mc65 Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 hi all, having in mind to build a Kitty Hawk OS2U Kingfisher to complete my seaplane trilogy, I was folgorated by this picture, and decided to try to reproduce it. so, waiting for the right mojo to start with the plane, I built the Cat. I decided that the 3 points in scale difference can be ignored due to the distance between the two subjects and the perspective that will work for me (I hope). the Miniart kit it's a 642 parts beauty, something that can drive crazy an impacient modeler. fortunately I'm just the opposite, a sort of zen sloth, so it was sufficient to follow the instructions step by step and carry on to obtain a nice solid base to play with paints. the kit it's fairly completed, I added the Eduard PE fret, but actually it wasn't necessary. I added to the kit just fuel lines, frontlamp guards and the glass air filter. to paint it easily, I kept it separated in main subassemblies til the end. with some extra attention it's possible to adjust the track tensionator, obtaining more or less sag on these, at like. I used lifecolors acrylics for the main painting, rely on oils for the weathering. the sole item missing for my purpose was a decent driver, so I made my little Frankenstein's monster assembling one from parts coming from several origins. after some trial and error, I arrived here. it-could-work! and since painting figures is my black beast, I forced myself to complete it during the building of the tractor. the three carters on the track tensionator are not glued yet, i have not yet decided wich is the best setting for these. also, the low part of the Cat deserves some more weathering with sand dust, but I'll wait until it will join its base, before attempting to do this step. I added a couple of Italeri jerrycans and a padlock, and i think I'll add some other little details, like rags, at the final disposal of it. either the track links will need to be combed, and again I'll wait the final stage of the diorama building to do that. all in all a fun building, if you're looking for something different, that's a really nice choice. cheers, Paolo LSP_Kevin, Alex, The Madhatter and 26 others 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Nice work, Paolo! Kev mc65 and TankBuster 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff T Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 That is a great photo to emulate Paolo!......the Dozer looks superb, and your figure turned out great. Looking forward to seeing how this turns out. Cheer's, Jeff. mc65 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Fantastic work on the driver and the tractor! As hard as I try, I can never get decent paintjob on figures. mc65 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wackyracer Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Fantastic, I too have this Miniart tractor to build but it looks very long and hard to do. Your build has inspired, congratulations, a very very nice build. mc65 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnq Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Beautiful work. I love it. mc65 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aircommando130 Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Wow! That's awesome! mc65 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steinerman Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Really great work! Both the tractor and the driver turned out exceptionally well. Wish I had your talent! mc65 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Very inspirational! Great work mc65 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Smith Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Very nice work. Interesting subject. mc65 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine_marty Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Love this, very natural weathering you’ve achieved on this mc65 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 I would take my had off and bow to you, Iff I had one, That's some seriously modelling going on here. mc65 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekon Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Wow, that is nice! mc65 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Wow! This is outstanding in every respect, and off to a fabulous start! cheers Pete mc65 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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