Hi all, here is my Entry to this months MOM! She is the Italeri AB41, with MV lenses front and rear, as well as the stop light, a home made barrel, new driver knows made from steel wire and left over Aber PE from my Schwimmer project. I also add wing nuts to the engine hatches, wires to the tail lights, new MG barrels from small tube stock, a new antenna wire from NiTi wire, new tool mounts, a tamiya rear early sytle horn and almost a 1/4 of a jar of Mr. Surfacer to fix the gaps! The kit was painted with Tamiya acrylics and weathered with pigments and oils. All the markings are hand painted.















Thanks for Looking!

Looks great to me, the weathering is great. the beast looks like it had its fair share of action

John, when you said that you were glad you didn't enter last months MoM, I'm sure that sentimentwas echoed by the other contestants... .
Another outstanding model, I really like the subtle, yet very dusty weathering.

good luck in the comp.

cheers
Henk

Cheers guys!

Fantastic model! The weathering is spot on and looks ultra realistic, very subtle exactly how it shoud be. I love it!! I think we already have our winners for this months Amom.

Good work.The model looks great.

Thats a peach John
I love the way you turn a simple subject into a thing of Beauty,outstanding
Andy

Thanks for looking, I appreciate the comments and support.

Great paint job....marvelous effect.

Nice build john.

Just a quick question.
Mr Surfacer....which one and do you sand it before painting.

Cheers

Thanks for looking guys. Dan I use the 500 and "sand" with super fine steel wool. All you really have to do it feather the edges to make it dissapear with paint and weathering.

John,

This is a wonderful example of how talent and skill can turn a so-so kit into a work of art. There are more of these built out there, but this is the first that has done the subject justice I have seen.

Great work and masterful finish.

SUPERB!!!

Can't fault the workmanship and the wheels and tyres are real works of art, however, I personally think it is over paint chipped. and feel that it takes some of the superb effects of the modellers skills away.

Vehicles used in the desert could get "sandblasted" in a sand storm and have worn paint, but that is a is a different effect again.

What size files are these pics? they took a very long time to open on my dailup line and other viewers may not be as patient as I was and not wait for all the images to come up.

Again thanks for the comments all.

Erin the pics are 800x600 at 72dpi. As to the chipping, each to his own, I do not fault you for your view, but I have seen desert vehicle pics taht do show a huge amount of wear and tear. Right or wrong its how I chose to interpert and protray the feel of heavy abuse. I also have never done a desert scheme and wanted to see how it would come out. Again thanks for the honesty and the time you waited for the pics to download. I have been a broadband user for so long I forget sometimes what a luxury it is.

Hi John,

Good luck in the competitioon this is a class build.

Cheers

Al

Very nice! love the chipping

Good luck in the contest!

cheers

Thanks for looking Lads!

Very nicely done.

This is one battle that will never be won ... by either side.
Regardless of anyboy´s stance on the underchipped or overchipped finish, Im of the belief that it takes skills to make it look right and is another superb effect in itself.
The chipping here, and especially on the flag area is excellent IMO. Together with the sand/dust build up, the weathering effect is top notch!
Nice one John!

Thanks Frank. I have to agree about the chipping debate - this one is going to go on forever! Thanks for looking and commenting.

Two words: Out ... standing!

John,
I agree with Franks comments and feel that it is worth saying that in my view this is where we ask, how much of our hobby is more of an art form when it comes to weathering.
I believe that it is art and is as valid; as the work of picture artists that produce and hang their work on the walls of galleries; or even decorate empty inner city walls with. In some cases some artists are fortunate enough to make more money, than we ever hope to see, even when they encapsulate a dead cow in plastic. Go to any art gallery and you find that some viewers like one technique and some like others, I have never seen people look at the works of people like Manet and Monet and say that flower is wrong, when is some cases to me they look like splashes of paint.
In the form of art that we endeavour to bring to life, I think that we are more in line with the impressionists and some like our work and some dont, this is where some people still disagree when I try to educate them that I am an artist in my own right, rather than somebody who plays with plastic toys.
At the end of the day though the most important person to please is oneself, if others like it or feel inspired; well thats a bonus.

John

John,
An excellent job on what I am sure must have been a challenging kit.

The weathering is great as others have noted.

Cheers,
Jim

Again I must say thank you all for taking the time to look in on what I have done and also taking the time to comment. It is much appreciated.