Tamiya Long Range Desert Group/30cwt Chevrolet Truck

[Ian]

Actually, due to the different tube sizes (37ml vs 20ml), they work out to be the same price.

 

[Dusky]

I have a couple desert vehicles to build so I'll be looking forward to see how you do the paint and weathering, though, I never was fond of oil paints.

 

[Ian]

What are the issues you've had with them?

 

[Dusky]

What are the issues you've had with them?

They stink and take forever to dry. Sadly acrylic tube paints don't work as a replacement.

 

[unttld]

What are the issues you've had with them?

They stink and take forever to dry. Sadly acrylic tube paints don't work as a replacement.

If you work with them really thinned out, you can hit them with a hair dryer (or even an airbrush) to help evaporate some of the liquid then get a coat of acrylic varnish on top without it cracking or doing anything weird. But yeah, I've got a piece of cardboard with a tiny blob of oil paint on it that's been sitting around for about a month. Still usable. Oh yeah, always work with oils on a card board palette. Pulls all the excess oil out of it. Which will help decrease drying time as well.

 

[spud]

over here the oils are €6.50 for a 37ml tube there worth it tough because they will last you many years.

putting the oil on a bit of card to seep out the oil speeds up its drying time, i put it on a bit of card about 20 mins before i use it

 

[Ian]

So I've discovered that Eduard has a PE kit for this model.

http://www.eduard.com/store/Eduard/Chevrolet-30-cwt-Truck-1-35.html

I haven't done any PE yet, but would folks recommend it?

 

[adampolo13]

Hey Ian, I'm looking forward to this. Your skills have developed nicely this year. Can't wait to see what you do with this!

 

[Ian]

Thank you sir!

 

[rookie]

PE , go for it! ;D
Can be tricky to work with but will add some nice detail.

 

[spud]

Pe is Nice but you cant really see what it is for with the small pics

 

[Ian]

A member on Armorama is currently building the same kit, and that's where I saw the PE.

http://www.armorama.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=SquawkBox&file=index&req=viewtopic&topic_id=166142

 

[spud]

Very nice, he is doing a nice job on it.

 

[Junkie]

Photo etch is cool but could frustrate the heck out of you. Just sayin.

Like Spud said, put a bit of oil on a piece of cardboard. It will leach out the oil, resulting in faster dry time and matte finish.

 

[Ian]

Ordered some oils, should get here Wednesday. I'm excited to test.

I might pass on the PE for this build, then get set up with "The Bug" and tackle my Secret Santa Dragon Tiger kit I received from Dusky, since that has it already in the box.

 

[Junkie]

Good call. Ease in.

 

[Ian]

Putting the chassis together. The older kit is requiring a bunch of seam clean up.

 

[The Model Dude]

Looks like it is coming along nicely!

 

[TRM]

The effort is paying off Ian! Looking good, keep it coming!!

 

[Grendels]

Nice start!