Italeri 1/35 Chevrolet gun Tractor (240)

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Italeri 1/35 Chevrolet gun Tractor (240)

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Fundamentally the same kit(without the trailer of course) as my previous build and thus exactly the same to build.

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Another superb build Mark, you really are on a roll with military vehicles at the moment! These Chevy tractors have a certain brutish charm to them I think. A bit like a bulldog or Frank Bruno!
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The weathering on this is so realistic you have to look twice to make sure it's a model.
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Sublime modelling as ever Mark
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The scale effect is astonishing.
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Very nice. Great models and pics.

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Mark, great work. I love the dirt in the wheel arches which is very realistic!

BTW - I have one of these from Airfix in my stash in the loft bought for 99p 30 years ago from a WH Smiths sale. I have not looked at it for some time now but I seem to remember there were surplus parts in the Airfix version of this kit that provided a CMP 15cwt cab - in which case it could serve as the basis for a 3 tonner truck conversion especially as the Field Artillery Tractor wheels are the right size. No doubt the more recent issuers have stopped that idea!
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Thank you very much gentlemen for your great comments on this build.
I can tell you Larry that this boxing from Italeri also has surplus parts to make a cab so it would be possible to make the conversion, I wouldn't be able to tell you if this is still the case for any later boxing's from Airfix though.
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Excellent, even to the accumulated dust in the spare wheel.
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Thank you John.
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Titan,

Out of interest what colour did you use on this kit, as it looks beautifully faded. Did you apply the proper colour and fade it with additional weathering?
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I used Tamiya XF62 OD straight out of the bottle as a sort of base coat before using a mixture of two colours these were Xf 62 and XF60 dark yellow at a ratio of 6-1 and XF62 and XF2 white at a ratio of 8-1. Once I was happy with the fading I used a couple of applications of a brown filter over the top before sealing in with a gloss coat. After the decals were applied and sealed in with a matt varnish the whole model then got a very weak mix of Tamiya Buff to blend everything in.
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Really great work, thanks for sharing.
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Thank you George, my pleasure.
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