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Russian Armored Car

Russian Armored Car

by John Daniel

I repainted this model of a Russian armored car so many times as it was my exercise in color modulation. I used a combination of Vallejo and Life Color

The jerry can bracket was built out of brass wire and solder and the bed rolls were from Tamiya’s 1/48 Gaz truck.

Russian Armored Car

The vehicle was then weathered using Mig Pigments European Dust and Russian Earth. The Corduroy road was scratch-built from 1/8 in dowels. To create the bark effect, I dragged a razor saw over the dowels.

Russian Armored Car

Tamiya decals were used for the signs. They were applied to plastic card stock, then glued to wooden back

Photos by Jeff Junker