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Armor/AFV: Axis - WWII
Armor and ground forces of the Axis forces during World War II.
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Horch A1
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Posted: Monday, June 16, 2014 - 07:06 AM UTC
Hi Guys! during the last few weeks I was frustrated with the results of a complex PE kit and lost my "Karma". so I decided to comeback to the basics. Start a kit OOB, and looking on my stash found this really old model kit from Tamiya, the Horch 1A.
Horch was a car brand manufactured in Germany by August Horch & Cie. a curious thing I found looking information for this model is that the company Still Exist as AUDI.
Audi is the Latin translation of horch, from the German verb "Horchen", which means "Listen" The Audi name was proposed by a son of one of his business partners from Zwickau.
Also found that this is the Horch 108 1A.



Tamiya 1/35 Horch1a with 2cm Flak38

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Posted: Monday, June 16, 2014 - 07:07 AM UTC
I started this model in a weekend and this was the result in 4-5 hours of building. lot and lot of injectors pins were cleaned from doors, wheels, floor and under the chassis. I added some Mr.Surface to the interior of the doors to give them some texture, but later I decide it to remove it most of it.





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Posted: Monday, June 16, 2014 - 07:09 AM UTC
Later I started the trailer. More cleaning again, but it was a very quick built.



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Posted: Monday, June 16, 2014 - 07:10 AM UTC
The flak gun took me more time due to the small pieces and the cleaning was more delicate to avoid breaking parts. I drill the gun tip as well. Pictures are great reference to double check if your cleaning was good enough. I you inspect really close this picture you will find some seam lines still there. I went back and take care of it.





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Posted: Monday, June 16, 2014 - 07:11 AM UTC
Later I use Tamiya Thin primer to coat all the model .(I left the figures for later)I wanted to give a similar camouflage as in the box art, so I started giving the green color using a green set of acrylics colors from a popular Russian gun name company ;-) The set offer the base, shadow and light color, so I applied accordingly in that order to the kit. Sorry for the bad picture, some issue with the light at that moment.







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Posted: Monday, June 16, 2014 - 07:12 AM UTC
I leave the kit for 12 hours (not really needed, its acrylic) and start covering the color with a putty like bubble gum called Silly Putty. Its a great product, never leave grease or residue to the model.







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Posted: Monday, June 16, 2014 - 07:13 AM UTC
Here the kit with the first layer of Tamiya Dark Yellow. (3-4 layers were applied adding more white between them.)







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Posted: Monday, June 16, 2014 - 07:15 AM UTC
I leave the kit overnight and during the morning started to remove the silly putty. You can see some paint start to peel out, but not much, a careful sanding solve this.













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Posted: Monday, June 16, 2014 - 07:17 AM UTC
Later I sealed with some Flat clear coat. Next Decals, I found that they were too old and start breaking in the water. Left a second set in the water overnight with Microset, and that one survive.
I wanted to show a really wear-out vehicle, so started doing some chipping using a sponge and fine brush.













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Posted: Monday, June 16, 2014 - 07:18 AM UTC
After avoiding for too long the figures, I started it. Men, how much I hate this figures, they are really poor quality, I just hope that they look better with the painting.







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Posted: Monday, June 16, 2014 - 07:19 AM UTC
After decals and chipping I sealed all in dullcoat for the next step, filters. For this I use Burnt Umber in oils diluted in mineral spirits.

After 4 coats (leaving to dry 10 minutes between each) this are the results.









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Posted: Monday, June 16, 2014 - 07:21 AM UTC
Hi Guys, Hope you have a great Father's Day weekend like me.
Last night I worked on the rust streaks on the already done chipping step. This will be done with a rust color(Humbrol) very diluted, or with the ready mix rust streaks colors from AK or Ammo. This are the results. Next another dullcoat to seal the work, then dust and mud.











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Posted: Monday, June 16, 2014 - 07:35 AM UTC
hello, Pedro, great job on the alteration of the paint
steph
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Posted: Monday, June 16, 2014 - 09:33 AM UTC
The seamline you took off the Ack Ack baseplate around the edges is supposed to be there
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Posted: Monday, June 16, 2014 - 09:49 AM UTC
Hi Pedro,
Nice job on the cammo / chipping / weathering. Nice work so far.

--mike
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Posted: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 - 01:10 AM UTC

Quoted Text

The seamline you took off the Ack Ack baseplate around the edges is supposed to be there


Hi! nope, after the picture I clean it up, but thanks for point it out.
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Posted: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 - 01:13 AM UTC

Hi, here we have some update on the model, started with the dust and mud effect. Results are mixed...so probably tonight I try wet mud effect .

For the mix I used fine white sand, European and light sand pigments and for gluing, acrylic polymer.









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Posted: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 - 01:19 AM UTC

Just a test fitting of the wheels, looks good to me.





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Posted: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 - 09:00 AM UTC
Hi Pedro,
You did a very nice job on this. Looking forward to the finished product.

Jeff
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Posted: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 - 09:18 AM UTC

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Hi Pedro,
You did a very nice job on this. Looking forward to the finished product.

Jeff


Thanks Jeff, Still not satisfied with the results, so Tonight I will try a new approach including several tones for different stages of mud, so lets the results soon.
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Posted: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 - 09:59 AM UTC
Pedro

This is coming along nicely. Certainly takes me back to my youth when I built one (no where near as good as this!).

My only comment about the weathering would be the spare wheels. You have weathered them similar to the rest where you have dirt in between the tread pattern but the actual tread pattern is 'cleaner' due to contact with the road. As the spare wheels are unused, perhaps you should weather them differently - more in tune with the rest of the vehicle? Just a though...

Cheers

Gary
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Posted: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 - 03:02 PM UTC
Pedro! Looks great, thanks for posting all the shots. Great use of the good old standby silly putty. Love that stuff for masking.

Great weathering too. Making a classic kit look very classy.

G
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Posted: Thursday, June 19, 2014 - 01:14 AM UTC

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Pedro

This is coming along nicely. Certainly takes me back to my youth when I built one (no where near as good as this!).

My only comment about the weathering would be the spare wheels. You have weathered them similar to the rest where you have dirt in between the tread pattern but the actual tread pattern is 'cleaner' due to contact with the road. As the spare wheels are unused, perhaps you should weather them differently - more in tune with the rest of the vehicle? Just a though...

Cheers

Gary


Hi Gary, thank you for your comments, perhaps you are right, makes common sense. I just go with some photo reference I found on the net, so I guess they used the spare wheel quite a lot.









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Posted: Thursday, June 19, 2014 - 01:17 AM UTC

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Pedro! Looks great, thanks for posting all the shots. Great use of the good old standby silly putty. Love that stuff for masking.

Great weathering too. Making a classic kit look very classy.

G


thank you Gideon!
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