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Christmas Airfix!
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Posted 4 years agoThe main subject of this model is the truck however the kit includes a corrugated iron shack as well and this is where I have started with the build. Only a couple of steps in however thought I would start a build log accordingly.
Things didn’t begin too well – I promptly lost one of the tiny crossmembers for the stool so thought I would carry out a ‘field repair’ on it which I think I have got away with! I have also never tried weathering before however if there is one kit that just wouldn’t work all fresh and shiny it’s a radiation monitoring station in the hell which was the immediate aftermath of the Chernobyl meltdown so figured I had better at least give it a go.
For the table I simply rubbed a burnt candle wick between my finger and thumb and rubbed this around. It has given it an authentic greasy, dirty look. For the stool I put a base coat of flat aluminium, then a coat of flat brown and then the grey. When the top coat was still not quite fully dried I took an emery board to it to cut through the layers of paint to give it the appearance of a battered metal stool. Overall quite pleased with how it’s turned out. A fair while to go yet though and this is not going to be a quick build. I do aim to make each model just a bit better than the one before though and I am leaning new techniques all the time which is fun :).
Posted 4 years agoWhy do I do this to myself?
Making a kit that isn’t bringing me any joy and I decide to carve a wooden propeller from sheets of veneer, it looks good with the spinner dry fitted (forgot to take a pic of that).
Had a disaster with the decals as well tonight, I think I should have varnished them first as they fell apart when I soaked them.
Posted 4 years ago
Just paid 15.99 for it in my local model shop, bloody tin is half empty! The shop is doing phone orders and you pick it up at a specified time.
What hurt more is that I also bought a Mr Surfacer 1500 black primer aerosol, £10.50!!!
I’m going to stick with Halfords primer from now on.
Posted 4 years agoActual Xmas airfix….
£5 each in Aldi
I’ve got the boys a spitfire & a hurricane
I’ve got 2- a focke-wulf & a mescherschmit
Can’t wait until Xmas now!
Posted 4 years agoMe too – no kids yet so I have the FW190, Me109, Spitfire, Hurricane and Provost all for me!
My ill-gotten gains
Super glue is sooooo much easier than poly cement for sticking fidly things together, I wish I had it as a kid
I’m already half-planning a diorama called “going solo”
I’ve also gone and ordered a cheapo ebay airbrush and some vallejo fillers/thinners/varnishes/colours I need that the kits don’t have (mostly for painting the pilots), damn it!
Posted 4 years agoFinished the hut of the ICM Chernobyl Monitoring Station kit. Never painted figures before and never attempted weathering etc so this entire build is about learning new techniques and trying out a few ideas I’ve had.
For the ‘broken’ window I CA’d a broken screen protector behind the main Perspex and then used some balsa to make to repair. I also added a bit of balsa to the tops of the front and side panels to add a bit of depth.
Finally a bit of ash from the coal stove on the roof to simulate the ash and fallout from the reactor fire.
To weather the panels I airbrushed them dark grey first and then in the light grey as per the colour chart but made sure coverage was uneven. The I mixed up a quick wash using brown and black with a good dose of thinners and quickly dipped the panels and the windows in and then let it drain off and dry.
On to the truck next 🙂
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