Beyond The Sprues
Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Land => Topic started by: Antonio Sobral on February 24, 2015, 07:31:48 AM
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Hi guys!
This time there will be no what-if, no fiction, no nothing. Just plain old boring real life modelling ;)
I am building this for a friend of mine, who is building an Iraq diorama with lots and lots of vehicles and stuff.
The kit is the Delta Force Desert Storm - FAV, from Hobby Fan, and it is a resin kit.
(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/AARSOBRAL/Iraq%20-%20FAV/fav-01.jpg)
(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/AARSOBRAL/Iraq%20-%20FAV/fav-02.jpg)
Lots of tiny little resin pieces with no numbering or identification. My favorite kind of puzzle! :)
(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/AARSOBRAL/Iraq%20-%20FAV/fav-03.jpg)
Fortunately I am a very organized person :)
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(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/AARSOBRAL/Iraq%20-%20FAV/fav-09.jpg)
And after a few hours of sawing and sanding all those resin blocks, and gluing some initial parts, I got this:
(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/AARSOBRAL/Iraq%20-%20FAV/fav-07.jpg)
I will not paint the figures, because my friend wants to use some other figures for a particular setup he is thinking.
In terms of colors, I can already advance that the vehicle will be black, according also to my friend's request.
Just like the Ford Model T. You can have it any color you like as long as it is black :)
Thanks for looking!
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Ahhh the joys of a full resin kit.
Nice work so far
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Watching this one closely.
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Oh, to have a couple of these in 1/35 injection plastic...
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Hi guys
A few advances on the resin parts assembly with some dry-fitting...
(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/AARSOBRAL/Iraq%20-%20FAV/fav-10.jpg)
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(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/AARSOBRAL/Iraq%20-%20FAV/fav-12.jpg)
A few resin imperfections to fix, but nothing to write home about :)
Thanks for watching!
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Hi guys
A few more advances on this project. The overall structure is pretty much done:
(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/AARSOBRAL/Iraq%20-%20FAV/fav-13.jpg)
(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/AARSOBRAL/Iraq%20-%20FAV/fav-14.jpg)
(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/AARSOBRAL/Iraq%20-%20FAV/fav-15.jpg)
Now it time to star thinking about the "internal wiring".
Thanks for watching!
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Always wanted one of these but the prices were just silly anytime I saw one on ebay. Will be watching with interest....
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Yes, the price of this puppy was indeed a little steep. Fortunately I didn't have to buy it ;)
And the wiring continues...
The first approach
(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/AARSOBRAL/Iraq%20-%20FAV/fav-16.jpg)
(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/AARSOBRAL/Iraq%20-%20FAV/fav-17.jpg)
And the final approach:
(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/AARSOBRAL/Iraq%20-%20FAV/fav-18.jpg)
(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/AARSOBRAL/Iraq%20-%20FAV/fav-19.jpg)
And finally with the wheels:
(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/AARSOBRAL/Iraq%20-%20FAV/fav-21.jpg)
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(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/AARSOBRAL/Iraq%20-%20FAV/fav-24.jpg)
The assembly is almost done :)
Thanks for watching!
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Thanks for sharing!
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yeah baby!
nice work Antonio. Looking forward to the final painting bits for you to do your magic
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Most excellent, Antonio!
Can't wait to see it with paint!
Brian da Basher
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Hi guys
Thanks for the comments.
The interior was improved with a few scratch-built "extras":
(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/AARSOBRAL/Iraq%20-%20FAV/fav-25.jpg)
(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/AARSOBRAL/Iraq%20-%20FAV/fav-26.jpg)
And finally some paint!
Tamiya Nato Black, to be exact, which is a very dark grey.
As you know, you should never use "pure black" on any modeling subject (with very few exceptions - ant this one is not one of them :) ).
(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/AARSOBRAL/Iraq%20-%20FAV/fav-27.jpg)
(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/AARSOBRAL/Iraq%20-%20FAV/fav-29.jpg)
Next stop: Painting the details.
