay tuned for the finished product sometime this month!<br />
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Kyle Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15918414110666251824noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100170761313150397.post-86940520993159567582014-01-22T20:31:00.002-06:002014-02-06T23:36:35.773-06:00BTR-60PU (R-145BM) WIP<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I just wanted to post an update on my current project, a BTR-60PU "R-145BM" command & communications vehicle from Trumpeter in 1/35th scale. It'll be depicting a (go figure) Soviet vehicle during the 1989 pullout from Afghanistan.<br />
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I bought this kit for two primary reasons: one, because the interior is crammed with detail; and two, because I liked the "clothesline" rail antennae that encircle the roof. Unfortunately, the two are not entirely compatible. The interior is accurate only for the PU-12 air defense version of the BTR-60, and the rail antennae are only found on the R-145BM version. Accuracy is important to me, but at a certain point I just said "screw it" and decided to build the R-145BM with the PU-12 interior. I do this for fun, after all. Despite being mostly hidden, I really do enjoy interior detailing, so I wasted a good deal of time adding wires and cables to all the little radios and computers that were remotely visible through the open hatches. I also threw in an crate of miscellaneous rubbish, a toolbox, spare helmet, and an AKs-74 for a more "lived-in" atmosphere.<br />
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At the time of posting, I am finishing up the fourth stage as shown in the <i>lovely </i>graphic above. I am aiming for a very heavily worn appearance on the field-applied camouflage, as seen on many of the vehicles during the Soviet withdrawal. Trying to airbrush camouflage as if I was using a 1/35 scale can of spray paint was a frustrating challenge. The current appearance is a little bit too strong on contrast, but it will be much more mellow after further weathering.<br />
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I'll be adding little red pennants, a figure, and lots more weathering before I call this project finished. Thanks for looking, and stay tuned!<br />
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Kyle Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15918414110666251824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100170761313150397.post-18101809134036988132013-11-21T22:09:00.000-06:002013-11-21T22:09:01.858-06:00TAKOM Object 279 Sprue Shots<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sprue B</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sprue B track outer faces</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifSxJbhBoZut5SDDVBMShdGp2FTBZtZPHD6wxj2GYZOgOyz2AJ_ItO1wsU5f0tGkHNZPsXvjitillWA0LATLQBmfrprPwM31eSEsV_2_ecLQFOMzWRnT_Ji_9QX9pTQ52iPtLq2QnJDsE/s1600/TAKOM+Object+B3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifSxJbhBoZut5SDDVBMShdGp2FTBZtZPHD6wxj2GYZOgOyz2AJ_ItO1wsU5f0tGkHNZPsXvjitillWA0LATLQBmfrprPwM31eSEsV_2_ecLQFOMzWRnT_Ji_9QX9pTQ52iPtLq2QnJDsE/s320/TAKOM+Object+B3.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sprue B track inner faces</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpP2l77ld3ovDqYucUuLhZ0z3gNPvyXyg9WS7ORhoQZpTnRnaQeQFytHfjFFx7YtiuRjsGV2YHN_pK_gbTYCQtQtlpsLiJ2YOHO4SIcsfe1CmaVmjnVRZ4B8XTdwn74A7Fz53EwDm1MPA/s1600/TAKOM+Object+C1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpP2l77ld3ovDqYucUuLhZ0z3gNPvyXyg9WS7ORhoQZpTnRnaQeQFytHfjFFx7YtiuRjsGV2YHN_pK_gbTYCQtQtlpsLiJ2YOHO4SIcsfe1CmaVmjnVRZ4B8XTdwn74A7Fz53EwDm1MPA/s320/TAKOM+Object+C1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sprue C</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmKsifBZ87fhsgodjdBIuo38Lykokc5bnJSitA8NQrMYvY3eCLE0Eg9z7SoRiQQ2ylmfyiMy8ygaLGwtpUrosaSabSHqLruz2kEQHzJcohhm8ayv8N3KP_dzDbDT5axmWam_2-_DdILv0/s1600/TAKOM+Object+C2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmKsifBZ87fhsgodjdBIuo38Lykokc5bnJSitA8NQrMYvY3eCLE0Eg9z7SoRiQQ2ylmfyiMy8ygaLGwtpUrosaSabSHqLruz2kEQHzJcohhm8ayv8N3KP_dzDbDT5axmWam_2-_DdILv0/s320/TAKOM+Object+C2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sprue C Turret top</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEeZ0yu-nRX9cnvSjgLr7QIBW_LFK53kslRmcDMpc_KT0rfiMklDn44hFDHz7Pu5y2W2O3k6-XGKgyjOEirprDP_4gJK-tNk5KgDndjHBglw7Dj3bM6tutIZhX2vkt3yoEM_pMANNjrec/s1600/TAKOM+Object+C3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEeZ0yu-nRX9cnvSjgLr7QIBW_LFK53kslRmcDMpc_KT0rfiMklDn44hFDHz7Pu5y2W2O3k6-XGKgyjOEirprDP_4gJK-tNk5KgDndjHBglw7Dj3bM6tutIZhX2vkt3yoEM_pMANNjrec/s320/TAKOM+Object+C3.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sprue C turret hardware</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBBZM1q9U0MCtk-zeN2IQfONZoHvnPRkTgxHN1RDp_QTLdhBMMyzVdJL4oApbzmb63duyZ2klDuqjHKD095oU1YCSZjuc0LcMY16mrFIzoMm2EitExjRHeuO6_EctjfVCxoAXO3QOuS2I/s1600/TAKOM+Object+C4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBBZM1q9U0MCtk-zeN2IQfONZoHvnPRkTgxHN1RDp_QTLdhBMMyzVdJL4oApbzmb63duyZ2klDuqjHKD095oU1YCSZjuc0LcMY16mrFIzoMm2EitExjRHeuO6_EctjfVCxoAXO3QOuS2I/s320/TAKOM+Object+C4.