Manufacturing Experience of Italian Mercedes-Benz MP4 Truck

Full name: Mercedes-Benz ACTROS MP4 GIGSPACE

Let's take two buildings in Tuzhen, official website.

The tower head has a special aesthetic feeling-perseverance and staying cute.

The model of this car is 16. I also did a lot of homework on the internet before I did it. Most people complain that the head is not suitable and the combination is not good. After all, the real car is still amazing, so I made up my mind to buy it as soon as possible and start making it. It is worth mentioning that this is also the second model I made.

I took this photo as soon as I got the box. This is a heavy box, which is heavy in my hand.

The first thing to do when you get the model is to choose the color and buy the paint. Finally, these colors were finalized. The exterior is made of XF56 matte aluminum, the electroplated part is made of smooth silver (it would be better if it is pseudo-electroplated), the interior part is made of XF55 deck color, and the bracket is made of C33 matte black. Two bottles have been prepared, and one bottle is not enough. Later, it was made up. X 10 gloss gun for chassis, etc. Use only a little of other colors, mainly the first four colors, or you can choose different colors. Do it for the first time or follow the instructions.

Next, cut the parts. It is strongly recommended not to cut and color at the same time, which is very slow. Make a plan according to the steps in the instructions, and what to do every day will be organized. Don't do too much in a day, enjoy it slowly. Boil sweet malt with slow fire.

Prepare a lattice box, the kind with a lid, and put the parts in order after restoration, preferably a little bigger. There are too many parts in this trailer to fit. It's enough for ordinary people. I bought Tamiya's gold medal scissors without pursuing knife flow. This pair of scissors is completely competent. The document is very important, and I rely on it to repair the water nozzle. One flat file and one round file, which helped a lot this time. Sandpaper can be polished with 800 mesh or 100 mesh. The tweezers are actually worn out this time. Prepare a pair of straight pliers and a pair of bending pliers.

Beginners began to fill the soil by spraying cans. After the last spraying, there was still half a bottle left. This discovery is particularly useful and will soon bottom out. It won't take long to buy another bottle. The most economical way is to buy mending soil, dilute it yourself and spray it with a pen. My pen is S 130. At first, I was afraid that I was not competent, but later I tried it and found it was ok. Here is a special mention of the air pump. I must buy a model pump for the first time. My af 186 is the single item I don't regret the most, and there is no one. If you want to have fun, don't buy a turtle pump, because you have to replace it later, so it's better to do it in one step. If you buy a turtle pump, you can't spray soil happily, and it's not cost-effective to use spray cans for a long time. You need to upgrade, so you still need to buy a model pump, so it's best to do it in one step, whether it's a model pump or an industrial pump.

Fill is diluted almost according to the ratio of 1: 2.5. After a long time, 1: 3 can also be layered, so be sure to shake it.

After the parts are cut, they should be colored. This is the most expensive step, because both the pump and the pen are spent here. I use S- 130 pen spray, which is competent, but if I can do it in one step, I suggest doing it in one step. After all, you can't blame the tools for not spraying well, can you?

I made a fatal mistake in the process of coloring. X 10 is a metallic paint, which contains metallic particles and will precipitate. It didn't shake at first, resulting in almost water at first, the middle layer was normal, and the bottom layer was all silver. Oh, no, the painting is broken, so we must refill a bottle of paint before painting. Be sure to shake it before spraying next time!

There are 30 color clips. This mop has a lot of work and is simply not enough. The advantage of more color clips is that you can spray a lot at a time without washing the pen, because spraying for five minutes and washing the pen for twenty minutes. It is best to spray the same color at a time, because the colors of the two tones are definitely different.

I didn't exactly follow the color matching ratio of 1: 2. I just looked at the tone, not bad, just looked at it. Too dry will definitely not work, too thin will drip, and it is difficult to color.

(Postscript: S 130 was finally sold and replaced with 74537, hoping for better atomization)

Speaking of glue, I have four kinds of glue: Tamiya Green Cover, 502 glue, white latex and AB glue.

Green cover: I used a lot in the early stage, but the effect is not good after coloring. In a word, it worked at first, but it didn't work later.

502 glue: all-purpose glue, but also all-evil glue. It is said that it is versatile because of its wide use, and it is evil because it is easy to drip, turn white, destroy the paint surface and have great destructive power. In short, although it is easy to use, it should be used carefully. Holy water 502, you deserve it. In short, it is a small steel gun and a panacea, but it is also the king of destruction, which is not very reliable.

White latex: Actually, I didn't buy this on purpose. I bought it by the way in Akihabara Paper Theater before, and used it as a sticker model. Why use it this time? Because this glue is transparent after drying, it is very convenient to paste the transparent part and will not react with the paint surface. Even if it overflows, it can be wiped off with a cotton swab and removed after drying. Although the viscosity is not higher than 502, the destructive power is not great. In short, it is a very gentle glue, which is indisputable.

AB glue: I didn't know this kind of glue before. It smells like barber's hair gel. When the two kinds are mixed according to the ratio of 1: 1, the viscosity can be higher in about five minutes. This time I saw the power of this glue. It has toughness after drying, unlike 502, which will become brittle and broken after drying. Many people say that the tractor cab is not well combined, and it may be that ab glue is not used. If there is no AB glue, I will collapse with 502. Use 502 for small places and hidden places, and use AB glue for stressed places. In a word, it's troublesome to mix, it smells bad, but it works well.

I have used all four types of glue for the time being. If there are other glues, please add them, inform the purpose and enrich the experience.

Making a model depends three points on craftsmanship and seven points on taking pictures. This sentence is quite right. Model photography is also a science. I'm studying. This time, I took it out and deliberately chose a sunny day without wind. The camera is Ricoh GR2, a street camera. There is no filter this time, and the picture is purer than ordinary cameras, not white, but not as thorough as SLR.

I always think that shadow is one of the signs of the existence of objects. When the model can cast excellent shadows, it will not be bad.