DUKW
by
Paul Nikolic
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DUKW |
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Italeri's
1/35 scale DUKW is available online from Squadron.com
This is one of my first attempts at miltary vehicle modelling.
I could not resist Italeri's 1/35 scale DUKW when it came out,
especially for only £15. I normally make aircraft but really enjoyed the
assembly of this rather large model straight from the box.
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Even more enjoyable was the painting with Tamiya acrylics and
weathering with oil washes and MIG powders and some graphite powder. I
think I overdone this a tab, but there's always next time. The decals
silvered somewhat and I had to respray carefully around them.
Tools and oil drums came from Italeri and Tamiya sets.
The base was a piece of dense foam sprayed with Tamiya desert yellow
to represent a piece of Normandy beach.
![](images/dukwlhside.jpg)
I'm sure I saw this particular vehicle on video with DeGaulle
climbimg out of it, but I'm no expert.
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Model,
Images & Text Copyright
© 2004 by
Paul Nikolic
Page Created 05 July, 2004
Last Updated 06 July, 2004
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