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sprue C close-up</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju2c6TzWtvYT7F-pJGNJj8v_zFCdfira0xQKFCuWPqiXmnTbwqUP2OQbnPLDVZLxjkoBHn-ets3tId59-NDhOdIF7jLnyy_JoXkSKyQWZHRoNqJv0lRtJ5tGBe4OH1JN3JJttibF7J2Bc/s1600/TAKOM+Object+C5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju2c6TzWtvYT7F-pJGNJj8v_zFCdfira0xQKFCuWPqiXmnTbwqUP2OQbnPLDVZLxjkoBHn-ets3tId59-NDhOdIF7jLnyy_JoXkSKyQWZHRoNqJv0lRtJ5tGBe4OH1JN3JJttibF7J2Bc/s320/TAKOM+Object+C5.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sprue C turret details</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXTVBMo2gOrBu5fOMCQAfEdnJkxx0MYk5y4T3OovTzTv0tON1-oAZBzb4tptvejavOQr6VaVz0PH6iJAoxrFBV-nA7vdCnLBkpdIZQh33Y8gpUNDcW8eq72I83jwE-Hd-R-ZgNVjSbNug/s1600/TAKOM+Object+C6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXTVBMo2gOrBu5fOMCQAfEdnJkxx0MYk5y4T3OovTzTv0tON1-oAZBzb4tptvejavOQr6VaVz0PH6iJAoxrFBV-nA7vdCnLBkpdIZQh33Y8gpUNDcW8eq72I83jwE-Hd-R-ZgNVjSbNug/s320/TAKOM+Object+C6.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sprue C opposite side</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3jauVA-agjQ3y1-qXHjRuBMCWcBAC_oHvZOqYoVXfc12zbMlN3yUblc7P9ew2qTjvr5HJ1L1E5sd-fxET63pZOm8rVAe81gFv-2XhKw4ceo4Edl-mpnQv4bEwZjFmIpn7cKZvtKgXsgA/s1600/TAKOM+Object+Clear.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3jauVA-agjQ3y1-qXHjRuBMCWcBAC_oHvZOqYoVXfc12zbMlN3yUblc7P9ew2qTjvr5HJ1L1E5sd-fxET63pZOm8rVAe81gFv-2XhKw4ceo4Edl-mpnQv4bEwZjFmIpn7cKZvtKgXsgA/s320/TAKOM+Object+Clear.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sprue F clear parts</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIR0L6OgLTwg4lxn8dWusoR0Sgg2gteRZq_l9mCjG6Toxnuo-ZrGiVQYGr_NWivhM-bpzTA8bxnhd2nXFVxYpz1F6xI13jCaZZOzMw5DAi11uq3_VgJLcXyHEj_a4wsNbNX6Gm6oROJOA/s1600/TAKOM+Object+D1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIR0L6OgLTwg4lxn8dWusoR0Sgg2gteRZq_l9mCjG6Toxnuo-ZrGiVQYGr_NWivhM-bpzTA8bxnhd2nXFVxYpz1F6xI13jCaZZOzMw5DAi11uq3_VgJLcXyHEj_a4wsNbNX6Gm6oROJOA/s320/TAKOM+Object+D1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sprue D</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOxljOaEqtRI0UleKa6Y_mqdnf0rE8ltQlAmifxO0nmFl3_AywXO2rKJB2Jo94Zm0qyKcJ89WLPb9JenftMr4rDTti_bCtMq2Z1nmrwVyHgtVTnEd4U0m0Y59dNytkNzVICk-j3kplpa4/s1600/TAKOM+Object+D2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOxljOaEqtRI0UleKa6Y_mqdnf0rE8ltQlAmifxO0nmFl3_AywXO2rKJB2Jo94Zm0qyKcJ89WLPb9JenftMr4rDTti_bCtMq2Z1nmrwVyHgtVTnEd4U0m0Y59dNytkNzVICk-j3kplpa4/s320/TAKOM+Object+D2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sprue D close-up</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO6vrbWlZCjM_AGD31q-UVagp6IMwhL6-AyDiINfFjn3M3Q4TDyDPk8AdyPXvR2LrT1apzV5eXiHYG1TAng0h3OufFwZ6YaN0aZH6JjMLpmb-_dY1IZ2yL7z36EP_ertQFF1tqWG-hoPE/s1600/TAKOM+Object+D3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO6vrbWlZCjM_AGD31q-UVagp6IMwhL6-AyDiINfFjn3M3Q4TDyDPk8AdyPXvR2LrT1apzV5eXiHYG1TAng0h3OufFwZ6YaN0aZH6JjMLpmb-_dY1IZ2yL7z36EP_ertQFF1tqWG-hoPE/s320/TAKOM+Object+D3.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sprue D close-up</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtsXXqbcbnk56cwaLFrcp_uVEI0QKi3LGMAKjLd8e932fhA7WTkbmNpnryyx0cML1EbXS8UV3D9IvXZv-KuBsifDxViRaEZKBU6ZnGiNhDNykU4z4I8tyoXw6oTr9TpG6fneUL0Z2sxAg/s1600/TAKOM+Object+D5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtsXXqbcbnk56cwaLFrcp_uVEI0QKi3LGMAKjLd8e932fhA7WTkbmNpnryyx0cML1EbXS8UV3D9IvXZv-KuBsifDxViRaEZKBU6ZnGiNhDNykU4z4I8tyoXw6oTr9TpG6fneUL0Z2sxAg/s320/TAKOM+Object+D5.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sprue D Muzzle break</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAgDqXWJGRQpgGTddgBLi9iVlhy7ZgC6dUErJoZxj3RtY6jYYdZHG3AXKwrC7NSs6yT6hF_ICmWGkoxrFDCQxMcap-f3mTG56Vz8LhPEX9eoVCjtXxCEWUjwUszGAuCID_cPIwycW4c14/s1600/TAKOM+Object+D6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAgDqXWJGRQpgGTddgBLi9iVlhy7ZgC6dUErJoZxj3RtY6jYYdZHG3AXKwrC7NSs6yT6hF_ICmWGkoxrFDCQxMcap-f3mTG56Vz8LhPEX9eoVCjtXxCEWUjwUszGAuCID_cPIwycW4c14/s320/TAKOM+Object+D6.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sprue D gun barrel fume extractor</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYzBpJv9qt9_83vQlu8heHIXJLbVk0c0RV1VAaZt_4l4zQ8uDbbTS4IEAZFmaZSzaQU5u1MNlq_KO7JHdgIUaMWK9uNxlaDEgXQjrfkYuK0yc7kfxILckWPRXH15rH7dJ1CEdWlNSjBnA/s1600/TAKOM+Object+Decals.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYzBpJv9qt9_83vQlu8heHIXJLbVk0c0RV1VAaZt_4l4zQ8uDbbTS4IEAZFmaZSzaQU5u1MNlq_KO7JHdgIUaMWK9uNxlaDEgXQjrfkYuK0yc7kfxILckWPRXH15rH7dJ1CEdWlNSjBnA/s320/TAKOM+Object+Decals.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Decals</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg9xlfHOgI6CxmaYD9zZTOimPqqlzDqb5sdVPh02IraLkrOgODYiFam2rwoLb-2PXPmDgrzceUp6DTCKDvYPROlNr2LqFNcOQezPh4IAfMSbJUpBMvlYABlrbVC7F7pxXLb14VzwoUhyA/s1600/TAKOM+Object+E1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg9xlfHOgI6CxmaYD9zZTOimPqqlzDqb5sdVPh02IraLkrOgODYiFam2rwoLb-2PXPmDgrzceUp6DTCKDvYPROlNr2LqFNcOQezPh4IAfMSbJUpBMvlYABlrbVC7F7pxXLb14VzwoUhyA/s320/TAKOM+Object+E1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sprue F Figure</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCGdfkIEzatIZe1KXxL9SBlfQ0aFkWgqe4zvyzZw3ypZGlpM0ARFJQXfiXssLX7z9-eG9NKaOj_bFj_MDugM47geM-Ras-4oXU98V2vzrI0X4DlglQ8OEUq702RQ_lFMOO-s4p0Iyo8AY/s1600/TAKOM+Object+E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCGdfkIEzatIZe1KXxL9SBlfQ0aFkWgqe4zvyzZw3ypZGlpM0ARFJQXfiXssLX7z9-eG9NKaOj_bFj_MDugM47geM-Ras-4oXU98V2vzrI0X4DlglQ8OEUq702RQ_lFMOO-s4p0Iyo8AY/s320/TAKOM+Object+E2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sprue F close-up</td></tr>
