It’s been a while since I last uploaded a pic in here…! So I thought I’d remedy to this and bombard you with a few shots of my current models (vehicles only, I’ll keep the shots of the airplanes for later)…
First of all, the Merkava III from Revell, 1/72. I’ve already said it a couple of times, but it’s really the easiest build ever, as far as I’m concerned, and the final product also looks great. This one will end up on a diorama, which is being build now, and will hopefully be completed for Trucks ‘n’ Tracks at the end of the month… The Merk as seen here is in an early phase of weathering. Some details remain to be painted too, as you can see. The whole tank was first primed in black (acrylic), then airbrushed with a mixture made of sand, light grey and green (enamels), then given a couple of washes (watercolors) before being drybrushed with a light ochre (in oil).
Next is my 1/72 Lclerc T6 MBT, also from Revell, now in a late phase of weathering. I’ve added, just for the pic, the main sight on top of the turret, but this particular item has not been weathered yet. The lenses in the sight and the open ‘box’ on the other side of the gun have been obtured with wood glue, later to be replaced by Ross’s glue, much more transparent and thinner. The tank itself was first primed in black, then given a light coat of Dark Earth with the airbrush. The green was then applied with a brush (I had sonme damage to the details I had added with the masks and did not fancy goping through that again!). Washes and drybrushing followed.
Finaly, my latest business project, a British coach (sorry it’s not an AFV…!) from the late 30s’: the SOS ONC. This is a scratch in 1/76 for a UK customer. It’s a very curvy vehicle, quite a challenge really, and after some thoughts, I decided to sculpt it rather than build it. The first picture shows the basic rectangular shape, which is progressively worked over with a sander, sand-paper and files. This leaves inside the body very simple, staight walls which will allow for easy casting, without having the body in different parts, which would then require putty and sanding for the customer. The drawback is that at mid-height, the ‘walls’ are quite thick, and the inside details, such as the seats, will need to be squashed a little. But most of the people buying this sort of kits are more interested in a good looking vehicle than inside details. The last pic shows what the kit looks like after 3 days of work (the floor, seats, driver’s cabin are also done by now). Only a few details are required on the body itself. Only the wheels and axles remain to be started…
I hope you like them!