International Scale Modeller

This is my entry





The tyres look great and with no seam line down the centre













The chrome parts i will probably strip









Decals 2 choices of design



and some mesh

So I made a start on this last night while watching the live at the bench hangout























So far goes together well just a little filler was needed on the fuel tank.

Wow, that is a complex looking kit. Looks good so far.

Thanks mate hope I can do it justice

Great to have you aboard gaz! looks like it will be an awesome kit. The cab looks like it will be a chore, 5 separate pieces

Thanks Eric that's what I thought
I always thought they came as one piece

Just a short update

Finished building the chasis by adding the front suspension





This was then primed in black and painted up using
A 1:1 mix of mr hobby gloss black ans revell 378 dark grey silk
tamiya x-18 semi gloss black
mr hobby gloss black
revell 90 silver metallic
revell 09 anthracite
revell 378 dark grey silk
revell 30 orange gloss
mr hobby H4 yellow gloss

when dry it was clear coated















While that all dried I assembled most of the rest of the bits that go on



















Primed in black



Then painted up in their respective colors
the grey/black mix
gloss black
semi gloss black
silver metallic
tamiya x-14 sky blue



Finally for this update i added a few decals









That's where it's at for now
Thanks for taking a look and for all your comments

Looks great, man.

Thanks mate

Right time to finish the bits for the truck bed

parts cleaned an ready for priming



Primed in black primer







Painted up in their respective colors
Aluminium metallic
Black/dark grey mix
Anthracite



Then fitted in place











Time to make a start on the cab interior













the parts were then painted up with

Dark grey silk matt
Anthracite
Black/dark grey mix
Alluminium metallic
Semi gloss black
XF-24 dark sea grey
Grey silk matt
mouse grey
XF-8 Flat blue

They were then clear coated decaled and then assembled

































That's where it stands for now
Thanks for looking and for all your comments

That's coming out good like the way the seats came out

Cheers mate

Time to do some more work on this
I decided to strip the chrome parts in bleech which is a first for me
It went really well after about 2 hours it was all striped so then it was rinsed and left over night to dry









The wheels were then assembled primed in Ultimate black primer, painted up in Mr metal color chrome silver with the centre hubs on the rear wheels picked out in the black grey mix and gloss coated.
The spare wheel was then glued on with CA glue and the road wheels were dry fitted





































Now to start on the cab itself with it being in 5 pieces i'm guessing it's going to be a little tricky so i think time and patients are in order to start with i got all the parts cleaned up The insides primed in grey primer there were 6 holes to be drilled out in the roof









They were then painted in Revell 374 grey silk matt and tamiya X-18 semi gloss black and when dry clear coated









While that was all drying i primed and painted up the door panels along with some decals, the overhead storage, the grab handles and the second bed.

Paints used for these are
Revell 378 dark grey silk matt
Tamiya XF-24 dark grey
Tamiya X-18 semi gloss black
Revell 374 grey silk matt
Revell 47 mouse grey











The door panels were then fitted to the sides





Just to finish this section off I CA glued the front of the cab to the roof



That is all for now thanks for taking a look and for your comments

Looking good so far mate! Can't wait to see how this one turns out.

Thamks mate

Now with the windows in and masked off the outside got a coat of Ultimate black primer









The second bed was then painted up the same as the first one and then attached





the overhead storage was the glued in place



At this point i decided to test the zeropaint i had got for this williams fw24 blue and i must say i was very impressed how it sprayed so i will be using more in the future







Right the part i was not sure of doing and it looking right putting the cab together this was done over several days letting each part dry for a day before adding the next











in the end it went together pretty well



















just to finish off this section i cleaned up and primed some of the trim pieces



that is all for now thanks for taking a look and for your comments

Looking good so far! Keep it up.

Right it's time to lay the zero paint on this and i'm happy with the result











I'm going to let this dry for a few days and then gloss coat it

Right this was then clear coated with GX100 and leveling/thinner at a ratio of 1-3





This was then left to cure for a few days

While this was curing i painted up the rest of the parts



























When all was dry it was time to attach these parts and detail paint the head lights



















Then the cab was attached to the chassis it wasn't an ideal fit but it doesn't look too bad to me









Thats all for now all that's left to do is the rest of the decals and the chrome trimmings
Thanks for taking a look and for all your comments

WOW that looking great. what did you use for the mirror glass

Thanks mate the mirror glass is decals

Beautiful stuff, progressing very well. Love the cab colour and chassis looks so solid and realistic
Mine you say???, ya well, it is still in the box with an unpainted engine block=step 1
Oh the guilt

Cheers mate you'll get there

Right here we go the chrome trimmings are all painted up the clear parts put in the lights just need attaching and the decaling is all done





















So there we are almost finished
Thanks for taking a look and for all your comments they are much appreciated

Wow, that's a slick looking rig. Nicely done, man.

Looks superb! Very clean job.

Cheers guys

Really coming out great. very nice choice on the color

Thanks

So here we are all finished
good kit and a good build









Thanks for taking a look and for all your comments

You've done a real good job there, I always find gloss finnishes hard.
Looks great!

Thanks mate

She looks great, sorry it slipped past me
Nice work Gaz

Well documented project with a heap of photos and a wonderful outcome. Well done!

Great job Gaz looks stunning.

Thanks guys much appriciated