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Kyle Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15918414110666251824noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100170761313150397.post-1076488285921774202013-09-22T22:29:00.004-05:002014-03-27T09:46:33.778-05:00BMP-1 in Chechnya<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It's been a long time coming, but I have finally finished up my BMP-1. I used the new Trumpeter BMP-1 as the centerpiece, and seated figures from MasterClub and ANT-Miniatures atop bundles of stowage to mimic some photos I found of the second war in Chechnya.<br />
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I bit off more than I could chew with this model. I cut things short by removing a figure for the sake of my sanity, and there are a few details that I know could be better, but I'm tired of looking at this thing and ready to move on.<br />
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The vehicle received some simple detailing. I added a few spare photoetched parts here and there, textured some panels, and added wiring to all the lights and the empty rocket rack above the gun barrel. I also cut the fenders into sections and replaced their mounting loops above the tracks using bent strips of metal. I added a couple of missing or understated weld beads with two-part green putty, and used a twig from outside for the unditching log. The only real aftermarket item I used was a brass antenna mount from RB Model, which does a much better job of holding the antenna/flagpole.<br />
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I painted the entire model with acrylics, and did most of the weathering with oils and pigments. I injected epoxie "Magic Water" into the potholes in the asphalt and on random patches to create puddles.<br />
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Kyle Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15918414110666251824noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100170761313150397.post-33773230015154426802013-07-10T23:09:00.001-05:002013-09-10T10:21:40.225-05:00BMP-1: WIP pt. 2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I know, I know. I'm getting close to being finished with this project, but I'm far enough away that I felt the need to share some photos to fool myself with illusions of forward progress.<br />
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I have been working on this vehicle and its figures for a solid 3 months now, and I'm itching to wrap the project up--if it takes too much longer, I'm gonna have to start learning their names. The figures and the stowage have taken at least twice as much time to reach this stage as the tank, but I think this is because it has been a long time since I painted more than one figure at a time. I am now firmly in the "assembly line" mindset for figures, just in time to begin a collaborative effort with <a href="http://roman-bizarre.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Roman Volchenkov</a>.<br />
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Regarding the figures, there are a lot of small details (and not-so-small details) that need more attention: rifle straps, weapons, hat pins, and footwear are mostly unfinished. One unlucky <i>frontovik </i>suffered from some overzealous oil paint blending on his face and has had the troublesome appendage removed for a do-over. Once these details are finished, I'll spend more time on the stowage, finish the tank with some tracks, weather the whole vehicle and figures together, and then get then display it on a scenic base or simple diorama. Hopefully by then I won't be seeing flora-pattern camouflage in my sleep.<br />
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As always, I'm very receptive to comments and suggestions! After all, at this stage, I'm very willing to change things!</div>
Kyle Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15918414110666251824noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100170761313150397.post-35415168457904357022013-05-21T09:13:00.003-05:002013-07-10T23:10:37.919-05:00BMP-1 WIP<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It has been a while since I updated anything here, so I thought it was time for a quick show-and-tell. This is Trumpeter's BMP-1 kit, with an assembly of Russian soldiers riding on the back deck. The figures are from Master Club, and the stowage is a mixture of Verlinden, Jay's Work, and (mostly) scratchbuilt materials.<br />
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There will be between four and six figures riding on the top of the tank, however the remaining figures haven't arrived in the mail just yet.<br />
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These are my inspiration photos. I'm not going to be following them 100%, but I want to capture the general appearance.</div>
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Here is my latest green box on tracks: Trumpeter's new 2S3 "Akatsiya" 152mm SPG. I built this kit out-of-the-box; it's my first unmodified model in a long time.<br />
