Tamiya's Universal Carrier.
- John Everett
- Senior Site Contributor
- Posts: 712
- Joined: 20 Jul 2014, 20:15
- Location: Denver, Colorado
- Contact:
Tamiya's Universal Carrier.
This U.C. was started over a year ago back on the MA site. The few build pictures were lost when the site failed. (I can assure you, they weren't very interesting. )
I was able to find this old picture of the vehicle from the early stages of the "House On The Hill" diorama.
Primed in Krylon grey and painted in Vellejo.
Lots of custom sculpted items in and on the carrier.
Color modulation to go. Given the dark green, I may play around with some Yellow Ochre artist oil for the light spots, but plan to spray darker acrylic for the shadows.
I was able to find this old picture of the vehicle from the early stages of the "House On The Hill" diorama.
Primed in Krylon grey and painted in Vellejo.
Lots of custom sculpted items in and on the carrier.
Color modulation to go. Given the dark green, I may play around with some Yellow Ochre artist oil for the light spots, but plan to spray darker acrylic for the shadows.
"You used up all the glue...............ON PURPOSE!" - Darren McGavin
Completed Campaigns:
Completed Campaigns:
- Steve Kubik
- Posts: 365
- Joined: 21 Jul 2014, 19:13
- Location: Hillsboro, Oregon
Re: Tamiya's Universal Carrier.
Hi John,
I remember this from MA. But i can't remember what kit. Was it the Riich?
I remember this from MA. But i can't remember what kit. Was it the Riich?
Steve Kubik
- John Everett
- Senior Site Contributor
- Posts: 712
- Joined: 20 Jul 2014, 20:15
- Location: Denver, Colorado
- Contact:
Re: Tamiya's Universal Carrier.
I've got the Riich kit in the pile and it looks beautiful. But this is Tamiya's 1979 release. It was a fast build and this diorama is going to enough time as it is.
"You used up all the glue...............ON PURPOSE!" - Darren McGavin
Completed Campaigns:
Completed Campaigns:
- John Everett
- Senior Site Contributor
- Posts: 712
- Joined: 20 Jul 2014, 20:15
- Location: Denver, Colorado
- Contact:
Re: Tamiya's Universal Carrier.
Stowage! (Accept the German guy. His uniform was the same color as some stowage; so I sprayed him as well.)
"You used up all the glue...............ON PURPOSE!" - Darren McGavin
Completed Campaigns:
Completed Campaigns:
- Gary Boxall
- Site Admin/Founder
- Posts: 2476
- Joined: 18 Jul 2014, 21:34
- Location: Auckland New Zealand
Re: Tamiya's Universal Carrier.
Nice
Though you may wish to change the fire extinguisher colour. Usually brass for that type on British WW2 vehicle.
Gary
Though you may wish to change the fire extinguisher colour. Usually brass for that type on British WW2 vehicle.
Gary
Hi. My name is Gary and I'm an ex-Shermaholic....
- John Everett
- Senior Site Contributor
- Posts: 712
- Joined: 20 Jul 2014, 20:15
- Location: Denver, Colorado
- Contact:
Re: Tamiya's Universal Carrier.
Too late now, unfortunately. I would do a lot of damage trying yo change it.
Tarp it is then!
Tarp it is then!
"You used up all the glue...............ON PURPOSE!" - Darren McGavin
Completed Campaigns:
Completed Campaigns:
- Mark Aldrich
- Senior Site Contributor.....
- Posts: 1227
- Joined: 21 Aug 2014, 21:13
- Location: Puyallup, WA
Re: Tamiya's Universal Carrier.
Looking Good. Not a build you see too often.
Cry Havoc and let slip the Dogs of War
TreadHead is NOT an ugly word
Completed Campaigns:
TreadHead is NOT an ugly word
Completed Campaigns:
- John Everett
- Senior Site Contributor
- Posts: 712
- Joined: 20 Jul 2014, 20:15
- Location: Denver, Colorado
- Contact:
Re: Tamiya's Universal Carrier.
An utterly glorious day in Colorado!
I sat out on the front porch and did some weathering along with a few figures to populate the scene.
(Many thanks to Gary for his "dirty pictures" taken after the Universal Carrier had been driven around in the mud for a few minutes. They were hugely helpful in placing pigments.)
But we also took a few hours for a little bicycle trip around the neighborhood.
These are two albino deer which were born a year apart from the same mother. The deer around here are remarkably tolerant of human proximity.
The ingredients to genuine happiness, wellbeing and long life are the following: GI Joe, Legos, Hotwheels, wet sand and a thick growth of algae.
Edit:
A touch up with yellow ocher oil paint and it's ready for Dullcoat. Still needs antennae, addition alteration in the track mud and we'll be done! Gotta get a figure, though.
I sat out on the front porch and did some weathering along with a few figures to populate the scene.
(Many thanks to Gary for his "dirty pictures" taken after the Universal Carrier had been driven around in the mud for a few minutes. They were hugely helpful in placing pigments.)
But we also took a few hours for a little bicycle trip around the neighborhood.
These are two albino deer which were born a year apart from the same mother. The deer around here are remarkably tolerant of human proximity.
The ingredients to genuine happiness, wellbeing and long life are the following: GI Joe, Legos, Hotwheels, wet sand and a thick growth of algae.
Edit:
A touch up with yellow ocher oil paint and it's ready for Dullcoat. Still needs antennae, addition alteration in the track mud and we'll be done! Gotta get a figure, though.
"You used up all the glue...............ON PURPOSE!" - Darren McGavin
Completed Campaigns:
Completed Campaigns:
- Raoul Kunz
- Senior Site Contributor.....
- Posts: 1655
- Joined: 20 Jul 2014, 01:16
- Location: Karben, next to Frankfurt, HRE
Re: Tamiya's Universal Carrier.
Nice progress John!
Especially the huge amount of tarps an the other little details really make this come alive .
Also good to hear that some people have nice weather, here it has been raining for the last couple of days i.e. spring has been changed to autumn²
Best regards
Raoul G. Kunz
Especially the huge amount of tarps an the other little details really make this come alive .
Also good to hear that some people have nice weather, here it has been raining for the last couple of days i.e. spring has been changed to autumn²
Best regards
Raoul G. Kunz
~fiat iustitia aut pereat mundus~
Completed Campaigns:
Completed Campaigns:
- Dario Risso
- Site Contributor..
- Posts: 111
- Joined: 20 Jul 2014, 02:48
Re: Tamiya's Universal Carrier.
Looks great, John, specially the weathering of the deers!
Seriously, the carrier and the stowage looks great!
Darío
Seriously, the carrier and the stowage looks great!
Darío