I am almost complete on a Tamiya 1/16 Kubelwagen. As I was setting it up for a “photo-shoot”, I noticed another kubel on a shelf in my workshop. I built this about 2 years ago, just after returning to the hobby. Disregarding the size difference, this is a perfect example of how much your building can be improved by advice gained from this forum and the modelling community in general. At home I have no contact with other modellers, the only criticism I get is from my wife / kids / dog, so anything from forums is useful.
Here are some pics of the almost complete 1/16 Kubel, I know that i need to dirty up the inside of the wheel arches, but any further advice is welcome.
I am currently working on the driver, again using figure painting techniques gleaned from internet modellers, when it looks OK, I will post the finished product.
This could be an example to new modellers joining the forum of how their builds can improve by participating.
Wow that’s a beauty Dave. The original Kubel is not too shaby but the 1/16 is incredible. The weathering is outstanding, so subtle you aren’t aware of it. It could easily pass for the real thing in those pics. I’d believe it was a restoration project if it wasn’t for the backround.
A very impressive piece.
Abastyr, you`re right about the camo. I did it with a fine line pen, I have a Badger 155 AB but could not get thin enough lines at the time.
Thanks for all the replies.
The effect on the windshield represents the sweep of the wipers. To achieve this, I used a sharpened pair of dividers on masking tape stuck down on a piece of perspex.
First measure from the wiper motor attachment point and set the divider to the bottom edge of the wiper blade, mark out the arc on the tape. Repeat for the top edge of the blade. Run the point of the divider along the lines a couple of times to cut through both arcs.
For the left and right edges, I just eyeball this and cut the tape to suit. One thing to note is that the blades only reach the bottom of the window on one side, so cut the tape at an angle on the side away from the pivot point.
I hope that this is clear enough, it is much harder to describe than to actually do it.
The above process will leave you with a mask for your windshield or 2 if it is a split screen.
The final stage of most of my builds is to spray a mist coat over the whole subject. This is when I use the windshield masks to achieve the end result.
Hope this helps.
