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Kelly's Heroes GB: "Business is Business" Entry

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This is my entry in Kelly's Heroes GB. I'll be building a dio portraying the last scenes of the movie; American soldiers will be loading gold crates on top of a German truck in front of the Bank. Oddball will be close by with his new adquired Tiger I.







I'm going to start building the German Truck















If you want to join this YouTube Group Build you'll find Guidelines and Prizes here: http://www.intscalemodeller.com/viewtop ... 276&t=9312

Entries

Lordfarnswaller's Entry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBgsA3jN92k
Eric Brown's Entry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD4dUczwZO8
Jaimerote's Entry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6X9mghjbHc
Jose Daniel Masster_Ozymandias's Entry:

Participants

1. Felis Barcinonensis https://www.youtube.com/user/Felisbarcinonensis
2. lordfarnswaller https://www.youtube.com/user/lordfarnswaller
3. Russell Gosselin https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSMD_3 ... VTc4hs8WOA
4. Al Wood https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm-mUk ... nkeA22uEZw (Pictures)
5. rhys holtom https://www.youtube.com/user/ArmourInScale
6. UKscalemodeller https://www.youtube.com/user/UKscalemodeller
7. GeekyRocket https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAMhOj ... xSE5CKHxRQ (Maybe)
8. ike tipton https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnlGaa ... 56EJtJcxEg
9. SwiftFederal https://www.youtube.com/user/SwiftFederal
10. Donald Miller https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDBMiller (Maybe)
11. styrene pheonix https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzqG40 ... 3uQ5NUU7jw
12. Jose Daniel Masster_Ozymandias https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmpJ4r ... ixzBi7EjTQ
13. Eric Brown https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTQeXZ ... oaTMJildhg
14. jaimerote https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3rKxF ... uFZvBTiy3g
15. Davis Jacobs https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuawQg ... TvzdS4agOw (Maybe)
16. Der PlastikModellbauer https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVxGRF ... tlp4vyojfw
17. Panzermansbunker https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC8Vgo ... MUV6uk43bw
18. Carlos Lopez Alejandre https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTdVx5 ... jxzpbgSMkA
19. Zammpie https://www.youtube.com/user/Zammpie




Cheers!

Kelly's Heroes GB: German Cargo Truck "Business is Business" Update 1

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As you can see the tools are included in this truck. However, I won't be using them.






They don't appear in the truck, so I will respect that. There are some other differences but I don't mind. Probably back in 1970 they were using trucks from the Yugoslavian army that they had at hand.







Nevertheless, I'll scratch build a similar canvas frame






I started building the chasis











I sanded the wheels to give them a used look






Obvioulsly, I didn't sand the spare wheel






I attacked the cabin...






Injection pin marks! Again!!






Putty Time






I'll be leaving that hatch in the open position






The cabin is done. I'll glue the roof after painting the interior






Almost there...






A box!!!






Done. Ready for the painting phase




















Thanks for watching!! See you on the next update

Great start, Felis.

You can't beat a cat in a box!

FishBowlMan wrote:Great start, Felis.

You can't beat a cat in a box!

Thank you mate! That's right, nothing like a good old box

Nice subject !
one of my childhood films that I remember ...fantastic the scene where the Shermans come out of the tunnel with the music , always remember that !

Nice build , and will follow this one closely .

Your cat is really funny , seems he liked the Box ...very nice !

rodrant wrote:Nice subject !
one of my childhood films that I remember ...fantastic the scene where the Shermans come out of the tunnel with the music , always remember that !

Nice build , and will follow this one closely .

Your cat is really funny , seems he liked the Box ...very nice !

Thank you very much mate!

There's been some progress...


Kelly's Heroes GB - German Truck - "Business is Business" - Update 2

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I used iron wire to scratch-build the canvas frame












I recreated wooden planks with simple plastic
















I airbrushed everything with black primer






Then I painted the cabin interior






I also added a dark oil wash






...and locked the cabin






I airbrushed the cargo with brown hues






I sealed the colours with matt varnish and then I sprayed the cargo with hairspray






I airbrushed the whole truck with German grey. There is a slight colour modulation





Then, I chipped the surface with an old brush and water.






