Bronco Buffalo MPCV " BoneCrusher"

[TBadger]

Slopped a metric ton of the OIF Wash across the entirety of the front end.....I have alot of work ahead of me with a Q-Tip and a brush soaked in White Spirit to make it less..... "Painted On" Once I remove the excess, the color combination will be SLICK !

 

[andrei383]

she's looking better and better with each step!

 

[adampolo13]

Wow, the hard work is definitely paying off! Any thoughts on a base?

 

[TBadger]

It's gonna be a 9 inch Wide and 20 inch long base.....I'm thinking it'll portray a street environment, with the arm inspecting a roadside IED.....I have to find out how to make the concrete and the appropriate scenery for Iraq/Afghanistan. I still have a ton of work ahead of me.

 

[geegad]

love the colour of the armored glass..and the wash looks superb

 

[adampolo13]

It's gonna be a 9 inch Wide and 20 inch long base.....I'm thinking it'll portray a street environment, with the arm inspecting a roadside IED.....I have to find out how to make the concrete and the appropriate scenery for Iraq/Afghanistan. I still have a ton of work ahead of me.

Have you seen Scott's dio? The one with the Meng pick-up? He may be able to help you with the concrete/desert sceen. Also, a buddy of mine here is making a dio base and for the road he used drywall. He took a belt sander to it to thin it down. Obviously the paper-like side faces up but it came out very well.

 

[dasboote34]

i picked up that armoured glass too after seeing how good that color match was , was going to use the Tamiya green until you shared this . Thank you for posting this informative and fun build and im looking forward to seeing more of your efforts 8)

 

[TBadger]

i picked up that armoured glass too after seeing how good that color match was , was going to use the Tamiya green until you shared this . Thank you for posting this informative and fun build and im looking forward to seeing more of your efforts 8)

It's a great product. I do warn however to do EXTREMELY light coats.....I think I managed 8-9 super misty coats to get that effect. I also sprayed the surfaces that were to be inside the cabin. If you lay it on too heavy, the laquer will warp and pit the clear parts to high heaven.

 

[TBadger]

Finished washing the rest of the cab and all the small bits....if I quit muckin' about, I can spray the last straps and wash the armature after dinner or when I'm on lunch tomorrow.

 

[Bullet21]

Wow turning into a real work of art it is! Sure alot of tiny details in there but you're sure making them work. Looks great man.

 

[TBadger]

I still have a lot of thinning to do....right now it looks like fake movie mud. I'm gonna need another bottle of white spirits after this.

 

[Glorfindel]

Man this thing looks sick. Bless your eyes young man.

 

[spud]

Can i Ask Why you Washed the whole thing and not just the recesses???

 

[TBadger]

Mainly because it looked too deliberate....I couldnt get a well balance of dirty to clean surfaces. The color of the AK122 and the stark contrast provided by the wash made it cartoon like in appearance, but if I put an all over wash thinned out a bit, it gave the proper color balance to a used combat vehicle. Albeit, in some spots I went on a bit too strong

Greatest part is that I can always tone it all down with some Spirits and get the look right. That AK122 just seemed too "sterile" a color to not grime up a bit

 

[geegad]

i like it dirty...and thats how it looks

 

[spud]

ah i see, i would have used a Filter for Nato but that is far more thinned out buts its along the same idea

 

[TBadger]

Exactly. I was going to use the NATO wash, but its essentially black instead of the dark ruddy brown the OEF is....it wouldn't have matched the terrain I'm using on the base

 

[spud]

god no the Black wash would have ruined it. The Nato filter is a tan brown and works well on these colors.

 

[TRM]

Finished washing the rest of the cab and all the small bits....if I quit muckin' about, I can spray the last straps and wash the armature after dinner or when I'm on lunch tomorrow.

That is the stuff Badge!!! Really liking this monster!! Well done so far!!!

 

[Jose Luis Lopez]

Love that odd vehicle. I was close to buy it from Vajra miniatures some years ago ... thanks God, I did not! Bronco´s kit is great!

Love the way you´re weathering your kit... nice!