Stormbird262 Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 (edited) Hello folks, here´s some work in progress from my Kfz.385 "Kesselwagen". It is supposed to sit next to a Me 262 in a diorama, when finished. There are some new parts, which are specific for the Kfz.385, the rest is similar to the well known Italeri kits of the Opel Blitz "Funkkoffer" and Opel Blitz with "Einheitsführerhaus". A problem with this kit is, that the radiator grill is similar to the kit of the Opel Blitz with "Einheitsführerhaus", so it comes without the "Opel Blitz" emblem. But the Kfz.385 normally had this emblem on the radiator grill. So I asked the german importer for Italeri kits for the radiator grill of the standard Opel Blitz kit, because it has the emblem. And I was lucky, only a few days later I found the part in my mailbox. I carefully cut out the emblem and sanded it down, so I could glue it in place. The pedals aren´t reproduced very nice in the kit: :) So I had to take action on it. I filed off the pedals and rebuilt them with 0,1 mm aluminium sheet, which I cut with nail scissors and a scalpel. I think this looks much nicer than before. ;) The kit´s seat is absolutely smooth, I didn´t like this. Also there was a recess between the driver´s seat and the co-driver´s seat, which the kit´s part doesn´t consider. I engraved this recess and upholstered the bench with pieces of a tissue and diluted wood glue, to give it more structure. After this was dry, I painted the base colour, Revell Aqua 84 leather brown. To give the bench an outworn look, I used artist oil paints, which I painted wet on wet. First I accentuated the edges with black oil paint, like a kind of preshading. Then I applied burnt umber, from the center outwards, being careful that the transition between the black and the burnt umber is smooth. In the end I placed a touch of burnt sienna in the centre and carefully smudged the paint, so especially the seating would look more worn. After the oil paint will be dried thoroughly, I´ll do some slightly drybrushing, to accentuate the crinkles. Greetings from Germany Phil Edited January 16, 2010 by Stormbird262 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Shaw Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Great looking truck so far. Good mod with the pedals, like the seat too. I don't know about parking it with a Me262 though... I got an Panther Ausf G that'll need some petrol! Dave Shaw Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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