Hi friends,
some weeks ago I posted only teh figure (the G.I.).... now the model completed.
I hope you enjoy it
Tom

very impressive. nice work

Great job ! I just hope this guy will have no problem smoking near fuels drums, gas bottles and ammo crates

Frenchy

Hi Tommaso,

Excellent job on ther DUKW, great stuff. did you use the woven fenders?

Only observation would be the little side vents on the kit. I think they came in very late war, but I could be wrong and there should be a couple of fire extinguishers at the rear of the seats. For US vehicles should the tools also be OD? The mirror on the RHS needs a slight touch up.

Like your finish and the load, The compartment details look brillient, as do the markings and the GI fits the bill nicely. A really great lookin kit.

Great work.

Cheers

Al

I like the weathering on the gas tanks (are they?)

Beautiful model!

Absolutly stunning work!!!! Excellent build! Thanks for sharing!!

great work
love the way you paint your figures

koen

very nice figure looks great

Nice work Tommaso, the driver's area in particular caught my attention. Are the placards dry-transfers or decals?

Excellent model, great detail and well presented...

Please share some information about it.

Keith.

Beautiful job Tom, I particularly like the cab, that dash board with all the technical info and instructions looks superb. Is it the Eduard set?
The holes in the strenghting ribs along the hull are indeed post war (as I too found out after I nearly finished the kit...), and you must add something to secure those two gas bottles/cylinders. Leaving them like that is a recipe for disaster.
Can you still give those beautiful rope buffers a wash with diluted PVA glue? It will help them sit that little bit better, and should also get rid of the fluff.
I like those tools. They add a nice bit of contrast, and your wood effect is great.

Thanks for showing it Tom

Henk

Thanks all, for your comments and advices

Alan: yes, fenders are hand-woven bumpers...a Thachweave Products set ( # TW001) from Canada.

Bill & Henk : the technical info placards in the drivers area are dry-transfers, by Archer (#AR35243 ). Dashboard comes from Eduard set ( #2469).

Outstanding work Tom! Excellent in every way. I'm curious about the data plates on the dashboard, too. Are they Archer dry transfers?

Some pre-colours pics....

You do great work, thanks for sharing

'tis a work of art Tommaso, and you are to be proud of it!
The detail and effort you have out into a not-too-often modelled vehicle is super.
As henk mentioned the interior detail is amazing! Do you have competition plans for this beaut?
Cheers
Brad

nice work!

SHARP!

Great work! I especially like your decent weathering (just right amount), driver's compartment detailing (those placards look fantastic) and of course the figure (it gives the whole thing some depth and spin).

Thanks all....Bob, Brad, Huang, Ales,
I'm happy you appreciate my job

Brad, at present I've no competiton plan...maybe in the next contests

Ales, I agree, the placards are fantastic and very realistic. They come from an Archer dry-transfer set. I think Archer makes a lot of amazing and very helpful products!

Tom

Hi Tom. All is already said ... but worth repeating. A very attractive piece. Lots and lots of excellent details, that really make the viewer look closer. The dashboard looks particularily good, as is the wood effect on the stowage boxes. What are they or who do they come from?


Luckily I was advised this was a post-war detail, and filled mines in, before painting. Its funny how nearly everybody zones in on this detail now. I know Im very aware of it since, as well.
Henk also correctly mentioned that the buffers could do with a wash with white glue to fix the threads/fluff. This is something that could still be done. they look to be an excellent item, but could do with this little touch.

Superbe work, congratulations.

Can you give us some info about your OD painting. How did you weather it.

Thanks
Claude

FREAKIN AWESOME!!!

Gary

What side vents are you referring to, the screened areas?

Nice work Tommaso. I love the way you painted the two gas cylinders. Takes me back to one of my early jobs of hauling them around.