Thanks for watching!
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Hi guys
Thanks for the comments ;)
The work continues, painting all the different details:
(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/AARSOBRAL/Iraq%20-%20FAV/fav-30.jpg)
(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/AARSOBRAL/Iraq%20-%20FAV/fav-32.jpg)
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(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/AARSOBRAL/Iraq%20-%20FAV/fav-35.jpg)
(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/AARSOBRAL/Iraq%20-%20FAV/fav-36.jpg)
With the basic painting done, is now is time for some oils!
Thanks for watching!
Cheers
Antonio
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I just found this thread- super-cool, Antonio!
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Thank schukw, I am glad you like it!
And a few more advances on the painting, with some oils:
(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/AARSOBRAL/Iraq%20-%20FAV/fav-37.jpg)
(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/AARSOBRAL/Iraq%20-%20FAV/fav-38.jpg)
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(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/AARSOBRAL/Iraq%20-%20FAV/fav-44.jpg)
So everything is pretty much finished in terms of painting.
Now is time to assemble all the bits and give it an "overall dust treatment" ;)
Thanks for watching, and a Happy Easter to everybody!
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Oh i really want one of these now..... lovely job.did it come with crew figures?
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Thanks!
Yes, the 2 figures were part of the kit.
And the painting continues, with some oils and pigments.
(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/AARSOBRAL/Iraq%20-%20FAV/fav-47.jpg)
(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/AARSOBRAL/Iraq%20-%20FAV/fav-48.jpg)
Almost there... ;)
Thanks for watching!
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Do you ever paint on canvas? You know, art gallery stuff. If you don't, you should.
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No, not really. Traditional painting on canvas is way too complicated for me. I will leave it to the real artists. :)
Anyway, I managed to finally assemble all the missing bits and pieces, and finished the FAV.
Here is is, ready to be inserted in my friend's diorama:
(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/AARSOBRAL/Iraq%20-%20FAV/fav-51.jpg)
(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/AARSOBRAL/Iraq%20-%20FAV/fav-52.jpg)
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Thanks for watching!
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Lovely job! Really looks great and very well weathered.
I recently revisited a thread on Armorama which I had started back in 2013 when one of these was listed in the Hobbyboss 2014 catalog as "New" but it never happened. But one of the contributers, who is known to have contact in HB and gets their news before anyone else, has only the othere day confirmed HB will do one of these....sometime! We live in hope as a plastic main-stream manufacturer version would be more affordable
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Nice work.
I am planning to do mine as an Australian version.
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Excellent job overall, especially on the weathering. It's great how you managed to add visual interest with the weathering.
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very nice work
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absolutley awesome work as usual Antonio. After seeing a few of your builds now, it seems I should expect nothing less ;)
Just one thing though - and really, this is just probably me - but is the barrell of that M61 (or what ever it is) gun on the passenger side a little bit drooped?
Regardless, I love this machine and it looks brilliant in off-black
Are we going to get to see the finsihed diorama?
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Lovely paint job - well done! :)
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Great job, well done you! :)
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Hi guys
Thanks for the nice words!
Regarding the barrel of the machine gun on the passenger seat, it is indeed a little bit warped.
Thanks for the warning!
That's a a common problem with resin kit, and it will need a little bit of heat to get to the right position :)
As for the final diorama, it will take at least some years to get it finished.
My friend wants to put so many things on it (a street with some big buildings and a mosque,
many figures, around 10 big vehicles, 1 helicopter, etc.) that it not be easy to complete in a short time.
I have offered myself to build him a couple of the vehicles (Iraq and modern AFVs are not my hottest
modeling area of interest, so after a couple I will probably get bored :)), but the rest is still a ton of work
that needs to be done. We will see what the future brings.
For now I am choosing the next one to build. I will keep you informed :)
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Ooh! Nice! :D
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Five stars job.
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You modeling skill and painting skill are exquisite. Far beyond mine. Now why should i never base paint my model black? Or pure black. Is it a shading thing. Or a scale perspective thing.