1:35 Italeri Staghound Mk.III

[chief5437]

Nice work Frans! looks like a great kit, apart from the mudguard fit! Nice job sorting that out btw. Looking forward to seeing some paint on her

[fly1ngdutchm4n]

Nice work Frans! looks like a great kit, apart from the mudguard fit! Nice job sorting that out btw. Looking forward to seeing some paint on her

Thanks mate!
Can't wait to slap some paint on it myself, but I have to wait for the stowage set to arrive from Korea.
I think that will take up to 6 weeks to arrive
A well.... no rush.
Going to paint the figures first, and I have a small plan for a base.

[wappynutter]

This is superb Frans...... another excellent piece of kit from the "Dutchman's" Bench..
I am going to just quote something you wrote a while back...

Sorry guys, but this build is going fast!
Because of there are only 4 Sprues with parts, and a limited amount of PE parts to bend, Im flying through this build.

Of course you are buddy..... your the "Flying" Dutchman.. hahaha...
Looking forward to seeing more Frans, always a fan of your work so will camp here a while and wait for that slow boat from Korea..
Continued success...
" munch...munch...munch..."

[fly1ngdutchm4n]

This is superb Frans...... another excellent piece of kit from the "Dutchman's" Bench..
I am going to just quote something you wrote a while back...

Sorry guys, but this build is going fast!
Because of there are only 4 Sprues with parts, and a limited amount of PE parts to bend, Im flying through this build.

Of course you are buddy..... your the "Flying" Dutchman.. hahaha...
Looking forward to seeing more Frans, always a fan of your work so will camp here a while and wait for that slow boat from Korea..
Continued success...
" munch...munch...munch..."

Thanks Andy!
Back at a new restock popcorn i see?
Still waiting on the slow boat to arrive... I have started painting the figures, those will be up here soon.
A drink to wash that popcorn away!

[fly1ngdutchm4n]

Well, I decided to paint some figures while I'm waiting for the slow boat from Korea to arrive, here are the two crew members.
The figures are from Nemrod and they have cool positions. Good in detail, but not the best.

I painted these figures in Vallejo acrylics.
To give a idea what paints I used, here's a small list

Skin:
Base: 876 brown Sand
1st Highlight: Base color + 845 Sunny skin Tone.
Second Highlihts: Base color + Sunny skin Tone + 918 Ivory
First shade: Base +814 Burnt Cadmium red + 596 Glaze medium
Second shade: Base + 814 Burnt cadmium red + 596 Glaze medium + 960 violet.

Overall:
Base: 65% 921 English uniform + 35% 983 Flat earth.
Highlight: Base + 845 Sunny skin tone
Shade: Base + 30% 965 Prussian Blue + 70% 950 Black

Shoes and cap:
Base: Flat black + Sunny skintone 90/10
Highlight: Base + light grey
Shade: Flat black

And here are some pics.
Not the best pics, I really should invest into a better lens...















That's it for now!
Stay safe guys!

[wappynutter]

Looking mighty fine Frans....
Thanks for the detailed colour/Paint call outs. Nice to see what others use and the results achieved.
Awesome stuff mate.
All the best, Stay safe and well..

[MarkVerploeg]

Those are some very nice figures Frans
The color list is very helpfull and i am sure i will try these colors when i start a British vehicle
I don't think i ever made something British before so that would be a nice change
Happy modelling

[alextheblue]

Great work Frans, looking really good! Great fix with the mudguards, they look perfect in your pictures. And a big thank you for putting the colours you use for the figures (also looking mighty fine!) - I usually use the Lifecolor skint one set, but I'm definitely going to give your combination a try.

[fly1ngdutchm4n]

Thank you for all nice comments guys!

Time to squeeze another small update



It's time to apply the decals.
I will go for the Manitoba Dragoons Reconnaissance Battalion.



During the Second World War the Regiment mobilized the 18th (Manitoba) Reconnaissance Battalion, CAC, CASF, for active service on 10 May 1941. It was redesignated the 18th (Manitoba) Armoured Car Regiment, CAC, CASF, on 26 January 1942; the 18th Armoured Car Regiment (12th Manitoba Dragoons), CAC, CASF, on 16 December 1942; and 18th Armoured Car Regiment (12th Manitoba Dragoons), RCAC, CASF on 2 August 1945. It embarked for the Great Britain on 19 August 1942. On 8 and 9 July 1944 it landed in Normandy, France as a unit attached directly to II Canadian Corps, where it fought in North-West Europe until the end of the war.