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I had been hitting several speed bumps on some other projects, so I opted to build this kit as fast as possible, just to get the "finishing bug" out of my system. My goal was to complete the kit in one week, from shrink-wrapped box to finished product. It wound up taking me eight days. Close enough.<br />
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My self-imposed time limit led me to take a handful of shortcuts. I overlooked most of the smaller details, which hurts the overall appearance but kept me focused on speedy completion.<br />
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My inspiration for the project came from this photo, which is on page 29 of the F.A.Q 2 book by Mig Jimenez. I loosely imitated the camouflage scheme by masking each layer with Silly Putty.<br />
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Now, back to my <i>real </i>projects! Thanks for looking!</div>
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I am finally finished with the ChTZ S-65 tractor! I have since added the model to a base and placed a figure from MIG Productions nearby. It represents an abandoned or severely neglected vehicle in an original civilian color scheme.<br />
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The tractor itself was built using the resin engine and photo-etch detail set from LZ Models on top of the basic Trumpeter kit. Thanks to some helpful suggestions from friends and modelers, I also sculpted some tears and patches on the seat cushion. The groundwork is made of Celluclay which is covered in sand and debris sweepings for texture. I created some vegetation with various static grass patches and tufts, paper leaf clippings, and weeds from Armor Farm. The mud and puddles are made from the Woodland Scenics "water effects" liquid.<br />
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I used the hairspray chipping technique to achieve the patchy, rust-covered appearance. I used Tamiya paints for the main colors and subtle modulation effects, and Vallejo acrylics for the remaining detail painting. I used a small brush to paint the red Cyrillic letters that adorn the radiator.<br />
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I used a lot of oil paint filters to make subtle shifts in color from panel to panel. Some pieces are more yellow, brown, or green than others, which helps break up the monotony of the solid gray finish.<br />
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The figure is one of the hundreds of fantastic works by Alexander Zelenkov that are available. He was painted with Reaper and Vallejo paints, and with oils for the flesh areas. I am still learning the basics of painting figures with acrylics, so I'm not especially happy with how this guy turned out. However, he gives the tractor a good sense of scale and he fits with the civilian paintjob, so I don't plan on replacing him. I wanted him to look shady and untrustworthy, like some sort of loan shark or mafia grunt.<br />
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Thanks for looking, and please don't refrain from leaving feedback!</div>
Kyle Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15918414110666251824noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100170761313150397.post-81505599347765840722013-02-15T11:32:00.000-06:002013-03-01T16:39:32.851-06:00S-65 Stalinetz Tractor WIP<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I haven't posted anything in a while, so I thought I'd toss up a few pictures of my current project. This is a ChTZ S-65 "Stalinetz," a copy of an American Caterpillar tractor. I'm working on a small base and figure to go with this abandoned vehicle. I've also scuffed up the seat to make it look more abandoned.<br />
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I should have this finished within the next week. Thanks for looking!<br />
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After a long period of getting nothing done, I have completed a model! This is the Ural 4320 <span class="hps">Метла, or "Broom," which is a field modification made by <span class="hps">Александр</span> <span class="hps">Метла (Alexander <em>Metla</em>, which means <em>broom</em> in Russian) for the VDV airborne forces during the Soviet war in Afghanistan. The modification placed a section of a BRDM-2 armored car in the bed of an up-armored URAL-4320 6x6 truck. The 14.5mm gun in the BRDM turret was supplemented by an externally mounted UB-32-57 rocket pod from an aircraft hardpoint. I used the ICM URAL 4320 kit, along with resin wheels from Miniarm and the conversion from <a href="http://kfs-miniatures.com/?wpsc-product=135-soviet-rocket-guntruck-broom-upgrade-set">KFS miniatures</a>. The KFS conversion is <u>fantastic</u>: I spent less than ten minutes cleaning up the parts before assembly. I wish I could say the same for the resin wheels, which were slightly warped and required a lot of tedious clean-up.</span></span><br />
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About a week after purchasing the ICM URAL-4320 kit, Trumpeter announced a version of the same vehicle. I knew that if the Trumpeter kit was released before I built the ICM version, the ICM kit would sit on my shelf untouched, forever. So, I started building the truck out of guilt, but I soon came to love the looks of it.<br />
