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Posted: Sunday, December 18, 2005 - 02:14 AM UTC
Here's a few pics of the Academy Hummer ambulance It's my first time airbrushing the NATO camo I know there is some overspray I will drybrush those areas with the appropriate colors
I am building it for a DSB build One of our members,TurretToad13 is over in Iraq He only has a few weeks left over there I will have to hand paint on the unit numbers
I don't have any decals small enough to put on it I will be putting on his unit number Any ideas on how to make it a bit dusty?
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Posted: Sunday, December 18, 2005 - 02:21 AM UTC
Looks good. You do that in the back of your big rig?
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Posted: Sunday, December 18, 2005 - 02:29 AM UTC
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Looks good. You do that in the back of your big rig?
Thanks Alan I built it in the bunk area I painted the base color green over Thanksgiving weekend I was in a motel then
I added some camo this past monday i was in Arkansas and was able to spray outside as it was mild weather
I added more camo today in a motel room I don't spray paint inside the truck No way do I want fumes inside the truck :-) :-)
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Posted: Sunday, December 18, 2005 - 02:58 AM UTC
Well, methinks it requires great deal of heroism and deepest devotion to the hobby to model in a big rig. Good job on the european camo Chad ! May the 4s be with you!
Hoah!!!
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Posted: Sunday, December 18, 2005 - 03:02 AM UTC
Weathering powders should make it look nice and dusty
nice build
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Posted: Sunday, December 18, 2005 - 03:16 AM UTC
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Well, methinks it requires great deal of heroism and deepest devotion to the hobby to model in a big rig. Good job on the european camo Chad ! May the 4s be with you!
Hoah!!!
Pedro
Pedro
Thanks I will be doing an article on how I model in a big rig I will post it next month Right now I got too many projects to finish by the end of the month
Frank
I have tried pastels in the past For some reason I can't get the hang of them I may try a fine mist of sand paint
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Posted: Sunday, December 18, 2005 - 05:24 AM UTC
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Frank
I have tried pastels in the past For some reason I can't get the hang of them I may try a fine mist of sand paint
i havn't tried powders yet. i have an order that should arive someday that includes a whole bunch of sets. i found soem very good articles on how to use them if you want them pm me and il give you the link.
i tried my mothers make up on my universal carrier by accident at first and it looks great. id seriously give the powders a try, they are much better than grounded pastels as they are very thin.
Frank
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Posted: Sunday, December 18, 2005 - 05:31 AM UTC
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i tried my mothers make up on my universal carrier by accident at first and it looks great.
By accident......
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Posted: Sunday, December 18, 2005 - 05:35 AM UTC
Very nice, great job on the NATO camo, something I've yet to do...I just paint all mine a desert scheme to cheap out of it :-)
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Posted: Sunday, December 18, 2005 - 05:40 AM UTC
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Very nice, great job on the NATO camo, something I've yet to do...I just paint all mine a desert scheme to cheap out of it :-)
Thanks Shain TurretToad13 told me his unit's vehicles are all NATO camo That's why I did this one that way
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Posted: Sunday, December 18, 2005 - 10:44 AM UTC
Thats a great looking hummer you built there Chad. I would advise applying a wash and then try to spray a filter layer over the entire kit to blend the camo colours and reduce the contrast.
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Posted: Sunday, December 18, 2005 - 11:53 AM UTC
Hi Chad,
good looking model you've got here. I see what you mean by overspraying the NATO camo.
It's not that a trouble to correct. I usually apply my camo lie you then when the first coat is dry I do it again from the inner of each patch and NOT trying to go up to the edge. Thus, you cover the color stains that overlap.
The clue is to airbrush with a very thin needle and nearly at 90° angle.
To give it a dusty look, try a wash of Buff (Tamiya ref) extremely diluted with water. In fact, a few drops of paint in a standard glass of water is good. This time you must overpsray the model and see the solution gathering in some spots. Allow it to dry and you will see a dusty look coming. You can do it again till you get the needed look. You can use various shades of colors to avoid a monotonous look too.
HTH
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Posted: Sunday, December 18, 2005 - 07:35 PM UTC
Great subject to build. The Academy kit represents the original M997. I think that most vehicles now have the bumper mounted bush guard and the larger door frame mounted mirrors. You never mentioned what time period you are having the vehicle represent.
Are you working from any reference images or just from the box?
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Posted: Sunday, December 18, 2005 - 09:36 PM UTC
Nice job.
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Posted: Monday, December 19, 2005 - 03:57 AM UTC
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Great subject to build. The Academy kit represents the original M997. I think that most vehicles now have the bumper mounted bush guard and the larger door frame mounted mirrors. You never mentioned what time period you are having the vehicle represent.
Are you working from any reference images or just from the box?
Jason
I didn't know about the different type of mirriors
From what TurretToad told me his unit over in Iraq has the regular type of bumper
Jeremy and Olivier
Thanks for the weathering hints
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Posted: Monday, December 19, 2005 - 05:31 AM UTC
Chad,
Good to hear about the bumpers and no bush guard.
I look forward to seeing it all finished.
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Posted: Monday, December 19, 2005 - 07:02 AM UTC
Anyone care to guess if the Acadamy MaxiAmbulance top would fit onto a NEW Tamiya Humvee M1025 kit?
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