The Long Journey ,a modelling quest
England - South East, United Kingdom
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Posted: Sunday, September 11, 2016 - 04:17 PM UTC
I always wanted to do a large Accurate Armour kit and the chance presented its self so it had to be done.
I managed to get hold of an Accurate Armour Oshkosh Super HET M1070 with trailer for a song(old expression meaning not much).It comes in a a big box.
Its an original kit by AA and it depicts a USA version.
If i get to the end it will need a load so I have one in mind which is in wraps and on the shelf as we progrees.
Heres the picture on the front of the box
And here is some progress
I intend to keep it modular for the present and see how it develops.It also gives me the opportunity to use and get used to using my new camera.
RobinNilsson
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Posted: Sunday, September 11, 2016 - 05:35 PM UTC
That's a big heap of resin you've got there
I'll be following your build with interest since I've got that kit lurking in the stash, waiting for me to collect the necessary courage, time and space to build it.
/ Robin
In memory of Al Superczynski:
"Build what YOU want, the way YOU want to....
and the critics will flame you every time"
Connecticut, United States
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Posted: Sunday, September 11, 2016 - 07:23 PM UTC
That is a lot of progress. I have the UK version in my stash so I will be following along on your build.
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Posted: Sunday, September 11, 2016 - 08:24 PM UTC
Florida, United States
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Posted: Sunday, September 11, 2016 - 10:38 PM UTC
Good luck with it. You should like it as it is pretty easy to build. I built it about 11 years ago for a customer and thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Posted: Monday, September 12, 2016 - 01:28 AM UTC
That is a big 'under alright. Good Luck!
England - South East, United Kingdom
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Posted: Monday, September 12, 2016 - 02:14 AM UTC
Thanks to each and all for the encouragement.
It is going to be a long haul and there will be times when I go dark but eventually over the unknown period of time I will get there,there will also bea few other additions to consider later on.So for that peroiod of time it will be identify,cut,trim,smooth and stick.
For the present I've gone right off super glue so until I get fed up with it I will be using gorilla glue.And it's so far so good.
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Posted: Tuesday, September 13, 2016 - 04:05 PM UTC
It sure is a big lump, it is nigh on 600mm long.
Wheels are stuck on with blue tac.
England - South East, United Kingdom
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Posted: Saturday, October 15, 2016 - 03:21 PM UTC
Lately I have been preoccupied and busy building a road.Its the base that this will all sit upon.
England - South East, United Kingdom
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Posted: Sunday, October 16, 2016 - 07:38 PM UTC
44 wheels on my wagon
and I'm still cleaning them up.
Them lumpy bits have got to yield
so we can carry on with the build.
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Posted: Sunday, October 16, 2016 - 08:11 PM UTC
It looks to be coming along well. Yup, all those tires/wheels were fun. I remember them fondly...not.
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Posted: Monday, October 17, 2016 - 01:02 PM UTC
yes Heavyarty it sure is a lot of wheels all that and 9 big ones.
I should have said the above little ditty should have been song to the tune of 3 Wheels On my wagon that is if you don't already work that out.
It gets easier as their are only 10 axle pieces, hang on a minute 44 wheels and 10 axles that's 4 wheels over I had better read the instruction books I say books there are 3 of those.
RobinNilsson
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Posted: Monday, October 17, 2016 - 01:42 PM UTC
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It gets easier as their are only 10 axle pieces, hang on a minute 44 wheels and 10 axles that's 4 wheels over I had better read the instruction books I say books there are 3 of those.
There is two spare wheels on the trailer neck -> only two left to account for
Maybe the other two are spares to cover for accidents when assembling the kit ...
/ Robin
In memory of Al Superczynski:
"Build what YOU want, the way YOU want to....
and the critics will flame you every time"
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Posted: Monday, October 17, 2016 - 02:52 PM UTC
Nice finish there Robin .
I was thinking of using that colour makes it look light and bright.