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I used Tamiya <em>Olive Green</em> for the truck, and a leftover amount of paint from my T-90A was used for the BRDM-2 hull green. I brush-painted the tan color in thin layers using Vallejo<em> German Beige</em> paint, and applied decals from Trumpeter's BRDM-2 (early) kit. The rocket pod was painted with Alclad II<em> Aircraft Aluminum</em>.<br />
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I secured the debris in the bed with AK Interactive Sand and Gravel fixer. This stuff is awesome, because it doesn't change any colors but it still fixes sediment to a surface with relative strength. <br />
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I also replaced the mudflaps with embossed foil that I cut to shape with scissors. They have small bends in them like real mudflaps, but they <em>don't</em> have the nasty ejector-pin marks that came with the plastic ones!<br />
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I draped some 6b2 ballistic vests over the side rails, using the 'flat' ones in an ICM figure set. I saw some pictures of trucks in Soviet service with these vests draped over the doors for added protection, so I decided to place them on my model.<br />
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Along with the vests, I also added some ammo boxes and a rolled-up tarp. I painted these items separately from the model and added them during the weathering.<br />
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I tried using some crackle paint for the wood, and I like the results! I found a great suggestion on <a href="http://alexbenvenuti.blogspot.com/#!/">Alex Benvenuti's</a> blog, in <a href="http://alexbenvenuti.blogspot.com/#!/2012/12/peinture-craquelee-crackled-paint.html">this post</a>. Thanks for the tip, Alex! <br />
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A fellow modeler pointed out that I am missing a fuel cap on the small gas tank. I'll get around to it, eventually.<br />
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Kyle Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15918414110666251824noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100170761313150397.post-36839152177407959182012-11-28T12:27:00.000-06:002014-03-27T09:46:33.789-05:00Weathering with Oil Paints<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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For a while now, I have been describing my weathering processes for models by simply stating that I "used oils for weathering," which is pretty unhelpful to anybody who actually reads my ramblings. So, to remedy this, I've put together a brief step-by-step (SBS) to elaborate on how I use oil paint on my models. Oils have been used to weather models for decades, and the process has been covered thoroughly by many modelers. I'm walking this well-trodden path because I think I do things a little differently, and I wanted to start with something I really feel I know well. <br />
Oh, and one more thing... this will be the first of (hopefully) many SBS postings, so be sure to ask questions <strong>and</strong> make suggestions on what you want to see in the future. For now I will be tagging each applicable post as "SBS", but I will also collect future SBS postings in a separate page next to the <a href="http://www.knminis.com/p/gallery.html" target="_blank">Gallery</a>. <br />
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For the base color, I used Tamiya Dark Green, with a gradient of highlights up to Cockpit Green. I applied the decals over a glossy finish, and then airbrushed a thin layer of Future floor polish over the whole model for a semi-gloss finish. The oils and thinners will dull the sheen down by the end of the weathering process and do not need to be sealed with a flat coat.<br />
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I use Winsor-Newton oil paints for pretty much everything. The color names are strange, but it's the paint that's important. On this model, I used Gold Ochre, Raw Umber, and Mauve Blue Shade. I have tried countless combinations of colors, and each one has had an interesting effect on a finish. Every model I weather has a new palette, but I usually include a warm and cold color, along with a brown. I tend to avoid using pure white and black, unless I <em>really</em> want a strong fading or shadow effect.<br />
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Using a small round brush, I mixed each color with a little bit of mineral spirits to thin them down for easier brushing. I then painted streaks in vertical patterns, like you see here. I make every effort to distribute the colors in unbalanced manner: some areas get a lot of brown and violet streaks, another area might have a few stripes of yellow, and another panel might have no oil paints at all. <strong>This, I think, is the most important part.</strong> If all the streaks were evenly spread out, the result would still look like a boring monochrome vehicle, with each facet and panel no different than the next. The whole point of this process is to create variation in color, not to make more of the same.<br />
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Next, I take a flat brush and lightly dampen it in some mineral spirits. There is only a little bit of moisture on the brush, not very much. I then drag the brush downwards over the oil paints, blending the streaks with each other. Because oil paints take a long time to dry, I can manipulate them on the model as much as I like for the first few hours. Of course, it never takes that long, but at least I have the option. <br />
