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AFV Light Field Howitzer 18/40 photo report.
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Antwerpen, Belgium
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Posted: Saturday, January 31, 2009 - 07:56 PM UTC
Friends, some time ago I started this AFV kit (topic started) :



The build is done, this is how it looks now :



My experience with this kit : SUPERB ! I had so much fun I decided to let the paint and airbrush pistol wait and start another build :



During searching on the internet for reference pics, I got fascinated and decided to move along with this gun.



This was the scheme I wanted to do, but I removed the camo later and sprayed on Revell's Aqua Color "Sand" (see pic later this topic).

Tamiya's Surface Primer sprayed on :



Covered in Revell's Aqua Color matt black :



The Sand sprayed on :



The camo scheme added (Tamiya's Dark Green and Brown) :



I didn't feel good about the appearance and started all over again :



In the back ground my own reference pics of a similar gun (PAK 40) :



After a dirty wash (burnt umber oil paint: :





The paint damage started :





After a couple of days I got satisfied ! I had to try different ways of creating the damage, but with an old (very old FUBAR fine brush) I had good results. On the pics you also see the metallic appearance by using Humbrol Metal coats.











I'll complete the paint stage in this thread, so it will come together here.

Thank you for your attention.

Cheers Guy !

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Posted: Sunday, February 01, 2009 - 04:35 AM UTC
Guy, nice job on the gun. I've never been able to do a good job of weathering. You have done a great job on the subject.
Joe
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Posted: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 - 07:37 PM UTC
Hey John, at least one person gives a reaction (May be I made a crappy cannon ? But even then you can tell me guys, I don't bite, LOL). I start to believe that artillery is only our piece of cake. Thank you for your kind words. Currently I'm building a diorama to show this project.

G
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Posted: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 - 02:35 AM UTC
I disagree Guy
I've been viewing yours and Joes posts with great joy and interest.
Ihave the early version of this gun from AFV and am totally pumped
to try to even come close to your's and Joe's works.
Keep goin

Regards

HORST
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Posted: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 - 08:09 AM UTC
Looking good so far Guy, definitely has seen some hard miles.
Removed by original poster on 07/17/09 - 20:33:11 (GMT).
guygantic
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Posted: Sunday, July 26, 2009 - 04:55 PM UTC
It's time to finish the Lefh 18/40.

The gun barrel part is 99 % done now.

I use oil paint to weather it.



G.
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Posted: Sunday, July 26, 2009 - 10:53 PM UTC
Really good work Guy. I can't believe I missed this thread originally. The paintwork is stunning. I much prefer the monotone scheme with all the scratches to the three colour scheme you tried earlier.
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Posted: Monday, July 27, 2009 - 05:51 AM UTC
Hey Pat, thank you my man. The yellow scheme turned out really good, it is a good base to start from in the weathering process.






The shovels :





Another update is coming in.

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Virginia, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 - 11:53 AM UTC
Nice work.....any updates?

Anyone know just how many different versions AFV Club has in their line? (5?)

Pak 43/41
Pak 40
LeFH18
LeFH18/40 Late
LeFH18M


Thanks
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Posted: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 - 12:12 PM UTC

Quoted Text

Nice work.....any updates?

Anyone know just how many different versions AFV Club has in their line? (5?)

Pak 43/41
Pak 40
LeFH18
LeFH18/40 Late
LeFH18M


Thanks




Yes I think you've got them covered. I'd direct you to the AFV Club web site to check but I've never had much luck navigating around it. Kinda weird design.

If you want to check out reviews, apart from ones here, Terry Ashley has some over on PMMS.

http://www.perthmilitarymodelling.com/reviews/vehicles/afvclub/afvclub.htm

I've got a couple of them and am looking forward to building them.

Alan
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Posted: Sunday, August 30, 2009 - 10:13 AM UTC
Alan, thank you.
I have seen the PMMS reviews, I have all the ones I listed on the way, just wanted to make sure I didn't miss some obscure one resorting to hunting it down on ebay.....
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Posted: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 - 04:42 AM UTC
Oops, this one was finished a while ago.










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Posted: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 - 07:14 AM UTC
Excellent work on this one, Guy! I may have to get me this one as well after I finish the M.

Rob
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Posted: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 - 10:54 PM UTC
Very nice, Guy!
It really looks the part.
I gotta build one of mine sometime soon...
... but then the new GWH Krupp Pak44 is now on the way... Choices...

Guido
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Posted: Friday, December 10, 2010 - 06:14 PM UTC
I am late on his post but never too late to appreiciate.
This paint is out of the way
Any tip (first color.spraynet , technic) chipping etc I want to know!!!!!!!!
Any info will be appreciated.
What a way to weathed
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