NSU Sd.Kfz.2/1
A look of the main 'dashboard'.,. Basic colours, ready to be weathered
A look at the transmission housing and gearlevers. Again, pre-weathering/chipping.
Front part, cables attached and first pinwash applied.
The other side of the front part, decals added. Ready to be weathered.
Left side of the engine, it won't be visible when completed, but gave me the chance to experiment with rust colours.
The right side of the engine, after washing and the first (ever) application of pigments.
A view of the wheels under construction. Next filters ans washes
A side view of the body, first tries at chipping.
View of the front assembly. Mud and weathering applied. Next some more filters.
A view of the midsection. Scratches and worn effects applied. Next some more filters to blend it more with the rest of the body.
Rear view. Benches removed for individual painting.
The threads (or tracks) is the only part really finished at the moment
A left side view of the finished model
Notice the mud on the front glacis
Another view of the front glacis
A right side view
A detailed view of the passenger side, note the rather authentic leather on the seating
A detaile view of the forward part, notice the mud
Comments
1 10 May 2014, 18:22
Christian MeyerhoffWell, very nice so far ! The Opel Engine should not be so rusty. 🙂
10 May 2014, 18:44
BarkmannMy thanks for the positive comments! But about the engine ... I prepared it for use with chipping,but I found no good source with comments about the actual colour of the engine. Does anyone perhaps know? Where they left in 'natural' colours or were they painted in a typical colour?
10 May 2014, 19:59
Hunter CumminsKeep it the color it is
the engins would have rusted over time and have a shit load of crude dust and oil
10 May 2014, 20:53
Christian MeyerhoffHi Barkmann! If you send me a PM with your email adress I send you some pics of the real thing.
11 May 2014, 07:29
BarkmannA few smaller updates. I really wish I could find more time at the bench...
25 May 2014, 13:19
BarkmannFinished at last! A frustrating project for me. Real life interfering much too often resulted in smaller worksessions. On top of that, a few total goofs, that forced me to start over on some parts. But again, there comes a time when you have to drop the brush and stop micromanaging everything. I learnt a lot about the newer techniques, that knowledge will only help in future endeavours. I'm quite pleased with the leather seating, at least that one came out the way I wanted. The biggest disappointment is painting the wood (equipment) I still haven't found a good way to get it done the right way, so any pointers will be more than welcome!
Incidently, I wasn't too pleased with my "mud' so I picked up some of Tamiya's texture paint, hopefully that'll go smoother next time!
Thanks for following this and helping me out! Again a big thanks to Holger!!
29 June 2014, 14:40
Aghis BarberopoulosI think the finished model looks very good! I use a combination of enamel base and oil colours for wooden tools. For flat planking you may also use decals available in the market for scales 1/35 and up.
30 June 2014, 15:43
Barkmann@ Aghis: Thanks for the tip. Thus far I used a combination of Vallejo Acrylics and Oils. More precise a yellow acrylic basecoat, topped off by several browns, reds and yellows in oils.
4 July 2014, 13:54
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Here are some flavour photo's of a (test) project in progress. It's my first model in well over 25 years, so I'm using it as a testbed for the newer techniques. It's an old ESCI model (1/9 scale) that never quite got finished.