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With vertical or angled surfaces, pull the paint downwards from the highest point to the lowest; in the direction that water will flow. This way, the paint discoloration mimics the effects of repeated exposure to rain, snow, spilt chemicals, and other forces of nature. Besides, the streaks ran sideways, they might just look like a sloppy paint job!<br />
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Thanks for reading! You can see the finished BRDM-2 <a href="http://www.knminis.com/2012/08/brdm-2.html">here</a>.</div>
Kyle Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15918414110666251824noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100170761313150397.post-33712753842029317862012-10-22T18:50:00.001-05:002012-10-22T18:51:42.003-05:00Bolshevik<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Here's my first attempt at a black and white figure; the 200mm Bolshevik by Yury Serebryakov of Castle Miniatures. While this was my first try at replicating a black and white photo, it was my third attempt at painting this bust. The first two attempts yielded disappointing results, and I was too ashamed and frustrated to bother taking any pictures. It was really bothering me that this fantastic figure was sitting on the shelf looking half-baked, so I decided to strip the paint off a final time and try something totally different.</div>
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I used four different Vallejo paints to represent the tonal base colors for each item: #70991 for the flesh, #70992 for the crimson hat star and button flaps, #70994 for the greatcoat and <em>budenovka</em> hat, and #70869 for the khaki <em>gymnostroika</em> shirt. I used simple mixes of white and black for the metal buttons and the early Hammer & Plow hat badge. <br />
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I stuck to my trusted oil paints for the remainder of the project. I mixed a variety of shades for highlights and shadows by adding small quantities of <em>Winsor-Newton</em> Burnt Umber and Davy's Gray to Titanium White and Lamp Black. I added a little Liquin blending medium to the oil paint which really helps me feather the edges of colors. Unfortunately it also makes the paint dry even more slowly and gives off a glossy finish. To help counter this, I thin out the paint with mineral spirits, which makes the paint flow off the brush more like an acrylic paint. Like I usually do, I paint a thin layer of mid-tone oil paint over the entire area of color, and then block in highlights and shadows where they belong and stipple the border between to blend the edges. I refrained from using pure black or pure white to keep the bust from looking contrast-heavy and overexposed.<br />
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I also had the presence of mind to take a few more in-progress shots than usual. I never take enough, but this time I had enough to show how I paint the iris of an eye in large scale. The leftmost picture shows the critical step of blocking in the location of the iris. This is a painstakingly slow process, but it is also one of the most important. I begin by painting the iris at about 2/3 of its final size and slowly adding to the diameter until it looks natural. This method gives me space for plenty of micro-adjustments in any direction which prevent our young revolutionary from going cross-eyed. This involves lots of back and forth between light and dark paint, and lots of breaks to rest <em>my</em> eyes. Experience and the suggestions of fellow modellers taught me to nail the eyes first, because it is easier to make corrections if and when mistakes happen.</div>
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Once I'm happy with the position of the irises, I begin building up a gradient of light coming from the bottom left transitioning to black in the upper right. This helps make the eyes stand out, especially in a black and white figure. Once the contrast was sharp enough, I carefully painted in the pupils. </div>
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Here is my T-62M tank model from Trumpeter, fitted with a KMT-6 mine plough by Skif. They come together to represent a vehicle in the Red Army during the Soviet's war in Afghanistan during the 1980's.<br />
I didn't use any aftermarket sets for the model, but I did improve a few parts with foil, nuts & bolts, spare parts, and a few scratch-built details. To name a few, I added fuel lines to the gas tanks, bent up the rubber skirts, and added some empty slat armor racks to the back of the turret. I also made a banner for the whip aerial using Apoxie Sculpt and placed two ammo box straps from the spare parts bin to the loader's side of the turret. Essentially all of the detailing on the mine plough is now all but invisible under the layers of mud. <br />
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I was really inspired by the stunning work of Ikjai Ahn, especially with his T-62 model 1968. You can see this model in the <a href="http://www.track-link.net/gallery/8284" target="_blank">Track-Link gallery</a>, or view larger images on his <a href="http://blog.naver.com/vonahn" target="_blank">website</a>. <br />
