I have recently purchased the 1/35 MENG pickup with Equipment kit as part of a diorama I am building. Planning to convert this modern pickup to our Egyptian style old street pickups. I have added the driver from another kit and as part of the diorama scene he will be wounded and the pickup shot many rounds.
I'm still a beginner modeler and this is my 6th model, I made a lot of study in our streets about pickups and it turned out that 90% of our pickups are white color and are in very bad condition due to harsh working conditions, I also noted that most pickups have these design stickers on the front doors and these warning triangle stickers on the back. I was also careful to note the special red color given to the license plates of the pickup vehicles.
Here are some photos of the study:
And these are some of the Assembling Steps:
The MENG pickup kit:
Assembling and weathering the lower chassis:
Weathering the chassis with Tamiya weathering master:
Priming all the kit parts:
Assembling and painting the interior:
Side doors internal
Dashboard
Adding the wounded Driver:
I added a water bottle on the dash for more realistic feel:
Assembling the front and back cabines:
Covering the windows for Airbrushing:
Adding a brown rust undercoat for chiping:
Airbrushing white paint and painting the door graphics:
Chiping the front and back cabin:
Assembling the body and weathering:
Weathering the bottom:
Assembling the lower chassis on the vehicle:
And the finished vehicle:
The Vehicle will be placed in a desert scene with insurgents that is why it has been weathered by sand and dust.