Still a long ways to go yet.
RobinNilsson
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Posted: Monday, October 17, 2016 - 03:38 PM UTC
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Nice finish there Robin .
I was thinking of using that colour makes it look light and bright.
Still a long ways to go yet.
OOOOPS !!!!
I forgot to mention that the image in my previous post is borrowed from Accurate Armour so all compliments regarding build and finish goes to whoever built their display model
When I once in a blue moon actually do get some time to build and paint something I always (well, at least 99 out of 100 models) skip the weathering (dirt,scratches, wear & tear et.c).
Most artistic modelers would call my builds boring ...
/ Robin
In memory of Al Superczynski:
"Build what YOU want, the way YOU want to....
and the critics will flame you every time"
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Posted: Monday, November 07, 2016 - 04:56 PM UTC
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Posted: Thursday, November 10, 2016 - 04:19 PM UTC
I think its paint time , a coat of undercoat an as I'm going to Telford this weekend I hope to pick up a AZ paint pack with nato colours. And depending on what I think at the time I may paint it in nato camo or I may leave it in just green.
Not sure to honest .I need to look at a few pictures to get the theme going
The load, still in the box may well be desert sand colour to provide a bit of contrast with the main unit.
Need to source a driver and shotgun rider.!!!
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Posted: Thursday, November 10, 2016 - 06:09 PM UTC
A picture to show the relationship with base.
And another picture to show the scale in comparison to another type of transporter
Oklahoma, United States
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Posted: Friday, November 11, 2016 - 04:39 AM UTC
Hard to believe the M1070 is that much bigger than the Faun. It almost looks like a totally different scale.
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Posted: Friday, November 11, 2016 - 12:41 PM UTC
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Hard to believe the M1070 is that much bigger than the Faun. It almost looks like a totally different scale.
Yes it is a whole lot different. The trailer is also some feet shorter.the faun is a long unfinished project that still has quite a lot to be added to it in terms of detail hey! maybe one day.for the present the next move will be to put some paint on it and I am growing quite fond of the 3 colour camo.watch this space.
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Posted: Monday, November 14, 2016 - 10:02 PM UTC
Thought I would try my hand at a driver conversion ,he started off as a Russian driver to which I filed down the detail on his head and added a plastic rim .To try and get a floppy hat effect I picked him up at Telford for £4.
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Posted: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 - 06:48 PM UTC
The previous picture did not come out so good to close not enough light. So here's another one.
And cracking on with the undercoat. In this case Halfords grey.
I'm not a great believer in undercoat and only do it because its expected of you and better modellers swear by it .But when I do it I miss bits ,some places it looks too think even though I applied a quick spray as light as I can and in the picture below you can see it looks way too dark. And I sprayed it in the shed left it for 2 hours brought it in doors and it stinks.
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Posted: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 - 06:52 PM UTC
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I'm not a great believer in undercoat and only do it because its expected of you and better modellers swear by it.
I don't know why you feel you have to do anything because others do. I never prime (undercoat) my models and have no issues with paint adhesion, coverage, etc. I don't know where this notion of having to prime comes from, but it is not needed and often times covers up fine details.
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England - South East, United Kingdom
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Posted: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 - 07:09 PM UTC
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I'm not a great believer in undercoat and only do it because its expected of you and better modellers swear by it.
I don't know why you feel you have to do anything because others do. I never prime (undercoat) my models and have no issues with paint adhesion, coverage, etc. I don't know where this notion of having to prime comes from, but it is not needed and often times covers up fine details.
Yes I agree with what you say but it can happen that if you don't use undercoat and apply a thin coat of acrylic and then put your hands all over it, it can come off,
So sometimes I do and sometimes I don't .
I will say though that when that Halfords primer has dried for 24 hrs it is rock hard
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Posted: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 - 07:12 PM UTC
That may be the difference. I use only enamel paints. I hate acrylics. Enamel paints have more bite to them and tend to not rub off.
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