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I found a plethora of photos online of the T-62M variant in action in Afghanistan and I loosely based this model on a handful of different vehicles. I was really interested in replicating the contrast between the dull earth and dust tones and the shiney cast steel. My intent was to have contrast not just between light and dark colors, but also between matte and glossy sheens. <br />
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I placed a tarp over the left rear fender to cover up an unsightly glue blob. (Yes, I admit it.) A spent shell casing from Miniart's 122mm ammo set was placed on the tarp to add a small splash of color. To me, the 122mm shell is close enough to the 115mm ammo used by the T-62. The shape is a little different, but I'm not going to lose any sleep over it.<br />
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I saw plenty of photos and videos showing T-62's with their front fenders slipping loose from the torsion bar that holds them in place and flopping around like the white flags of surrendering imperialist pit vipers. <br />
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The mud was made by mixing plaster with AK Interactive Kursk Earth and Afrika Dust paints, and splattering the mixture onto the model with bursts of air from the airbrush.<br />
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I used Vallejo Field Green for the main camouflage, but after liberal applications of filters and washes, the color is very different from the original. <br />
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From what I could tell from photos, T-62M vehicles were either fitted with rubber side skirts <em>or</em> turret and hull slat armor; never both. So, to give the turret a little extra something, I added the mounting brackets that hold the slats, and skipped the hard work of scratchbuilding the slats themselves. Everybody wins! <br />
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From this angle, the most prominent differences between the T-54/55 tanks and the T-62 can be seen most clearly: the longer engine deck and hull, the homogenous one-piece turret casting, the wider wheel spacing and the centrally located barrel fume extractor are all visible. <br />
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Kyle Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15918414110666251824noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100170761313150397.post-4535112818831910982012-08-01T19:49:00.001-05:002013-01-24T10:10:29.310-06:00BRDM-2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Every so often I like to throw a kit together really quickly and just finish it without concerning myself with historical accuracy and contest-worthiness. The 1/35 BRDM-2 (Early Version) from Trumpeter was the perfect opprotunity to do just that. I replaced the barrel with one from RB Model, and replaced the windows with acetate, later adding photo-etched windshield wipers. Aside from that, the kit was not modified. <br />
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Trumpeter includes a nice fighting compartment, but almost all of it is invisible when the hull is glued together. I was surprised to learn that the BRDM-2 series, as well as the similar turrets on BTR-60 vehicles, didn't have a hatch! The turret has plenty of detail and photo-etch for the 14.5mm gun, but it's totally hidden. Even an "IPMS Death Ray" (pen light) won't be able to reach most of it through the two small hatches. Therefore, I overlooked most of the ejector-pin marks and gaps on the inside and focused my attention on the radios and instrument panels that line each side of the interior.<br />
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I kept paint chipping to an absolute minimum on this vehicle, instead focusing on mud and other streaking effects. I primarily used artist's oils for the fading and streaking of the green paint, and AK Interactive earth-colored enamels and Mig pigment washes for the dust and mud.<br />
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I made one of the wheels to have whitewalls, representing a spare tire from a parade vehicle. I applied the kit's decals over a cocktail of various Tamiya acrylic paints. <br />
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Almost none of the interior is visible once covered, so I didn't sweat the details. The lower half of the fighting compartment was painted with the same green as the exterior, while the top half and roof were painted in a white or ivory color. I was unable to track down any photos of the real radio station, so I sorta "winged it" and imitated other Soviet-era electronics. I placed some spare information placards from Archer in the most visible areas for some extra visual interest.<br />
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I have posted a step-by-step article on how I used oil paints to weather this model, which can be viewed <a href="http://www.knminis.com/2012/11/weathering-with-oil-paints.html" target="_blank">here.</a><br />
