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Alexander Grivonev Автор
Thx mates, answering your questions:

Handling:

-The chrome layer is surprizingly durable and does not rub off as easy as Alclad 2 for example, which is very fragile. If I pick up a plated part with fresh white cotton gloves, the fingertips become slightly discolored, so naturally some chrome gets rubbed off, but it is too little to notice some quality loss of the chrome plating on the part itself. But I imagine if you touch the plating a lot or too rough, you can damege it visibly. I can tell you more during final assembly..

Fingerprints:

-Like already mentioned, I've handled the parts using gloves only and I see no reason to touch them with bare hands. But I would bet it is a fingerprint magnet

Clear coating:

-No, I did not test clear over it (yet) For me personally I don't see any reason to do it, if I had to guess it will probably alter the chrome effect in some way. I might do some test parts just out of curiosity

Alexander Grivonev Автор
A very important tone, the base layer has to be a very high gloss black. I used Tamiya Lacquers because they dry insanely fast. I painted a thick, wet coat of gloss black and applied chrome powder on the same evening. Including rubbing it in with a polishing cloth. Other glossy paints (like Tamiya X series) need weeks to dry properly. The LP colors just hours. So I strongly suggest using them or other modern lacquers.

Yes, it is the one Spanjaard mentioned, I bought mine from the german retailer MBK

Alexander Grivonev Автор
Wow, hard to believe 5 years have passed....time flies. Thanks a lot mates!

Finn
Beautiful!

Piotr Sarniński-Górecki
Looks soo good !!!

Finn
Well done indeed!

Alexander Grivonev Автор
Next addition to the Red Alert 2 project - the Tesla Trooper. A fun and rewarding build with the emphasis on getting the metallic look right. The parts were pre-colored but almost each one was altered in some way with paints and washes to get a somewhat realistic, used and less "plastiky" look.

Hans-Jürgen Haag
Nice! !👍🥰

Mr D
Great build, l like the metal finish very realistic, Reminds me of a character from ( Everything or Nothing) video game.
Nice 👍👍

Martin Oostrom
A superb kit, built exquisitely.
You're an artist Alexander

Alexander Grivonev Автор
Thx at all!

@Matti: you described exactly what I was going for
@venser: It was applied with an airbrush using a splatter template, something akin to this one: Spatter Airbrush Stencil (Ma..(Alexen Model FG-AJ0059, No)
@Bernhard: getting maximum out of kits is your domain my dear Bernhard, in fact this was 98% out of the box. Okay, let's be generous...97%
@BAT21: I doubt I'll ever stray off the beaten path into model railroading, let alone in Scale O. However I want to get hold of some rails in that scale and present it properly next to the diesel locomotive from Aoshima that I want to build too. Even considering building another EF66, a modernized version in a different livery

Mark de Boer
Nice to see something made from Red Alert. Looking great.

Олег О
How could I have missed this? Beautiful work! They could have used more imagination with the camouflage paint. )))

Alexander Grivonev Автор
Hey Alex, appreciated!

Stephan Fässler
Nice finish, top 👍

Rat's Fac
Both 😉
RA2 brought the material upgrades when levelling up during the game, if I remember correctly.
So basic version is the v1, and evolved is the v2.
I don't recall a v3, but it's 25 yrs away lol.

Between the two kits, sprues are common for tracks and hull
Different turrets, mine plow, and a sound system on the v2 like the one included in the Grizzly. and the first one with a figure, too.

Just received the Tesla Tank, unboxing soon on my channel, btw.

Munkhbat M
By the looks of it, the V1 version looks like a "Realistic" interpretation of what an Apocalypse tank would look like, the turret being based on the T-90M's for example. While the V2 version looks closer to what the Apocalypse looked like in RA2, specifically the CGI cinematics.

Mark
Noice. Very noice.

Łukasz Gliński
Incredible paintjob, respect 👍

Urban Gardini
Fantastic work on the not so wonderous wooden wonder! I agree on the cleverness with you painting aid contraption. It gives me some ideas on one of my ongoing builds how to think as the next step is to paint some paint splotches. I'll see what I can come up with. At least my MiG-21 is a smaller kit to work with. But to get the paint work as neat as yours will be quite demanding...

Alexander Grivonev Автор
Thx a lot mates! The one and only advice I can give for the paintjob is: practice. Try different paints, thinner ratios, different airbrushes, different air pressures, find something that works for you

Alexander Grivonev Автор
Thx Peter! The rear axle does not bother me too much. The painting process including the seats is conveniently described in the album, you are invited to take a closer look 😉 The cream color is a mix of XF-59 and X-2 in a 1:10 ratio

cheers!

Ross Jarvis
That's a great finished model and very informative work in progress. Thanks for sharing.

Alexander Grivonev Автор
Thx Marius, i used dry brushing with the intent to highlight the edges and imitate chafed off paint

CaptGPF
😍

Neuling
I agree with bruno! 👍

Alexander Grivonev Автор
Takk Yngve! Merci Bruno! Danke Neuling!

S M
Awesome!

Łukasz Gliński
Spectacular camo and nice details 👍

berni
Great work so far! Keep it up! 👍

Alexander Grivonev Автор
bughunter, your wisdom is scary....never would have thought of that 😄😄

Spanjaard
i could not say better than Martin 🙂 fantastic job.

George Williams
Early 911s have that certain something, nice choice of colour.

JOHN
AMAZING, BEAUTIFUL WORK… CUTTER PLOTTER COULD BE A" LOKLIK"? ALEX, WHAT VACUM FORMER ARE YOU USING?

Alexander Grivonev Автор
Hey John, thx. Yoes a cutter plotter has been on my "I might consider that" list for several years now. Maybe it is time to put it on my shopping list...

I do not own a vacuum machine, if you are refering to my "vacuformed" windshields for the 964 models, I made a resin cast of the kit part and pulled heated clear sheet over it. I guess "deep drawing" is the correct technical term for that?

Desert Marlin
Sehr Güt!

Alexander Grivonev Автор
Jawohl!

Simon Nagorsnik
😍

Spanjaard
eye catcher no doubt

Goldman
Amazing model especially the paint job - smooth and shining. The decals are gorgeous.
Never saw this Revell kit before. They really need to start re-releasing their old truck models again.

Alexander Grivonev Автор
Thx! Yes, Revell does have some fire airbrush trucks, have another one in my stash, the "Ice Truck". Always wanted to build that one

Rui S
Great Paintjob 👍

Alexander Grivonev Автор
Thx to all, yes it is indeed 1:72. And strictly what-if. The Zimmerit coating is waaaay to thick, especially on the tower. But it was my first try at it 😛

Alexander Grivonev Автор
Glad you like it Rui!

Simon Nagorsnik
👍👍

Alec K
Lovely final pics 👍. I vote for something turquoise to fill that last cubicle 😉

Alexander Grivonev Автор
Sadly the last cubicle has been occupied by the 992 GT3 RS....which means it looks like I need another display case and 9 cubicles to fill!

Kyle DeHart
Alex this is just mind boggling. Absolutely stunning, my friend. I am nearly speechless.

Dave
I agree with Kyle. WOW