Airfix Model World – July 2018

INTERMEDIATE BUILD
HENSCHEL TYP 33 D1

INTERMEDIATE BUILD

HENSCHEL TYP 33 D1

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Darker staining was added

next, via AK Interactive’s AK 012

Streaking Grime, and rendered

with the same method. The aim

was to allow both layers to mingle,

creating a more varied finish.

Mudguard inners then received

a mix of plaster and AK 080

Summer Kursk Earth, and overflow

onto the outer edges was allowed,

to replicate mud thrown by the

wheels. Next, a mix of static grass,

and P028 Europe Dust and P034

Russian Earth pigments, was added

to areas where thicker deposits

would accumulate.

Finally, the windscreen was

masked and dusted with highly

diluted XF-57 Buff, to represent

the characteristic wiper-cleared

areas. Black pigment was also

burnished onto the tyre sides and

threads, and a final pin wash was

applied where necessary — all to

enhance the contrasts.

Loading the platform

The Editor kindly dispatched

boxes, crates, and fuel containers

from Bronco, Plus Model, and

Hauler to fill the load bed (see

panel). Preparation was minimal,

being merely a case of removing

casting blocks from the resin and

neatening runner stubs on the

styrene items. Bronco’s jerrycans

and oil drums were constructed as

per the instructions, which in the

former included both plastic and

PE components (with a choice for

the safety caps). Helpfully, there

was an option for flat or embossed

lids on the oil drums; here, the

latter were selected, as these

featured a production year stamp.

All oil drums and jerrycans

received XF-63 German Grey,

along with a single box. Most of

the remainder were painted in

different wood colours, by applying

70.847 Dark Sand or 70.821

German Camouflage Beige over

a base layer of XF-10 Flat Brown.

To create further variety, several

were coloured with green hues.

Applications of P220 Dark Wash

and P221 Brown Wash enhanced

the moulded details, followed by

a misting of matt varnish and

dry-brushing with ABT 035 Buff.

Finally, using my own experience

from the transport and moving

business, the cargo was stored on

the truck bed appropriately, and

items from the spares box were

used to fill any empty spaces.

Rolling away

This was a challenging model to

complete, mostly due to the poor

plastic quality, but with care, it

came around as a good example of

early World War Two truck design.

Wartime logistics might be less

appealing than tanks and other

hardware, but without it, the war

machines wouldn’t even get to the

front. The model had its pros and

cons, but with the load added it

looks pretty cool...and it turned out

bigger than a Tiger I! As mentioned

previously, this build forms part

of a larger diorama (note, the

canvas top remains un-glued, as no

decision had been made on a crew

as this article went to press), which

will be featured in AMW’s next

Scale Modelling publication,

on sale in August.

Darker staining was added

next, via AK Interactive’s AK 012

Streaking Grime, and rendered

with the same method. The aim

was to allow both layers to mingle,

creating a more varied finish.

Mudguard inners then received

a mix of plaster and AK 080

Summer Kursk Earth, and overflow

onto the outer edges was allowed,

being merely a case of removing

casting blocks from the resin and

neatening runner stubs on the

styrene items. Bronco’s jerrycans

and oil drums were constructed as

per the instructions, which in the

former included both plastic and

from the transport and moving

business, the cargo was stored on

the truck bed appropriately, and

items from the spares box were

used to fill any empty spaces.

machines wouldn’t even get to the

front. The model had its pros and

cons, but with the load added it

ECLECTIC CARGO

If there’s one oversight on truck kits, it’s often the case that invariably there’s

an empty flatbed to fill. That’s also true with Revell’s offering, so it’s great to see

aftermarket firms stepping up to the mark. After much deliberation, Plus Model’s

resin transport boxes (452 and 453) and Bronco’s styrene 20 lit Jerrycans and 200

lit Oil Drums (AB3576 and AB3575 respectively) were selected. Hauler’s oil drums

(although supplied) weren’t used for the vehicle, but will feature in the scenery

being built for the truck (along with any unused boxes and crates) in AMW’s Scale

Modelling Dioramas bookazine, available later this year.

 Most of the cargo products from Hauler, Plus Model and Bronco, with painted

examples ready to be stored on the truck. Note the hefty casting plugs on most of the

unused resin parts, which required hours of sawing and sanding to remove...

 A comparison between oil barrels from

Hauler (left) and Bronco (right). While

the latter was styrene, it featured more

refinement than the resin alternative.

 Kit-supplied jerrycans don’t usually

exhibit much detail, but Bronco’s individual

items had a neat separate PE liner, with

styrene handle and safety lid...cool!

“...WITH THE

LOAD ADDED

IT LOOKS

PRETTY

COOL”