Duce and a Half in progess

Modeling Subjects Armor
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After painting Testors olive drab with airbrush.

weathering with a wash of black artist watercolors esp on the wood…

then sprayed with very thinned polyscale Dirt color and a couple of decals added but not weathered yet.

Tires are flat black / od green with dirt overspray… drybrushed.

Decals just added but not weathered yet… going for a used dusty dirty look… not a muddy one.
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[img.nr]http://home.dejazzd.com/delbert3/onthebench/duce/truck2a.jpg[/img.nr]

[img.nr]http://home.dejazzd.com/delbert3/onthebench/duce/truck3a.jpg[/img.nr]

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Extremely nice job thus far…keep us posted.

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Very nice. I really like your build. Good work.

Ted

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delbert that is fantastic. my question is one of personal preference so please feel free to ignore it. are you planning to weather the stars at all?

the build looks great. in the right dio it would be a stunning work.

joe

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i like it. looks like you’ve weatered the paint job a bit, faded the paint i mean. did you do this?? NEway, it looks good so far. keep it up

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#1 Yes I plan to weather the decals after I put them on… there is a lot more to go… prob a few more coats of superthin “dirt:” color overall… and some pastel weathering.

#2 the faded effect was acheived using Pollyscale “dirt” over the Testor’s olive drab… I thinned it with distilled water prob about 70% water 30% paint and lightly airbrushed it over the model a number of times… getting heavier on the underside and around the lower body… the wheels which were flat black / od green were also sprayed this way… heavier on the outer edge lighter as i went over the center… going for a dusty effect…

other details i’m working on. a chain with a hook in it for the wench (almost done) jerry cans for the racks in the bumper and on the side… various peices of stowage… truck will be depicted with the canvas cab top rolled up… cargo will be a load of Ration cartons and a wood cookstove made from a 55 gallon drum.

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Very nice! The tire have a very realistic look to them. I look forward to seeing the finished kit

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She’s looking good at this stage. Love the weathering you have done so far.

Keep us posted.

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Looks very good. Keep us posted as you progress.[tup]

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I like it very much. I should be taken notes on weathering.

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Nice looking build. Built that kit recently and really enjoyed it.

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Outstanding. As someone whos spent some time rolling around in these type of truck (albiet newer models) I have to say that if that wasn’t sitting on your desk it looks like you could hop in and take off. Very convincing.

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great job… always did like that kit… maybe one day i’ll build one

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Superb job. The look is perfect in my eyes. Thanks for sharing with your techniques and pictures. Semper Fi, mike

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Looks quite realsitic as it is!
Can’t wait to see it finished!

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great build, i’d love to see it with some figures. the weathering gives it a fantastic sense of realism. keep up the good work and dont forget to post pics of the finished product!

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Very nice build! It looks great. I like the weathering that you have done with it.

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Thanks all for the encouragement… yall are too nice… hope the finished model meets with the expectations so far…

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Very nice results. The wash is done very nicely on the wood surfaces.

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Wow that is real nice!