I went with a grey interior and
orange/brown leather seats. I also
added the nice figure, painted as
per instructions, with Tamiya
XF50 Field Blue and Flesh colours.
I kept the build in four key parts
for external painting, starting with
a coat of grey primer from the rattle
can. This was followed by Tamiya
XF65 Field Grey and left to dry for
a few hours. Next a quick dry brush
with some XF65, with a touch of
white, to give some highlights.
A good coat of Ammo Mig Lucky
Varnish Gloss was then airbrushedon in preparation for the decals.
The decals were very simple,
as the Luftwaffe example,
I built only needed number
plates and the dashboard panel
(which I had applied earlier).
I now weathered the model,
starting with a wash of Ammo Mig
Enamel Brown Wash, which after
15 minutes was pulled back with
a wide brush damp with thinner.
I didn’t want to over-weather
this vehicle, as this would have
been an important airfield tool
and be well maintained. However,dirt is dirt, so some weathering
was added, especially as dust
on a grey vehicle looks great.
A thin wash of dust was added
to the wheels and lower chassis,
saving some for the base. This wash
consists of 75% water and 25%
Ammo Mig European Dust. Once dry
this can easily be removed with a
damp brush to leave a nice residue
in all the detail. One tip is to make
sure you remove the dust from the
areas of the tyres that have been
in contact with the road surface.
The base is simple. A wood base
was scribed with a pattern depicting
3 m x 4 m concrete slabs (roughly 6
cm x 8 cm), and roughly painted with
Vallejo Barley Grey and a random
mix of other greys. The first layer of
tyre tracks is added with a simple
and useful device – a cheap pair of
pointed tweezers with the ends bent
in, and a 2 mm wide disc of foam
inserted as if it were a wheel. This
is then run through some acrylic
wash and wheeled across the base.I then added a layer of dust and
some more tracks over the dust. The
Blohm and Voss BV141 was a project
from last year and a wonderful
looking vehicle. The supplied tow
bar fits this HobbyBoss kit perfectly.CONCLUSION
Sometimes it’s cathartic to
build a model that fits together
perfectly and without any pain.
I actually enjoyed lifting the cab
on and off, just watching it slot
back into place without effort.
This is a typical Tamiya model;
not complex, with nice detail and
very easy to build, and it makes a nice
break from building aircraft. And of
course, it can be displayed with any
of the recent large Luftwaffe aircraft
that have been released over the
last few years, from the Tamiya Me
262 to the ICM Dornier Do-17/217.
My thanks to the Hobby
Company, Tamiya’s UK importer
for supplying the review samples.KIT REVIEWS
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