Sd.Kfz. 9 Famo

Dan M Hi Peter, I absolutely love your work. Your highlights and shading are superb, your weathering is there in just the right amounts. I don't like how many of the modern weathering techniques involve a lot of mud, oil spills, paint chipping etc. Sure it makes for a more realistic model but at the same time it hides the details. Yours is just right, it gives the vehicle that dusty desert look. Also your highlights are superb and the high contrast they make only emphasizes the details more, which is something I like very much.

If it's not too much trouble might I kindly ask you to detail a little bit your painting techniques ? Or just list the steps that you take and what techniques you use. I like making models that are not factory fresh but at the same time not lose any of the detail work and yours I think are just perfect.
Thanks.

Rui S Beautiful FAMO model.
Great paint job, and nice idea not to close it.

Christian Ristits Great, I love the paintjob and weathering!

Lex Jassies I like it!

Peter Segers thanks guys for the very nice comments on my Famo .
to Dan M: I will come back to you later concerning your questions about my painting techniques. In the mean time you can look at my other projects where I have explained a little bit about the way I build up the painting and weathering of my models.

Angelo C Awesome!

Neuling Very careful and clean build! Good painting in the classic Verlinden style.

Thomas Kirschbaum very nice!

Steven Van Dyck I started this build with the nice engine included by Tamiya. Some of the resin is already cleaned up.

Steven Van Dyck Then I used this composite glue to build the replacement chassis.

Thorsten Clemens Da bin ich doch dabei

DrGMc An 88mm under tow by the famo with all the artilery soliders on board

Angus MacVicar Nice kit for a good price from Salisbury Model Centre. Unfortunately the other great model shop, Endless Models in Salisbury has now closed as I found out today, due to the death of the owner.

Dave Morris Please visit the associated album for comments, updates & pictures for this project.

Paul Grover My first go at 1:35!

Rui S It's looking great Micha. Nice weathered chassis.

Bart Goesaert nice weathering all around so far...

Michael Franz Thanks a lot

Gary Very nice. Gary

James C Fantastic work Micha!

Udo Browarczik Looks interesting... The weathering is great....still got one in my Stash.... Thumbs up....

Mike Kryza Well done mate.

Spanjaard really nice result, fantastically good looking.

Anthony Flanagan Love it!

Michael Franz Thank you very much!

Mehmet SITKI ULUK Thanks Michael..

Es-haq Khosravi Well done!

Michal Z. nice kit!

Es-haq Khosravi Great job!

Erhan Atalay Bu model de miniafv de yerini aldı. Eline sağlık.. Bu ölçeği bırakman iyi olmadı
Sd.Kfz. 9 Famo | miniafv

Mehmet SITKI ULUK Çok teşekkürler, esasen yazın başından beri tüm model çalışmalarım durdu maalesef. Fırsat kalmıyor diğer işlerden. Yakında inşallah tekrar devam.. Saygılar.

M.Julian Marles Very nice..at first glance i thought it was the 1 35 one!

Gábor Bélik Same with me

Choppa Nutta nice

Erhan Atalay Sıcaklarda olmuyor gerçekten kolay gelsin

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Fabian D. Hi Shahira,
I build the Famo some years ago, and there is an easy way to make the roof for it.
Take the rods (pic 2, the grey thing on the cargo bay) and use them to bend some wire of simmilar diameter. Make them a bit longer so that you can fix them in the cargo bay. Then you just need a paper tissue (one layer is enough), cover it with white glue and place it over your wire. When it´s dry you can cut it in shape and paint it.

If you have questions, just ask them
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Es-haq Khosravi Nice job! Thank you Fabian! Good idea!

Shahriar Khalvati very nice of you ,eshaq!

Shahriar Khalvati thank for youe help fabian.

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench Got this in stash too.Will follow this with interest.

Roland Zenhorst I too got this one in the stash. It's a beautiful kit, and i'm keen to see what you make of it. Count me in

Erik Gorissen I'm a slow builder, so have little patience.

Erik Gorissen Some pics of the sprues.

Udo Browarczik Frist Time i do a kit like this......... Too much different wheels for an old shipbuilder....

Aghis Barberopoulos It will keep you awake

Udo Browarczik Not the wheels, but the tracks will give me sleepless nights, dam@&*%###ed things!!!

Aghis Barberopoulos Why the tracks ? Single links to assemble ?

Udo Browarczik Its optinal wether to take single links (+300)or vinyl tracks. I tried the Vinyl tracks and it took a lot of patienece to join loose ends-

Aghis Barberopoulos Single links are a pain but usually vastly superior to vinyl ones.

Dave Flitton New pictures. Notice the brass barrel and accumulator. A friend of mine made the barrel to replace the extremely bent resin one. I made the accumulator because, somehow, I lost the thing. Hope you like it so far.

Wilfried Bogaerts hhhmmmmm like it I do !!

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench Hi again Dave
Its pretty cool if you got a friend like yours .Wish i had someone that can make me a brass barrel.
And yes,i like it very much!

Holger Kranich Hmm, what do i see here? Looks interesting!

Dave Flitton It's already started, I have the main body put together and a basic color put on. I will add pictures as soon as I find my wife's camera

Holger Kranich Sounds good!

Lionel Marco Interesting idea!

Steely Chia I'm drooling ..... gotta get my hands on one ...

Tigers! Tigers! hi chia forget the famo, the trailer is excellent and will make an nice dio with some thing intesting perched atop

Steely Chia thats really cool too, how about the famo with an 88mm on it ?