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Finishing Up |
After arranging this a bit, I painted part by part
starting with the gas-bottles and so on. The posters and all the other
paperwork in the rear structure are directly from the internet. It is just a
question of downloading an image in a graphics program and print it.
Personally I think the end result is pretty good. It has been a lot work but
gave a lot of satisfaction.
But I’m not there yet… The exterior bits have to be finished further. The
handgrips and bolts and received a drybrush with metal polish and a few
points were dabbed with rust color. After all this the vehicle is treated
with a special pastel powder that is available in the model train shop.
These are several small jars with all kinds of different colors from white
to black, and anything in between actually. Very handy are the earth and
rust colors that were in the set and used them gratefully.
All in all it’s a very satisfying model to make. With a few minor drawbacks,
but looking at the price of this model, about € 18, one can make a nice
little truck out of it. Altogether I think that in total on all loose parts
for the truck itself, that is the styrene, the truck and Field Tool set, I
spent less than €50,-.
I really recommend this vehicle!!
As an addition to this story, I add the drawings needed to realize all this.
They are from the
Verlinden
Showcase series.
©Copyright Verlinden Productions - Used with Permission.
Eric Sikkema Translation by: David Miller Copyright ©2002 - Text and
Model Photos by Eric
Sikkema. Line Drawings Copyright
Verlinden
Productions (used with permission). All Rights Reserved. |
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About H.L.Sikkema (demodelbouwer)
hello i'm eric and i live in the Netherlands. I'm married with ilona and have three daugters. for the last year i am a very active modeller. Before that the hobby was only a time distraction. I'm a modeller for over 35 years now and i like to share my knowledge with others in any way i can.
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