Opel Blitz

[Philipp Gross]

I thought the same when I started it Philipp, then I heard a little voice telling me to go for it. At least I had fun doing it
As you know, I'm interested in the railway stuff too so you are not alone By the way, you wouldn't know what colours these Gondolas were painted would you?

Vincent

Sorry, I'm not used to the thought of anyone else sharing this particular obsession

As for the colours, black for the undercarriage, but completely stained with a fine layer of rusty iron particles. That stuff gets everywhere on any rail vehicle, and freight cars are rarely cleaned anyway. The wood parts were usually brown, with the iron fittings in black (or brown too if the painters were lazy).

Philipp

[Vincent Power]

Thanks Philipp, that's very helpful.

Cheers,
Vincent

[Vincent Power]

Time to paint the woodwork. I used the AK set and some filters for different tones.

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I also tried to show how hard the Gondola has been used by putting some damage into the wood.

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Finally I applied a dark wash over it to highlight the woodgrain.

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Next up I'll paint the chassis.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers,
Vincent

[Vincent Power]

The Gondola chassis is mostly done. I have just got some detail painting left to do.
I started out with Vallejo black primer then a light mist of Vallejo Rust. After that I used a wash of Ammo Engine Grime followed with Mig pigments. I used Cargo Dust, Industrial Dirt and Russian Earth in no particular order until I was satisfied with the look.

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I ended up with this

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I still have to add a shiny metal look to the wheels and some rust to the brakes.

Cheers
Vincent

[Philipp Gross]

Niiiiiice

[railway geek mode on]

Don't forget a generous helping of grease around the buffers (this and this might help), the axle bearing covers and generally everything else that is supposed to move.

I should also mention that there are some issues with the kit's decals. For a German vehicle, the lettering should be some variation of the DIN 1451 font, which has its origins with the Royal Prussian Railway Administration during the 1900s. The Nazi eagle symbols weren't used on freight cars at all. However you can avoid all of this by giving it generic markings for any other European railway company. Rolling stock was scattered all over Europe during the war, and it took years afterwards to get everything back to its legitimate owner.

[railway geek mode off]

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Philipp

[Vincent Power]

Thanks Philipp, I appreciate your advice. The pics are a big help too.

Cheers,
Vincent

[Shawn Ramsey]

You are a great modeler for sure. You get some of the best painting and wood finishing results I have seen.

Shawn

[Vincent Power]

You are a great modeler for sure. You get some of the best painting and wood finishing results I have seen.

Shawn

Thank you Shawn. I really appreciate that.


Cheers,
Vincent

[Vincent Power]

After a break from this build I thought I should get back to it and finish it off. So I started the base. I bought an appropriate sized picture frame and filled it with packaging foam.

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I worked in some "artists" air dry clay in and around the rails for the groundwork.

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Once that had dried overnight I decided to give the rail sleepers a base coat of paint.

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Then I gave the clay a light base coat

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For the dirt I used an earth powder from Treemendus. I've never used it before and to be honest I have no idea how I'm supposed to use it either. What I did was to apply some white glue and water mix on the areas I wanted dirt and sprinkled it on. I'm not sure how it will work out yet, only time will tell.

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I haven't worked out how to fix the gravel onto the base yet but I'm sure I will.
Well, that's where I'm at. I still have a fair way to go yet.
Thanks for looking in.

Cheers,
Vincent

[Philipp Gross]

Good to see you back with this one

The "standard receipe" for fixing gravel to model railway tracks is diluted white glue with a few drops of liquid soap added. The soap helps it creep into the gaps better. I used it on my Pak 36 diorama, works perfectly fine

Philipp