Type 94 6-wheeled truck

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Type 94 6-wheeled truck; Imperial Japanese Army
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Mike W	Sep 23 2010, 07:24 PM Post #1
Hook down, wheels down... call the ball Posts: 4,864 Group: Admin Member #12 Joined: August 25, 2009	I'm building this for Vince for his display cabinets at Telford. Its the Finemolds 1/35 Type 94 IJA 6-wheel truck. Assembly has been an absolute breeze, if you've ever built a Finemolds kit, then you'll know where i'm coming from. It really is Tamiya quality if not a little better. After two evenings work this is where I am at. I have just sprayed the interior of the cab in sandy yellow and seat red brown, just need to add some details before adding glazing and closing it up and masking for paint.



snipersmudge	Sep 24 2010, 06:39 AM Post #2
Release the hounds! Posts: 875 Group: IPMS Member Member #245 Joined: August 26, 2010	Nice looking and interesting subject, I agree with you that fine molds kits are superb, just a pity they can be rather pricey. Pete



MemberOne	Sep 24 2010, 11:02 AM Post #3
Newbie Posts: 0 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: July 6, 2009	Nice start Mike ...you got the colour sorted out yet



f4sooty	Sep 24 2010, 01:07 PM Post #4
Advanced Member Posts: 1,146 Group: Members Member #31 Joined: September 22, 2009	Good start mike, will look forward to watch the rest of this buid



Mike W	Sep 27 2010, 05:07 PM Post #5
Hook down, wheels down... call the ball Posts: 4,864 Group: Admin Member #12 Joined: August 25, 2009	Thanks guys. @sean, yeah I think I have a mix for the colour, though I guess its academic when I weather down and fade it etc. As long its a sandy/khaki sort of colour, its hould be in the right ball park. I added a wash and scratches to the interior plus the small decal for the dashboard. Here are some pics before I close it up and start spraying. I masked the door windows from the inside as there are no window section on these, just the rear quarterligts and the back panel as well as the windscreen of course. I need some info on you armour guys about best to paint it, does preshading work well on armour? and if its a sandy colour would it be best to preshade with a dark brown rather than black?



f4sooty	Sep 27 2010, 05:14 PM Post #6
Advanced Member Posts: 1,146 Group: Members Member #31 Joined: September 22, 2009	Looking good Mike. Preshading works well with armour and should work well on the truck. A dark brown is usually best for the colou your will be using. Another method instead of preshading is to us e a dark brown as a primer coat then add your top layer of paint. I have used this method on a few tanks which have a desert scheme and it works well as you get some great tonal variation.



Mike W	Sep 27 2010, 05:33 PM Post #7
Hook down, wheels down... call the ball Posts: 4,864 Group: Admin Member #12 Joined: August 25, 2009	Thanks Steve, I may give the brown primer trick a go then, I have a large bottle of Tamiya XF-10 somewhere.



snipersmudge	Sep 27 2010, 05:48 PM Post #8
Release the hounds! Posts: 875 Group: IPMS Member Member #245 Joined: August 26, 2010	Yep what Steve said, sometimes I will pre shade an armour model especially if it's a light colour like your truck will be. Look in good by the way!



Mike W	Sep 27 2010, 10:50 PM Post #9
Hook down, wheels down... call the ball Posts: 4,864 Group: Admin Member #12 Joined: August 25, 2009	Thanks for the input. I reckon i'll shoot some brown in a patchy primer/preshade finish before building up the main lighter colour. I'm guessing the darker areas like undersides and recesses will be best to remain darker with the preshade, to give the illusion of shadows etc? I have a feeling this is going to be a bit of a learning curve for me.



snipersmudge	Sep 28 2010, 03:34 PM Post #10
Release the hounds! Posts: 875 Group: IPMS Member Member #245 Joined: August 26, 2010	Yes the undersides can be sprayed a dark colour, depends on how much weathering you intend to add later. If you are going for a light layer of dust then a dark colour will work well, if it's going to be quite heavy then it does not really matter as the later weathering will be the main focus not the underlying colour.



Mike W	Oct 1 2010, 08:10 PM Post #11
Hook down, wheels down... call the ball Posts: 4,864 Group: Admin Member #12 Joined: August 25, 2009	Thanks for th input guys, she now has paint on (why are military machines always of the female variety? ) and I went with a preshade of Tamiya Flat Brown. Then mixed up the Khaki/Sand colour from various paints including Gunze Sandy Yellow, Olive Drab and Dark Earth. I now intend to gloss it up, decal it and add some more weathering in the form or washes/pigments. All comments, suggestions and criticisms welcomed



MemberOne	Oct 2 2010, 02:27 AM Post #12
Newbie Posts: 0 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: July 6, 2009	Looks very smart Mike



snipersmudge	Oct 2 2010, 06:57 AM Post #13
Release the hounds! Posts: 875 Group: IPMS Member Member #245 Joined: August 26, 2010	now that looks rather nice smart job



f4sooty	Oct 2 2010, 12:18 PM Post #14
Advanced Member Posts: 1,146 Group: Members Member #31 Joined: September 22, 2009	great stuff Mike, looking good


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