Hi. I am QDC.
What we are going to build today is Dragon's LVT-4 Water Buffalo.
The reason bought this particular kit was because of its value.
This kit included figures
and I used the figures
for another video project of mine
of a Iwo Jima diorama.
Today I am building the actual vehicle itself.
Let us start build this kit now.
Lets take a look inside this box.
We have
the instruction sheet.
Decal.
And...
one plastic bag
containing all the sprues and parts.
It is hard to see but
there are
the tracks;
the upper part of the landing craft;
the suspension system;
and two sides
of landing craft.
Alright.
The instruction sheet looks pretty straightforward.
There is about
fifteen
steps in this instruction sheet
and
from my experiences Dragon sometimes have their instructions not
as accurate as it should be.
I am going to follow all fifteen
steps
and see where it takes me.
This Dragon kit
has parts that
are not perfectly flush.
When you build this kit there are times when you need clamps like I
have
in order to you to put the parts together.
I am going to
glue the tracks together.
What you see here
is Dragon's
vinyl track system.
This is not to dragon's D-S track.
This is just vinyl tracks which I call
"rubber-band" tracks.
There are two ways to connect the tracks. One way is to use a hot iron to heat
up
these two pins to connect these two
tracks together or you can use glue
which I am going to do.
What I am pointing at is epoxy glue
and i'm going to use the expoxy to glue the tracks together.
Okay.
I have just completed building the kit
and now it is time for me to show you
about my kit so far before painting.
Take a look!
This is the completed model kit before painting
and I like it.
This is a big model!
I like the interior.
Very nice.
The machine guns look very nice.
The vinyl tracks
look very nice too even though I am not a fan of vinyl tracks.
There are a lot of good details as you can see.
This kit
was fairly easy to build.
This model has 170 parts
and I used almost all of them.
I don't think this kit is hard to build for a beginner.
But, I am not sure. Maybe it is my kit I am building but
some of parts
were warped so I had to use clamps to glue the parts together.
If you are a beginner who wants to buy this kit,
you may have to use clamps too
as I had to do on my model,
Other than that, I highly recommend this kit for all skill levels.
I just installed my home made hood.
If you plan to use enamel spray paints like I do, then
it is always a good idea to use a hood so you can vent
all the vapors out into the open.
The first step in painting this kit is to paint the model with
a coat of primer.
I want to give my model shadows
so I am painting my entire model black.
I removed my hood because from here on I will use acrylic paints.
I want to give my model chips effects and in order for me to do that I am
going to spray it with a coat of hair spray.
It is time for me to paint the main color.
I am about to give chip painting effects.
What I have in my hand is an old brush dipped in water and
what I am going to do is I am going to scrub the paint
until I get chipped paint.
I keep doing this until I get the desired effects.
I am going to give my model some highlights.
Normally, before doing highlights I
would have
protected my model
with a product called "Future Floor Wax" and then
I would coat my model with a dark wash.
But since
this model looks pretty good after doing the chipping effects,
I am not going to
give it a wash.
So I will directly start the highlights.
What you see right here
is a lighter color
of the main color
and dry brushing is I am taking
some of the paint from here and put it on my brush.
Take most of it out
and then very lightly
put it onto my model
to give it highlights.
I am going to do some
rain and mud streaks.
I'm going to put several dots
of a buff color
right here,
right here, and right here.
Then I am following up
with dots of
dark brown paint.
Right there,
right there,
and right there.
Then,
with a moistened brush
I m going to
to brush down
to give it
rain and mud streaks.
I am going to add some mud effects.
What you see is a dilution of
yellow carpenter's glue and water.
Right over here is a cup of title grout that I
bought at my local hardware store.
I am going to apply
the dilution of glue
where I want the mud to be at
and then
with this tile grout I am going to sprinkle
on places where I want mud.
Okay.
I just finished
building the kit...
I painted the kit...
I weathered it...
and now it is time for me to show you the completed model kit.
Take a look!
This is the completed model kit from start to finish
and I really like it.
This model was not hard to build.
There are only 170 parts in this kit
so I would recommend this kit for all skill levels.
For the beginner up to the advance modeler.
The results you are going to get are going to be pretty good.
Just look at it.
Very detailed.
And I like it a lot.
For my own particular model,
I like the rain streaks
and the mud.
The interior look realistic as well.
With all the machine guns,
the floor,
the rivets... everything.
That completes the model kit.
Like I said earlier,
this kit was meant for the beginner to the advance modeler.
I am not sure maybe it is my particular box
some of the parts were warped so I had to use clamps.
What you are about to see next is a video slideshow of my
completed model kit
but before I go, as always,
just because I put this video here on Youtube
it doesn't make me a model kit expert.
I am not an expert.
I am just an average person just like you.
At the time of this recording, about a few days ago.
There was a very famous Hollywood singer that just passed away.
Her name is Patricia Marie Andrews
she is better known as Patty Andrews and belong to music group called the
Andrews Sisters.
Back in World War Two the Andrews Sisters raised the morales of both
United States servicemen
and also
the civilians in the United States
and Patricia
Andrews...Patty Andrews
passed away
a few days ago at age 94.
In the video you will also hear
the Andrew Sisters most famous song called the "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy."
This video is partially of
in memory
of Patty Andrews.
I am QDC.
Thanks for watching!
And please...
have a great day!
He was a famous trumpet man from out Chicago way
He had a boogie style that no one else could play. He was the top man at his craft
But then his number came up and he was gone with the draft. He's in the army now, a-blowin' reveille.
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B.
They made him blow a bugle for his Uncle Sam.
It really brought him down because he couldn't jam. The captain seemed to understand.
Because the next day the cap' went out and drafted a band.
And now the company jumps when he plays reveille He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B.
A-toot, a-toot, a-toot-diddelyada-toot He blows it eight-to-the-bar, in boogie rhythm.
He can't blow a note unless the bass and guitar is playin' with 'I'm
He makes the company jump when he plays reveille.
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B.
He was some boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B.
And when he plays the boogie woogie bugle he was busy as a "bzzz" bee.
And when he plays he makes the company jump eight-to-the-bar.
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B. Toot toot toot-diddelyada, Toot-diddelyada, toot-toot. He blows it eight-to-the-bar.
He can't blow a note if the bass and guitar isn't with 'I'm
Ha-ha-hand the company jumps when he plays reveille He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B.
He puts the boys to sleep with boogie every night. And wakes 'em up the same way in the early bright.
They clap their hands and stamp their feet Because they know how he plays when someone gives him a beat.
He really breaks it up when he plays reveille.
He's boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B.
Ha-ha-hand the company jumps when he plays reveille. He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B.