So I will start with a few coats of Alclad aqua gloss.



Front decals,



Rear decals



After sealing the decals with matt varnish, I began paining the wheels with dark rubber mixed with a drop of red brown and black.
The profile was highlighted with the base color mixed with a drop of off white.



Then I applied a mix of umber pigment and tan earth paint and clean water.



With a clean towel with some white spirit, I wiped of all excess.





Rust effects and a dark wash around the bolts, and track wash and earth effects between the tire profile.
Highlighted the bolts with olive drab and white.





When all dried up I applied a coat of matt varnish, and it looks like this.





For now this model is drying, so I made a start at the base.
I want to keep it small.
So I took a old picture frame, and put blue foam into it.
3 pieces of foam are standing up straight, that will be a wall.





I glued the three pieces for the wall together with wood glue, and glued a piece of plastic card on top of that to give it a smooth finish later.
It looks messy now, but it will look great when finished. No need for sanding the top, for there will be grass on it.



With the Stag in front of it, I find it big enough to display the model.



And here's where this update end for now.
Thanks for dropping by, and hope to see you next time.
Stay safe, and happy modelling.

[Coen]

Just caught up on this... Most awesome and excellent stuf Mr. Frans!

[fly1ngdutchm4n]

Just caught up on this... Most awesome and excellent stuf Mr. Frans!

Thank you very much Sir, greatly appreciated
Still got a lot of work to do, Packing Mrs and my stuff for the upcoming moving is holding things back a little.
So I'm modelling where and when I can at the moment

[fly1ngdutchm4n]

A bit more progress at the base

I took cheap child brushes and heated up the metal shaft.
This way the glue melts, and I could take out the hairs.
I flattened the shafts to create a stone shape, and I used these reworked brushes to press in the stones into the blue foam.









It's boring and long work, but worth it!



Primed the whole base in Vallejo dark grey primer, and painted the wall in different shades of grey.
Working from dark grey to light grey and the final layer was a umber color and a blue/grey to finish it.
The ground is sprayed umber.



I think the scale of the stones are perfect.



Added a mix of fine sand with europe ground pigment as a floor cover direct on wood glue.
With diluted wood glue I fixed the sand to the base.



Then the fun starts.
Diorama works has a large line of grass tufts, weeds etc.
So I made a dirt road that is over grown with grass.













With the Stag on the base it will look something like this....



Thats it for now, I need to let the base dry completely before I can do anything else to it.

I hope you like it so far, all comments are welcome!

Cheers guys!

[OliveDrab]

Simply amazing build, the stone wall is brilliant work

[fly1ngdutchm4n]

Simply amazing build, the stone wall is brilliant work

Thank you! I need to weather the wall with moss when all is dry.

[wappynutter]

Fantastic as always Frans....
... and that wall!.....
Awesome buddy... Patience of a Saint to sit and carve that detail... Bravo Sir..
Continued success mate..

[fly1ngdutchm4n]

Fantastic as always Frans....
... and that wall!.....
Awesome buddy... Patience of a Saint to sit and carve that detail... Bravo Sir..
Continued success mate..

Lol... Thank you very much Sir!
Patience of a saint? Meh... not Always, sometimes I'm rushing things..

However, loving this build so far, can;t stop building the base!
But I have to stop now, for I need to figure out a way to make weeds for in the grass.
And Poppies, I really need poppies for in the field

Cheers mate

[Danta2er]

Hey Frans would you be kind enough to post a pic of the tools you made for the wall?

~dan

[fly1ngdutchm4n]

Hey Frans would you be kind enough to post a pic of the tools you made for the wall?

~dan

No problem Dan
I use cheap kids paint brushes. Pulled out the hairs and flattened the end of the metal shafts.
For this wall I made it really flat, for round stones I make them ehh.. round.
For a brick wall I make the shafts into brick shape.
I simply press it into the blue foam randomly and keep switching between big and small.
When finished I trace the bricks with a toothpick to make the stone edges rounder.
A scalpel is used to make the damage stones.

That's it

[JudgeDredd]

Amazing!!

[Danta2er]

That's it

LOL, it's still a brilliant idea, can't wait to try it out! Thanks again Frans!

[fly1ngdutchm4n]

Hello everybody!
I'm not feeling very well lately, really tired and today i'm a bit nauseous, but easy going..
So I managed to squeeze out a update, manly about the diorama base that is finished now.

