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Armor/AFV: Braille Scale
1/72 and 1/76 Scale Armor and AFVs.
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M1114 Humvee
Erik67
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Posted: Monday, July 14, 2008 - 04:04 PM UTC
This is some pictures of my latest build, a Dragon M 1114 Humvee. I have built some of these excellent little kits lately and they are good fun outside my normal modeling season which is in the autumn and winter. Nothing fancy, just OOB to have some decorations on the office when my leave is over. Nothing really challenging about this kit. The most difficult part was to get the tires on the rims. Brute force solved that problem.













Erik
Erik67
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Posted: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 12:26 PM UTC
Finished













Erik
USArmy2534
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Indiana, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 03:13 PM UTC
Man that thing must be tiny! But great job!

Jeff
Erik67
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Posted: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 03:30 PM UTC

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Man that thing must be tiny!


It is...



Erik
USArmy2534
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Posted: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 04:09 PM UTC
Thats simply amazing. The 1/35 ones are no bigger than my hands.

Jeff
Hisham
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Posted: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 07:37 PM UTC
Nice work on such a small Humvee. And that little diorama looks really nice too.

I have the very first 1/72 Humvee set Dragon released. It's a nice kit. The only thing I don't like about it is the clear plastic top and doors.

What did you use to mask off the windshield and windows? And how did you paint those windshield wipers?!

Hisham
guygantic
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Posted: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 10:14 PM UTC
One word : S U P E R B !

G.
marsiascout
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Posted: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 11:58 PM UTC
Itīs great! All your 1:72 models just look 1:35th!

Lars
Erik67
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Posted: Thursday, July 17, 2008 - 02:40 AM UTC

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What did you use to mask off the windshield and windows? And how did you paint those windshield wipers?


I used Tamiya masking tape. Put a piece of tape over the window, use a led pencil to mark off the area which will be masked and cut it out with a NEW #11 blade. It only takes a couple of minutes. For the wipers I used thinned Vallejo paint in a few strokes with a very thin paintbrush.

Erik
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Posted: Thursday, July 17, 2008 - 03:03 AM UTC
great little build i love the 1/72 humvees they ae mint!
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