1/72 IBG Chevy C60S Wrecker

This is a 1/72 scale Canadian "Chevrolet C60S with Holmes Breakdown" by IBG. Mostly nice little kit, but there were a few parts that would have been improved by having more definitive attachment points. Paint is Tamiya (body) & Velejo (tires) acrylics with oil washes. Completely box stock build. The cables probably should have been replaced with EZ Line as the included nylon line is a little stiff. I'll remember this when I get around to building their Diamond T wrecker kit.

(Sorry about the dish towel background. It was handy and rather neutral.)

Russian BMPT Ramka "Terminator"

This is the ZVEZDA kit, no photo etch, but if you like fidley bits, this is the version for you. I did most of this with a tweezers.

 Meng and Trumpeter put out the same kit but both have 2 sheets of Photoetch. That was why I chose the ZVEZDA version. This was built out of the box, no stowage or antenna were added.

 The tracks were length and link with separate guide horns. That was a real pain.

 I finally got done with the fidleys so that I could freehand airbrush the color patterns. These were glosscoated and then oil washed, dullcoated and again oil washed and dullcoated.

Finaly I very carefully drybrushed on the details.  These came out well over the darker base colors.

The last detail was the groundwork of sculptamold and plaster powder in a Elmer's glue and acrylic brown slush.  This was covered with various grass and woodlands scenic clutter.

Vince B.  6-23-19

1/35 M109 A6 Paladin

This is Tamiya's rebox of Italeri's M109 A6 Paladin.

The kit is straightforward, but has lots of small issues. Things like gaps and seams on just about EVERY part. It requires a great deal of effort on something that should be a snap, but once all those issues are dealt with it builds up into a nice looking piece.

I put Fruilmodel tracks on her and just a little bit of aftermarket PE. She also came with a Tamiya equipment set which I applied.

I used a combination of Tamiya and Vallejo paints; and Vallejo pigments for weathering.

ESCI Merkava Mk I

Another IDF Tank.  This is from the old 1/72 scale ESCI kit. With a little patience it came out OK.

The kit is pretty much out of the box. It represents an EARLY MkI before adding the turret balls. This kit came with the original tight fitting side skirts. 

 It needed a few more details such as mounting the spare single track links onto the turret and making a tow cable to wrap around the turret basket.

Black Dog has a great set of stowage and equipment. It was all painted with enamels and weathered in oils. Drybrushing enhanced the kit details.

Vince B.  6-8-19