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This is Trumpeter's 1/35 Armored Sentry Vehicle (ASV) M1117 Guardian. I finished this model in the winter of 2010-2011. It's not really up to my current standards, but I felt like sharing it anyways. I built this without modification, aside from the addition of a few custom decals. I also added a towing limber from my spares box... I think it came from DML's M1A2 SEP kit.<br />
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I built this kit for a veteran of OIF that I know. He's really a big fan of radio-control boat racing, so I made a bumper sticker decal for the back, and a sticker for one of the gas cans that looks like a model boat fuel brand. He survived multiple IED explosions in Iraq while in one of these vehicles, and he said that if he were in a Hummvee, "... I wouldn't be here today." <br />
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Just something I noticed with the kit... There are numerous incorrect spellings on the stencils. For example, one reads "TIE DONN TOK EIE." Just thought I'd mention it.<br />
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Those of you with a sharp eye might have noticed that there are no side rear-view mirrors... I managed to misplace one of them and I haven't seen them since. <br />
Thanks for looking!</div>Kyle Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15918414110666251824noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100170761313150397.post-58413798743950526452012-07-12T13:26:00.004-05:002014-03-27T09:46:33.800-05:002S1 Gvozdika<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is what remains of Skif's 2S1 Gvozdika (Carnation) SPG, with resin wheels from Masterclub, a gun tube from Barrel Depot, photo-etch from Eduard, Fruilmodel metal tracks, and plenty of scratch-built details. </div>
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I wanted to portray a tank rusting away in an outdoor museum. I was inspired by photos the 2S1 in the now-defunct Aberdeen museum, which was in better shape than my model but still in desperate need of restoration. <br />
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I used the hairspray technique for the majority of the chipping effects. I used Tamiya acrylics for the airbrushing and Vallejo for all the brush-painting. I copied some online photos of Russian graffiti and painted them on the back of the tank using thin layers of Vallejo paints.<br />
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This topside view shows off the concrete base. I used different thicknesses of styrene sheets to achieve a slightly uneven appearance. I stippled both Mr. Surfacer 500 and 1000 on different slabs for an inconsistent texture. I sprinkled a pinch of plaster on the still-wet Mr. Surfacer to further diversify the texture.<br />
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I had a lot of fun with the graffiti. I lack the disrespect for public and private property to actually do it in real life, so I had a go at it on the back of this tank. I figured the back would be the best place for sneaky hooligans to tag something without being noticed. Here, you can also see the wire contraption that I soldered out of brass rod. It's much more robust than the kit part, and it's closer to the correct size... however there are some nasty gaps at the attachment points that I failed to fill.<br />
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I've been getting some more work done on the 2S1 "Gvozdika." I painted the vehicle with a blend of rusty, metallic colors using several layers of both hairspray and sponge chipping. I then applied Tamiya Yellow Green paint over a few coats of hairspray and salt to create a very aged, neglected museum vehicle.<br />
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I used some pigments and rust-colored paint to create some extra rusty blotches and streaks where water would likely collect and pool. This is most apparent behind the driver's hatch and on the rear of the turret roof. </div>
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Here's a close-up shot of some of the rust effects before the green covered everything up.<br />
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This is how the turret looks after the green was applied, with all the salt scrubbed off and the hairspray lightly scuffed. <br />
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<br />Finally, here are some shots of the majority of the assemblies as they look now. I have added some rust streaks, as well as some hilights and shadows on some of the more prominent paint edges. Now, to assemble the dreaded Fruil tracks... <em>sigh</em>.</div>Kyle Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15918414110666251824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100170761313150397.post-14115349678981841382012-06-26T00:35:00.000-05:002012-07-16T02:04:20.091-05:002S1: WIP pt. 1<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Here's a peek at what I have on my workbench at the moment: a Frankenstein's Monster of a mash-up using the Skif 2S1 "Gvozdika" and an arsenal of aftermarket products that would make any hobby outsider roll their eyes. <br />
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After construction is finished, I plan on painting this bathtub with tracks as a "museum-style" vehicle, i.e, rusty and neglected. Stay tuned!</div>Kyle Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15918414110666251824noreply@blogger.com1