Glass on. Masked, ready for some colour!



Cheers, D

Ok, I put some thought into the Jeep scheme and decided that guys using big masks to throw red and white squares on this vehicle would likely not do it with the precision that would result from using a set of decals.

Off sets I to cut a pile of 4.5mm square masks, what was I thinking?

Anyway, the course was set, I had already applied the base coat of Tamiya White, and a couple of hours (and a couple of obscenities) later I was at airbrush stage for the Red.

24 hours later the Tamiya acrylic Red has cured and after some careful tweezer work removing the masks we have a chequered Jeep, and a small pile of little red squares!

There is a little bit of bleeding under the masks and some irregular alignment, but nothing that I wouldn't expect doing this on a 1:1 scale Jeep. Now it's down to interior and chassis painting and a bit of weathering.

Cheers, D

I also made time to throw some colour on the Razorback.
Pre-shading (forgot to take a pic of the underside before the Neutral Grey went on, sorry).

Underside done.

Top half done.

Top done.


Demarcation is done freehand, there is a little overspray to clean up then masking for the white cowl.
Cheers, D

Damian,
I like the way your panel accents come through on the underside. The jeep looks cool, too.

Gaz

Very nice work on the Razorback as well as on the Willys that is quite a cutie with that painted checkers
Great mask&color-job!
Thomas

Damian

Looking good and the jeep is a highlight!

Darren

This little critter is getting close to finished now . . . .


Cheers, D

That looks marvelous, Damian! Very well done! How big are the squares?
Your T'Bolt also comes along nicely!

Many thanks Torsten, I appreciate you checking in here.

The squares are 4.5mm, quite a recipe for eye strain and frustration but I am really pleased with the result!

Cheers, D

Damian,
Really like how the bird is coming along. I like the consistent style. That jeep is just darling! I almost want one.

Hi D!

just found and read through this entire thread. Awesome build so far-will be following along!

G'day Russ. Thanks for checking in, good to have you on board.

Cleaned up some overspray and masked up and painted the white nose tonight. Curing overnight then clear gloss ready for decals.



Cheers, D

Very nicely done. Love the checkers work on the Jeep.

"I'm sorry, you want me to jump back in and park my Jug WHERE?!?"



Cheers, D

Looks great D!

I think I want one as my daily driver

I dunno, Damian. With his hand out like that it looks more like:
"May I have the keys for the jug, please?"

Nice work so far!

Gaz

Great work on the checker pattern and on your P-47!

What about "Stop bullying me and give me my candy back..."



Jelger

Thanks Russ, Gaz, Jelger. I'm glad you like this little build. It has been a lot of fun mixed with a fair degree of (self-inflicted) frustration, but for now I'm calling this first stage of my diorama done folks. It will get a flat clear coat and some more weathering once I get the diorama set up and decide how muddy things will be.









Cheers, D

Neatly done, Damian. I like it. Good idea to keep the weathering for last, going with all vehicles / figures / base in the same time for uniformity.

Cheers!
Gabriel

Nicely done, D

The little Jeep looks great, Damian! Great result on that build, but ....


.... you know my opinion about weathering, don't you?
If you want to weather it, go for it, but please don't spoil it!
Building a model takes weeks or even months - spoiling it a minute ....
Less is more.

Torsten

Weathering the jeep? Er....hmmm... Maybe some highlighting and shading would do? Them UK airbases woulda had too much pavement for the jeep to actually get dirty?

When I was stationed at Camp Lejeune, our Battalion Commander had his own camoflaged Jeep. It was waxed to a high sheen, and the wheels were Armor-all-ed.

Not everything military is drab and dull.

Besides...it's just too nice looking as it is.

Gaz

Torsten, Gaz, thanks for the kind words. Don't worry, I'm not planning to throw buckets of mud around here! I'm talking about a bit of muck on the rubber and rims and underside. Just enough to to show that they have been driving around on some wet Tarmac. I will wait until the fuel truck is done as well to get them consistent.

Cheers, D

Ok guys, guess who is an idiot!

Here I am giving my Razorback a nice clear coat to prep for the decals and I remembered that the aircraft I am building is supposed to have the white tail stripes! Ok, too late to stop now, finished the clear coat and let it cure for a couple of days then go back and spend 15 minutes masking and fix your oversight. Slap yourself a couple of times for good measure!
My clear of choice is Pledge One-Go (our local version of Future floor polish) mixed 3:1 with Tamiya Acrylic Thinner, about 18psi does the trick and a couple of good wet coats.





Happy again, but a bit sore where I slapped myself.

Cheers, D

Can you still buy Pledge One go, there? The only floor polish I've seen up here is yellowish...and I ain't using that.

I still have a few bottles of Pledge, so I'm not desperate for a few years.

Interestingly you use Tamiya thinner to thin your Future. I use water and glass cleaner mixed 50/50 with a drop of glycerine. Do you reckon the Tamiya thinner helps reduce surface tension?

Gaz