Tamiya Long Range Desert Group/30cwt Chevrolet Truck

[Ian]

My very first contest for SMA!

 

[Elm City Hobbies]

Great kit!

 

[spud]

on my Wish list,

 

[Tanker52]

Nice Kit.

 

[rookie]

Nice choice Ian, sure you will do it justice. Good luck.

 

[Glorfindel]

Love the wheels.

 

[Ian]

Thanks folks! Seems like a fun kit to build and it allows me to test out some of the techniques I've been reading about in Michael Rinaldi's TankArt book.

 

[spud]

oh very cool Ian, it will be nice to see how you approach his way of weathering,

 

[Ian]

I am loving the book, and have been doing a lot of tests and experiments. Thinking about getting some oils too.

 

[rookie]

Gotta have some oils in your arsenal Ian. You can get by with black, white and burnt umber, buff also comes in handy. Buy good quality artist oils they will last you forever. With those 3 or 4 colours you can make all the washes under the sun and work just as well as the streaking products IMO.

 

[Ian]

Great! I think I'll order some today.

 

[Leighbo]

i've always liked this truck, cant wait to see what you do with it

 

[The Model Dude]

As a beginner, I have never weathered a model before; I will be learning some good stuff with this build I have a feeling.

 

[spud]

Ian, have a look at the mig 502 oils they are much finer and are made for the modeler

 

[unttld]

Ian, have a look at the mig 502 oils they are much finer and are made for the modeler

I went and bought some Winsor & Newton Artist Oils (their super professional brand, not Winton, Artisan, or Griffin). It makes all other oil paints infinitely subpar to work with. I'm curious about AK Interactive's new oil paints as well.

 

[Ian]

Ian, have a look at the mig 502 oils they are much finer and are made for the modeler

Yep, was looking at those. Might pay a visit to a local art supply place today to see the Winsor Newton range.

 

[Grendels]

Ian, have a look at the mig 502 oils they are much finer and are made for the modeler

Yep, was looking at those. Might pay a visit to a local art supply place today to see the Winsor Newton range.

That is what I use, the Winsor and Newton. A bit expensive though. But you will never use up a tube.....

 

[TRM]

Great choice Ian...that will build up nicely!!

 

[unttld]

Ian, have a look at the mig 502 oils they are much finer and are made for the modeler

Yep, was looking at those. Might pay a visit to a local art supply place today to see the Winsor Newton range.

That is what I use, the Winsor and Newton. A bit expensive though. But you will never use up a tube.....

Right? When I went into the art store and looked at the W&N series 4 paints (they match all the Mig 501 Fantasy colours) I cried. $30–$40 a tube. But it'll last for … well forever. :-\

 

[Ian]

So the Series 1 colors are $10.50/ea. vs $5.50 for the MIG 502s. And it's also a hour drive roundtrip to the art store.

Looks like Red Frog Hobbies is getting an order today!