I wanted to make the base like a summer field with weeds and flowers, so I needed to add those.
Just for that I bought some poppies, tall grass and wild Lupin.
These a laser cut papers from Green Line, and I have to say they are really nice to work with.
Care has to be taken as well as patience.



I will start with a poppie.
I cut a wire (that is supplied with the kit) at 2.5 cm and put it on a piece of tack.
I wasn't sure about the length at first, but I looked at a nearby poppie flower field while walking our dog, and some poppies came all the way up to my middle body.
After cutting the flower and leafs loose, I simply put it over the wire.
The bottom leaves and the flower has a tiny hole in them, so it was easy to slide it over the wire.
I secured them with super glue.
The other leafs are attached with white glue.
No need to paint the leafs for they are in the correct color.
The poppie was painted red with a yellow hart.
The stalk was painted grass green. No need for primer, I just painted it right over the wire.



I think it looks pretty cool into the diorama, and adds more interest and color.



I do not want to put to much poppies in this field, I would be to crowded I think...





Tall grass pretty much the same thing.
Cut loose and glued with wood glue.



Now, the Lupin flowers where a bit more work, but DANG! the are awesome!



And with the Flowers, I'm calling this base done
I just posting some pics now, and hope you will like this base.







Added a small twig from the woods, and with a mix of fine saw dust, wood glue and green paint, I added moss on top of it.





Ivy added around the tree trunk and on the field of the upper level.
Some tall grass was added here too, but again, a few.







The back of this diorama is painted black.



And with the Staghound on it, It would look like this.



And that is it for now
Now I will need to weather the Stag, and paint the stowage that I have planed for the vehicle.
I hope to see you soon!
Happy modelling to all of ya!

[Danta2er]

Holy cow! I love the juxtaposition between the beautiful, natural wall cover and the beauty of the wall construction, with a destructive piece of armor (beautifully done btw)

[MarkVerploeg]

The flowers and plants look very nice Frans
I like the ivy the most and that is something i want to get into a build but i never found a good set or tutorial on how to make them
Where did you find these as i don't even know the brand you used

[fly1ngdutchm4n]

The flowers and plants look very nice Frans
I like the ivy the most and that is something i want to get into a build but i never found a good set or tutorial on how to make them
Where did you find these as i don't even know the brand you used

Thank you Mark.
That ivy is from Mininature
I will send you a pm with a link to the Dutch shop where I get them. Great stuff, you can tare it apart to make long pieces.

[fly1ngdutchm4n]

Hi guys!
A quick update this time.
I'm very busy with packing my stuff for moving in our new bought house, so I barley have time to maintain my build page and follow all others... I apologize.


This build is going so well, that I keep forgetting to take pictures...

I wanted to add a lot of stowage, so here it is.



Primed



Base colors in Vallejo



And added to the stag.
The oil lamp was keep breaking of, so I placed it on top of the vehicle later...
I also weathered the stag by chipping paint and adding mud.
I hate over weathering my models, so I kept it subtle as usual.





Not all of the stowage is to be seen one the pics, that will be shown in the final update and reveal.



















And I had some fun in making a stop motion movie / time laps from the whole build!
Enjoy!

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[Liamcraven666]

Great looking model, how much did it cost you?

[fly1ngdutchm4n]

Great looking model, how much did it cost you?

Thank you.
This model is build out of the box, and cost approximately 28 euro

[Liamcraven666]

Only just seen the base! great job!

[fly1ngdutchm4n]

FINAL UPDATE!

Jup.... Finished this lovely kit
So time to squeeze out this final update and a reveal after this update, just in time before moving out of my apartment into our own bought house.
Just some last weathering and detail painting was needed, so lets start with weathering the underside of the vehicle.
I like to keep my weathering subtle, So just a few coats of damp earth was applied.



The entire vehicle received 3 coats of brown filter. In corners I applied a bit more, for it leaves a very nice dirt effect.



The inside of the hatches were done with interior wash.



Rust streaks added.



A dark wash onto the stowage to pop out the details.



And when that dried up I added a dust wash.



And with that last wash, this build is completed now.
So here are some final pics of the vehicle before going to the reveal section to se the Stag on the base.
I hope you enjoyed this build as I did, and hope to see you all in the reveal section.
Thanks for dropping by, and happy modelling to all of you.

[Topcat]

Nice build, looking at one these in local model shop, hmmmm?