Aliens APC scratchbuild 1/24 - Page 2

adamkijak · 01-03-2008

Hello the story is that i couldn't sleep all night so i got up and fixed my mistakes:
1. re-paint for olive drab only
2. wash with brown van-dycke
3. drybrush with humbrol metal cote
4. first time done dusting on wheels

rjwood_uk · 02-03-2008

wow that looks great!!!

was it green in the movie or grey? cant remember.

nice work so far, keep it comming!

adamkijak · 02-03-2008

Hello i'm glad you like it, about color i cannot tell you mate i'm not very good in recognizing them, but i got this thing for dark green colors of diferent kind i just like them. That one supposed to be brown but i done it in green.

adamkijak · 09-03-2008

Good afternoon, i think is ready, only some small changes needed, but it won't change anything so here are pictures:

Any comments welcome

Gaz · 09-03-2008

Nice one, you've got it is bang on to the film.
Are you going to put any markings/emblom's on it?

P.S. nice pot plant!

adamkijak · 09-03-2008

Hello, the only marking should be on the front (2D, sulaco) and (542/gmts) next to each other, i have made 2D but other one are to small for me to make it, so it will stay as it is. When i will finally receive new hose for my airbrush i will try to make some shading and a bit o more dusting, but nothing major.

P.S. thank i got more of them

Gaz · 09-03-2008

Yeah, I know that there are virtually none in the film, It's just a pet "grumble" I have with the film. As in the dropship has markings, the body armour and uniforms have markings....Why not the apc? There we go "grumble" over!

Still she's beaut of a model.

**Bluewavestudios** · 11-03-2008

Hi Adam,

The best way to get round fiddly small markings is to print your own off on computer, this can be done quite easily once you have got your markings to the size you want.
Check out Crafty Computer Papers And Fabrics For Inkjet And Laser Printers for ideal material to print decals onto.

The paper from this site is cheap and superb too, I have used this stuff on many occasions for custom decals and they have all come out fine from a standard computer printer.

I will also agree, the model looks great too !!

Regards........Mark

adamkijak · 11-03-2008

Hi thanks for the link to that page with paper, it will be useful later. problem with any decals for that APC is that they are so small so even if i would print them off it's just impossible to cut them off, and if i use clear paper the printer it's not printing white color.Correct me if i'm wrong.