Russian NKL-16 Aerosan

foenetik

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Edit: Completed! Final pics on Page 2. Thanks for looking!

I think this is in the right spot. could be wrong, history isnt my strong suit. I apologize if wrong.

So, i picked this up while im waiting for a part on my MP4/4 as a little break from tiny parts. Of course i open the box and its full of tiny parts, but not as tiny as the Top Studio kit im working on..

This is my first Military Vehicle, as well as my first real weathering ( i did a charger, but i experimented on my own, no tutorials or help so i was guessing). Its a WIP, but figured id show my progress. TRM has been a HUGE help in showing me the weathering ropes. I probably ask too much of him but thats how i am. 1000 questions. Thanks TRM!

To begin our journey....

I never did a military vehicle so this may be standard issue but i was pretty impressed with the quality of it. Lots of Rivet details, and detail in general. Its by Trumpeteer. Picked it up at a show last minute. Glad i did. No flash to speak of, and its going together really well. I wanted it to look like its been through some years instead of new, cause what fun is new?

I only had to fix one thing so far, on the skis you have to put the suspension on in between PE parts, and the springs have an angled sprue, so when you cut them it doesnt leave a round rod like it should, and it kinda causes the exacto to track the sprue angle so i cut them all too short, couldnt put them into the PE holes. See pic..

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so what i did was i cut the ends of each spring off, then glued them to some styrene rod i had laying around for another build. this let me put them through the PE and then glue to the spring. then put coardboard as a spacer so it didnt sit flat on the ski. worked out well actually.

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so with that done, i put together sub assemblies, like the engine and such to get ready for paint..

Engine had a lot of small fiddly parts.. looks good though..
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Ski Primered..

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Then i got to painting.. Started with the engine, the plans show all black but thats kinda boring so i decided to change it up a little. Alclad Pale gold, and light Alclad Stainless Steel, then Dullcoated and black washed. I have some more to do but waiting to do final washes when my MIG stuff shows up.

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Preshaded the body, but kind of laid paint on too thick, have to work on that, so i decided to do a wash, and will do mud and other stuff later. Same with skis. Still have to do some light chipping as well. Again, first time really working with oil wash or any real weathering.. could be better. but im happy.

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Engine Shroud..
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Doors..
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For the interior I went with USSR Green, didnt like it at first cause it was bright green, but im also color blind so it may just be off putting to me. Decided to beat it up and it looks much better than just being one color. I didnt go crazy with detail cause the doors/windows are so small you wont really see much, but it was good practice anyhow. Went a little overboard with chipping but first time, and i was thinking it would be beat up, i mean they wont be cleaning anything in there.

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so thats where it stands right now, painting the suspension. decided to match the engine a bit so the springs are alclad pale gold and rest is alclad SS with dullcote to remove shine. BTW, dull cote eats at alclad (both laquer i guess) so it weathered it nicely. worked to my advantage. luckily...
 
Well, you are welcome Anthony! Enjoy helping where I can. You do seem to have things quite literally "in hand". Nice work on this little guy!! It's weathering up nicely too!! The engine work looks great!! Keep plugging away this one!! ;)
 
Very cool. Got this in the stash.

The engine looks really good, I like that method you used. Gonna be a nice little model once complete.
 
Thanks guys. looking forward to finishing it soon.

i kind of want to do a mini dio. maybe not dio... maybe the picture frame thing, with snow. just a little something to mount it i guess. my local shop has snow in a plastic container, but never touched the stuff so not sure if im biting off more than i can chew. but i know if i mount it to something ill want to do dirt and grass and all that. decisions decisions
 
foenetik said:
Thanks guys. looking forward to finishing it soon.

i kind of want to do a mini dio. maybe not dio... maybe the picture frame thing, with snow. just a little something to mount it i guess. my local shop has snow in a plastic container, but never touched the stuff so not sure if im biting off more than i can chew. but i know if i mount it to something ill want to do dirt and grass and all that. decisions decisions

A vignette. ;)

You totally should. There's several methods for modeling snow.

If it were mine I'd tryto model it on a 'solid snow' base. I'd start with high density foam and sculpt a base. Then add white spackle and get a foundation...smoothing it, adding tracks. Then I'd use that white 'plastic container' snow - if it's Woodland Scenics stuff - mixed with a bit of Future Floor and use that in places where you want variation, edge of skis etc... If you also want tall grass sticking up through the snow you can add that after the base goes down then pu tthe thinner mix around it carefully.

Just an idea.
 
Scott Girvan said:
A vignette. ;)

You totally should. There's several methods for modeling snow.

If it were mine I'd tryto model it on a 'solid snow' base. I'd start with high density foam and sculpt a base. Then add white spackle and get a foundation...smoothing it, adding tracks. Then I'd use that white 'plastic container' snow - if it's Woodland Scenics stuff - mixed with a bit of Future Floor and use that in places where you want variation, edge of skis etc... If you also want tall grass sticking up through the snow you can add that after the base goes down then pu tthe thinner mix around it carefully.

Just an idea.

ahh, thats whats its called. got it.

sounds easy enough, ill consider it. thank you for the ideas. i know it would look a ton better. i just dont want to commit to somehting ill make worse haha.
 
No pressure, just thought I'd chime in. I'm sure you'd make it look great.
 
Scott Girvan said:
No pressure, just thought I'd chime in. I'm sure you'd make it look great.

no no, i appreciate it. everything helps. its just overwhelming how broad modeling is from when you used to model as a kid. lot to take in. im going to give it a try. why not.
 
Dude, why didn't I see this before? This is sweet! I've seen the kit before but never built up!

Nice Job!
 
adampolo13 said:
Dude, why didn't I see this before? This is sweet! I've seen the kit before but never built up!

Nice Job!

cause i just posted it today?? lol

i got it at the show i met you at. its recent lol
 
Cool. We're here to help if you need it. Most important thing is to have fun.
 
i know, and i appreciate it. im sure ill be asking when i get to that point. got a bit to go.
 
small update:

Suspension parts. need to do more washing but you get the idea..

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Suspension Brackets, first time using hairspray. came out pretty good after a wash...
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Thanks Todd.

i was trying to get the interior just right then it kinda hit me that when i put the roof on, and even if i swing the doors open, you really cant see much inside and im really detailing it for nothing haha. i like the practice but its time to move forward. got my parts for the mp4.
 
Not for nothing Anthony! At least you know what you did on the inside...and practice is always a good thing!! ;D
 
TRM said:
Not for nothing Anthony! At least you know what you did on the inside...and practice is always a good thing!! ;D

true true. just glued the roof. need to panel wash it, then putting it together so i can play with streaking.
 
well, had a little break from modeling due to work. got some more work done. almost there! im pretty happy with it.

still need to add some oil drips and such near the engine, and add the last parts. then im going to make a base from a frame cause the thing is ridiculously fragile. im pretty happy with it considering its my first real weathering project. did a car before but didnt know about all these weathering products so it was just ok.engine is all attached now, but ill take pics when its dry.

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