Hi all, in parallel to the Patton and Modern Armor campaign entries, yesterday I built 2 M151 Mutt, as used in the Chilean Army in late 70´s. Very easy going kits, almost no extra effort made :-) Soon I´ll post a real life picture of one of those jeeps iin chilean service




Thanks for looking, comments always welcome

hey good effort Klaus! You are only like months ahead of schedule eh. :-) Did you say you only built these guys in a day??

I personally would apply a bit of a dark wash on these beauties to enhance those gaps and stuff like the radiator. Other than that, it looks great.

Although im not as fast, im trying to finish my M1046 for this campaign as well.

1st, Thank you Jeremy

2nd, Yes, was a relax between the Zelda and the M88 (especialy the last one...). Those are Academy copies of the Tamiya: cheap, easy and to build....

3rd, like your idea, but I haven´t mastered that technique yet, could you giive me some tips?'?

4th, Good luck with your M1046

Best Regards

And Jeremy, I have 2 more entries yet to be build: a M34 Chilean Army (late 70´s), a M35A2 Chilean Marines (this days).....

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Im actually mastering the technique myself but what ive learnt so far from doing it on my humvee is to apply a gloss coat over the entire model, once dry, mix some turps with artist oils (3 parts to 1 respectively) and use a fine brush to gently touch the corners. Capillary action will guide the paint through those panel lines. I didnt quite believe it when i read it on this site but became a firm believer when i saw it myself.

Once the paint is dry, you can gently dry brush over it with the base coat to blend it in.

Vinnie wrote an article about this and in there he suggested using darker colours when dry brushing as tips and corners are typically darker than the rest. Its really your call on this one.

If you look at my humvee closely, you can still see the parts that i applied the wash. Try it! It certainly brings more life to your kits.

Thanks Jeremy, I´ll try it in my next models....oh, and I send you a PM with an answer to yourr question.
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