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About The Build »
Here's a "gift project" I did. I found
a John Deere 4430 tractor for a family member who collects JD stuff.
It's 1/25 scale and from AMT/Ertl. Doing something like this makes
you appriciate Bandai plastic. This was flash-tastic and most parts
did not fit correctly. I cleaned up the flash and fixed a couple
of the bigger problem areas with some putty.
Painting was easy since it's just green, yellow, really
dark gray, and silver/clear colors. I did a chalk wash to add a
bit of weathering and then drybrushed on some silver. I really wanted
to dirty this thing up, but the recipient wouldn't like that as
much as I would.
I did do a dirt chalk-wash on the tires though as
they were really in need of it. The tires are rubber and have a
big seam/flash running down the center. I sanded the parts of the
tires that would hit the road, but the insides were left as is.
I hated the windows on this kit. They didn't fit very
well, plus, with this being my first "auto" model I wasn't
sure of exactly how to do them. I should have popped them back out
and added black around the edges to make it look like "sealant".
You may notice some dust on the kit. I opened up a
pack of celluclay earlier and the dust cloud went
everywhere!
About the Base »
The base is a wood plague from Michaels
that I stained/finished. The ground is liquitex
"modeling paste". Once it set up a bit,
I ran the wheels through it to make the tracks.
The fence is sliced-up popcicle sticks and dowel
rod which I first washed with a dark gray, then
semi-dry-brushed white acryllic over to give it
a worn weathered look. The grass is the same stuff
I used for my Griffon base.
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