Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2011 9:15:32 GMT
I'm building this for a magazine ...
... the guidelines are simple, build it as close to the box art as you can. The article is aimed at the modeller who is maybe building a truck for the first time. So, the first job, get as much information as I can from t'interweb about the vehicle and make copious notes ... but it doesn't exist, as far as I know, it's an artists impression of a show truck ... a working show truck. That's fine, I have a certain leeway as to how I present the truck.
Next step, study the instruction sheet and look for anomalies, anything which could confuse the prospective modeller buying the kit and attempting to stick it together. There are a list of items in the instruction sheet which are not used in this particular model, it has after all been around for a few years and there have been various different incantations including the Iveco Turbostar II.
As I construct the model, I find that in order to attach some of the parts, it's better to remove the locating lugs and position the part by eye, simple enough, make notes for the article. Then it comes down to the final stages of construction and painting. Looking at the instruction sheet, there's a painting guide, the colours are unsurprisingly Model Master paints, and the paint numbers are given. First things first, check the paint comparison chart. The chassis on Iveco's are generally painted in a Rust / Red colour unless the customer advises differently. The instructions suggest a colour - 'Guards Red' ... nothing like the general chassis colour and certainly not corresponding to the box art. So, relying on a little vehicle knowledge, I concoct my own brew, Vallejo Rust as a base coat and Vallejo Fire Red as a top coat, just about right. The suggested cab colour is listed as Light Blue using a Model Master shade, nothing like the box art but corresponding to Humbrol 47 Light Blue, even lighter than the box art. The instructions also suggest an acrylic which is even ligher. So, time to step in with a bit of artistic licence and off to Halfords for a corresponding colour nearer to the box art.
I would imagine for the majority of modellers, they will buy a kit within their interest based on price, the box art and the complexity of the kit. How many modellers will buy a kit like this and the paints to go with it and be totally dissatisfied with the results based on the box art? I'm reasonably happy with the build of this model based on the restrictions I've been given, but then I have a little knowledge of the subject. I hope the readers of the article will look at it and say to themselves "I'd like to try that".
... the guidelines are simple, build it as close to the box art as you can. The article is aimed at the modeller who is maybe building a truck for the first time. So, the first job, get as much information as I can from t'interweb about the vehicle and make copious notes ... but it doesn't exist, as far as I know, it's an artists impression of a show truck ... a working show truck. That's fine, I have a certain leeway as to how I present the truck.
Next step, study the instruction sheet and look for anomalies, anything which could confuse the prospective modeller buying the kit and attempting to stick it together. There are a list of items in the instruction sheet which are not used in this particular model, it has after all been around for a few years and there have been various different incantations including the Iveco Turbostar II.
As I construct the model, I find that in order to attach some of the parts, it's better to remove the locating lugs and position the part by eye, simple enough, make notes for the article. Then it comes down to the final stages of construction and painting. Looking at the instruction sheet, there's a painting guide, the colours are unsurprisingly Model Master paints, and the paint numbers are given. First things first, check the paint comparison chart. The chassis on Iveco's are generally painted in a Rust / Red colour unless the customer advises differently. The instructions suggest a colour - 'Guards Red' ... nothing like the general chassis colour and certainly not corresponding to the box art. So, relying on a little vehicle knowledge, I concoct my own brew, Vallejo Rust as a base coat and Vallejo Fire Red as a top coat, just about right. The suggested cab colour is listed as Light Blue using a Model Master shade, nothing like the box art but corresponding to Humbrol 47 Light Blue, even lighter than the box art. The instructions also suggest an acrylic which is even ligher. So, time to step in with a bit of artistic licence and off to Halfords for a corresponding colour nearer to the box art.
I would imagine for the majority of modellers, they will buy a kit within their interest based on price, the box art and the complexity of the kit. How many modellers will buy a kit like this and the paints to go with it and be totally dissatisfied with the results based on the box art? I'm reasonably happy with the build of this model based on the restrictions I've been given, but then I have a little knowledge of the subject. I hope the readers of the article will look at it and say to themselves "I'd like to try that".