1/72 MAN / KAT1 M1013 Truck

[Deleted member 7181]

Here are some completed shots of this, following a hasty rebuild after dropping it on the floor!

Build topic here

Ended up using my phone pictures as I couldn't get them right on the camera, either too dark or washed out. More practice needed. Hope you like the outcome

















And "behind the scenes"

 

[Deleted member 4539]

Nice one Andy .

 

[Steve Jones]

Very nice indeed Andy. So glad you were able to save it. Looking forward to seeing your next build

 

[scottie3158]

Andy,
That's a great result.

 

[Deleted member 7181]

Thanks Ralph, Steve & Paul.

When I dropped it, it was like one of those moments when you cut yourself. I didn't want to look in case it was really bad!

 

[Mickc1440]

Nice recovery Andy, looks really smart

 

[Si Benson]

Looks great Andy, well done

 

[Jakko]

Once more, a very good-looking model, IMHO. Looks nicely weathered like it’s actually in use, not just standing around the motor pool being cleaned every day, too.

 

[Tim Marlow]

Good finish on this one, looks great. Fine job on the weathering as well, not easy to pull off in this scale.
With respect to your under and over exposed pictures, try using a mid toned backdrop. What happens is that when used on automatic the camera sensors try to make the dominant tone a mid grey, so if you use white as a backdrop they underexpose the image to try to make the backdrop closer to a mid grey. Same thing happens if you use black, the camera overexposes the picture to try and turn the black to mid grey. Saw a great trick on a photography course once. The tutor set up a really expensive SLR camera on a stand, set it to automatic, then shot a white backdrop, a grey backdrop and a black backdrop using the same light. All the pictures came out an identical mid grey.........

 

[stillp]

Another great one Andy.
Pete

 

[Deleted member 7181]

Thanks everyone. I'm really pleased with this myself, glad you like it too.

Tim, cheers for the tip. I was wondering if a grey background might be better. With my phone I can tap the screen in the area I want it to meter to so I guess that's why they came out a bit better. I'll get the roller out and paint my backdrop paper and see what happens.

 

[Tim Marlow]

Might sound a bit daft, but if you go for a lightish red the green truck will really “pop” off the background .....look at my avatar for an example....

 

[minitnkr]

Came out great! PaulE

 

[Deleted member 7181]

Ah yes Tim, I'll see what I have in the decorating stash. I may even end up doing a few backdrops in different colours for future use.

Thanks Paul.

One thing I noticed was that the windows were a little thick and sit slightly proud. I'm assuming that with a lot of sanding and polishing work I could thin them down if I come up against the same thing again, but this one is staying as it is

 

[minitnkr]

Or, w/some judicious trimming, set them deeper. PaulE

 

[Jakko]

Ah yes Tim, I'll see what I have in the decorating stash. I may even end up doing a few backdrops in different colours for future use.

A simple way to get coloured background for photography is to go to a stationer’s — they’ll probably (at least around here) have sheets of thin card in various colours, usually about A2 size.

One thing I noticed was that the windows were a little thick and sit slightly proud. I'm assuming that with a lot of sanding and polishing work I could thin them down

It’d be simpler to just cut new ones from clear plastic sheet

 

[Deleted member 7181]

A simple way to get coloured background for photography is to go to a stationer’s — they’ll probably (at least around here) have sheets of thin card in various colours, usually about A2 size.

True, but some of us come from Yorkshire, where spending money is virtually a crime if you could have made it yourself from left-overs