My M35A2 is done!!! (pics)

I finally finished my AFV Club M35A2 after 7 years sitting on my bench just needing paint! I Scratchbuilt an S280 shelter for the back and attached a cargo trailer with cargo including a scratched-up welding torch set. Camo nets are 4x4 gauze soaked in white glue and Oregano sprinkled on one of them. They were placed on the vehicle wet and tied down then painted later. Shelter is tied down with lifting eyes, cables, and scratched-up turnbuckles. Tarp on the trailer is tissue soaked in white glue and applied wet then painted when dry. The kit was basically OOB.

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Very nice.

Fantastic job! Looks like something that should be parked outside the DFAC at Anaconda.

Also, the pics are excellent. Question: How do you do the pics? Is this in a studio?

looks great man!!!

Pics were taken with a Canon S1IS 3.2 megapix digital camera set on manual and ASA of 200. Backdrop is light blue poster board lit with color balanced flourescent tubes overhead. Camera was set for color compensation for the lights, and using no flash. This was all done on my modelling bench. The recent article in FSM got me going on this. I think I still need to get some of those fill lights, though. Some of the pics were a little dark and took some small manipulation in photo editing software.

Great job my friend. Nice pics too. Very well done!

Zip

[#ditto]

Will

Nice looking build .

Very nicely done. Clean and professional paint finish.

Very nice build and the finish is excellent.

The pictures really do your build justice[:)]

wow this looks superb, very nice job.

Awesome. I like the turnbuckles. And the tarp on the trailer looks pretty good also. Excellent job!

Everything looks ultra realistic.

Looks super buddy! Great job![tup][tup]

Zip

036hir,Another thumbs up & something from my usmc tour.Ours were for radios & jamming [also ECM & ECCM] electronic counter measures.During all you looking did you come up with anything even remotly close to an S280 ? Even remotely close ? Thanks & great job, rudedog

Italeri’s M925 shelter truck has one that is close.

Looks great!

Thanks Anthony. It’s nice to see a different subject now and then. Fine job all around.

036hir,

I just got my AFV M35A2 from great models and can’t wait to build it. Is there any thing I need to look out for?

Thanks for any info.

Ron

Looks like a nice clean build from where I’m sitting. Great job!

Nope, it is a great kit and builds up with no issues. Good luck on it.