A7V and Crew, Western Front, 1917

[JamesOLeary]

Here is something a bit different for me, a vignette of a wedgie of a WW1 German A7V from MModels and an enlisted tank crewman and an officer from Masterbox. I am building this for a friend of mine who is a WW1 history buff.

The wedgie makes a good backdrop for the figures and creates the atmosphere without having to make a model of a huge tank that would overpower the emphasis on the figures. For the most part the casting was decent, but I had to add the handles with wire because the kit handles broke off. One of the parts of one of the door hinges was broken off and was missing.

The figures from Masterbox went together well and required very little putty.

Everything is being painted in acrylics. For the flesh tones I am trying out the AK G3 paints for the first time.



Thanks for looking.
Cheers,
James

 

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[JamesOLeary]

Got the A7V crewman completed with the exception of the weathering which I will do when I do the groundwork.

 

[JamesOLeary]

Now I have both the A7V crewman and the officer painted and am currently working on the groundwork. I am happy with how the crewman turned out and I am pleased with the officer's uniform, but not with how the face turned out. I tried fixing it but it just made it worse, so I am just going to leave it alone.



Cheers,
James

 

[JamesOLeary]

With the exception of the title plate, this vignette is complete. My friend who this was made for is pretty pleased with it, so I guess it turned out well.

In order to complete the base, I filled in the rest of the area with Magic Sculpt, textured it with an old toothbrush, then used Vallejo texture products for the mud, crushed grass mixed with mud, and the larger clumps of mud created from the shell impact. I then added some grass tufts for color. The shell crater was given two coats of white glue then two coats of gloss varnish to replicate the standing water. Mud was brushed onto the boots and lower legs of the figures as well as the left knee of the tanker.



This was a nice change of pace and was fairly fun to build. I have recharged and am ready to get back to the Nam - modeling Vietnam War subjects, that is.

Thanks for looking.
Cheers,
James

 

[Brokeneagle]

Love it !

 

[moon puppy]