I went on painting wheels






...and that's the result






Finally, I painted details






That's it. Now the truck is ready for weathering


































Thanks for watching! See you soon

Kelly's Heroes GB: "Business is Business" Update 3 & Opel Blitz Reveal

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I drew basic positions on a styrophoam base






These sticks are going to be the columns






The dio started getting bigger on its own volition






I cut doors and windows on white cardboard






I used cork for some elements






I started adding white clay on the pillars






White clay shrinks when dry, so I tried to avoid its pull with some home-made counter-weight






These styrophoam blocks helped against the same drying tension






It looks crude but it's just the skeleton of the building




It's going to need filing, further white clay additions and more filing...






So... let's file... It's going to be a long way






Let's finish the German truck: That's how it looks after adding decals and a Chicken Tit® dot filter






I went on with an oil dark wash






Windows got damaged due to my inexperience. Masking tape doesn't protect from turpentine (I learnt it the hard way) Don't panic though... I learnt a trick from Panzerman Bill






Wax polish solves everything!






I went on bleaching surfaces with light gray acrylics






I varied wood tones on the exposed surfaces






I had a happy accident: I sprayed matt varnish and it caused a chemical reaction with the wax polish. I removed varnish before it dried on the
wipers area and got a wiping effect for free











I enphasized metal edges once more






...and added some rust (this time there's no point in overdoing it)






I added some subtle grime streaks






I also added rust pigments on the exhaust






And finally I added dust which was later carefully scrubbed away with an old brush






License plates corners were "graphited"






...and "grimed"






And finally, I added some oil stains The truck is ready...






Opel Blitz Reveal























































































Time to work with the bank façade....

Thanks for watching

Absolutely fantastic build mate. I love kelly heroes. It's up there with my all time favourite war films. Looking forward to seeing rest of build.


P.s number plates wrong sorry sorry I know a bit rivet counterish but us some thing that would bug me I think.

Hawkins6685 wrote:Absolutely fantastic build mate. I love kelly heroes. It's up there with my all time favourite war films. Looking forward to seeing rest of build.


P.s number plates wrong sorry sorry I know a bit rivet counterish but us some thing that would bug me I think.

LOL No worries!! There are many things which are not correct in this truck; the one in the movie was not an Opel at all; windshield was divided, the canvas vertical frame was flat and there wasn't a cargo sign on top of the cabin!! But... It looks a littke bit like the one in the movie, and that's enough for me. Otherwise, I would spend too much time with those endeless details and I would neglect the rest of the dio: decisions, decisions, decisions... Life's short! and... time's gold!!! LOL Cheers mate!

I was only jesting mate. It looks awesome can't wait to see what you do with the building and the figures.

Hawkins6685 wrote:I was only jesting mate. It looks awesome can't wait to see what you do with the building and the figures.

Cheers mate!

Looking awesome mate

Thanks Paul!

Cooooooooooolllllll! Love the build idea
Great looking truck, awesome construction and weathering
This is going to be a sweet diorama

Twokidsnosleep wrote:Cooooooooooolllllll! Love the build idea
Great looking truck, awesome construction and weathering
This is going to be a sweet diorama

Thanks mate I hope so! it's a difficult project

Hi can you please tell me if it is a graphite crayon you used and which one ? looks like a Pitt monochrome,and which one ie 3B,6B,9B,and so on thank you Pete PS great build so far can't wait to see the end result.

Thanks Pete It's a PITT Graphite Pure 2900 HB FABER-CASTELL
Cheers!

Kelly's Heroes GB "Business is Business" Update 4

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Arch-Challenge






We left it with my file collection





Sandpaper is useful too





Layer after layer... Mind your mojo!





and layer...





....after layer... Where's my mojo?!





Column details










These two blocks became templates





I dipped them inside plaster





and the resulting mould helped me with the main arch





That's it. I'll go on with the balcony and its columns...























Thanks for watching!

Looking very nice

Steve

rcfanuk wrote:Looking very nice

Steve

Thank you Steve!

Kelly's Heroes GB "Business is Business" Update 5

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A balcony & the seed of destruction

I emptied the styrofoam and added white clay stairs






I started giving shape to these columns





Upper column parts were left aside to dry






I retouched column bases defining shapes






These seams are going to help me with the balcony destruction






I filed the column bases






The dio kept growing...






...They have a will of their own...











I covered the cartboard with white clay






I also cut the railing using white cartboard






I used tiny cocktail sticks






I also modified the ground surface to include the truck "in" the dio






More filing.... :O






I also used cork for additional structures






..and covered everything with white clay






I carried out a final general filing....






Now the rest of the façade is waiting...


































Thanks for watching!!

Kelly's Heroes GB: "Business is Business" Update 6

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I added another structure to the balcony. I used cork






I had never used rubber paper before. So, I gave it a try...










