Thanks Jakko.Not a vehicle I feel any particular affinity with, but I like your model of it
Tim’s completed Airfix Austin K2 ambulance, 1/35, (Dave’s Emergency build)
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Cheers Mark
Beautiful
I know Dave….the truck’s not bad either
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That's really nice Tim. As others have said, the restraint on the weathering makes it all the more convincing.
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Mighty fine vehicle Tim,!!
Good job sir
Good job sir
Cheers Paul. I looked at lots of pictures, mostly film stills, and the truck always just seemed dusty, not totally covered in muck. Pastels are great for that, as long as you don’t handle them much when you finish.
Cheers Bob. It’s a great kit if you ever want a palette cleanser.
Tim , Matron was of course extremely impressed, says it took her back to her war years . I didn't ask which war she meant !
Anyway along with the Committee she has awarded you
Congratulations on a brilliant build .
Anyway along with the Committee she has awarded you
Congratulations on a brilliant build .
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Rumours is she terrorised Old Florance Nightingale!! Ok off to hide
Sssh ! Walls have ears !
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Bob no longer lives in Cardiff, seems he grabbed his passport and cash ran, last search on his computer was were to hide in Siberia?
My thanks to the committee. I would thank Matron personally, but as she reminds me of Bertie’s Aunt Agatha, I’ll give that a miss……
So does Matron…..she keeps them in a jar on a shelf behind her bed!
Just seen this Tim... cracking job mate, looks superb
I particularly like the finish on them there chunky tyres.... what's your method for getting that look?!
I particularly like the finish on them there chunky tyres.... what's your method for getting that look?!
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That has certainly repaid the effort you invested in it! Hope your recovery goes apace, well done mate!
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Hi Andy. Thanks for the compliments. Tyres are quite simple really. I paint them dark grey (panzer grey in this case), drybrush them in a lighter grey made from black and flesh colour, then give them a wash with diluted game colour black wash to define the shadows. I dilute it fifty fifty with water and add a drop of flow aid. If you use it neat it’s too overpowering. Weathering is quite subdued. If you look at desert stuff the dust usually coats the surface of the tread, not the grooves…….I used pastel chalks in this case. Mixture of white and Naples yellow (I think, can’t check from here) ground up on a scrap of Emery paper.Just seen this Tim... cracking job mate, looks superb
I particularly like the finish on them there chunky tyres.... what's your method for getting that look?!
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Cheers Steve. Glad you like her. Recovery starts now….I’m in a hospital ward, fitted with a cannula, waiting for my infusion to arrive……should be out again by about four
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Well young Timothy what can I say.....
.....'Most excellent!!!'
A really top notch finish, subtle and understated, and all the better for it.
Hope the RA calms down.
Very well done indeed!!
ATB.
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.....'Most excellent!!!'
A really top notch finish, subtle and understated, and all the better for it.
Hope the RA calms down.
Very well done indeed!!
ATB.
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Cheers Andrew. Very kind of you. I prefer understated to be honest. Some guys are great at heavy weathering, but when I do that it looks like I’ve slung a bucket of mud at it…..desert vehicles always look gritty, not filthy, to me anyway.
As to the RA, fight back starts today……first infusion on the way as we speak…..