Aerosan RF-8 Soviet snow attack vehicle

This is another build I'm doing for a WWII GB on another site.  It is a unique subject I saw recently on the History Channel.  It showed a fleet of these attacking the German lines at 30mph - vintage shock and awe.

The Trumpeter kit is beautiful with no flash or injection marks.  Beautiful detail throughout.  It should be a very fun build.













Mike

Oooooo!! I'm glad to see you doing this one Mike. I have often wondered about this kit.

ive got this in the stash and have just watched someone else somewhere else build it.....goes together without any drama apparently

how are you going to tackle the whitewash?

Unusual subject, looking forward to seeing what you make of it.

An idea I had for white wash I've used in the past is to give it a cream base coat and then brush thinned tippex (white corrector fluid/liquid paper) over it with a small flat natural hair brush letting some of the base coat show through.
Looks quite natural.

I plan to paint it white over grey primer. Then try to dirty it up a bit with washes around the rivet lines and edges. A little extra dirt and drippings on the engine cowling/radiator.

Suggestions/recommendations are welcome, of course.

First time I have ever seen that kit. I would like a shot at driving one of those even if it didn't have a machine gun.

The body pieces were assembled - a very good fit, but a gap so tiny I'm afraid to fill with filler.  I might try thick paint on a fine brush.


Also got the engine pieces together and will paint flat green.


Painted some wash in the joints to highlight the ribbing inside.  It'll be blocked mostly by the top pieces, seats and the occupants, so the painting isn't that critical.


I plan to add the wash to the recesses of the ski supports to darken it when I shoot the white paint.  Sorta preshading, I guess.

Thanks for looking,
Mike

Looking good

Tippex will fill that little gap perfectly.

Lookin' Good. Super Glue would work on the gap also.

Skid wrote:Oooooo!! I'm glad to see you doing this one Mike. I have often wondered about this kit.

Ditto, looking forward to seeing this one come together Sir, how is the KFC supply...

Andy...

Looking good Mike.

Tippex will fill that little gap perfectly. wrote:

You beat me too it Colin. LOL

I do like the look of this one.. Very different indeed

Andy, I learned long ago that paint doesn't stick well over KFC fingerprints. LOLOL

A swamp boat for the snow. Cool !!

Added just a little shading around the raised parts as well as along the rivet lines.  Also put the two top panels on.


When I painted the interior color, I forgot to look further in the instructions to see the insides around the upper section would be white. Luckily, it should paint over.


Thanks Cole for the tip on using Tamiya Surface Primer for gap filler - it worked out great.


Thanks everone for looking.
Mike

The weathering is coming along nicely Mike.

Lookin' Good.

Definitely what they said above.

I painted the body and covering the gray primer all but obliterated any evidence of the attempt I made at preshading.  It probably would have worked out better if I had used Tamiya white primer.  I used a super fine sanding stick to wear down the white in side the panels.  After I started, I found out there aren't any rivets used in the construction as appear on the model.  It was all aircraft plywood and screws, but I left the model as is.



With the cover on, the engine detail won't be visible, so I didn't attempt any.




Skis haven't been sanded or washed yet.


Did a wash on the springs after filing down the seam lines.






Thanks for looking,

Mike

Looks really good Mike.

That thing is way cool. I am going to be looking for this kit.

Work continues and the end gets closer.





Applied new gauges to the panel because the originals disappeared with the masking.  LOL




Added some liquid leakage/spillage around the gas filler and the radiator.






Next, some figure painting.

Thanks everyone,

Mike

Hmmmm methinks I may have to get this one too!

Question!! Does the engine cover have to be permanently in place? Just wondering why you didn't paint it!

Looking good though.

Skid wrote:Hmmmm methinks I may have to get this one too!

Question!! Does the engine cover have to be permanently in place? Just wondering why you didn't paint it!

Looking good though.

The engine cover can be left loosely placed to view the motor, but there's no detail on the interior panels and the very noticeable edge that keeps the cover in place. I've seen one modeller's version online where he provided a hinged cover and drop down side panel. I think it was by a different manufacturer, though.

I'm confused. Why do you say the cover wasn't painted?

That's a smart looking machine.. I really like it