Meticulous work is needed


















Additional tiles were added






Ok. Let's work with the balcony...






I used cork to create thicker volumes






I created window arches with rubber paper






Loved this part! I had a lot of fun laying these tiles











I'm adding a thinned layer of white clay






I'm doing the same with the wall stone tiles






I applied a couple of layers. Once it dries it gets a whitish tone











Balcony details were modelled with white clay.






Now, don't froget to call the carpenter...





























Thank for watching!

Wow, that is awesome!!!

Twokidsnosleep wrote:Wow, that is awesome!!!

Thank you mate

That is some amazing work! WOW.

Great skills sir

Just gonna drop a handful of claps and bows here now Felis.....
You have mastered the art of Dio building in clay and cork for sure bud...
Well done so far..... I keep taking a look on YouTube at the marvellous work you are doing..




Well done again Sir...
Continued success...

Thank you Andy!!!!!

AMAZING !!!!

rwsmith14 wrote:AMAZING !!!!

Thanks mate! I'm still at it working with wood. Right now I'm filing, filing and filing

Outrageously beautiful work Felis!
One of the most elaborate constructions for a dio I've ever seen.
Incredible work.

Coen wrote:Outrageously beautiful work Felis!
One of the most elaborate constructions for a dio I've ever seen.
Incredible work.

Thank you Michael You are too kind!
I'm still at it, nine months now... It's startting to look more like an elephant's pregnancy

Kelly's Heroes "Bank Scene" Carpentry

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Last week I teased a bit on Youtube; Right now I'm working with wooden frames for doors and windows...
Update 7 coming soon

Amazing work on that Bank!
It keeps getting better and better.

cheers

Thank you guys! I'll try to speed it up

Cool construction
I think you need to come and build my house

Twokidsnosleep wrote:Cool construction
I think you need to come and build my house

Get all the modellers together. Watch the building inspector's face when he sees all the stubs are styrene, you keep refer to your "two panzer garage" and you proudly point out "we used real dirt in the yard...".

ForbesHutton wrote:

Twokidsnosleep wrote:Cool construction
I think you need to come and build my house

Get all the modellers together. Watch the building inspector's face when he sees all the stubs are styrene, you keep refer to your "two panzer garage" and you proudly point out "we used real dirt in the yard...".

Lol The inspector's face would pale even more if he saw the modeller's most trusted measuring tool ... the eyometer

Kelly's Heroes GB "Business is Business" Update 7

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Carpentry

We left it here... Snowed landscape






Liam Gloan and Zampie gave me some clues for this carpentry phase






Instead of veneer I used brochette sticks for these boards.






They were already cut and I just had to worry about keeping an even surface






I used blue tag to correct uneven surfaces and white glue to fix everything






It went on...






...and on...












Done!






I sanded the floor a little bit






It looks better now






As Liam Gloan advised I added a stain coat






That's the result






Looks like a dancing room... I'll have to turn it into a bank office






Ok.. So I weathered it carefully with an abrassive sponge






Looking good....











I started working with the ground floor






That was easier






I repeated the same process...






More oak varnish...






and sanding






Done!






I started working with window frames






Some holes will be filled with more white clay






I used brochette sticks on angular frames and veneer on window arches






Looks fine






More veneer for that door frame






I had a lot of work covering seams with white clay






Edges need polish.. I'll let them dry and work on them later






More filing!






You know... Quite time consuming






Done!






I covered imperfections with white clay and painted it with woody colours.






Very important: Cover veneer with a varnish coat before staining it






Otherwise you'll get irregular stains






Base boards.. Almost there!






I used white glue again






Ugly seams and holes were covered with little pieces of veneer






More varnish....






A stain coat and we are ready to go






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See you on the next update!

This has been a major project and is looking really good, enjoying it and can't wait to see more

Novorus wrote:This has been a major project and is looking really good, enjoying it and can't wait to see more

Thank you mate! Feedback is really appreciated Right now I'm finishing my entry the Stug Life GB: http://www.intscalemodeller.com/viewtop ... 29&t=14762
I'll go on with Kelly's next week. Cheers!

I love Kelly's Heroes and am loving this build, that's some awesome white clay work, well done

Your work is magnificent. I cannot wait to see your next posting. I just managed to purchase the Jaguar Models Kelly's Heros figure set. I would like to make something similar, the initial meeting between the Tiger commander and Kelly's gang. Would also like to do Oddball in the Tiger at the end of the movie.