A little more progress, and I freely admit I’m copying other work. Plus, I’ve always wanted to do one of these with heavily abraded tan over the green, with heavy weathering. I think I’m about 3/4 of the way to where I want to be. I’m still pondering the camo net bag: do I do a big one on the front addt’l armor pack or a long skinny one from side to side across the front? I’m currently leaning towards a big one up front. Anyway, a pic of where I stopped the other day:
IMG_4527 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
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Accurate Armour are closing and they have very little left
I should take a look.
Edit: They truly do have very little left, and nothing could use on this. Here’s hoping somebody buys them, lock stock and barrel.
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In the meantime, I’m still plugging along. I’m now to the point where I can do some assembly too.
IMG_4546 - Copy by Russel Baer, on Flickr
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Aside from the worn tan paint, I’m keeping the actual weathering to a minimum. The display base will be a section of concrete or asphalt.
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Lovely build Russ and some nice steady progress… I agree about the weathering, most images of 11B don’t have it looking to beat up … Those little subtle areas that show through with the green look nice.
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Very nearly done. Side armor is on, some other bits too. Just needs the big net bag and the rear mud flaps.
IMG_4547 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
IMG_4548 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
IMG_4549 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
I painted one wheel green, thinking “replacement” but I’m thinking I need to paint the hub tan…
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They could just as easily changed the outer hub casing as well as the wheel …, its only bolted on if it gets damaged and they can do.
And the build and painting is looking really sharp … great work and looks the business. The external blue drum adds a nice bit of visual distraction as well.
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Great build. For the most part, most vehicles only had some worn tan paint and some grease/oil stains as far as weathering goes. I had always assumes the desert was dusty like 29 palms.
However the areas I was in in Saudi/Kuwait were sandy. That doesn’t leave much dust.
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I like that, since I’m bad about doing too much dust. I had a friend a few years ago that called my models “pastel bombs”, but in a constructive way. But then everything he did was in a factory-fresh finish, so six of one, half-dozen of the other.
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I recall moving back to the motor pool in August at 29 Palms. We came back in an echelon formation because the dust was so bad. In Desert Storm, nothing the track and roadwheels were not dusty. Go figure. Different place, different dirt.
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Finished pics, less figs if I ever decide to add them, and less camo net bag which I have a reason not to do. I took this to Model Fiesta last weekend and in the newly-instituted AMPS style grading, it did very, very well and I don’t want to jack it up, or maybe later…
IMG_4573 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
IMG_4572 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
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I made a simple base to look like concrete and left it alone.
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Looks great Russ and glad to know it marked well at the show … Deserved and well done.
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Outstandingly good looking Cr2!
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Really excellent build, Russel. I like the blue fuel drum. It pops.
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